Look, if a doctor tells him he’s officially on the transplant waiting list, then yeah, he really is just sitting there waiting for the call. You won't find some public database online where you can just type in a name to see someone's specific rank, but honestly, even if you could, being number one on the list doesn't actually guarantee you'll be the next person to get an organ.
I know I should probably sit down and write out a massive, detailed essay explaining how all this works, but I'm honestly just feeling a bit too lazy tonight to go into full lecture mode—you can actually find a deep dive on this in that old thread about organ donation over on the forums. Basically, the whole thing comes down to biological compatibility; an organ has to match the recipient across a whole bunch of different medical markers. In the real world, that means a donor organ might pop up and be a perfect match for someone way down at the 10th or 15th spot on the list rather than the person at the very top.
If you want to dig into the data yourself, check out something like the Mayo Clinic website here — though, if your friend wants the real deal regarding his specific situation, he’s definitely going to have to talk directly to his cardiologist.
Honestly, man, luck isn't really on your side when it comes to those kinds of procedures, Sam Hall15. I haven't heard much about Morrow, but I did hear about some procedure called Batist or something similar where they tried a comparable approach. But that’s ancient history at this point; honestly, I don't think they even do that here in the States anymore. Nowadays, since the total number of cardiac surgeries performed across the whole country is relatively low, it's almost a certainty that nobody is going to be performing that specific surgery here. In the best-case scenario, you might get put on some medication, or if you meet the right criteria, maybe something involving a VAD device—those are becoming way more common now that everyone is talking about "mechanical hearts" and all that...
You really shouldn't mess around with ephedrine. If physiological saline does the trick—which, honestly, is usually more than enough—there's just no reason to start playing with other stuff. Any custom mixing involving ephedrine drops should be handled at a CVS Pharmacy under a doctor's direct supervision. That’s the only way I’d recommend going about it.
Honestly, besides a transplant, I’m drawing a blank on what else is out there for treating primary cardiomyopathy. It's a whole different ballgame if the heart muscle weakens because of a valve issue or a heart attack... but when it's just straight-up primary weakness... man, I don't know any other way to fix that without surgery. Maybe we can get some more insight from Tomislav....
edit: I remember a while back they started using Levosimendan over here—I think it’s registered under the name Simdex in the States. One pack runs you about a thousand bucks, it goes straight into the vein, and after about three or four weeks, it really turns things around for people living with cardiomyopathy.
Where are you even getting the idea that your metabolism is slow just because your digestion feels sluggish? It’s probably not actually the metabolic rate itself. Honestly, the advice you got earlier was pretty solid, but if you're really losing sleep over your metabolism, maybe chat with your doctor about checking your thyroid levels—that’s what really pulls the strings on how fast your body burns through things.
Every situation is totally different, so you really have to look at things on a case-by-case basis. There’s no such thing as a "natural cure"—I’m not even sure what you meant by that, like maybe just drinking herbal teas or some random home remedies? Basically, doctors usually look at either conservative management or surgery. It really comes down to how old the kid is, how bad the reflux actually is, and if there's already any kidney damage involved; the doctor has to weigh all those factors to decide the best path forward. Going the conservative route means staying on continuous antibiotic prophylaxis to head off any infections, plus making sure they're peeing frequently so the bladder never gets too full—if it stays backed up, that urine starts heading toward the kidneys and can cause real damage over time. On the other hand, surgical treatment means they'll go in and physically fix the issues where the bladder meets the ureters.
Nah, I wouldn't say that. If you actually want a serious, deep dive into what's going on with your coronary arteries, you’ve gotta go through with a full coronary angiogram. People talk about that CT contrast angiography thing, but honestly, it isn't really a substitute for the real deal; it's more like what doc_1 was mentioning in that other thread a while back—it basically just works as a preliminary screening tool since it doesn't have the same level of precision as a "real" angiogram.
Unbelievable! Seriously though, is this commission just full of metalworkers, or do they actually have doctors on board too?!...
Just to clear things up, an aortic dissection happens when the wall of the aorta—which is normally made of about three distinct layers—starts to tear or separate from the inside out, often due to some kind of trauma. Once that happens, the systolic blood pressure basically forces blood through that defect in the wall, which is why the process almost always keeps spreading; we call that the progression of the dissection. But honestly, the scariest part of all this is that once the physiological structure is compromised, that diseased aortic wall becomes incredibly fragile. It’s really just a matter of time before the whole thing simply bursts, or ruptures, and at that point, about 90% of people don't even make it to the operating room. Treatment is strictly surgical and depends entirely on where the dissection is located along the aorta. If we're talking about the abdominal aorta, a vascular surgeon handles it, but if the pathology hits the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, or the thoracic aorta, then you need a cardiac surgeon. In those cases, they often have to use cardiopulmonary bypass, sometimes even performing the surgery during circulatory arrest by cooling the patient down to below 20°C. Regardless, both types of procedures—especially that second option—are extremely high-stakes. They come with a massive spectrum of potential complications, and you really have to realize that when you're in that situation, any outcome is possible.
Look, an aortic dissection isn't really the kind of thing you just sit around debating when it comes to pension claims... if that's actually what we're looking at here, I can tell you from experience that we're always rushing those patients straight into the OR as fast as humanly possible, and honestly, when you're dealing with surgeries that massive and radical, the outcome is always a total toss-up...
So, in my book, this diagnosis doesn't really square with the whole pension issue... maybe we need a bit more data to make sense of it all...
What kind of labs are we talking about here? Like, microbiological tests? Honestly, being pumped full of antibiotics for years with those symptoms without ever getting a real consultation from a specialist urologist is a massive red flag that this doctor is completely incompetent. Once you realize that, you pretty much know your next move...
Honestly, I think your boss or whoever's running the show should probably just get those forms filled out right after everything goes down. Then you can just deal with the rest of the paperwork later on... at least that's how I've always seen things working here in the States...
Laura Jackson56 said:I wasn't trolling, I was being dead serious.
Whether you were trolling or not doesn't really change much for me, honestly... if you weren't trolling, then you're just stirring the pot for fun. Either way, this kind of nonsense isn't what we're here for, so you're looking at some sanctions and I'm locking this thread down.☕
Trust me, you're 99.999% fine regarding radiation if you're just heading down to the alleyway. If there's any radiation—whatever, let it happen—you aren't going to overreact and end up "irradiated."
When someone’s dealing with AFib and their heart rate starts racing like crazy, we usually say they have AFib with a rapid ventricular response. Basically, it's just AFib paired with tachycardia.
What do you mean by "bones"?... Do you have your actual CT scan results handy to share? Usually, those sinus headaches happen because some kind of blockage stops everything from draining properly into your nasal cavity, so the pressure just builds up.
Honestly, if you’re dealing with a situation where medical staff is being bullied by certain doctors during IV starts, there’s this one super effective little trick. You just politely tell the "tyrant" that you aren't quite confident about the vein quality, then hand them the largest needle you can find on a silver platter—literally, go ahead and prep the alcohol and cotton balls too, just to be extra polite—and let them handle it themselves. It’s especially funny because, according to the way things are supposed to work here in the States, actual physicians should be the ones handling all that "vascular management," even though we all know the nursing staff ends up doing the heavy lifting most of the time. I mean, look, if you took 100 doctors in any major US hospital, I’d bet my life that at least 90 of them—maybe even more—wouldn't be able to hit a peripheral vein routinely, calmly, or skillfully. If you call their bluff like that, they won't mess up, and they'll definitely think twice before acting like a jerk next time.