The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Your experience is very normal.

Now back in 1983 we had the patients lying flat in a hospital bed with a sand bag on either side of their head for a week.

times have changed

Lot's of things have changed. Bone Marrow transplants are completely different. They can get the stem cells by harvesting from blood!

It is called apheresis

 

[ozexpat]

When I gave my medical history to a Neurologist he asked if there was a history of things like Parkinson's and etc. I said one Great Uncle but that I did not know of others.

What he said was telling. He said that we had not been living long enough until recently do know if there was a History of this stuff in our Families.

Great point!

We should not be lulled by the Family History of diseases.

Once upon a time we died of sepsis

Then we lived long enough to die of diabetes and heart disease

If we live long enough, we will all die of cancer - eventually cell mutations will overcome our defence.

We have to die.

 

[Pozees]

Pozees I had cataract surgery Halloween 2012 and two weeks later for the second eye. I suppose every surgeon does things differently but, the actual surgery part was over in about 10 minutes. Most of the time I was there every time someone went by, I got more eye drops - then more and more. Right before actual surgery I was given one small valium and a couple of Tylenol. Valium had never done anything for me before. But that day I just felt very calm and pleased with myself.

They said I wouldn't be able to see anything but, I did for the first eye. On a screen I could see what was going on - as soon as I saw a small sharp object heading for my eye, I decided not to watch anymore. I didn't feel a thing and it was over so fast I felt cheated. Then I got ushered into a recovery area - which was just a chair. Blood pressure was checked and they asked how I felt. They told me to sit about 10 minutes in case I felt dizzy. Then I was reunited with my purse and jacket, given a sheet of instructions and out the door with my brother.

We went out for early lunch and when I got home I just wanted to sleep. I had a minor headache and took Tylenol once. For the second eye, I didn't have a headache. Basically at home care is using 2 or 3 different eye drops as often as instructed. You get plastic sun glasses that wrap around and you should use that whenever outside. I also got a plastic guard (I guess you call it) to wear over my eye at night.

Someone had told me that they got an injection in the eye but, I think that was just one of those stories people like to recite just to scare you. There were NO injections involved. You are conscious because the surgeon will say -' look straight ahead, or this way or that.'

Thanks How long did you have to sit in your recovery chair? The people at the office told us to plan on 3 hours even though the surgery itself would only take about 10 minutes, glad to hear the actual surgery time jives with your experience. We were told to expect a bill from an anesthesiologist, a fair amount in fact; if it's only going to be Valium and Tylenol, I'm pretty sure we're going to feel a bit overcharged! I guess this place starts an IV in the hand and puts patients on oxygen. Probably both just in case although perhaps the sedative will be administered intravenously.

 

[Pozees]

Once upon a time we died of sepsis

Then we lived long enough to die of diabetes and heart disease

If we live long enough, we will all die of cancer - eventually cell mutations will overcome our defence.

We have to die.

Darn it!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Every one of my Penedesenca roosters has frostbitten combs and wattles. Some severe, some not too bad. I only have one other rooster and he's half penedesenca with a Jaerhon mom. His comb is just about as tall as the others but not as thick. His isn't frostbitten at all and he was in the same building as the two worst penes.
IDK but I'm thinking it could be his Norwegian heritage.

I planned on putting Vaseline on half of the roosters this winter to check it's effectiveness. I'm glad I didn't waste my time. It was so cold for so long, I'm sure it wouldn't have mattered and if it did, I would have had to do it for 2 months. Not happening.

I live in a cold climate and I do not use bag balm or vaseline unless the combs dry out and crack/bleed. We get a small bit of frostbite here but no major permanent damage. Get rid of the heat lamp (makes it more damp and more likely to get frostbite) and increase the open windows/vents in the coop if possible. I let my birds out every single day unless it's actively snowing. We get relatively little frostbite on the combs up here. I can't imagine how fertility is linked to comb frostbite... their reproductive parts are all internal and kept warm and last time I disemboweled some roosters there was no direct internal connection between the comb and the testes. Just my thoughts, can't figure out how they're linked.

 

[chickadoodles]

Oh no, bad news all the way around. Just had another family member have a mole taken off, it was also stage 2. Just had the lymph nodes removed around it yesterday, waiting for test results. My DH is at the drs. office for a check up as I type. He has two on his back that I've been watching. I also have one that has changed. Not part of that side of the family, but gong to have it taken off anyway. :/

Yes, we have chickens, and baby chicks here.

Sending Prayers!

 

[chickadoodles]

I live in a cold climate and I do not use bag balm or vaseline unless the combs dry out and crack/bleed. We get a small bit of frostbite here but no major permanent damage. Get rid of the heat lamp (makes it more damp and more likely to get frostbite) and increase the open windows/vents in the coop if possible. I let my birds out every single day unless it's actively snowing. We get relatively little frostbite on the combs up here. I can't imagine how fertility is linked to comb frostbite... their reproductive parts are all internal and kept warm and last time I disemboweled some roosters there was no direct internal connection between the comb and the testes. Just my thoughts, can't figure out how they're linked.

I believe it was someone on the heritage thread that said frostbite can affect a roosters fertility some how.

 

[ozexpat]

Oh no, bad news all the way around. Just had another family member have a mole taken off, it was also stage 2. Just had the lymph nodes removed around it yesterday, waiting for test results. My DH is at the drs. office for a check up as I type. He has two on his back that I've been watching. I also have one that has changed. Not part of that side of the family, but gong to have it taken off anyway. :/

Yes, we have chickens, and baby chicks here.

Cynthia:
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
My comments were in no way meant to downplay the issues you and your family are going through.

 

[chickadoodles]

I just ordered my first heritage chickens. A trio of Buckeys from the President of the American Buckeye Poultry Club. I can hardly wait I get to pick them up this summer he lives about 3 1/2 hours from us. I am very excited!

 

[drumstick diva]

Pozees - I was only in(on) the recovery chair only about 10 min. I was at the surgical center for what seemed like a very long time.
They ask what meds you are on, any health problems. I said I was pre-diabetic. They asked if I wanted a glucose reading and I agreed.

They had a large room - I guess you'd say a prep room. I could hear other people all around talking but they had curtain- like cubicles with the fronts open. The nurses or techs kept going back and forth with eye drops. Most of which dripped right out. I can't believe eyes can hold in so many drops. It was annoying because the drop givers seemed endless, and darn boring, no tv ,no music, just listening to everyone telling their medical history and so on. I couldn't wait to be called to surgery- just to get out of there.

My doctor does cataracts only on Wednesday mornings - 30 surgeries. I had told him I didn't want to be first because I wanted to be sure he was fully awake. And I didn't want to be last because he might be in a hurry to have lunch. He took me second.


Really much more time went into pre-surgical dr.visits, first they check your insurance, they measured the cornea, they discussed lens. I had Medicare which pays only for the basic mono focal lens.

My brother had cataract surgery about a year before mine and he paid for the multi focal lens. At that time it was $ 1500 for one lens. When I was having my surgery (same doctor) he said the mono focal lens was $ 3,000 (for one eye), Needless to say I had the cheap lens. Medicare also pays for a pair of glasses but, I found out that was about $ 45. which could get me frames but it was about double that for lenses.(out of pocket).

I'm glad my doctor DOESN'T have them do an IV. I have very tiny veins and end up black and blue from them trying so often to find one. Same thing when I have to go for blood tests. That worries me more than procedures. I am NOT a brave person. They didn't administer oxygen.