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Adamist
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Went to the Emergency Room last night
#4214899 - 05/24/05 03:58 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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For the past year or so I have been bothered by a dull ache in my groin area, which shoots down my left leg. I tried getting it checked out by some family doctor fucker who did a bunch of tests and didn't tell me anything definite... which pissed me off, and disillusioned me from ever getting medical help from the system. I have no health insurance or massive amounts of money to spend on tests and visits, so I didn't really pursue anything....  But after being in pain for so long, I finally decided to just go to the ER. Suprisingly, I didn't wait long... after asking me how I'd be able to pay for the $150 charge, I said "I have no way to pay..." and they left it at that. I'll probably get a bill in the mail, but fuck it... Bad credit doesn't hold much importance to me. 
Anyways, first I got naked and was given a physical exam by a (young female) docter, who said she wanted to have an ultrasound performed. So I was whisked away by another female docter, who put some lube on my nuts and analyzed them. As I was waiting for results they gave me a 7.5 mg Loratab, of the blue-speckled fame. They also gave me a urine test... (my piss looked identical to most beer!) Anyways, the results were finally analyzed and I was diagnosed with having a "hydrocele". Basically a hydrocele is a fluid-filled sack along the spermatic cord within the scrotum. I have to go to a urologist and most likely will have an operation to get it removed. 
(I'm kind of aprehensive about this whole thing, as I have never had major surgery... besides getting my wisdom teeth removed.)
Anyway, just thought I'd share. Wish me luck!
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4214910 - 05/24/05 04:01 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Damned young females with a sheet of paper sayin they are authorized to massage my boyfriend's nut sack.
You know thats how legal prostitution is done too. Haha.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4215115 - 05/24/05 04:42 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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At least it isn't anything major.
Like cancer.
That would majorly suck.
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Adamist
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: HeavyToilet]
#4215138 - 05/24/05 04:46 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well, hopefully not. I mean, I've only had an ultrasound and urine test done... and as far as I know, cancer isn't detectable by these methods? Does anyone know if cancer can be detected this way? Because honestly, the thought has crossed my mind. My grandmother died of ovarian cancer...
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4215141 - 05/24/05 04:46 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I doubt it is considering it's been a year.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4215151 - 05/24/05 04:48 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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did you pop one when she grabbed your sack?
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4215565 - 05/24/05 06:07 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm sorry to hear that brother, I wish you much luck and much love.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4215645 - 05/24/05 06:20 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hope everythings ok dude. When I had my nuts lubed and ultr-sound at the hospital it was an old nurse....lucky you
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: barfightlard]
#4215904 - 05/24/05 07:17 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I hope all goes well, and no matter how much the bills end up costing after all is said and done, your health is top priority.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: SuperD]
#4216716 - 05/24/05 11:06 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey man that really sucks! Make sure you get a second opinion before surgery. Sometimes there are new ways to deal with these things, not all doctors are completely up to date on the newest treatments. Anyway hope all goes well.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4216749 - 05/24/05 11:16 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Okay. I am not a doctor so excuse my lack of proper medical jargon. Is this something you can feel in your nutsack with your fingers? I had that and it turned out to be a cyst. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about because it was not like a tumor, but filled with fluid. Spermatic fluid. So basically, I came to think of it as not something bad, but like a reserve tank.
Shooting pain down leg is also a symptom of sciatic nerve pain. So if you're going to have expensive surgery at least check out that possibility. The doctor is probably right, but doctors are people afterall and they do make mistakes.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Jellric]
#4217709 - 05/25/05 08:13 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I hope everything works out. Keep us updated.

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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4217796 - 05/25/05 08:58 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm pretty sure that an ultrasound could detect cancer. As far as I know, any kind of tumor would show up on a ultrasound. They'd have to perform further tests to make sure, but as far as I know the only DEFINITE way to know someone has cancer is blood tests. When you have cancer, your body produces an insane amount of what they call "blast cells" They're basically white blood cells that are producing like mad, but don't really do anything. If you've had blood tests and whatnot, they would have noticed that your white count was off the chart. Also, If you haven't been feeling sick, or run down, and if you immune system has been fine, I would say you're ok. But get it checked out if you're nervous, always better to be safe than sorry. I hope all goes well, and the procedure you have takes care of what's been ailing you
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4217907 - 05/25/05 09:43 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well, for $150 she should've at least finished you off. Sheesh.
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Adamist
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Jellric]
#4219457 - 05/25/05 05:27 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Jellric said: Is this something you can feel in your nutsack with your fingers?
Yeah, but only some of the time.. like when I get out of the shower for example.
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I had that and it turned out to be a cyst. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about because it was not like a tumor, but filled with fluid.
What tests did they do to determine that?
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Retired]
#4219466 - 05/25/05 05:30 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Tradenmar said: did you pop one when she grabbed your sack?
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adden]
#4220116 - 05/25/05 08:35 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I also had a fluid filled cyst in my nether regions. They did an ultrasound on it.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4221833 - 05/26/05 09:37 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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What tests did they do to determine that?
He shined a light on it if I recall and found it was translucent (and thus fluid filled which is good). He didn't do any expensive tests or anything in my case.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adden]
#4222002 - 05/26/05 10:21 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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s2dope said:
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Tradenmar said: did you pop one when she grabbed your sack?
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Adamist
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: nonoman]
#4222076 - 05/26/05 10:44 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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nonoman said:
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s2dope said:
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Tradenmar said: did you pop one when she grabbed your sack?
To be honest I found it kind of uncomforatble...
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Adamist
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4222444 - 05/26/05 12:19 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am so pissed off right now.  I just talked to the receptionist for the Urologist I was supposed to go to, and after telling me that the initial appointment would cost $150, I said I had no way to pay for it, and no insurance. She then tells me that she can't do anything for me, because I have to have a way to pay for it. I say well maybe I can get Medicaid? She says they don't accept Medicaid. So I say, "well I guess I'll just die then because I'm poor." That shut her up, but she didn't change her tune. She just said "Sorry, but you must have the means to pay for it".
And that's just for the INITIAL visit. That's not even including all the rest of the bullshit I'd have to go through, like the surgery itself.
I am so fucking pissed. I hate money. I hate the system.
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Adamist]
#4222712 - 05/26/05 01:23 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Did they tell you if it was "communicating" or "non communicating"?
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Re: Went to the Emergency Room last night [Re: Jellric]
#4223334 - 05/26/05 04:07 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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They didn't mention that... all they gave me was a piece of paper with the diagnosis "hydrocele" written down... I wouldn't of even known what the fuck it was unless I looked it up on the internet.
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