What's upsetting you today? - Page 610

xoxoxoBruce · 03-20-2013, 11:31 PM

Hope everyone that's "glad to know him", tells him.

Aliantha · 03-21-2013, 12:22 AM

They seem to have. I think that's the problem. Everyone tries to help, but in the end, it's up to him to fight it. There's only so much a donated lasagne and volunteers mowing the lawn can do.

Griff · 03-21-2013, 06:43 AM

Fucking cancer.

Sundae · 03-23-2013, 10:01 AM

Hurting today.
Claudette. You know.

Snowing like a Christmas card outside and I can't share it with her.

And I never got her to like Larkin.
All I could think of when walking through the woods in Arran (yet to be documented) was his poem about Spring, First Sight.
"Earth's immeasurable surprise"
He was a great poet for long dragging syllables, just where they had the most effect.

Today is a day when I wonder why I am waiting too.

infinite monkey · 03-23-2013, 11:20 AM

Good grief in a bucket of crap: i really have seen it all now. I don't know whether to laugh or feel pity for all the wrong reasons. Best to write it off in the selfish ho column, i suppose.

Clodfobble · 03-26-2013, 07:27 AM

Been at the hospital all night with Minifob. He has an intussusception (sp?) of the small bowel, and they are monitoring it to see if it improves or requires surgery. It's causing him a lot of pain, on and off. It would be hard enough to watch even if I hadn't had coffee and jello for dinner and 1.5 hours of sleep. As it is I'm just trying not to cry in front of the doctors.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-26-2013, 07:32 AM

Well that sucks. Any idea how long before they resolve this?

Aliantha · 03-26-2013, 07:36 AM

You can cry clod. They will cope. I hope it all gets sorted out soon mate. Xxx

Clodfobble · 03-26-2013, 07:38 AM

The general idea is, if he stops having episodes of pain, then all is well and we can go home. If they keep happening, they will play chicken with it as long as they can. My personal bet is they'll make a decision for surgery around 9 AM, when the regular doctors come back on shift and see that nothing got better overnight.

orthodoc · 03-26-2013, 08:10 AM

It can resolve on its own, so they're hoping for that. The small bowel telescopes on itself and it can go back and forth, resolving but then re-telescoping. If it gets swollen and inflamed and gets stuck while telescoped, then the bowel becomes blocked, blood supply can be compromised, and surgery becomes necessary.

I'm sorry Minifob and you are going through this painful, upsetting situation. I hope it resolves and you can take him home without surgery. Sending hugs.

glatt · 03-26-2013, 08:18 AM

Aw shit clod, I'm sorry. I'm hoping for good news for you this morning.

footfootfoot · 03-26-2013, 10:48 AM

Oh Clod, that's terrible. It's 10:48, is no news good news?

Sundae · 03-26-2013, 10:52 AM

Infi I really hope you're okay.
Things sound pretty bad. And they have for a while.

Clod - bad, bad times.
All I can offer is long distance love.
Like Ali says - cry. Just cry. It doesn't really help, but holding it in hurts more.

footfootfoot · 03-26-2013, 11:33 AM

Do not go gentle into that small intestine,
Rage, rage against the inflammation of the bowel!

Clodfobble · 03-26-2013, 12:07 PM

Yep, no news is good news. He woke up hungry and feeling fine (though this is also how he felt yesterday morning.) He drank 2 smoothies (which he also did yesterday,) and now they want him to eat a substantive meal successfully and see what happens (a few bites of meat yesterday was the beginning of the downfall into last night.) They also won't let him leave until he poops and they can test it for traces of blood, but for now surgery is looking less likely, unless things go south again.

Also, I have figured out what day it is, and realized I am supposed to teach a class at 7:30 tonight. Ha ha.

03-20-2013, 11:31 PM	#9136
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hope everyone that's "glad to know him", tells him. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-21-2013, 12:22 AM	#9137
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	They seem to have. I think that's the problem. Everyone tries to help, but in the end, it's up to him to fight it. There's only so much a donated lasagne and volunteers mowing the lawn can do. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-21-2013, 06:43 AM	#9138
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Fucking cancer. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-23-2013, 10:01 AM	#9139
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Hurting today. Claudette. You know. Snowing like a Christmas card outside and I can't share it with her. And I never got her to like Larkin. All I could think of when walking through the woods in Arran (yet to be documented) was his poem about Spring, *First Sight*. "Earth's immeasurable surprise" He was a great poet for long dragging syllables, just where they had the most effect. Today is a day when I wonder why I am waiting too. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-26-2013, 07:27 AM	#9141
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Been at the hospital all night with Minifob. He has an intussusception (sp?) of the small bowel, and they are monitoring it to see if it improves or requires surgery. It's causing him a lot of pain, on and off. It would be hard enough to watch even if I hadn't had coffee and jello for dinner and 1.5 hours of sleep. As it is I'm just trying not to cry in front of the doctors. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-23-2013, 11:20 AM	#9140
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Good grief in a bucket of crap: i really have seen it all now. I don't know whether to laugh or feel pity for all the wrong reasons. Best to write it off in the selfish ho column, i suppose.

03-26-2013, 07:32 AM	#9142
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well that sucks. Any idea how long before they resolve this? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-26-2013, 07:36 AM	#9143
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You can cry clod. They will cope. I hope it all gets sorted out soon mate. Xxx __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-26-2013, 07:38 AM	#9144
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The general idea is, if he stops having episodes of pain, then all is well and we can go home. If they keep happening, they will play chicken with it as long as they can. My personal bet is they'll make a decision for surgery around 9 AM, when the regular doctors come back on shift and see that nothing got better overnight. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-26-2013, 08:10 AM	#9145
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	It can resolve on its own, so they're hoping for that. The small bowel telescopes on itself and it can go back and forth, resolving but then re-telescoping. If it gets swollen and inflamed and gets stuck while telescoped, then the bowel becomes blocked, blood supply can be compromised, and surgery becomes necessary. I'm sorry Minifob and you are going through this painful, upsetting situation. I hope it resolves and you can take him home without surgery. Sending hugs. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-26-2013, 08:18 AM	#9146
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Aw shit clod, I'm sorry. I'm hoping for good news for you this morning.

03-26-2013, 10:48 AM	#9147
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Oh Clod, that's terrible. It's 10:48, is no news good news? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-26-2013, 10:52 AM	#9148
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Infi I really hope you're okay. Things sound pretty bad. And they have for a while. Clod - bad, bad times. All I can offer is long distance love. Like Ali says - cry. Just cry. It doesn't really help, but holding it in hurts more. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-26-2013, 11:33 AM	#9149
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Do not go gentle into that small intestine, Rage, rage against the inflammation of the bowel! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-26-2013, 12:07 PM	#9150
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yep, no news is good news. He woke up hungry and feeling fine (though this is also how he felt yesterday morning.) He drank 2 smoothies (which he also did yesterday,) and now they want him to eat a substantive meal successfully and see what happens (a few bites of meat yesterday was the beginning of the downfall into last night.) They also won't let him leave until he poops and they can test it for traces of blood, but for now surgery is looking less likely, unless things go south again. Also, I have figured out what day it is, and realized I am supposed to teach a class at 7:30 tonight. Ha ha. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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