Health The med thread

[Shell]

Yep.

And then fell for a nazi

 

[Over The Post]

Are you guys just posting random stream-of-consciousness shit, or am I missing out by not knowing of this series?

 

[Shell]

Are you guys just posting random stream-of-consciousness sh*t, or am I missing out by not knowing of this series?

Oh its all very real I'm afraid

Nip/Tuck (TV Series 2003–2010) - IMDb

Two plastic surgeons - one a dedicated family man and one an unscrupulous playboy - strive to maintain their business whilst having to work their way through numerous hardships ranging from personal relationships to clients with criminal connections

 

[HairyO]

And nothing could ease the pain?? Creams, painkillers??? Cold water??

Painkillers dont work and any contact on the affected area sets off the pain.

I was lucky it was on my back. My mother had it on her face.

 

[Shell]

Painkillers dont work and any contact on the affected area sets off the pain.

I was lucky it was on my back. My mother had it on her face.

Induced coma? What about that??


Jc, that sounds horrific.

 

[Shell]

Altho actually ive heard comas are quite strange- its not like you are completely asleep??

I read an article once about someone's account when they were in a coma, it was horrible.


/unless its a different experience from ppl to ppl..

 

[Hawk Dork]

Painkillers dont work and any contact on the affected area sets off the pain.

I was lucky it was on my back. My mother had it on her face.

My godmother had it in her eye

 

[HairyO]

My godmother had it in her eye

My mum's was on her cheek and it travelled to her eye and she lost her sight temporarily. Nasty stuff.

I was lucky with it being on my back. It made driving or even just sitting incredibly painful, but nothing compared to how many nerve endings there are in the face.

Induced coma? What about that??


Jc, that sounds horrific.

I was quite lucky with where I had it. I suspect some people would take the coma option. Its nasty.

 

[Shell]

My godmother had it in her eye

Oh yeah know all about eye pain. Horrible- but luckily i only had to endure it for roughly 24 hours. Then the next 2-3 days were "manageable". Just.

 

[Spongebob]

Most painful procedures that don't involve a GA involve local so it isn't so much pain at the time, but pain later
Occasionally there's stuff like discograms which can't be done under GA as the information gleaned from then wouldn't be able to be ascertained without them
And I'm reluctant to say this because the last thing I want to do is put people off being on the registry , but bone marrow donations are painful unfortunately
Most caesarean sections are under spinal / epidural and it's a tugging sensation rather than pain at the time of procedure if all goes to plan

As for conditions, yeah, those two are up there (but pain is a subjective experience so it varies person by person). Plus kidney stones can occur in each gender, and aren't always painful. at the extreme end, they can be though.
Others include shingles in specific locations , specific types of trauma (accidents) and chronic neuropathic pain

My older brother was having a skin cancer excised under a local. Unfortunately, the local didn’t work properly. He said ouch, or words to that effect.


Talking about wearing off ... I had a shoulder done under ga. As part of the process they gave a block, supposed to wear off after 18-24 hours and allow time for the level of analgesia in the body to be optimum. Had one previously, lasted 36 hours.

About 6 hours after surgery I was sitting in bed talking to the nurse who was doing obs. The block didn’t wear off, it just stopped. Pain was immense. Nurse Saw my reaction and went running for morphine.

 

[Shell]

Talking about wearing off ... I had a shoulder done under ga. As part of the process they gave a block, supposed to wear off after 18-24 hours and allow time for the level of analgesia in the body to be optimum. Had one previously, lasted 36 hours.

About 6 hours after surgery I was sitting in bed talking to the nurse who was doing obs. The block didn’t wear off, it just stopped. Pain was immense. Nurse Saw my reaction and went running for morphine.

Like- surgery for a dislocated shoulder???


/i love watching them on Bondi rescue popping those back in. Wish I could have a crack at doing that.

 

[Spongebob]

Like- surgery for a dislocated shoulder???


/i love watching them on Bondi rescue popping those back in. Wish I could have a crack at doing that.

Not a dislocation. It was related to a bunch of bone growth in the ac joint, plus subacromial crap, plus a few other bits of nastiness.

The first surgery removed the bursar. Because of the bone growth causing impingements, the main bicep tendon was chewed up. So that was cut and the bicep had to be re-anchored to the humerus.


Just remembered the technical terms:
AC excision
subacromial decompression
Bursectomy
Bicep tenodesis
Capsule release.

 

[Catfish Alley]

How good is Oxicodone?? Haha. I was on it for about 6 weeks years ago. Deliberately got used to some pain so I could quit it early. Could easily see why my doctor warned me of its addictive qualities.

 

[Shell]

How good is Oxicodone?? Haha. I was on it for about 6 weeks years ago. Deliberately got used to some pain so I could quit it early. Could easily see why my doctor warned me of its addictive qualities.

Ive never been on prescribed PKs. Has it got codeine in it?

 

[Catfish Alley]

Ive never been on prescribed PKs. Has it got codeine in it?

It's a stronger, synthetic opioid. Longer lasting and gives a high.

 

[Gough]

How good is Oxicodone?? Haha. I was on it for about 6 weeks years ago. Deliberately got used to some pain so I could quit it early. Could easily see why my doctor warned me of its addictive qualities.

Never been prescribed but had some fun nights with it. As Frank Gallagher says, whoever invented that deserves a Nobel Prize.

 

[Shell]

It's a stronger, synthetic opioid. Longer lasting and gives a high.

Cool

Fwiw im allergic to codeine. Gives me hives and stomach cramps

 

[Butters and Pepper]

I had shingles on a few fingers about 20 years ago. Fortunately for me, it wasnt painful, but was quite itchy.

 

[magic_johnson!]

I have a spinal disc bulge atm (L5/S1, it's quite common). Been working on stretching and strengthening exercises with the physio, and have been taking these very seriously. Most of the time it's very manageable, it just hurts in the hip when I get up after lying down for a while or if I've been in the car, and tends to resolve itself after a few steps. When it does flare up though, because it compresses the sciatic nerve, I have very intense pain throughout my whole left leg, to the extent that putting any pressure on it is agony. It's actually forced me to take four days off this year, which for a workaholic is saying something.

Seeing a surgeon on the 12th for an opinion. I'd much rather get it resolved through physio, but the thinking of my GP and physio is that as my issue is actually quite localised, surgery could be worthwhile.

There has been a couple of benefits though (always looking at the bright side). This all started after a breakup four months ago, and so has allowed me to focus on physical pain rather than emotional, which is always a lot easier to do. Part of my physio requires me to go for a daily walk, so walking 5 kms a day has actually done a lot for my cardiovascular fitness as well as the strength in my legs.

Going through something similar at the moment - if you had any questioms feel free to reply here. Had A discectomy on the L5 in 2017, recovery was longish and slow, but the pain was gone pretty much straight away after the surgery. I think it was six weeks where you're not allowed to bend or lift - i wasnt in any pain but you can't put any stress at all on a our lower back to allow for recovery, and i wasn't allowed to sit down longer than 15 minutes at a time. Other annoyances in this time is when you're out in public going for a walk is a) someone walking close to you and knocking you, and b) someone asking for any sort of help. I may look able bodied and and in good shape, but I promise i have the body of an 80 year old, stay away!!!

Been great since then and had gotten back to full health and activity once recovered, but it seems I've now re injured the same spot. I hadn't kept up Pilates this year due to lock down, combined with working from home on a dining chair, and I think I had gotten into some bad form and lost strength in my lower back.Have been in a lot of pain progressively getting worse for the past three- four weeks

Had an mri on Monday and went straight to surgeon when gp and radiologist saw the scan and that I had weakness in my left leg. Was a bit tricky finding a surgeon that wasn't still on christmas leave, gp almost sent me straight to emergency because she was struggling to get through.

Surgeon was hesitant to suggest surgery straight away as a second surgery on the same spot is apparently more complex, and has put me on some heavy drugs for a few days before meeting him again early next week. If i still have weakness in my leg after a week on these drugs it seems he will operate. One drug I hadn't had before is some form of steroid anti inflammatory - it's really messed me up in the past few days, causing lack of sleep. I didnt manage to sleep until 8am yeaterday, which really just throws you. Managed a full sleep last night though, so my brain is less scattered now.

 

[biggiemediums]

A

How good is Oxicodone?? Haha. I was on it for about 6 weeks years ago. Deliberately got used to some pain so I could quit it early. Could easily see why my doctor warned me of its addictive qualities.

Mate, went through a week of hell detoxing after 4 months on Oxycodone and OxyContin from a surgery that didn’t go well.

It was absolute hell and I’ll never touch that poison again unless I’m in 10/10 agony!

 

[James Colorado]

Going through something similar at the moment - if you had any questioms feel free to reply here. Had A discectomy on the L5 in 2017, recovery was longish and slow, but the pain was gone pretty much straight away after the surgery. I think it was six weeks where you're not allowed to bend or lift - i wasnt in any pain but you can't put any stress at all on a our lower back to allow for recovery, and i wasn't allowed to sit down longer than 15 minutes at a time. Other annoyances in this time is when you're out in public going for a walk is a) someone walking close to you and knocking you, and b) someone asking for any sort of help. I may look able bodied and and in good shape, but I promise i have the body of an 80 year old, stay away!!!

Been great since then and had gotten back to full health and activity once recovered, but it seems I've now re injured the same spot. I hadn't kept up Pilates this year due to lock down, combined with working from home on a dining chair, and I think I had gotten into some bad form and lost strength in my lower back.Have been in a lot of pain progressively getting worse for the past three- four weeks

Had an mri on Monday and went straight to surgeon when gp and radiologist saw the scan and that I had weakness in my left leg. Was a bit tricky finding a surgeon that wasn't still on christmas leave, gp almost sent me straight to emergency because she was struggling to get through.

Surgeon was hesitant to suggest surgery straight away as a second surgery on the same spot is apparently more complex, and has put me on some heavy drugs for a few days before meeting him again early next week. If i still have weakness in my leg after a week on these drugs it seems he will operate. One drug I hadn't had before is some form of steroid anti inflammatory - it's really messed me up in the past few days, causing lack of sleep. I didnt manage to sleep until 8am yeaterday, which really just throws you. Managed a full sleep last night though, so my brain is less scattered now.

My surgeon's consultation went well. He's of the opinion that as my symptoms have improved so much since the last flare-up, it's best to stay the current course and keep working on physio. Obviously I can't do anything stupid, but just keep working on stretching and strengthening.

Edit: Curious as to how you're going, hoping you're getting much better

 

[magic_johnson!]

My surgeon's consultation went well. He's of the opinion that as my symptoms have improved so much since the last flare-up, it's best to stay the current course and keep working on physio. Obviously I can't do anything stupid, but just keep working on stretching and strengthening.

Edit: Curious as to how you're going, hoping you're getting much better

Great to hear you're feeling better!

I'm still on ketamine so I'll save the full story for a later stage...But, I had the surgery this afternoon and it seems to have gone very well. Very happy.

 

[darcytiger]

Look up “Detox, Antivax and Woo insanity” on Facebook.

Ive learnt all about Black Salve, Aged Urine Therapy, drinking turpentine etc.

There’s some crazy mofos out there

 

[Catfish Alley]

A


Mate, went through a week of hell detoxing after 4 months on Oxycodone and OxyContin from a surgery that didn’t go well.

It was absolute hell and I’ll never touch that poison again unless I’m in 10/10 agony!

That’s rough. Yeah, I’m happy I was able to get off it fairly quickly but in terms of dealing with pain it certainly does the job.

 

[Shell]

Ive had some srsly bad tension headaches this week.*

I got the Osteo tomorrow after a quick google it did say he may be able to help with that?


*thank u nurofen. You absolute legend