Hang in there Ian and kick the cancer out your ass
Keep it up!
Glad to hear they got that figured out. NEMC in Boston has something similar that me and my parents were able to make use of when my brother was in for bone marrow transplants. Was very cheap and extremely nice for the money. It was actually connected to the hospital itself so it couldn't be more convenient.
We're not going to let you go through this alone, Ian. Just so you know. Don't make me go all the way out there to have barbeque just to prove it.
Here's hoping I can continue to hang onto that notion in the weeks and months to come.
Going to poop all over that cancer.
Hang in there. One day at a time.
Back in the ER. The pain from the abdominal distension/fluid accumulation was so bad I couldn't sleep last night, so I had a friend drop me off a good forty minutes ago. This hospital is super efficient. I'm hoping they can squeeze in an ultrasound/paracentesis combo today so I don't have to be here overnight but I'll take what I can get.
More to come...
Sorry to hear that, man. Hope that resolves soon!
Thanks everyone. If anyone needs a push to get in on the GWJ donation drive, I think I could tip their hand by giving your support as an example of why they should. I can't get over how helpful you all have been. This is such an amazing community and a day doesn't go by where I don't consciously think about how glad I am that I found it last year.
In the context of community and knowing that sadly you aren't first one to deal with cancer even recently here nor unfortunately the last one, maybe it would be good to make a thread that consolidates some of the great support material you've discovered already.
How are things going?
Just caught up on the thread, ianunderhill. Keep strong, looking forward to hearing more.
Wound up staying overnight and getting pumped full of morphine every few hours. They finally got me in for another paracentesis at 1pm. Today's drainage constituted 7.8 liters. Rumor is I'll be discharged today, which is great cause I have an insane want for pizza.
I may or may not come back again prior to surgery for another paracentesis. I'm currently waiting to hear what the doctors think. We discussed putting a drain inthiss morning so I could empty things out at my convenience, but there's apparently a lot of upkeep involved. Risk of infection strikes me as a fine way of unexpectedly delaying vital surgery, so I said no.
ianunderhill wrote:Wound up staying overnight and getting pumped full of morphine every few hours. They finally got me in for another paracentesis at 1pm. Today's drainage constituted 7.8 liters. Rumor is I'll be discharged today, which is great cause I have an insane want for pizza.
I may or may not come back again prior to surgery for another paracentesis. I'm currently waiting to hear what the doctors think. We discussed putting a drain inthiss morning so I could empty things out at my convenience, but there's apparently a lot of upkeep involved. Risk of infection strikes me as a fine way of unexpectedly delaying vital surgery, so I said no.
That game takes on a much more sinister tint if you assume that every glass is filled with drained fluids from cancer patients.
SOYLENT ROOT BEER IS PEOPLE.
To be fair, it looks much more like cider. Same thing though: special = stick to bottles if you must.
Does it ferment? Ianunderhill's Special Brew!!
ianunderhill wrote:To be fair, it looks much more like cider. Same thing though: special = stick to bottles if you must.
Does it ferment? Ianunderhill's Special Brew!!
Hurry! Six days left to sign up for the The Goodjer American Beer Exchange 2!
$3,100 now...yeeeeee
Today's drainage constituted 7.8 liters.
Man. How are staying hydrated??
Hydration in the body is a matter of concentration, not volume. That's why drinking salt water makes you more thirsty, and why the best hydration fluid for getting hydrated is still water, unless you need to make up electrolyte concentration as well.
Ascites can be secretory or hydrostatic. In ianunderhill's case, I think it's secretory, which implies that it's possible for it to be as concentrated as average body fluid concentration. If it's being replaced volume/volume with albumin, it's likely not to be an issue, either by way of reducing body fluid concentration, or by way ORIF reducing blood volume.
I realise I may be late to the party here but have you thought of cooking crystal meth?
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