Up Front: Smut-Clog Part 2: This Time It’s Surgical
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I feel like I should have hugged you harder on Saturday.
But, as the other Megan said, no one is better equipped to cope than you.
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Best of luck, Emma, and may I second the remarks about Chch public - all my experiences of it have made me feel very warm and fuzzy about our healthcare system.
Yep.
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All the best Emma.
Recently my aunty had her brain tumour removed after 15yrs. I don't think hers was caused by porn, but who knows? -
This informed consent stuff goes way too far, I reckon. They should just tell you what their intention is, give you the relative risks and consequences, and then if you'd really love to hear all about the butchery that's involved you could, you know, ask them
Yeah. I'm a Mac user, in this as in other things. Don't bug me with how it works, just make it go, and make it look reasonably nice.
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Yep, what pretty much everyone said. Good luck.
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I hope all goes well for you. Glad you got the ink!
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Good luck, Emma - we're thinking of you!
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This informed consent stuff goes way too far, I reckon
If on the other hand you want to go further, there is an internet site that teaches children how to do brain surgery as well as hip and knee replacement. It's my 8 yo boy's favourite!
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Lara,
Good luck Emma, you'll be sweet. Feel free to post nice things about Chch public-Mum works there (ward 29) and good stuff makes her day.
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I recommend the FULL head shave.
My wife did that for her haemangeoblastoma (aka The Little Bastard) and not only did she look great but she didn't have that crappy "I've just had my skull opened up (and not in a good way) and now can't wash my hair" thing going on.
Remember: Tramadol is your friend (but makes it very hard to sleep when you come off it - factor in an entire night of awake time); John Key is the prime minister and HDU nurses have no sense of humour when it comes to remembering what day/week/month/who's in charge when they're doing your obs chart so don't even try.
Report back soonest. Photos a must.
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All the best, Emma.
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Well he had to be written out some time... for the record I think you are strong enough to carry the show on your own, so no more brain side kick tumors eh..
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Heal thee well Emma. Waiting and hoping for reports of success if you feel like providing them...
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All the very best Emma.
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Emma
I think Jackie with her "gush" hit quite the right note
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All the best Emma, you have all of PAS cheering you and thinking death ray vibes to Adric, whose tendrils will be toast once you and the surgeon are finished with him/it. Heal well and keep writing brilliant things to make us laugh.
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Kia manawanui
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i mostly lurk but just really wanted to say thinking of you emma, everything crossed that it goes as well as possible and for a swift recovery. be nice to the nurses, i believe they make the joint run.
btw, tramadol can be your friend, as someone else said, but it can also be your dissociating, boomy-eared pain in the ass. that said, i'm not sure that there are so many options.
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All the best! I'm another fan of the public system too
I'm a fan of morphine on a you-controlled drip. Demand it.
And can someone post any updates for those of us who aren't Twits or Tweeters or whatever it is?
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btw, tramadol can be your friend, as someone else said, but it can also be your dissociating, boomy-eared pain in the ass. that said, i'm not sure that there are so many options.
With sort of procedure Emma is having is that there is usually only mild post op discomfort, and there is also no need for a general anesthetic.
Understanding Neurosurgery: Post op pain
Pain management is usually not a problem for most Brain Surgery patients. While a "headache" and or incision pain is common, relatively mild analgesics (pain relieving medication) are all that is usually required.
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Just hearing the "shave the head so the scar won't be visible/drilling/shrinking/radiation" I was in mild discomfort. Brr.
Take the drugs, Emma. Take them and run with them (and remember to share: partners need a bit of help too)!
And if any bastard comes near you with a staple gun to seal up the wound, hit them as hard as you can (even while being unconscious). Get them to promise No Staples ahead of time.
Not sure if they still do it but they're a bastard of a thing. Just trust me on that one.
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Take the drugs, Emma. Take them and run with them (and remember to share: partners need a bit of help too)!
There was some small compensation in having a partner who got the post-op painkillers but didn't take them. It can be useful to have something more effective than Panadol.
Although, of course, I'd cheerfully have swapped that for no breast cancer.
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hit them as hard as you can (even while being unconscious). Get them to promise No Staples ahead of time.
Not sure if they still do it but they're a bastard of a thing. Just trust me on that one.My Dad got the nurse to save my staples and I have mentioned before but I'll say it again, he presented me with a necklace made from the staples and hospital personal id tag.Very post modern. So they can have more than one purpose. I had no problem with the staples.
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Good luck Emma .
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Emma's partner has just posted an update at LJ
Emma's out of surgery, and will be spending the next 24 hours under constant supervision (as is normal after this type of surgery). She gets to be woken up every hour and tested to make sure all the appropriate bits of her brain are still working, so she's pretty knackered.
Wayne (one of the surgeons) tells us it has been a successful operation, and they're pretty confident they got all of Adric's little tentacles.
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