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Penroc3
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getting surgery
#3216227 - 10/04/04 10:19 PM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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I jsut found out today that i have to get gaul bladder surgery on teh 20th of this month, i have a gaul stone 1cm in diamiter, its laerscopic so i dont have to get a huge cut.. but i have to get five one inch cuts... the surgery shoudl only last about 30 mins... i was just wondering if any one here has had this done before i am VERY VERY nervous
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HeavyToilet
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Penroc3]
#3216407 - 10/04/04 10:56 PM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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At least you don't have to piss out kidney stones.
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Locus
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yeah, kidney stones suck.
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Penroc3]
#3216774 - 10/05/04 12:12 AM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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Laparoscopic surgery is very common now and a lot less invasive than the more traditional surgery techniques. Plus you'll have a considerably shortened recovery time. I'm not saying it's totally without risk, but it's pretty widely used nowadays, so your surgeon has probably done this many times.
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Penroc3]
#3217238 - 10/05/04 05:20 AM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nothing to be worried about, man. Even if you are worried up until the 20 minutes before they do it, you'll get pumped full of valium so fast nothing will matter. You'll probably have a memory of getting from a bed onto an operating table. Then you'll wake up, with plenty of opiates.
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Gijith
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Penroc3]
#3217833 - 10/05/04 11:05 AM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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I've never had this kinda surgery done, but I've watched many of them performed. Really nothing to worry about. The worst part of the whole thing should be coming off the anesthetic.
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Penroc3
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Gijith]
#3218589 - 10/05/04 02:34 PM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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thanks guys... my sergon dose this durgery at least 10 times a week he said.. and he was refered to me by a family friend who is also a surgen, i guess ts jsut not on the top of my list to get cut open.. but i get to leave the same day so that is cool
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Penroc3]
#3219108 - 10/05/04 04:32 PM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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You'll be fine! Surgery like the one you're having is fairly simple and quite common. I'm sure that your doctor has it down and you will just be a standard proceedure. Just be lucky they aren't making you pass it! That isn't even a huge stone, you'll be just fine. Surgery is fun, like Gijith said, the worst part is coming off the anesthetics. Best of luck to you! Make sure they play good music in the operating room, that is key
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Re: getting surgery [Re: Penroc3]
#3226574 - 10/07/04 08:27 AM (19 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's a very very very minor surgery.
Comparable to a skin graft.
If this is the same procedure I'm thinking about it's where they send those shock pulses through your kidney to break up the brittle material.
It's cool stuff.
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fungigal
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hey don't worry about it. I had it done a year ago. nothing to it. 3 days and i was feeling fine. and just think of the pain meds you gonna get.
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Locus
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oh really.. they use lithotripsy for gaul stones as well? i had that done for kidney stones.
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