General Medical issues thread

[hedge]

Sons friend is still in intensive care. He is experiencing nerve damage from the surgery, being hung upside for so long, that he has little feeling in his arms and hands. It’s all the unknown extras that keep on piling in. Butterfly effect.

Hope he recovers. Best wishes to your son's friend.

 

[Flying mermaid]

MrLtL just visited the surgeon for the 6 week follow up; bloods are showing PSA 0.03 which is not too bad (and could be nothing) but not as good as the zero we were hoping for. It might mean the cancer had escaped the capsule which is what they always said was a possibility. Feeling a bit flat though. Another blood test in 4 weeks to see if it is a residual reading.

just been catching up on this thread and I seem to have missed a lot of news (some good, a lot bad so sympathies to everyone).

Just wondering if you have any news from the second blood test?

Mr FM is going for an echo in a few weeks, for a minor heart murmur. Amusingly Dr FM used him as a practise patient (in spite of being a bit bigger and a lot older than her normal ones), the day before her clinical exam and she detected the murmur and sent him off to his GP for further investigation

 

[love_the_life]

just been catching up on this thread and I seem to have missed a lot of news (some good, a lot bad so sympathies to everyone).

Just wondering if you have any news from the second blood test?

Mr FM is going for an echo in a few weeks, for a minor heart murmur. Amusingly Dr FM used him as a practise patient (in spite of being a bit bigger and a lot older than her normal ones), the day before her clinical exam and she detected the murmur and sent him off to his GP for further investigation

Still playing the waiting game. The second blood test came back at 0.02 which sounds like a measurement error as it has now been 10 weeks since the surgery and if it was residual it should have been zero, otherwise the same or perhaps slightly elevated. There is another blood test in about 6 - 7 weeks and it will be interesting to see what it is.

Hope MrFM's echo comes back OK. My SIL has a murmur and it has caused a few issues for her upcoming surgery, which was originally hip replacement but now is knee as that is worse!

 

[Flying mermaid]

Still playing the waiting game. The second blood test came back at 0.02 which sounds like a measurement error as it has now been 10 weeks since the surgery and if it was residual it should have been zero, otherwise the same or perhaps slightly elevated. There is another blood test in about 6 - 7 weeks and it will be interesting to see what it is.

Hope MrFM's echo comes back OK. My SIL has a murmur and it has caused a few issues for her upcoming surgery, which was originally hip replacement but now is knee as that is worse!

well hope it comes back all clear and your sil’s op is OK.

Mr FM’s mother died when a valve in her heart failed, so it’s worth checking out, but hopefully they will just put a watch on it. One of the fur babies has a heart murmur as well - we seem to be able to get an echo for him quicker than Mr FM

 

[love_the_life]

well hope it comes back all clear and your sil’s op is OK.

Mr FM’s mother died when a valve in her heart failed, so it’s worth checking out, but hopefully they will just put a watch on it. One of the fur babies has a heart murmur as well - we seem to be able to get an echo for him quicker than Mr FM

Hope those fur babies are keeping warm today. It’s been bitter!

 

[Flying mermaid]

Hope those fur babies are keeping warm today. It’s been bitter!

They have been really funny. I have two doonas on the couch for them and they have spent most of the day buried between the two . They didn’t even ask for a walk today! Poor Mr FM was out at 8am to go to the Farmers markets - I did think of using your line about toughening up and getting ready for Antarctica, but I don’t think it would have gone down well

 

[love_the_life]

They have been really funny. I have two doonas on the couch for them and they have spent most of the day buried between the two . They didn’t even ask for a walk today! Poor Mr FM was out at 8am to go to the Farmers markets - I did think of using your line about toughening up and getting ready for Antarctica, but I don’t think it would have gone down well

I think it was a wise decision

 

[rogerkambah]

Hope Mr L_t_l next blood test comes back ok.

Still playing the waiting game. The second blood test came back at 0.02 which sounds like a measurement error as it has now been 10 weeks since the surgery and if it was residual it should have been zero, otherwise the same or perhaps slightly elevated. There is another blood test in about 6 - 7 weeks and it will be interesting to see what it is.

Hope MrFM's echo comes back OK. My SIL has a murmur and it has caused a few issues for her upcoming surgery, which was originally hip replacement but now is knee as that is worse!

 

[rogerkambah]

I didn't realise there is a time of 8am on a winter Saturday morning in Canberra.

I have been indoors all day and the cat has been on my lap most of the day. Good bonding and therapy apparently - for her or for me?

They have been really funny. I have two doonas on the couch for them and they have spent most of the day buried between the two . They didn’t even ask for a walk today! Poor Mr FM was out at 8am to go to the Farmers markets - I did think of using your line about toughening up and getting ready for Antarctica, but I don’t think it would have gone down well

 

[Flying mermaid]

I didn't realise there is a time of 8am on a winter Saturday morning in Canberra.

I have been indoors all day and the cat has been on my lap most of the day. Good bonding and therapy apparently - for her or for me?

well I have been trying to convince him that he doesn’t need to go that early, but he was whining half the day that he should have been there at 7:30 and he missed the bread he likes. Apparently it is survival of the fittest in the fight for scarce resources .

Having a cat hot water bottle sounds very pleasant.

 

[rogerkambah]

She has been sitting on me for the last 2 hours now. Thank heaven for remote controls is all I can say. Currently watching le tour.

Having a cat hot water bottle sounds very pleasant.

 

[rogerkambah]

Mentioned to my physio who is supervising my gym program that I wouldn't need to come to the gym for the next few weeks as le tour was commencing today. He is a bike rider and has some pics of TdF on the Champs Elysee on his walls. Very handy having a physio with his room inside gym. If he has time between appointments he checks on his clients at the gym that time.

 

[Flying mermaid]

She has been sitting on me for the last 2 hours now. Thank heaven for remote controls is all I can say. Currently watching le tour.

I have a furry hot water bottle today

 

[Milboo]

I have a knee warmer in place too. Thankfully just tucked hard against me as he’s a bit big for knee sitting!

 

[rogerkambah]

This exercise lark that I have been undertaking is a bit dangerous.
Stopped walking on the treadmill yesterday and got spat out the back.
Fell on hip (repl) and on r hand bruising little pinky a bit.
Back at gym today with wife watching me like a hawk and making sure I clipped the safety switch lanyard to my t shirt.

 

[Flying mermaid]

This exercise lark that I have been undertaking is a bit dangerous.
Stopped walking on the treadmill yesterday and got spat out the back.
Fell on hip (repl) and on r hand bruising little pinky a bit.
Back at gym today with wife watching me like a hawk and making sure I clipped the safety switch lanyard to my t shirt.

ouch! Yes there is a reason for the safety cutout....

 

[Hvr]

Having a cat hot water bottle sounds very pleasant.

It is.

I had to have a blood test recently and have never had a problem producing a vein. As the nurse
inserted the cannula the vein moved. She said she had to do it again, I said 'oh so you were searching in vain for a vein'.

She groaned and inserted the cannula again and drew blood. I then said 'I bet you can do that a thousand times and always get a vein'.

'Yes that's right' was her response.

'So does that mean I'm one in a thousand?'

Double groan.

 

[love_the_life]

This exercise lark that I have been undertaking is a bit dangerous.
Stopped walking on the treadmill yesterday and got spat out the back.
Fell on hip (repl) and on r hand bruising little pinky a bit.
Back at gym today with wife watching me like a hawk and making sure I clipped the safety switch lanyard to my t shirt.

You see, that’s why I don’t exercise. Too dangerous!
Seriously though, hope you’re fine.

 

[Pushka]

It is.

I had to have a blood test recently and have never had a problem producing a vein. As the nurse
inserted the cannula the vein moved. She said she had to do it again, I said 'oh so you were searching in vain for a vein'.

She groaned and inserted the cannula again and drew blood. I then said 'I bet you can do that a thousand times and always get a vein'.

'Yes that's right' was her response.

'So does that mean I'm one in a thousand?'

Double groan.

You do realise they probably hear such jokes many times a week? In a lighter vein.....meh, can’t think of anything else.

 

[Hvr]

You do realise they probably hear such jokes many times a week?

Absolutely, but it meant I didn't have to think about what she was doing. And I thought it was bloody funny.