Thread: Secret men's business or my Prostate cancer

Originally Posted by Sturdee

After another lousy night I have blood in the urine and a painful abdomen so I'm going to the emergency dept for a check up.

So long ,

Peter

That doesn't sound too good.

Ahh crap. Good luck Peter.

Just back from going to visit Peter again, he is still in hospital..

Sounds to me as though Peter may have been discharged from hospital a bit too early

My thoughts are with Peter and his family and here is hoping for a speedy recovery, hang in there Peter

hang in there BS bad choice of words isn't it.

Brickie thanks for the up date see you do have feelings no matter what anyone else says.

Pass on to Peter well wishes.

I'm back guys.

Last friday when I went to the hospital emergency I had some blood in the urine and a painful and tight abdomen. I felt very crook on arrival at the emergency dept.

I was soon on a bed and the cathater flushed, eec taken, put on a drip and regular temp, oxygen levels and blod presure taken whilst they tried to contact my urology doctors.

Unfortunately they had a busy operating schedule but they gave instructions to book a bed, in case it was needed, xrays and c.t scans.

At the end od a long day the urology doctor, from studying the c.t. scan found I had a fluid buildup in the abdomen in the place of the lymph glads that were removed and I was admitted.

After a period of observation it was decided to insert a drain to relieve the fluid build up. This was done this afternoon and already 800 ml of fuid has drained out. The cathether was also removed this morning so I no longer waddle like having an apple between my legs.

So life is again looking great.

I was released tonight into the hospital at home service and care. This means I'm still an inpatient except that I was allowed to go home and am being looked after by the district nursing service and local doctor, if needed, under the hospital management and care.

So I'm going to watch some tv and relax and talk some more tomorrow.

BTW thanks Al for calling, much appreciated.


Peter.

Im glad you are home again Peter...

You are one of lifes living treasures....and its always a pleasure to talk or listen to your words of wisdom..

Take care Peter, if I was a little closer I'd keep that pesky Bricky away! (I'm sure he's checking out the Triton parts when you aren't watching.)

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Take care Peter, if I was a little closer I'd keep that pesky Bricky away! (I'm sure he's checking out the Triton parts when you aren't watching.)

Cheers,

P

I reckon Peter would have painted the Triton stuff white ages ago

Good to see you back at home Peter

I'm glad that they didn't have to go back in again.

Sounds like a minor hiccup on the way to a healthy recovery Peter.

Your positive attitude must be assisting greatly.

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Sounds to me as though Peter may have been discharged from hospital a bit too early

Been thinking about that as well and I don't think so.

When I was released I was in good condition, the pain doctors were happy with my condition and my urology doctors were also happy.

Before they let you go they teach and make sure that you can manage the cathether dangling from you and warn you what to do of a number of conditions that can occur. This is also in their written booklet. Some of these things can happen but not to the majority and the different conditons that may develop may require different treatment.

So 2 of the conditions happened to me and I followed their instructions that saw me readmitted via emergency.

The hospitals have to manage with the stingy government resources they are given to help the greater number of people as possible. So keeping someone in hospital just in case is not an option for them for you stop someone else being treated.

So now that my condition can be managed at home with nursing care to change dressings and do the ops for the doctors I'm in the hospital in the home program and so allowing another person to have surgery. Effective use of limited resources.


Peter.

The effective mangement of pain is not only better for the patient but essential to help the recovery so a great effort is concentrated to eliminate pain whilst recovering.

After the operation I had inserted in my waist what they call a pain buster (pb).

This is a pouch containing morphine giving me a small but regular dose automatically and has a pushbutton that can administer more if I needed it but with overide built in to stop you overdosing.

In addition you are allowed up to 8 panodol a day. Each time they ask if you are in pain and if so try to relieve it. After a few days I did not need the pb and the morhine on demand was transferred to my drip, but this was slower to react so you needed to plan before movements.

Now I'm back to 8 a day and some extra tablets in case it is needded because of my drain.

Generally this gives good relief and mostly I'm comfortable.


Peter.

Food, being part of your treatment, nedds to be appeticing and hot food should not be lukewarm and cold food should not be warm.

I'm pleased to say that at my hospital the hot food was piping hot and the cold food was cold when I received it.

They have imported from France special delivery carts so that half the food tray is on the left side and the other on the right side. When the trays are in and the doors closed the left side is a refrigerated mobile cabinet and the other is a heated oven.

So you have to be careful not to touch one side of the tray and blow on the soup before eating it as it is piping hot and when you finish your mel with icecream the icecream is not melted.

The meals are also appeticing with a decent range of alternatives. And plenty of it.


Peter.