DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:

 DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:
At least it seems to be improving.  Good luck to you, Dave.

Another trip to the Public hoerpital. No more catheter  or pee bag. Also got the bandages replaced. They said its healing very nicely.Bad new is that I have zero pee conrol  and have been through 3 diapers sonce this morning.  They didn't have the results of the prostate and lymph nodes back yet. They perscribed me a anti inflammatory and B vitamans to help with the nerve problem. I can't do the Keegle exercises until that is better, just hurts to f'ing much. Will be nice when I don't need a new diaper every 2 hours. Still better than the damn bag.

 GeneP59 wrote:

But you'd make a great ice-breaker/tasty dessert at a garden party! 

 Antigone wrote: 
Yeah, the 13 blood draws will be one procedure, but they will use 13 different colored vials for each particular test ordered.  Ask for a butterfly and take it from the top of your hand, preferably the one you do not you use for your mouse.  The wife had 14 at once, once.  She had some serious issues that we went real deep on with a geneticist.  The diagnosis was she had "broken platelets", as she had something they could not figure out and that was the best that they could come up with.

If you have any circulation issues that would result in your blood being thick, take a couple of advils prior to the blood draw.  It helps to thin the blood and make it flow easier.  It is what I have to do, especially if I am going to have a phlebotomy.  My blood clots super fast.  My docs approve.  You should always, always check with your docs first though.  At the very least hydrate a lot.  Dehydration is a funny thing and affects all kinds of stuff.

Sounds like they are on the ball and taking you very seriously.  I just read about the MRA and it is wholly appropriate as far as I can tell.

Hang tough.  

 GeneP59 wrote:
Take two aspirins & call me in the morning.

 GeneP59 wrote:

Careful. 

I’m just concerned that the doctors one day are going to unscrew the lid of my head off and use a melon baller to scoop out everything and then screw the lid back on.

 buddy wrote: 
Thank you. 

 Steely_D wrote:
The best in world story-telling.

Ekbal & Birbal, on blindness... if I remember correctly...

The elephant is this... " _ " that I have touched, not able to see. ... 

Yes - Vedanta lore.

That does not bequeathe ... melodies of backyards' rivulets ...

 thisbody wrote:

One day have someone read to you the story of the blind men and the elephant, where a single perspective can be misleading.

 thisbody wrote:

Did you NOT want them to look for possibilities? Sheesh. What the heck do people want except to be "edgy"? 

Cynical is boring.

 Antigone wrote:
Yet they take full potential of legal items to bill you as a patient, I guess from over here (a European country with public healthcare).

 Antigone wrote: 
Seems like maybe 13 of the 17 tests are blood tests. So maybe that counts as just one ... 

 Steely_D wrote:
In need for defense?

 Antigone wrote:

The problem with being a good internist: So. Many. Possibilities.

 Antigone wrote:
Dang! All best wishes & prayers out your way!

 Antigone wrote: 
 Good they are checking any and all possibilities. Hope it is something easily corrected.

Good vibes to one and all!

 Antigone wrote:

Yeah that's a LOT! 

I know you know what they're worried about and they're trying to get ahead of it all, so