When you're getting all those pre-op tests lined up for a "cold" surgery, you usually head over to the local community health centers rather than dealing with the big hospitals directly. Basically, your surgeon hands you a checklist of everything you need, and then you just tackle it all by using your primary doctor's referrals or maybe paying out of pocket at a private clinic if you want to skip the wait. Honestly, staying overnight at the hospital just for these tests is such a waste of time and money.
I honestly think there might be some better options than just sticking with a standard cast for what you're dealing with. It’ll probably cost a bit more out of pocket, but it might be worth it, so maybe try checking in with a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic specialist, or even just browsing through a specialized medical supply company here in the States.
You really have to draw a line between sepsis and septic shock. It’s that second one—the shock—that explains those sudden, tragic deaths you've been seeing all over the news lately. I mean, obviously, you shouldn't brush off regular sepsis either, but if someone's been fighting it for a while and they're already on heavy-duty antibiotics, the prognosis for standard sepsis, even with meningococcal, is generally much better than when it spirals into full-blown septic shock.
What do you think? I mean, if they really beat him up, he could have a hundred different ways to lose it—lungs, head, who knows... I was just trying to say that this whole tear gas situation feels like a total masquerade for someone's sheer brutality... honestly, we see stuff like this all over the US too, unfortunately.
Donna Clark77 said:add drugs into the mix... and you're looking at full-on cardiac arrest😎
yeah, and let's not forget the beatings he almost certainly took from those thugs out on the street... Honestly, who even knows what the real cause was? It could've been a brutal beating and they just used tear gas as a convenient story for the news...
Wait, what kind of fluid are we even talking about here? How can you be sure it’s actually "fluid"? If someone were being a total smartass, they might just tell you to go take a leak.
Sorry, but this is honestly just way too vague to go off of.
Are you actually swollen or dealing with edema? If so, where exactly? Did you wake up feeling puffy, or does it build up as the day goes on? And have you actually seen a doctor yet if you're out here claiming it's "allegedly fluid"... etc, etc... give us a little more detail to work with...
If you really want to track down "him," you should probably go asking around some of those surgical circles at Johns Hopkins.
Whenever I see stuff like cervical spine surgery on my schedule, I always make sure to throw a few warnings in there—basically, proceed with caution. Even when these neck procedures seem straightforward, they carry way more risk than anything happening further down the spine.
Edward Green said:Given how long this has been dragging on, I really doubt it was just the milk. I’m finally starting to feel human again today, so I might actually be able to leave my room for a bit.😬
My mom called our doctor, and she thinks it might just be some kind of stomach flu. I've been living off activated charcoal, plain white rice, crackers, and Earl Grey tea, and honestly, I'm feeling pretty much okay now. I think I'll skip the dairy for a while just to be safe. And as for getting a gastroscopy? Yeah, absolutely not—unless it's literally life or death, I am never doing that again. One was more than enough for me.😁
Sounds to me like you might have accidentally had some spoiled milk.
Eric Robinson81 said:If you finish medical school, you'll be a physician, not a PhD. To get a doctorate, you have to keep studying and defend a dissertation.
But you're still technically a doctor. It’s just the difference between being an MD and having a PhD.
You really want to talk to a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic specialist about this stuff. They’re the ones who actually know their business, so don't waste your time asking your primary care doc or just anyone else you happen to see at the clinic.
boldsailor52 said:Scott Allen10, someone really close to me was just diagnosed with kidney cancer that’s spread to the spine, though luckily the spinal cord itself is okay. They’ve already had the kidney removed and are just waiting on the next round of treatment. Do you have any idea what the outlook looks like once those metastases hit the spine?
Look, I see a few people here have already chimed in, and honestly, I’m kind of on the same page as them—there’s no way for anyone to give you a definitive number or a crystal ball prediction. It could go one of two ways: things might move incredibly fast, or the illness could drag on for years and years, where eventually they pass away from something else entirely.
The one thing I can tell you for sure, though, is that you should definitely look into the best pain management and analgesia options available right now. No matter how much time they have left, you want them to be able to live comfortably and maintain some sense of normalcy for as long as possible.
First off, I’ve got no idea why you guys are even questioning this or what you're basing that on. Second, if she isn't sharing her medical results, who gave you the right to play the knight in shining armor when she clearly wants privacy? It’s not like you’re living under the same roof or seeing her every day. And honestly, Scott Allen10, you aren't being specific enough here. "Spinal cancer" isn't really a thing in medical terms. You're either talking about primary or metastatic changes in the bone structure of a vertebra, or maybe tumorous changes affecting the spinal cord itself.