Surgery now listed for next Tuesday, 2 April, with an appointment to be arranged for pre-op stuff, Monday - then to see the surgeon later that day to clear any problems....or whatever.
In one way, I'm glad to have a little more breathing space, in another it'd have been good to have it out of the way now - but my diarrhea is just as bad as ever it was, and I'm not eating much - not a good thing, general health-wise!
This thing is following a similar "can-kicking" pattern to Brexit! Brexit hassles are almost enough to give one the s...ts too!
Oh you are suffering, deepest sympathy on your "thunder and lightening" in the stomach as a dear old friend of my dad's used to call it. Stomach in those days covered the whole nether region.
ReplyDeleteAnd no surprise on Mueller, right? I just knew that nothing could happen to get that **** out of the WH.
Brexit is 'nother matter. Looks like civil war.
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Wisewebwoman ~ Thanks, WWW. Yep - nether region rather sore from so many storms ! :)
ReplyDeleteMueller? I've been studiously ignoring the whole Russia, Russia, Russia thing. They'll never let it drop though!
Brexit hassles makes me sad, and a little bit ashamed - it's a serious mess that really need never have happened. I doubt it'll be anything as dramatic as civil war but something will have to give, sooner or later.
Dolly Parton's 'Chemo Hero'
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Get yr pink back soon
PeptoBismol and Kaopectate have bismuth subsalicylate active ingredient.
ReplyDeleteWikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth_subsalicylate
Stimulation of absorption of fluids and electrolytes by the intestinal wall (antisecretory action)
As a salicylate, reducing inflammation/irritation of stomach and intestinal lining through inhibition of prostaglandin G/H synthase 1/2
Reduction in hypermotility of the stomach
Binding of toxins produced by Escherichia coli
Bactericidal action of a number of its subcomponents, including salicylic acid[14]
Bactericidal action via a so-called oligodynamic effect in which small amounts of heavy metals such as bismuth are toxic for a number of microbes
Weak antacid properties
Pedialyte to replenish lost electrolytes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedialyte
Astrology of April 2 is much better!
Anonymous #1 - Thanks Anon #1! I shall hope the pink returns to the cheeks of my face - I've had plenty of pink on t'other sort already! :)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous #2 ~ Thank you for the recommendations Anon#2. I did try Pepto Bismol early on during my intestinal problem. It seemed to help, but minimally. I'll see, now, what these anti-biotics do, if anything. I'm about to take my 4th tablet.
ReplyDeleteI shall get me some Pedialyte later today - thanks. I've been drinking Smart Water for the past few weeks, but it is probably not as high in electrolytes etc as Pedialyte. I tried some Coco Water (Vita coconut water) yesterday - that was rather good and not too sweet (the problem with most drinks in the USA).
I'm glad someone else thinks April 2 astrology is better - that thought had entered my mind also! :)
Sometimes, Ann, the process of comforting others on Quora puts our own minds to rest and from a calm mind the body gets the hint and worrisome conditions vanish into nothingness.Adequate hydration and ample rest after a helpful counsel of another ignites the wonders of better ohysical health....
ReplyDeleteCharley Settles ~ That is very likely true, Charley. I'm losing patience with the questions at Quora right now though. Possibly my "feed" is on the wrong wavelength. Question quality has dropped - and dropped a lot - during past months. If I do see any questions of a type you suggest, I shall try to give a helpful/comforting answer. There are a lot of trolls out there at present. :)
ReplyDeleteHang on in there, Ann. Trish, my wife, is coming along well at the moment. She dreaded the operation more than the chemo, but apart from having to spend four days in IC and a further five days in the hospital it really wasn't too bad. The chemo can be rough at first but she doesn't fear it anymore. As she says, she knows what to expect of it now.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll come through it fine. America has some excellent doctors and surgeons and provided one can afford it, the treatments are some of the best in the world.
Just remember we're all rooting for you.
RJ Adams ~ Thank you RJ! I'm so pleased to hear that Trish is feeling better. :) For me, the waiting is worse than the actual doing - for which one is 'asleep'. I'm dealing with it, day at a time! Going for the pre-op stuff today, which I also did last year before lumpectomy, so not worried; I know what to expect now - quick and easy!
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