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monster · 04-10-2012, 09:40 PM

sorry UT and KK. thinking positive thoughts.

classicman · 04-10-2012, 11:15 PM

Damn UT.

Aliantha · 04-11-2012, 02:01 AM

That's pretty bad UT. Might be bypass time?

I hope it all works out ok. xx

limey · 04-11-2012, 03:15 AM

Fingers crossed for your mum, UT.

Sundae · 04-11-2012, 07:43 AM

A diagnosis is a start Tony.
Much love to you and the KK.

Blueflare · 04-11-2012, 07:51 AM

I feel pretty ill. Sore throat, splitting headache, exhausted. Can't get anything done. Blergh.

I hope your mum will be okay, UT.

Clodfobble · 04-11-2012, 10:28 AM

A messageboard friend of mine has a 17-year-old son with ulcerative colitis (no neurological symptoms.) He's been symptom-free for 4 years now with the same diet my kids are following.

The other night he picked up a bottle of Dasani water while they were out driving, and chugged half of it before noticing it tasted like soap. Then he doubled over in pain and nausea. They called Poison Control, who told them that they get calls like this on a fairly regular basis; the factory was most likely cleaning the lines and didn't get all the soap rinsed before starting to fill bottles again.

The cleaner is out of his system by now, but it's triggered a full-on flare and they expect it will take at least a month or two before it's healed again. In the meantime he's in too much pain to play sports for basically the rest of the school year.

I understand that it's not rational to hate the entire food manufacturing industry over rare events like this. But I do.

BigV · 04-11-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Mom's heart problem has been found to be an Aortic aneurysm. It is serious. She is waiting now to hear what the surgeons want to do next.

Hi UT.

I am hoping for the best like everyone else for your mom and for you and yours. I don't know about your case "It is serious" but I will tell you my Dad had an aortic aneurysm, about seven centimeters. I was quite alarmed, but it didn't kill him (he died from other causes). The diagnosis in his case was watchful waiting, to my very limited understanding, in order to measure the rate of growth of the aneurysm. Based on that information, decisions as to what to do next could be made.

It sounds and sounded scary as hell, and it is serious. I'm glad everyone's aware of it, that's the best possible situation. What happens after that is decided on a case by case basis. Good luck to her. Hang in there man.

Undertoad · 04-11-2012, 12:47 PM

Thank you sir. I read all about it and there are several different kinds. Hers is 6.1cm, but it all depends on where it is. If it's on the ascending part of the aorta, which I think it is, that is indicated to require fixing.

We are all (still) waiting for the cardiac surgeon consult, but I think they are keeping her in hospital during this period for a reason.

infinite monkey · 04-11-2012, 12:54 PM

You and yours are in my thoughts, UT.

Undertoad · 04-11-2012, 12:58 PM

Just as I hit send, the news comes in, it is in fact a thoracic ascending, for which 5.5cm is the level at which they operate.

Now I think we are just waiting for a schedule and how much planning can happen before the operation.

limey · 04-11-2012, 02:00 PM

Oh, UT! My thoughts are with you! Sending healing vibes...

Sent by thought transference

Clodfobble · 04-11-2012, 06:49 PM

Best wishes to you and your family, UT. Keep us updated.

Aliantha · 04-11-2012, 06:58 PM

You'll all be in my thoughts UT. xx

Undertoad · 04-11-2012, 07:42 PM

I guess this is the thread it's settled in...

News is that the location of the aneurysm is in a place where they need a really top surgeon as her current hospital doesn't have anyone who's worked on this particular variety of problem. She is getting an appointment at U of Penn where the really top doctors are.

We are kind of in shock.

04-10-2012, 09:40 PM	#7831
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	sorry UT and KK. thinking positive thoughts. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-10-2012, 11:15 PM	#7832
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Damn UT. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-11-2012, 02:01 AM	#7833
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	That's pretty bad UT. Might be bypass time? I hope it all works out ok. xx __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-11-2012, 03:15 AM	#7834
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Fingers crossed for your mum, UT. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-11-2012, 07:43 AM	#7835
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	A diagnosis is a start Tony. Much love to you and the KK. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-11-2012, 07:51 AM	#7836
Blueflare Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 130	I feel pretty ill. Sore throat, splitting headache, exhausted. Can't get anything done. Blergh. I hope your mum will be okay, UT. __________________ "Never trust quotes you find on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

04-11-2012, 10:28 AM	#7837
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	A messageboard friend of mine has a 17-year-old son with ulcerative colitis (no neurological symptoms.) He's been symptom-free for 4 years now with the same diet my kids are following. The other night he picked up a bottle of Dasani water while they were out driving, and chugged half of it before noticing it tasted like soap. Then he doubled over in pain and nausea. They called Poison Control, who told them that they get calls like this on a fairly regular basis; the factory was most likely cleaning the lines and didn't get all the soap rinsed before starting to fill bottles again. The cleaner is out of his system by now, but it's triggered a full-on flare and they expect it will take at least a month or two before it's healed again. In the meantime he's in too much pain to play sports for basically the rest of the school year. I understand that it's not rational to hate the entire food manufacturing industry over rare events like this. But I do. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-11-2012, 12:47 PM	#7839
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Thank you sir. I read all about it and there are several different kinds. Hers is 6.1cm, but it all depends on where it is. If it's on the ascending part of the aorta, which I think it is, that is indicated to require fixing. We are all (still) waiting for the cardiac surgeon consult, but I think they are keeping her in hospital during this period for a reason.

04-11-2012, 12:54 PM	#7840
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You and yours are in my thoughts, UT.

04-11-2012, 12:58 PM	#7841
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Just as I hit send, the news comes in, it is in fact a thoracic ascending, for which 5.5cm is the level at which they operate. Now I think we are just waiting for a schedule and how much planning can happen before the operation.

04-11-2012, 02:00 PM	#7842
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Oh, UT! My thoughts are with you! Sending healing vibes... Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-11-2012, 06:49 PM	#7843
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Best wishes to you and your family, UT. Keep us updated. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-11-2012, 06:58 PM	#7844
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You'll all be in my thoughts UT. xx __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-11-2012, 07:42 PM	#7845
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I guess this is the thread it's settled in... News is that the location of the aneurysm is in a place where they need a really top surgeon as her current hospital doesn't have anyone who's worked on this particular variety of problem. She is getting an appointment at U of Penn where the really top doctors are. We are kind of in shock.

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