Ouch!A friend was once given a biopsy by a sleep-deprived junior doctor.
They needed a sample of his colon, so inserted the long bendy jaws-on-the-end thingy, located the suspect area and... he shot through the ceiling. Doctor had forgotten to administer any anaesthetic.
What was your ouchiest moment?
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chthonic, Thu 29 Jul 2010, 17:29)
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PneumothoraxI had 3 of them.
Having a doctor say he cant see your lung on an x-ray, is kinda funny.
Having him then tell you he will have to stick a needle in your chest - is not.
Sitting there whilst the push a thick needle (5mm+ diameter or so) into your chest, whilst your watching, isnt much fun.
This happened to me 6 times. Ive got scars on the side, back and front of my chest.
Then they operated and took some of my lung and all of my Pleura (chest lining) away.
hey presto - no more deflating.
(, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 9:30, 6 replies)
Ive had 2!1st time i was admitted to hospital on friday afternoon, kept in all weekend. Told monday morning they were going to "drain" the air out of the normally air-free void space outside my lung, only to be then told 5 minutes later i could go home.
6 months later im there, same thing happens.....
Still get chest pains, and flying is terrifying. I was told the pressure change could kill me if i still had air escaping into the void space
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yeahI couldnt fly for a few months.
The drain thing is an experience. 1st time I went in my lung had fully collapsed, so they drained it once with a syringe and a bag, then put me on a full bucket drain.
The Second time it collapsed, it was a partial collapse (which I reckon yours was) the air gap is too small so they cant drain it.
The third time, it collapsed quite bad again, full drain, then operated spent about 3-4 weeks in hospital.
Quite an ordeal, although I gave up smoking because of it. Ar eyou tall by any chance? as this makes you more prone.
(, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 9:51, closed)
tall and thinapparently we're more likely to suffer..... im filling out now tho so safety awaits
(, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 10:21, closed)
look into a syndromecalled Marfans
If you have long fingers/Toes, a high rise pallet in your mouth, etc, you might need to be checked out by your doctor, as it also causes thinning of heart lining - also very dangerous.
(, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 10:30, closed)
high palate?dont think im abnormal, just a 6ft 2 bloke... so not even like supersoldier tall
(, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 12:57, closed)
Im also 6ft 2"check it out on the internets.
You might be a Marfans sufferer.
(, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 13:17, closed)
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