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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:12 am
by sgt.null
thanks sheeply.
i am really hoping that i can do the day surgery and have it all wrapped up on my days off.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:11 am
by lorin
sgt.null wrote: i am really hoping that i can do the day surgery and have it all wrapped up on my days off.
Sounds more like a week off since you are on your feet all day.
www.sages.org/publication/id/PI11/
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT AFTER GALLBLADDER SURGERY?
Gallbladder removal is a major abdominal operation and a certain amount of postoperative pain occurs. Nausea and vomiting are not uncommon.
Once liquids or a diet is tolerated, patients leave the hospital the same day or day following the laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.
Activity is dependent on how the patient feels. Walking is encouraged. Patients can remove the dressings and shower the day after the operation.
Patients will probably be able to return to normal activities within a week's time, including driving, walking up stairs, light lifting and working.
In general, recovery should be progressive, once the patient is at home.
The onset of fever, yellow skin or eyes, worsening abdominal pain, distention, persistent nausea or vomiting, or drainage from the incision are indications that a complication may have occurred. Your surgeon should be contacted in these instances.
Most patients who have a laparoscopic gallbladder removal go home from the hospital the day after surgery. Some may even go home the same day the operation is performed.
Most patients can return to work within seven days following the laparoscopic procedure depending on the nature of your job. Patients with administrative or desk jobs usually return in a few days while those involved in manual labor or heavy lifting may require a bit more time. Patients undergoing the open procedure usually resume normal activities in four to six weeks.
Make an appointment with your surgeon within 2 weeks following your operation.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:47 pm
by Iolanthe
sgt.null wrote:i have a gall stone 10 mm. julie says that is the width of ten stacked dimes. see a surgeon tomorrow to find out what he wants to do.
other than that...
Sarge, I have got behind. So many posts, and the orange things tend to disappear so I don't know what I've looked at! So sorry to hear about the gall stone. A week off it seems to recover after surgery. Make the most of it!
They do say things come in threes
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:04 pm
by aliantha
Trying to remember how my gallbladder surgery went. I had the laparoscopic kind. Seems like it was overnight in the hospital, and then maybe a day or two at home. So four days off work, total. But I had a desk job, so it might be different for you.
Shaun, that stinks about the books.
Yesterday at work was totally crazy. And then I kind of got sick halfway through the day with some GI thing. I toughed it out 'til the end of the day, then skipped dinner and went to be almost as soon as I got home. I think I would have slept through the night from there, too, except that we had a thunderstorm roll through around 10:30. Anyway, feeling better today, I think.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:24 pm
by Menolly
Feel well soon, sarge and ali.
Shaun, would you be willing to download and read a free. pdf file or ebook of AWoE, until your book arrives, so you can get started? Or maybe see if your library has a digital copy you can "check out?" You have already supported the author by purchasing the book; I see no reason why you should wait to begin if you have the time to do so.
Myself, I'm feeling...disconnected today. Hoping I find my balance again.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:15 pm
by I'm Murrin
Coming up with ideas for this game is pretty fun. My first iteration on the "worst possible extremely rare global event" turned out to be far more devastating than intended. As in, if a player couldn't beat it in the first two turns, it would be
literally impossible to survive.
I need to think about the numbers more before I try to do things.
And do less precision numbers stuff. I'm going to be winging it for most game processes rather than using chance and fixed stats, no reason this needs to be different.
I also
might just scrap the idea and come up with something new.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:35 pm
by aliantha
Murrin, I hope you and yours have fun over in the GT forum.
Menolly -- thanks!
Of course, being sick threw me off on the walking challenge. Guess I'll start again next week....
A friend had a mild heart attack this week. Another was just diagnosed with lung cancer (she's not a smoker) and an acquaintance (former smoker) lost her battle with the same disease last week. We are too young for this, dammit.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:36 pm
by I'm Murrin
There'll be plenty of room for players if you feel like joining us.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:18 pm
by I'm Murrin
I accidentally saved the spreadsheet in a no-macros format. I just lost every bit of macro code I added today.
Edit: Rebuilt, some of it from scratch. Frustrating part, making and having to fix the same mistakes I made the first time I did it.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:17 am
by aliantha
Murrin wrote:There'll be plenty of room for players if you feel like joining us.
Nice try.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:45 am
by sgt.null
lorin - thanks for the info. I will be having the surgery on a thursday. so with my days off and the week i am taking off i can have 9 straight days off to recover.
i'll be doing it the ninth of next month. takes away whatever (very) slim chance i had at the e-fest. so whoever goes will have to take lots of pics. i am thinking i want all of you guys to sign something for me. from a new hampshire author i think...
Iolanthe, aliantha, Menolly - thanks for the kind wishes.
i am ready to be done with the doctors already. the surgeon said it i slikely that all the weight i lost and gained back damaged my gall bladder. so we are working on the new diet in hopes that i can keep the weight off this time.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:01 am
by Shaun das Schaf
Menolly wrote:Shaun, would you be willing to download and read a free. pdf file or ebook of AWoE, until your book arrives, so you can get started? Or maybe see if your library has a digital copy you can "check out?" You have already supported the author by purchasing the book; I see no reason why you should wait to begin if you have the time to do so.
Myself, I'm feeling...disconnected today. Hoping I find my balance again.
Hi Menolly, hope the power is back on soon in your head and heart. 'Tis an excellent idea to get hold of an ebook, I did check my library but they didn't have a copy. But as I'm struggling to use the Kindle at the moment (RSI worse than usual), I'd prefer the hard copy. It'll probably turn up in the next couple of days and it's not like my name's Avatar and I'm scrounging around for reading material! (I'm taking the opportunity to try
Midnight Tides again and then I'll start Earthsea). Anyway, thanks for the suggestions.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:44 pm
by deer of the dawn
My husband just found this guy in our living room. A Boomslang, shy and not aggressive, but more toxic venom than a Mamba or Cobra if they do bite (which they are likely to do when handled). Still, he was kinda cute and we felt bad to have to kill him.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:26 pm
by Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm
Sarge, aliantha, get better soon!
deer, don't feel bad, risking human lives is hardly a better option. I've read it's virtually impossible for a human to be poisoned by them, they have to practically chew the victim deep in the backs of their mouths to apply poison, though that may be academic theory. But if that's actually so, perhaps you could spare them if any appear around again.
Shaun, when I was reading the Chrons for the first time, I had only the first four books. And a bit later I found the WGW), missing TOT. Didn't regret too much then though, not knowing the end could be worse)
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:01 pm
by deer of the dawn
Effaeldm wrote:deer, don't feel bad, risking human lives is hardly a better option. I've read it's virtually impossible for a human to be poisoned by them, they have to practically chew the victim deep in the backs of their mouths to apply poison, though that may be academic theory. But if that's actually so, perhaps you could spare them if any appear around again.
I still feel badly as it was a truly beautiful creature, but knowing the state of hospitals in this city, the likelihood of them having antivenin are slim-to-none... also I have a cat and two dogs, and there are children who play in our yard, and it was in our living room, not in a tree or somewhere outside. So all in all it seemed like the safest thing was to break its neck.
Sorry.
We just had the craziest downpour. Could hardly see the car outside!!
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:42 pm
by lorin
deer of the dawn wrote: I still feel badly as it was a truly beautiful creature, but knowing the state of hospitals in this city, the likelihood of them having antivenin are slim-to-none... also I have a cat and two dogs, and there are children who play in our yard, and it was in our living room, not in a tree or somewhere outside. So all in all it seemed like the safest thing was to break its neck.
Sorry.
Don't apologize, you were taking care of your family and your pet family. I would have done EXACTLY the same thing.(if I had the courage
)
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:15 am
by aliantha
Crazy busy weekend. Guests yesterday. Magickmaker came over for dinner last night and again tonight. Book club this afternoon. Doing laundry now, and I still need to write a blog post. Back to work tomorrow -- maybe then I'll get some rest.
Oh, and I did 15 min. on the treadmill tonight and didn't die.
I think I just need to ease back into exercising -- which is to say, I think I'll put off trying the elliptical again 'til I'm more up to speed on the treadmill.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:26 am
by sgt.null
deer - we have rats at work. we have to kill them. so everytime i am there and the inmates kill one i make them bring it to me for a prayer. (for the departed beast)
i also make them do it as quickly and humanely as possible. they are not allowed to cause the poor beast any undue suffering. it isn't much but someone should grieve even for the lowest of God's creatures.
i really hate killing them, but i have to. i really hate doing it though.
julie and i have saved over two dozen turtles while in texas. (fifteen years i think) we stop on the road, i retrieve the turtle and we take it to a pond somewhere. i say a prayer and release the turtle back to the wild.
i also have released a few mice when no one was looking. don't tell anyone though.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:15 am
by deer of the dawn
It's true, Sarge, taking any life, even a fish for dinner, or a cockroach just because we are repulsed by them, should come with some respect for the life we are taking, (and thanksgiving for whatever benefit we get from it).
Flooding all around the area after the crazy downpours of yesterday. Contamination in the well.
But I woke up this morning realizing how thankful I was that the flooding did not enter the house, that we were safe, warm, and dry, and even comfortable and well-fed, throughout.
I also wondered if the snake knew about the storm coming and was looking for a safe place....
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:23 pm
by Frostheart Grueburn
Murrin wrote:There'll be plenty of room for players if you feel like joining us.
I prefer to play outdoors, including sleeping in soggy tents and wandering around in -25C frosts with a silly costume on.
Hope everyone's feeling well today!