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Went to the Doc last month Complaining about the Pain in my Rear. (Hemorrhoids.. So I thought)
Went Last Wed for Surgery for what we thought was a Outpatient deal.. Woke up in ICU with a Spinal Tap and all kinds of tubes coming out of orifices that shouldn't have tubes in them and on a wonderful thing called a Morphine drip.
Ended up having a Torn Colon, leaking bile among other things into my body. Finally got home this Weds and Kinda back to work today.
I was initially very embarrassed to go to the Doc for this and to even discuss it with anyone, But after this.. If your rear hurts.. Please get it checked.. My Pride and Dignity almost got me killed.
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Yikes, Bill... it makes my rear hurt just to think about all that.... now I'm worried.
Man, I'm glad you swallowed your Pride and Dignity and got it checked out. Dieing from a torn colon would be way down on my list of things I'd like to do.
Very glad you're gonna be okay.
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At least you sort help before things got out of hand.
Some body pains can not be ignored and it's best to get them them checked out before it's too late.
Tonight my wife Sue is complaining about a pain in her side. She is only just back from a major operation to sleeve her aeorta. Split her right up the middle! Keeping an eye on her tonight. If it's not gone by the morning she's back in hospital dispite her protests. You can't be too careful. I do not want to lose her.
Bill, I wish you all the best in recovery mate.
Take tings slowly. Life is worth living, but you don't get many second chances.
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Good for you to get this done- embarrASSment can cost dearly! Speedy recovery, Kid! Is this now a "semi colon"?
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Glad to hear your on the mend Bill.... and if you're at the age where you *are supposed to* get a colonoscopy - DO IT ! I had one done, and am glad I did.... they removed 3 small, early stage non-malignant polyps... which is a good thing; very common and very routine.
But.... had I NOT gone it.... the doc told me that it only takes 5 years for a polyp to develop into a cancerous one...and if that happens, all bets are off. So, once you've had a colonoscopy and they have detected and removed any polyps, they have you come back every three years so that if you have any more developing,.... they can "nip it in the butt."
Don't let embarrassment (good one Cat) keep you from going in.... the Assman drives a Jaguar for a reason! :-)
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It sounds like a real pain in the axxx. Glad to hear you now have your 'sheet' together.
I had a similar deal when I went in for a heart test and went CODE BLUE. Blood pressure dropped to 50 over 20 and watched all the docs and nurses run like scalded dogs. Had to be in for 10 days or so. My heart was in arrythmia, or out of beat, like dancing to waltz, while listening to rap music. The good news was that I had no blocked arteries in my ticker and no permanent damage, other than to my wallet. Ergo my sympathies to your rear end problems.
The symptom was a shortness of breath. (call 911 immediately, if it happens to you! Serious stuff. Not worth taking a chance at all.)
Just walking up 8 stairs winded me and I felt like I was worn out all the time. The new regimen requires no alcohol, very little salt and lots af veggies and fruit. I get to see a piece of chicken once a week or so. No beef, no pizza and no beloved Mexican food. Lost 55 pounds, so far and am back to my high school weight.
The most interesting thing is how all the heart drugs affect me like Viagra! Oh Boy! My main squeeze cannot keep up with me. No longer need a maul stick!
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Wishing you a full and speedy recovery Bill.
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Glad you are doing better. And guys, like Todd said, get a colonoscopy if over age 50.
Colon cancer killed my old man unfortunately at age 57. He had been going regularly for colonoscopies, unfortunately between tests, an aggressive tumor took hold and spread to liver.
The test is easy, the prep is hardest part of it.
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Kinda makes the old sphincter wince just reading this but glad you got it checked out. The pain you are feeling now is probably far easier than the alternative, isn't it called peritonitis or something? And usually fatal I think. Hope you will soon be feeling good again. Love....Jill
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Thanks Everyone. I just so excited. I can finally Sit.
Jill, The Doc said Something like that.. They were pumping me Full of antibiotics through my IV.. They went through 8 Huge bags in 2 days along with a bunch of other stuff.
My wife said they had me on 8 mg Morphine per hour in my spinal tap.. I do know I had some withdrawals as I was shaking and sweating like a pig for a few days. Now I am just dealing with the pain with Aleve.. Back to the Doc in the morning to remove the stitches (Whats left. I tore some out)
My Son kept paying me back for tormenting him when he broke his Collar bone. He kept making me laugh. I never realized that everything in your body is attached to your Arse.. Don't ever want to sneeze again
Wow, so glad you're okay. You may have just saved a life or tow by posting. Others can be saved by prevention instead of waiting for the "after fix" perhaps. Who would have guessed what it was, in that case?
Take care, Deb
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quote: I never realized that everything in your body is attached to your Arse
Hahahaha Oh my, that is the funniest thing I have read in ages, and so true. On a similar note, this past week I overdid it considerably and discovered I'd reopened my internal incision site from my hysterectomy. I am on 800mg Motrins for the past 5 days. Hope you heal up soon, Bill, and now you know how all us gals who've endured an episiotomy feel. Remember Senekot can be your best friend in these trying times.
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guess I better give that damn "sample" they want for the last part of the physical I decided to get last year.. now that you make me realize them tests are for a reason... I wasn't keen on dealing with that... but now I will...
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Waking up with it already accomplished ... sure beats knowing what they are going to do to you and worrying about it!
2 years ago, I went through something like that ... remember being put into the ambulance. They tell me that I sat up in the recovery room, pulled out all the tubes and needles, and announced that I was leaving.
Took 5 people to strap me down and knock me out until I had settled down, woke me up 8 days later.
Heal quickly and get rid of that PITA!
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Glad to hear they got it fixed in time Bill and that you are starting to feel better.
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Man, I must get glasses (or a bigger monitor) and I think I need to quit drinking!
I never knew a Tom Collins could cause so much grief!
Glad to hear you're doing better Bill.
Havin' fun,
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I had rear surgery about 20 years ago, they found hemmies, polyps, you name it. The worst part was the black & blue ring it left around my hinie when they were done. And they don't let you go home til you have a BM that you KNOW is gonna hurt!
Thank God you are ok, & went in, in time. Glad you are back!
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Guy asks the doctor if his arse is connected to his eye balls. Doc says why do you think that? Guy says because if I pull a hair outa my arse, my eyes water.
Hope your road to recovery is a short one Bill.
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I hear ya on the embarassed part. I thought I had strained my privates once and fearing the worst didn't wanna go to the doctor. Turns out it weren't my privates. When I finally was to the point I could barely walk I went to the clinic and it turned out to be a badly bruised sciatica (sp?) that just happens to be connected to some very sensitive areas that leaves ya feeling like someone punched you in the groin!!!
One steroid shot later and I was a new man.
-------------------- Michael Gene Adkins The Fontry 1576 S Hwy 59 Watts OK 74964 Posts: 845 | From: Watts, OK USA | Registered: Jun 1999
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Now, Jill, I tried to tell you! Me being stubborn in 2001 tried to complete a sign for a golf tournament (with a friend handing me the letters) 7 days after my hysterectomy. It was tearing and left adhesions since I went back to that work and the job at Merck. A year later I was begging that doc to repair the adhesions.
So, all of you take it easy with your arses!!!
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