God dammit woman... first off these aren't biscuits.
[flips table]
second, if it's hot, and in a mug, it's either coffee, or it's shit
Stale... this alone made me fall in love with you.
you need to make to dirty south this year, it's looking to be in Juneish. I hope, if I can ever get the braintrust to fucking respond to my location lists.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I have heard nothing of the location lists.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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God dammit woman... first off these aren't biscuits.
[flips table]
second, if it's hot, and in a mug, it's either coffee, or it's shit
Stale... this alone made me fall in love with you.
you need to make to dirty south this year, it's looking to be in Juneish. I hope, if I can ever get the braintrust to fucking respond to my location lists.
I'll make it. Pick dates ASAP so I can just plan to start wherever I go to next after it.
Is it good news or bad news when after two CT scans the result is "undiagnosed" and the doctor seems entirely fine and blasé about this situation?
The first CT scan was to map blood vessels and stuff for transplant, they just noticed swollen lymph nodes and got me back in for a second one to see if lymph nodes in more reachable locations were swollen too, they were not, so no biopsy.
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I am sitting here with a canister of cipro that is slowly infusing into my body.
Antibiotics: They work! But only through the IV. And nobody knows why.
If I had to guess I'd say that your digestive system has said "fuck you I have enough problems" and refused to absorb it that way. My body does that with certain things I need to take since part of my intestine is gone. This way it's going right to your blood. IANAD though.
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
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ceresWhen the last moon is cast over the last star of morningAnd the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderatormod
Is it good news or bad news when after two CT scans the result is "undiagnosed" and the doctor seems entirely fine and blasé about this situation?
The first CT scan was to map blood vessels and stuff for transplant, they just noticed swollen lymph nodes and got me back in for a second one to see if lymph nodes in more reachable locations were swollen too, they were not, so no biopsy.
Yeah but in the first one your blood was full of DYE, so
You know. Your glands probably weren't ecstatic.
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
I don't suppose anyone here has run-ins with sleep apnea? I've noticed when dozing that the whole breathing thing'll stop for a half second--kinda like a hiccup, only more painful. Once it happened while I was sleeping, at like 2 AM, and woke me up--that was thoroughly weird.
Anyway I'm thinking of asking the doc to refer me for a sleep study. I'm told the usual treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is a CPAP machine worn during sleep; what I can't figure out from the net is, is this something I'd be wearing the rest of my life, or do I eventually get 'better'?
Depends on the root cause of your sleep apnea, and how severe it is.
Some people will be fine if they can train/learn to sleep in a different position (usually on the front).
For many people the issue is weight related, and losing weight can cause the apnea to disappear.
Mine is caused by me having a really small throat... Not much I can do about that, but then my apnea is mild enough that I don't function too badly without the CPAP, it just helps me get a better night's sleep, that's all.
I don't suppose anyone here has run-ins with sleep apnea? I've noticed when dozing that the whole breathing thing'll stop for a half second--kinda like a hiccup, only more painful. Once it happened while I was sleeping, at like 2 AM, and woke me up--that was thoroughly weird.
Anyway I'm thinking of asking the doc to refer me for a sleep study. I'm told the usual treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is a CPAP machine worn during sleep; what I can't figure out from the net is, is this something I'd be wearing the rest of my life, or do I eventually get 'better'?
Depends on the root cause of your sleep apnea, and how severe it is.
Some people will be fine if they can train/learn to sleep in a different position (usually on the front).
For many people the issue is weight related, and losing weight can cause the apnea to disappear.
Mine is caused by me having a really small throat... Not much I can do about that, but then my apnea is mild enough that I don't function too badly without the CPAP, it just helps me get a better night's sleep, that's all.
They know for sure it's obstructive? Central sleep apnea exists as well, in which case I'm told adjusting your breathing/sleeping habits won't help much. I get cases of sleep apnea mixed with sleep paralysis, and the most the doctor can tell me is to reduce my stress as best I can.
Which actually works for me (most of the time)
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I am sitting here with a canister of cipro that is slowly infusing into my body.
Antibiotics: They work! But only through the IV. And nobody knows why.
If I had to guess I'd say that your digestive system has said "fuck you I have enough problems" and refused to absorb it that way. My body does that with certain things I need to take since part of my intestine is gone. This way it's going right to your blood. IANAD though.
Uh, I meant nobody knows why antibiotics work on treating crohn's and inflammation.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I don't suppose anyone here has run-ins with sleep apnea? I've noticed when dozing that the whole breathing thing'll stop for a half second--kinda like a hiccup, only more painful. Once it happened while I was sleeping, at like 2 AM, and woke me up--that was thoroughly weird.
Anyway I'm thinking of asking the doc to refer me for a sleep study. I'm told the usual treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is a CPAP machine worn during sleep; what I can't figure out from the net is, is this something I'd be wearing the rest of my life, or do I eventually get 'better'?
I've had experience with sleep apnea. I finally had it diagnosed my senior year of college, when I was literally falling asleep during class sometimes. I never noticed actually stopping breathing, but my girlfriend at the time did.
Are you overly tired? When you wake up, do you feel rested? There are different levels of sleep apena.
So I went for a sleep study and found out I was micro-waking a couple of hundred times at night. I had a CPAD machine, which is basically a device you wear over your nose and mouth that constantly pushes air to keep your airways open.
Eventually I went on a fitness kick and lost a bunch of weight. After that I found that I didn't need the CPAP anymore!
you saying you don't wanna visit me in the hospital?
Afraid of catching something?
Since when has 'been in the hospital' precluded you from giving your opinion!
"Hey Will, I know you're laying in bed pissed at God and the world he laid out in general. Miserable and exhausted, but here's a list of houses and locales, tell me where you wanna go have fun even though right now you can't even fathom getting out of bed without screaming in pain. Get back to me ASAP. Kay?, bye."
When I feel like shit, that would just piss me off.
Got the the phone call from my doctor on my first round of blood test on this round of chemo.
I am healthier on chemo than I am off. He doesn't know how or why. He can't really explain it entirely.
I'm also starting to digest easier, or at least more completely. The pain is still there, but my body seems to be reacting favorably even though were just shy of two weeks in.
"I don't know Dan. You're an Honest-to-God mystery. I've rarely encountered someone who responds atypicaly to everything."
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
you saying you don't wanna visit me in the hospital?
Afraid of catching something?
Since when has 'been in the hospital' precluded you from giving your opinion!
"Hey Will, I know you're laying in bed pissed at God and the world he laid out in general. Miserable and exhausted, but here's a list of houses and locales, tell me where you wanna go have fun even though right now you can't even fathom getting out of bed without screaming in pain. Get back to me ASAP. Kay?, bye."
When I feel like shit, that would just piss me off.
Honestly? I'd like to try Savannah this time.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
you saying you don't wanna visit me in the hospital?
Afraid of catching something?
Since when has 'been in the hospital' precluded you from giving your opinion!
"Hey Will, I know you're laying in bed pissed at God and the world he laid out in general. Miserable and exhausted, but here's a list of houses and locales, tell me where you wanna go have fun even though right now you can't even fathom getting out of bed without screaming in pain. Get back to me ASAP. Kay?, bye."
When I feel like shit, that would just piss me off.
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
So I had my sleep study on Saturday. It was supposed to be a split evening, where I go to sleep at 11PM or so, and if I've had some number of sleep arousals (apnea, etc) in the next three hours he'd wake me up and we'd start CPAP titration right away
Turns out with three dozen wires and a couple breathing straps stuck on me I didn't get to sleep until 2:30 AM, and then only for two hours, so now I have to schedule a talk with the doctor THEN another study for titration
And each one requires a referral because I am retarded and took the HMO, and Aetna sucks
The worst part is, they're definite that I need the CPAP because in those two hours of sleep my blood oxygen was crap and my windpipe kept constricting (but not quite closing), but rules are rules
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I need to get my neck looked at. I can only turn my head left about half as far as it should go before ow ow fuck you neck fine.
Which means if you want to sneak up on me do it from the left.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
God dammit, the cap on my PICC line somehow fell off. I have no idea how long it's been off.
God dammit.
Really hoping I don't die from some infection now.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
That would really put a damper on my day, which, of course, is what you should be the most concerned about
In fact any time you are about to suffer from some sort of horrible medical complication stop. Ask yourself: Will this make Didgeridoo sad? And then stop being sick. That's how it works, right?
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I seem to be OK right now. When the cap falls off, I have zero protection against shit in the environment. There is a risk of major infection since the PICC line leads right to the heart.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
I seem to be OK right now. When the cap falls off, I have zero protection against shit in the environment. There is a risk of major infection since the PICC line leads right to the heart.
I seem to be OK right now. When the cap falls off, I have zero protection against shit in the environment. There is a risk of major infection since the PICC line leads right to the heart.
ohh boo hoo
ya big sissy, you're fine. Last time I had a PICC I used to pop that cap off constantly and play with it. Nurses used to flip the fuck out.
My Mum went into hospital two weeks ago for a minor pain in her side and we have since learned she has Stage IV cancer with tumors pretty much all over her body. The doctors are still trying to track down the primary, but it's most likely in her lung. If she lives another two years she'll be beating the odds.
Munkus and Stale I am pleased to no end to see you both swimming up waterfalls over and over. It gives me hope that maybe she can do the same.
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Condolences to you and your mother, Butler, wish I could offer more than that
Had a discussion with the sleep doc on Monday, talking about the results of my sleep study the previous week (as it turns out, sleeping in an unfamiliar place on a pullout bed with three dozen wires strapped to you is very hard!)
The results were kind of interesting. He told me that 'severe obstructive sleep apnea' is considered to be 25-30+ apnea events ('arousals') per hour over the course of your sleep time. Turns out I averaged about 40, so I was snapping out of deep sleep almost once every minute and a half
So I'm on the slate for a CPAP machine in the next week or two, for either the rest of my life or (if I'm lucky) when I stop being a fatarse. I'm sort of curious and impatient to find out how well it works; the doctor just stopped short of saying it would be a lifechanger for me considering how bad my sleep quality appeared to be!
My Mum went into hospital two weeks ago for a minor pain in her side and we have since learned she has Stage IV cancer with tumors pretty much all over her body. The doctors are still trying to track down the primary, but it's most likely in her lung. If she lives another two years she'll be beating the odds.
Munkus and Stale I am pleased to no end to see you both swimming up waterfalls over and over. It gives me hope that maybe she can do the same.
Well, that fucking sucks.
Hugs, dude, hope everything turns out okay.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
This is fucking bullshit, fuck you foot, stop being a dick.
Also fuck you medicine regulation law things that prevent me from easy access to painkillers that actually fucking do something.
Fuck everything.
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If I refused to take three months supply of my medications, the street value would pay off a hefty chunk of my student loans. Maybe all of it?
I don't even want anything like, insane, I just want some stronger cocodamol right now.
This pussy ass 8/500 mix doesn't do shit for a gout flareup, if I'm lucky I'll be able to get something stronger along with medication to treat the problem tomorrow, but it's bad enough right now that I simply can't sleep.
So instead I'm sat here bitching about it like a petulant child or some shit.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Yeah, I'm out of meds for the next two weeks!
And I have stitches on the abcess heal area and a tube out my ass.
I am become Stale, the only thing I can manage to eat is Ensure. Too much pain to be hungry.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Munkus that's awful! Why are you out of meds for the next two weeks? Insurance issues? America's healthcare system... denying medication to the people who need it the most erryday aw yiss
Is Mr. McCoy proving to have a good bedside manner, at least?
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you need to make to dirty south this year, it's looking to be in Juneish. I hope, if I can ever get the braintrust to fucking respond to my location lists.
I'll make it. Pick dates ASAP so I can just plan to start wherever I go to next after it.
@Stale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs
we are TOTES not going to hang out
EVER
hugs to everyone
you've been in the hospital
If I had to guess I'd say that your digestive system has said "fuck you I have enough problems" and refused to absorb it that way. My body does that with certain things I need to take since part of my intestine is gone. This way it's going right to your blood. IANAD though.
Yeah but in the first one your blood was full of DYE, so
You know. Your glands probably weren't ecstatic.
Depends on the root cause of your sleep apnea, and how severe it is.
Some people will be fine if they can train/learn to sleep in a different position (usually on the front).
For many people the issue is weight related, and losing weight can cause the apnea to disappear.
Mine is caused by me having a really small throat... Not much I can do about that, but then my apnea is mild enough that I don't function too badly without the CPAP, it just helps me get a better night's sleep, that's all.
They know for sure it's obstructive? Central sleep apnea exists as well, in which case I'm told adjusting your breathing/sleeping habits won't help much. I get cases of sleep apnea mixed with sleep paralysis, and the most the doctor can tell me is to reduce my stress as best I can.
Which actually works for me (most of the time)
Uh, I meant nobody knows why antibiotics work on treating crohn's and inflammation.
So what
you saying you don't wanna visit me in the hospital?
Afraid of catching something?
Since when has 'been in the hospital' precluded you from giving your opinion!
@Ledneh
I've had experience with sleep apnea. I finally had it diagnosed my senior year of college, when I was literally falling asleep during class sometimes. I never noticed actually stopping breathing, but my girlfriend at the time did.
Are you overly tired? When you wake up, do you feel rested? There are different levels of sleep apena.
So I went for a sleep study and found out I was micro-waking a couple of hundred times at night. I had a CPAD machine, which is basically a device you wear over your nose and mouth that constantly pushes air to keep your airways open.
Eventually I went on a fitness kick and lost a bunch of weight. After that I found that I didn't need the CPAP anymore!
"Hey Will, I know you're laying in bed pissed at God and the world he laid out in general. Miserable and exhausted, but here's a list of houses and locales, tell me where you wanna go have fun even though right now you can't even fathom getting out of bed without screaming in pain. Get back to me ASAP. Kay?, bye."
When I feel like shit, that would just piss me off.
@Stale Are you secretly from Bizarro World?
I'm just difficult.
Honestly? I'd like to try Savannah this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkM8hQESrP0
If you see an unmarked door that apparently has no purpose, it's a bathroom.
You have no idea the kinds of people that wander into the hospital.
Of course they would want to hide the good bathrooms.
Turns out with three dozen wires and a couple breathing straps stuck on me I didn't get to sleep until 2:30 AM, and then only for two hours, so now I have to schedule a talk with the doctor THEN another study for titration
And each one requires a referral because I am retarded and took the HMO, and Aetna sucks
The worst part is, they're definite that I need the CPAP because in those two hours of sleep my blood oxygen was crap and my windpipe kept constricting (but not quite closing), but rules are rules
Which means if you want to sneak up on me do it from the left.
God dammit.
Really hoping I don't die from some infection now.
Which is hurting pretty badly today
I kinda hope it continues to, though - I guess because maybe they could see if there actually is some kind of connection?
That would really put a damper on my day, which, of course, is what you should be the most concerned about
In fact any time you are about to suffer from some sort of horrible medical complication stop. Ask yourself: Will this make Didgeridoo sad? And then stop being sick. That's how it works, right?
Solution:
ohh boo hoo
ya big sissy, you're fine. Last time I had a PICC I used to pop that cap off constantly and play with it. Nurses used to flip the fuck out.
Munkus and Stale I am pleased to no end to see you both swimming up waterfalls over and over. It gives me hope that maybe she can do the same.
Had a discussion with the sleep doc on Monday, talking about the results of my sleep study the previous week (as it turns out, sleeping in an unfamiliar place on a pullout bed with three dozen wires strapped to you is very hard!)
The results were kind of interesting. He told me that 'severe obstructive sleep apnea' is considered to be 25-30+ apnea events ('arousals') per hour over the course of your sleep time. Turns out I averaged about 40, so I was snapping out of deep sleep almost once every minute and a half
So I'm on the slate for a CPAP machine in the next week or two, for either the rest of my life or (if I'm lucky) when I stop being a fatarse. I'm sort of curious and impatient to find out how well it works; the doctor just stopped short of saying it would be a lifechanger for me considering how bad my sleep quality appeared to be!
Also fuck you medicine regulation law things that prevent me from easy access to painkillers that actually fucking do something.
Fuck everything.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
Well, that fucking sucks.
Hugs, dude, hope everything turns out okay.
If I refused to take three months supply of my medications, the street value would pay off a hefty chunk of my student loans. Maybe all of it?
I don't even want anything like, insane, I just want some stronger cocodamol right now.
This pussy ass 8/500 mix doesn't do shit for a gout flareup, if I'm lucky I'll be able to get something stronger along with medication to treat the problem tomorrow, but it's bad enough right now that I simply can't sleep.
So instead I'm sat here bitching about it like a petulant child or some shit.
And I have stitches on the abcess heal area and a tube out my ass.
I am become Stale, the only thing I can manage to eat is Ensure. Too much pain to be hungry.
Is Mr. McCoy proving to have a good bedside manner, at least?