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hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
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Sep 26, 2010 - 4:52pm |
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rosedraws wrote:The hubby stubbed his toe yesterday (I resist the urge to call him The Stubby.) Baby toe. He's a tall man, and his feet are often numb. He says it hurt like a sonofabitch when it happened, but doesn't seem to hurt much now. That toe is black and blue and very swollen and WAY ugly.. My understanding is that there's no point blowing $200 we don't have on a doctor, 'cause it's a toe, they won't do anything for it anyway. But is there anything to look out for? Especially if he's a little numb, he might not notice if it's, I dunno, throbbing or something? I'll have to watch the toe steathily, because he hates me watching out for him like that (this from the guy that let a mole grow to stage 2 melanoma, despite his wife's nagging to get it looked at.) I also have to not tell him I'm getting advice from RP. He is a grownup, it's his toe, and it's not going to fall off, so I recommend you just leave it and him alone. This does not require your watchful eye.
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rosedraws
Location: close to the edge Gender:
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Sep 26, 2010 - 4:47pm |
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The hubby stubbed his toe yesterday (I resist the urge to call him The Stubby.) Baby toe. He's a tall man, and his feet are often numb. He says it hurt like a sonofabitch when it happened, but doesn't seem to hurt much now. That toe is black and blue and very swollen and WAY ugly.. My understanding is that there's no point blowing $200 we don't have on a doctor, 'cause it's a toe, they won't do anything for it anyway. But is there anything to look out for? Especially if he's a little numb, he might not notice if it's, I dunno, throbbing or something? I'll have to watch the toe steathily, because he hates me watching out for him like that (this from the guy that let a mole grow to stage 2 melanoma, despite his wife's nagging to get it looked at.) I also have to not tell him I'm getting advice from RP.
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Leslie
Location: Antioch, CA Gender:
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Aug 4, 2010 - 8:19am |
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Thanks, everyone.
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triskele
Location: The Dragons' Roost
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Aug 4, 2010 - 5:00am |
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Leslie wrote:If anyone has knowledge or practical experience using essential oils applied to the skin for pain management, please PM me. I've purchased Ginger and Eucalyptus based on a conversation I had with a women who says the combination has worked wonders for her. I want to be sure I use them correctly...
THANKS!
pm coming your way
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prickelpit96
Location: Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal. Gender:
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Aug 4, 2010 - 2:05am |
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glassbuteo wrote: ARNICA GEL
Arnica is one of the most helpful medicaments I know. I've always used those Arnica globules to milden any pain my daughter has had.
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Leslie
Location: Antioch, CA Gender:
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Aug 3, 2010 - 9:00pm |
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If anyone has knowledge or practical experience using essential oils applied to the skin for pain management, please PM me. I've purchased Ginger and Eucalyptus based on a conversation I had with a women who says the combination has worked wonders for her. I want to be sure I use them correctly...
THANKS!
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donna_birichina
Location: in the middle Gender:
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Aug 3, 2010 - 7:31pm |
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I'm glad you guys agreed with me; it just felt WRONG. It seems the hospital finally agreed with me as well and kept said (hypothetical, of course) patient overnight with some antibiotics. I feel much relieved.
(In a way. I mean, do I really trust them to continue to give acceptable medical care through the night? *sigh*)
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justin_thyme
Location: Windward O`ahu, Hawai`i Gender:
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Aug 3, 2010 - 6:45pm |
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donna_birichina wrote:So, say someone goes to the doctor at 11am for pain in the abdomen. A CT shows an extreme case of appendicitis. Emergency laparoscopic surgery at 2. Back in the room at 3:30. Is it reasonable for the hospital to send the patient home that same night? When the patient's temp has gone from 98.3 before surgery to 100.1 after?
That's a sad tale — but probably consistent with current practice at many, many hospitals in this era of cost containment and corporate medicine-for-profit. If the appendix had not ruptured and was removed intact with no spillage of its contents into the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity, and if the patient's vital signs had remained stable from completion of surgery until the time of discharge (most particularly heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation; the slight bump in temperature is to be expected after general anesthesia), then currently-acceptable discharge criteria were probably met. First caveat: the patient should have been receiving the appropriate perioperative IV antibiotic(s) that were started before the first incision and continued until at least final skin closure. Second caveat: the patient must not have had any serious accompanying conditions (unstable diabetes, serious heart disease, for example). But I still think it stinks!
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rosedraws
Location: close to the edge Gender:
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Aug 3, 2010 - 6:40pm |
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donna_birichina wrote:So, say someone goes to the doctor at 11am for pain in the abdomen. A CT shows an extreme case of appendicitis. Emergency laparoscopic surgery at 2. Back in the room at 3:30. Is it reasonable for the hospital to send the patient home that same night? When the patient's temp has gone from 98.3 before surgery to 100.1 after? If your instincts say fight their decision, then it's probably good to fight it.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Aug 3, 2010 - 6:38pm |
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donna_birichina wrote:So, say someone goes to the doctor at 11am for pain in the abdomen. A CT shows an extreme case of appendicitis. Emergency laparoscopic surgery at 2. Back in the room at 3:30. Is it reasonable for the hospital to send the patient home that same night? When the patient's temp has gone from 98.3 before surgery to 100.1 after?
My un-medical opinion would be no, not with the fever.
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donna_birichina
Location: in the middle Gender:
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Aug 3, 2010 - 6:32pm |
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So, say someone goes to the doctor at 11am for pain in the abdomen. A CT shows an extreme case of appendicitis. Emergency laparoscopic surgery at 2. Back in the room at 3:30. Is it reasonable for the hospital to send the patient home that same night? When the patient's temp has gone from 98.3 before surgery to 100.1 after?
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe Gender:
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Sep 9, 2009 - 11:10am |
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JrzyTmata wrote: all one ever needed to know about nasal passages. thanx Jrz
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JrzyTmata
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Sep 9, 2009 - 11:05am |
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meower wrote:
alright I'll friggin go to the damn doctor.
here's a better link
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe Gender:
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Sep 9, 2009 - 11:01am |
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JrzyTmata wrote: alright I'll friggin go to the damn doctor.
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JrzyTmata
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Sep 9, 2009 - 10:59am |
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meower wrote:
clearly-yellow. Meaning more clear than yellow, but sorta yellow. definitely not green
probably a sinus infection
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phineas
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Sep 9, 2009 - 10:54am |
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meower wrote:
clearly-yellow. Meaning more clear than yellow, but sorta yellow. definitely not green
See what I mean, Jrz?
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe Gender:
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Sep 9, 2009 - 10:53am |
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JrzyTmata wrote: mucus color-clear, yellow or greenish? it's probably a secondary infection from the cold. see a doc.
clearly-yellow. Meaning more clear than yellow, but sorta yellow. definitely not green
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phineas
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Sep 9, 2009 - 10:53am |
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JrzyTmata wrote: mucus color-clear, yellow or greenish?
Better get a Pantone spec on those, Jrz...
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JrzyTmata
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Sep 9, 2009 - 10:51am |
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meower wrote:I've never had allergies before. I've had sinus BS now for three weeks. It DEFINITELY started as a cold, now it's stuffy head all the time and runny nose at night before bed and in the AM.... and coughing up luuuuggers pretty regularly throughout the day (baad post nasal drip)
How do you know when it's allergies When it's a cold When it's an infection?
mucus color-clear, yellow or greenish? it's probably a secondary infection from the cold. see a doc.
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