Comments on: Antici-patient http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/ Two parts vodka, one part vermouth, and a splash of blood cancer. Sun, 01 May 2011 05:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tom http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Tom Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:53:13 +0000 http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/#comment-19 Interesting bit about the shoulders! There was a chance that they'd remove my spleen laparoscopically, but we hadn't got so far as to discuss side-effects. I don't think they used a gas for the port installation. I took another look at the care manual that they gave me in my discharge packet. This manual includes complete instructions for installing the port, which I think is awesome. Didn't see a mention of gas though. The medical folks all seemed to think that it was pain referred from the diaphragm. Since the pain showed up with abdominal movement (even when my shoulders were unmoved), I am inclined to believe them. Interesting bit about the shoulders! There was a chance that they’d remove my spleen laparoscopically, but we hadn’t got so far as to discuss side-effects.

I don’t think they used a gas for the port installation. I took another look at the care manual that they gave me in my discharge packet. This manual includes complete instructions for installing the port, which I think is awesome. Didn’t see a mention of gas though.

The medical folks all seemed to think that it was pain referred from the diaphragm. Since the pain showed up with abdominal movement (even when my shoulders were unmoved), I am inclined to believe them.

]]> By: Marina Martin http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Marina Martin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:45:14 +0000 http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/#comment-8 Any chance they used some type of gas to make it easier to insert the port during surgery? For laparoscopic surgery (when they blow your abdomen up and go through your belly button) the #1 side effect is painful shoulders, because the gas rises and bubbles form in your shoulders. And it hurts. I hope it is somehow that (which goes away) and not your spleen pushing your internal organs around, or I'm going to have to give your spleen a talking to. Any chance they used some type of gas to make it easier to insert the port during surgery? For laparoscopic surgery (when they blow your abdomen up and go through your belly button) the #1 side effect is painful shoulders, because the gas rises and bubbles form in your shoulders. And it hurts. I hope it is somehow that (which goes away) and not your spleen pushing your internal organs around, or I’m going to have to give your spleen a talking to.

]]> By: Heather McCall http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Heather McCall Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:38:28 +0000 http://health.tommusic.net/2009/07/antici-patient/#comment-7 Tom, you are awesome! Thanks for sharing your journey and good luck. I will tune in for your updates. Much love from Heather, Arthur and India. Tom, you are awesome! Thanks for sharing your journey and good luck. I will tune in for your updates. Much love from Heather, Arthur and India.

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