Posted on 05/29/2024 12:46:08 PM PDT by Red Badger
The culture and society as a whole are consuming far too many drugs to deal with issues that could be solved with a reasonable diet and exercise and other lifestyle choices.
Many older drugs are still being used and are very safe.
Seems like the drugs being pumped out today come with horrendous side effects that really make you question the value of taking them at all.
If there are other older, safer drugs, I am not aware of them, but I'm to the point where if someone doesn't like me for the way I look, bad on them, it's their problem, not mine. But I got the peace of mind knowing I'm not pumping my body full of that junk anymore.
Dude, I just looked that up. That’s a serious “kitchen remodeling.” You going to be ok afterwards?
I hope to be released to go home around July 1st. That assumes no complications. The ampullary tumor is just big enough to obstruct flow of bile/pancreatic enzymes. Just enough obstruction to inflate the common bile duct to resemble a sock all the way to the liver. Just enough to raise my alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin to levels that resulted in denial of life insurance. The surgeon who did the ERCP placed a plastic stent to hold the "ampulla" open so bile and pancreatic enzymes can flow freely. My bilirubin and ALP lab results look normal now.
I'm expecting to be back to work the first week of July. I'll have to see if that is realistic once the "remodeling" is complete.
You need to be on the FR prayer list! Be sure and let us all know how you’re doing.
First time back in my basement office since June. It is been a long slog. The Whipple itself was fine, but a "complication" in the form of a nicked renal artery spoiled an otherwise well executed Whipple. I bled significant amount of blood into my abdomen before a CT scan spotted the origin of the bleed and "interventional radiology" performed an embolization of the "leak". 10 transfusions followed to get enough blood circulating to keep me alive. The pools of blood in my abdomen required drains for a period of months and pressure from the blood hampered the Whipple recovery. In the midst of all that, I contracted an MRSA pneumonia and required weeks of IV vancomycin to clear it. I'm finally building back muscle lost to atrophy from being in a hospital bed too long. I'm still tethered to a naso-jejunal feeding tube supplying 1800 calories per day. I eat regular food now that it can pass from stomach to jejunum. The Whipple really didn't get to "functional" until mid-August when the first food finally passed though. I'm thankful to be approaching "normal" again. Planning to resume full time employment on Nov 25th.
I picked skinny parents, in my next life I’ll try rich ones.
So glad to see you back again, I had serious doubts the last couple of months you were still with us. Welcome back!
Jiminy Christmas! I’m glad you’re back with us, but wow, that’s a lot to come back from. Thank God above that you’re on the mend.
My friend had a Whipple surgery after cancer. She can eat regular food, but her options are severely restricted. It’s just awful. I’m glad you’re doing well now.
People aren’t obese because their bodies lack harmaceutical products and adding harmaceutical products is not the solution to address the root causes.
Do some pushaways.
Push away from the horrible diet
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks! A really rough slog.
Thankful you are going to be back to normal, myrddin.
I’ve been looking for updates on your condition since you posted about having the Whipple procedure.
What a time you had!!!
GOD must have something important for you to do!
I’ll update the prayer request thread with your post.
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