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Asante
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Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home.
#7847568 - 01/08/08 11:58 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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I've got a nasty flu, and the last few days was retaining over a gallon of fluids. as I'm a cardiac patient that's bad news. To make things worse I noticed today that whenever I lie down, I start coughing up fluids, probably due to the fluid retention giving me some degree of pulmonary edema when lying down.
I called a doc, he came over with an assistant, examined me and gave me a whopping 8cc intramuscular injection (ouch) of a diuretic drug to get rid of the excess fluids.
And I'm running to and from the bathroom ever since so I'll likely have good news in the follow-up appointment tomorrow.
You gotta love Dutch health care - no money exchanged hands, the doc takes his bill directly to health care at no additional cost to me. 
When you're sick and miserable the last thing on your mind should be the paying of bills.
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Asante]
#7847584 - 01/08/08 12:04 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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yea that sounds nice. the health care i mean.. michael moore has an interesting documentary out now about that very subject. how shitty it is in the US compared to canada and european countries...
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Asante]
#7847591 - 01/08/08 12:05 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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yeah in the states that would prob cost $500 for the meds and doctor/nurse time without insurance
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: PilzeEssen]
#7847592 - 01/08/08 12:05 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Of course we know Michael Moore would be the ideal health specimen if our system were somehow different...
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Jadian]
#7847659 - 01/08/08 12:23 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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health care is something i really appreciate taking for granted
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: sam420]
#7847878 - 01/08/08 01:11 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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sam420 said: health care is something i really appreciate taking for granted
wow that doesnt make sense at all!
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: sui]
#7847884 - 01/08/08 01:12 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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pm loki, he will explain it
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Asante]
#7848417 - 01/08/08 03:03 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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sounds like your ok which is good news man
let us know how it all works out
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Asante]
#7848498 - 01/08/08 03:20 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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For future reference do a google on "elderberry extract".
Good stuff to have around the house.
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: sui]
#7848727 - 01/08/08 04:03 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Quote:
suimush said:
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sam420 said: health care is something i really appreciate taking for granted
wow that doesnt make sense at all!
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: sam420]
#7848748 - 01/08/08 04:06 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Yay for europe! I hate my homeland.
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: zorbman]
#7848849 - 01/08/08 04:27 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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zorbman said: For future reference do a google on "elderberry extract".
Good stuff to have around the house.
qft
wow it looks like quite a lot of people are sick around here (including me)
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: zorbman]
#7850499 - 01/08/08 09:05 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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zorbman said: For future reference do a google on "elderberry extract".
Good stuff to have around the house.
Your mother was a hampster, and your father smells of elderberries!
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: absolute zero]
#7850560 - 01/08/08 09:17 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Your mother was a hampster, and your father smells of elderberries!

Someones been watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Iamthewalrus]
#7852448 - 01/09/08 05:46 AM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Well I got drained off sufficiently for most of the problem to be over. After a couple vhours of tossing and tuning I took a glass of Absinthe (the other kind of cough medicine :P) and let exhaustion take its course.
Only got 4 hours of sleep, ending in a cough-o-rama upon awakening, but it'll have to do 
Pulmonary edema is scary as fuck.
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: Asante]
#7852492 - 01/09/08 06:24 AM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Wow man that sounds scary. Best of health to you brother. On the plus side at least you have good health care.. if I was in bad condition I'd rather die than go to the hospital and face some $45,000 in bills or whatever they would want to charge me.
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Re: Just got a piss shot in the comfort of my own home. [Re: kybish]
#7852515 - 01/09/08 06:43 AM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Quote:
kybish said:
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zorbman said: For future reference do a google on "elderberry extract".
Good stuff to have around the house.
qft
wow it looks like quite a lot of people are sick around here (including me)
Tell me about it.. I went into work this morning.. and right when i walked in i puked. Boss told me to go home... I hope everyone feels better, I'm still dealing with a stuffy nose, sore throat, Headache, and vomiting. this sucks.
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