Health Problems

Springbok said:

Ya I could already see the writing on the wall today with just the referral portion. I drove to my primary care doctor and waited a bit before I could see him to write me up an MRI w/ Contrast order - going to get it done Monday morning and depending on those results will pick and choose my neurologist or whatever.

Not gonna lie, pretty fucking freaked out.... we'll see what scan shows.

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Yeah, last year the neurological stuff in my hands and feet got me having panic attacks. My doctor put me on a low dose of duloxetine, and it has done wonders in that regards. Shit still sucks, but I'm not letting it keep me awake at night.

Understandably freaked.

the ct would have shown drain bamage, and the tech even without being a radiologist would be able to notice a large abnormality.

So be reassured in these two facts. And check your blood pressure. If you're running 140+ over whatever you might be in for some bad news... but not the catastrophic bad news that you're afraid of. That'll be next on the list if they don't find anything.

moonarchia said:

Yeah, last year the neurological stuff in my hands and feet got me having panic attacks. My doctor put me on a low dose of duloxetine, and it has done wonders in that regards. Shit still sucks, but I'm not letting it keep me awake at night.

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Paresthesia in my forearms and fingers really fucked with my head too. Had it come with a battery of symptoms. Disappeared along with a bunch of other symptoms.

In other news successfully "downgraded" to smaller 1/2 inch sized pins for TRT, and moved to smaller 27g without noticeable difference in injection quality or delivery in the same sites. Next I will try 29g and report back. If oil flows well enough through a 29g there is no reason for anyone to be afraid of figuring out proper injection protocols as 1/2inch 29g is really not invasive at all (understatement).

This whole "deep IM only" direction appears to be an outdated medical journal thing that isn't relevant anymore. Knock on wood....

Earlier today my brother passed away. Metastasized pancreatic cancer can suck a giant fucking dick. I've had 10 or 12 desmoid tumors over the past 25 years and I'm the lucky one in the family. I've got an old photo of me, my brother, my sister as young kids with our mother and now I'm the last one alive in that photo now. Feels real fucking bad man.

edit: Actually have the photo on my harddrive. I'm the kid looking dapper AF in the turtle neck and plaid jacket. lol

I'm not claustrophobic but that tight space did freak me out a bit. Dunno if it's just an older machine or what. I just kept my eyes closed and listened to music out of their shitty fucking headphones like I was taking a nap. Worked pretty well.

Kuriin said:

I never understood the fear of CT scans and MRI. I'm not claustrophobic, so, I can't really relate. It's just always irritating having to go to the area and load a patient up with some ativan so the scan can be done.

In regards to techs: They see scans. Every day. Trust me...they can see when something is wrong. They are NOT ALLOWED to say anything, but I can guarantee you they will notice anything and everything.

jayrebb oil will be very difficult to push through a 29g. Not impossible, I think. But, it would be like pushing D50 through an IO. Hahah.

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I developed an allergic reaction to the IV contrast for ct scans so they switched me to MRIs to monitor my tumors. Went from 45 minute ct scan to over 90 minutes for a chest/pelvis MRI. The rhythmic humming and thumping of an MRI just zonks me out. Would always take longer because they would have to keep waking me up to hold my breath. By the time I got out my entire body felt like a giant knot. It sucked.
Now they just do the ct scans without the IV contrast and my scan takes 5 minutes. It's awesome.

Woefully Inept said:

Earlier today my brother passed away. Metastasized pancreatic cancer can suck a giant fucking dick. I've had 10 or 12 desmoid tumors over the past 25 years and I'm the lucky one in the family. I've got an old photo of me, my brother, my sister as young kids with our mother and now I'm the last one alive in that photo now. Feels real fucking bad man.

edit: Actually have the photo on my harddrive. I'm the kid looking dapper AF in the turtle neck and plaid jacket. lol

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Man I am so sorry. If my brother died I'd be a wreck even if we aren't as close as we once were. Maybe this is the post that makes me try harder.

I still owe you a root beer

Noodleface said:

Man I am so sorry. If my brother died I'd be a wreck even if we aren't as close as we once were. Maybe this is the post that makes me try harder.

I still owe you a root beer

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Call your brother and your mom. Once they are gone, all you will have is a void filled with regrets if you don't. And we already have Mist for that.

Thanks guys I really appreciate it. And damn straight we gotta get that root beer Noodle. Once things settle down here let's figure out a day.

Kuriin said:

I never understood the fear of CT scans and MRI. I'm not claustrophobic, so, I can't really relate. It's just always irritating having to go to the area and load a patient up with some ativan so the scan can be done.

In regards to techs: They see scans. Every day. Trust me...they can see when something is wrong. They are NOT ALLOWED to say anything, but I can guarantee you they will notice anything and everything.

jayrebb oil will be very difficult to push through a 29g. Not impossible, I think. But, it would be like pushing D50 through an IO. Hahah.

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This is wrong. Kuriin? Thought you were in healthcare how can you say this?
Techs will see giant bleeds or significant Pulmonary emboli because that stuff happens everyday. Experienced techs will notice more than inexperienced techs too. They see ‘anything and everything ‘ is wildly inaccurate. Show me a tech that can identify subtle meningeal abnormalities or marrow disorders , or recurrent liver cancer in a guy that’s gone thru 15 rounds of treatment and whose liver already looks like Swiss cheese. The years of studying to pass board exams matter, trust me.

And to the other poster above, the sweet old lady tech who said she saw nothing wrong, made a mistake. I had a ct done where the tech, not knowing who I was , told me the same damn thing , fortunately I know better than to take any assurance from that. Despite my training I thought it looked normal too. But the neuroradiologist specialist along with the ent doc found a subtle inner ear abnormality that i subsequently had treated and resolved some major issues I was having. The abnormality was literally less than 1mm on the ct. this is why having the relevant history, knowing where to look, and knowing pathology matters. Not just ‘oh there’s a huge bleed but I can’t say anything cuz I’m a tech’