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Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:13 pm
by SoundGuy
Hope you get better soon mate

Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:55 pm
by Smitty
Strika wrote:
At this stage, it looks like I have gall stones!!

For those who don't know, I have a knackered pancreas and it looks as though this has contributed to it. Those who have had friends or relatives go through this, or perhaps those who are in the medical profession will know exactly what I am going through right now. PAIN!!! I am once again on some pretty heavy duty pain killers to try and get me through this week. An ultrasound is booked for Friday when I get back to Melbourne (away with work again) and most likely I will be in horspiddle a few days later, either removing the stones or removing the gall bladder!

Marty
my commiserations mate
I know what it feels like...bout 10 years ago had TWO gallstones removed (both the size of large grapes)
plus the gallbladder (infected) and not by keyhole surgery either
mind you ...a 12" belly scar is a talking point on a beach
that op came after a month or more of hospital admissions, endoscopies and ultrasounds
my thoracic surgeon as he was upping the morphine dose had great pleasure in telling
me that gallstones (and kidney stones) are MORE painful than childbirth.
The only problem he said is there is no pleasure in starting a gallstone ...unlike childbirth
smartarse git he was...I was in too much pain to larf
20mg/l of morphine was not much help...40 milligram was WONDERFUL
good luck
and get better
cheers
Smitty
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:52 pm
by Strika
Smitty wrote:
Marty
...
a 12" belly scar is a talking point on a beach
cheers
Smitty
Yeah I hear ya Smitty. In 01 I went through a similiar thing with my pancreas which left me with a 10" scar! When I awoke from the operation there wasn't enough morphene in the world to mask the pain, so I am hoping I can get away with Keyhole this time! Knowing luck lately though, it'll prolly end up a bigen!!
Fark it's hard to eat food which has NO fat!!! It's veggies, fruit and water!!!

Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:09 pm
by Smitty
Strika wrote:
Yeah I hear ya Smitty. In 01 I went through a similiar thing with my pancreas which left me with a 10" scar! When I awoke from the operation there wasn't enough morphene in the world to mask the pain, so I am hoping I can get away with Keyhole this time! Knowing luck lately though, it'll prolly end up a bigen!!
Fark it's hard to eat food which has NO fat!!! It's veggies, fruit and water!!!

Marty
hope you like porridge (or anything with oats)
coz
as I found out apparently its the go to get you going again
also you need to know the medical stuff coz it helps when looking at ya sheet by the bed
did you know you are lithogenic?
so you have a cholelith and are suffering from cholelithiasis
you hope the hell you don't have cholecystitis
and the 12" comes from the cholecystectomy
finally ask if they will keep them for you..the gallstones that is
gotta have something to show for the pain
hope it goes good
cheers
Smitty
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:17 pm
by MickLC
I've had a kidney stone and that was farkin' agony so you have my sympathy mate, I hope you get it sorted with no hassles
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:16 pm
by tape
aardvark wrote:Toughen up princess.
Having said that, I've seen a child being born, and I wouldn't wish that upon anyone. Get well soon.
Stop rooting black cats under ladders whilst laying on a broken mirror Marty FFS....
HTFU Biatch
Cheers oh yeah get well soon

Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:47 pm
by red_dave
All the best for what's ahead...

Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:17 pm
by Benno
<insert obligatory HTFU here>
Get well soon mate!
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:33 pm
by dilligaf
been there and done that, like smitty in the days when they opened you up. pricks only gave me pethadine.
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:33 pm
by Strika
Scans have revealed three nice big fat juicy Gallstones. See the Doc Monday and hopefully can have them removed this week, as this pain is not pleasant!!!

Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:11 pm
by fireyrob
ok that sounds aweful! get well soon!
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:04 pm
by Smitty
Strika wrote:Scans have revealed three nice big fat juicy Gallstones. See the Doc Monday and hopefully can have them removed this week, as this pain is not pleasant!!!

pray they can do it keyhole style
otherwise...it hurts
hope it goes ok
cheers
Smitty
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:44 pm
by MickLC
Smitty wrote:Strika wrote:Scans have revealed three nice big fat juicy Gallstones. See the Doc Monday and hopefully can have them removed this week, as this pain is not pleasant!!!

pray they can do it keyhole style
otherwise...it hurts
hope it goes ok
cheers
Smitty
Knowing his luck lately they'll go in to get them through a hole....but it won't be his
keyhole they'll be using if you know what I mean

Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:41 pm
by Gosling1
Re: I had an ambulance ride on Friday!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:04 am
by Smitty
...bump
Marty you got any souvenirs to show us...???
