Sack of hammers

[abaddonxi]

Feel like I swallowed a sack of hammers. Spent the day in hospital having gastric endoscopy. Lying specialist told me it'd take ten minutes.

Yeah.

Ten minutes is how long it takes him. Six hours is how long it took me.
:D:D

Cheers
Simon

[Quiggers]

Owww! I had one of those many years ago, but i don't remember a thing, they must've knocked me out real good.

Why did you need one of these ops, Simon?

GQ

[scrambler]

Owww! I had one of those many years ago, but i don't remember a thing, they must've knocked me out real good.

Why did you need one of these ops, Simon?

GQ
It's a trick of the trade, Qiggers. The sedative makes you forget what happens, but you were awake the whole time. Still, you don't want to remember.

Simon, 6 hours sounds like a bit much. Tempted to do you an internet consult. Most people walk away (like Quiggers) none the wiser that it's even happened.

[abaddonxi]

Been off for a while and doctor can't work out what it is.

They started out with the usual things - bloods and poking. Then worked up to x-rays, ultrasound, MRI, then endoscopy.

Charming GP says, 'just because we can't see anything on the scan doesn't mean you don't have pancreatic cancer.'

Find out what happens next in a week or so.

Not exactly sure how you get to the pancreas by poking a stick down my throat, but that's doctors for ya.

Cheers
Simon

[abaddonxi]

It's a trick of the trade, Qiggers. The sedative makes you forget what happens, but you were awake the whole time. Still, you don't want to remember.

Simon, 6 hours sounds like a bit much. Tempted to do you an internet consult. Most people walk away (like Quiggers) none the wiser that it's even happened.


Nah, the six hours was in the front door and out the other side. I was out for the whole thing. Just whinging about my expections of how much of the day it was going to kill. I was a bit worried about the sedative business, didn't work on my wife through a very painful procedure - gave her a second dose too.

Cheers
Simon.

[scrambler]

Been off for a while and doctor can't work out what it is.

They started out with the usual things - bloods and poking. Then worked up to x-rays, ultrasound, MRI, then endoscopy.

Charming GP says, 'just because we can't see anything on the scan doesn't mean you don't have pancreatic cancer.'

Find out what happens next in a week or so.

Not exactly sure how you get to the pancreas by poking a stick down my throat, but that's doctors for ya.

Cheers
Simon


You get to the pancreas by poking a little tube into the common bile duct where it connects to the bowel just after the stomach. You need to use a
side-facing camera to do it - the standard ones don't show you what you're doing. You inject dye and see the pancreas on x-ray. The hammers are probably your pancreas objecting to being treated like that!

I hope it's nothing serious, Simon. Sounds like your GP is being particularly thorough - it's a pain in the gut (if you'll pardon the pun) but probably a good thing in the long run.

[spudboy]

Not exactly sure how you get to the pancreas by poking a stick down my throat, but that's doctors for ya.

Cheers
Simon

Lucky they didn't approach it from the other "end"!

[abaddonxi]

Hey thanks for that, the forum never ceases to amaze me.

edit: that'd be responding to Scrambler, not spudboy.

Cheers
Simon

[Quiggers]

Lucky they didn't approach it from the other "end"!

I was waiting for that, whatshisname? Dr Bendover?:D :D :D

GQ

[RobHay]

Lucky they didn't approach it from the other "end"!

Thats what he is in for ....next week:D Doc was keeping it a secret, didn't want to excite him too much:eek: :angel:

[abaddonxi]

Ohh the pain.
I'm too young for that one.

Something to look forward to.

Cheers
Simon

[shorty943]

Hope everything turns out OK for you Simon. I feel for your lady wife. Having had the dubious pleasure of awakening during bone surgery myself.
My best wishes for you.

Shorty.