Blood Clot

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby E7 » Tue Dec 10, 2024 3:13 pm

You got anything for incontinence? I had it about whipped doing Kegel exercises, them got a urinary tract infection, and it hasn't been worth a damn since!

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby gregj410 » Tue Dec 10, 2024 6:14 pm

E7 wrote:You got anything for incontinence? I had it about whipped doing Kegel exercises, them got a urinary tract infection, and it hasn't been worth a damn since!

Rich


That may require a rectal exam from not a Dr dumberg. I’m sure he’d thoroughly enjoy that as democrats always love a good probe.

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby ScaleCraft » Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:23 am

In all of this, incontinence has never been a problem. Other than 4 days with a catheter after the initial biopsy swelled the prostate, never had any voiding issues, either.
Grace of God.
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby webenda » Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:23 am

Duplicate post removed.
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby ScaleCraft » Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:34 pm

webenda wrote:
webenda wrote:Hanan... a little too far for me to run to the market for you. :(
And now, you are on the other side of the world?
That must have been a big change for you. At least you moved away from the hurricanes. :D

Went through one from the basement of the "new" Charleston Naval Hospital.
Our car was the only one that drove out of the parking lot that day.
Scary.
73 or 74.
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby ScaleCraft » Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:14 pm

Normal 90 day blood draw yesterday. Been dizzy, ultra-tired for about a month.
RBC WAY off the bottom of "normal", same with WBC and Hemaglobin, and those have always been good.

Messaged care team, asked about B-9, iron supplements.

This morning my flip phone is going crazy.

Confirming blood draw after lunch today, maybe transfusion an hour later, if not, Monday morning.

Never had one of these before. I know where it goes in, where do they take it out?

Ha!
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby sleepmac » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:55 pm

Dave, wish you all the best at this time in your life.

Dan Weinhold

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby gregj410 » Sat Feb 01, 2025 12:11 am

Best to you Dave. Hoping your heart and mind are at peace through all of this. Run some trains if you can!

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby webenda » Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:41 pm

ScaleCraft wrote:Messaged care team, asked about B-9, iron supplements.

Good question. Iron deficiency is a well-known cause of anemia. However, it is an under-recognized cause of venous clots.
Reference: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/P ... le%20state.
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby ScaleCraft » Sun Feb 16, 2025 2:14 am

Two transfusions, levels still low, yesterday surgery, installed a pincushion port.
Hurts. Still.
Wednesday another blood test, transfusion status unknown.
Friday, first chemo infusion.
Won't be long now.

Confirmed arrangements to have all the 3-rail hauled out (100 GarGraves switches, 70 under layout switch machines, over 500 feet of GarGraves track), plus vintage restored H0, and hundreds of reference books.
Last will be probably 60 restored SC freights, pre-war SC passenger cars, hundreds of feet of TruScale through a shredder.
Shame.

Heart and spirit fine. Pass from death unto life.
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby webenda » Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:54 am

ScaleCraft wrote:Won't be long now.


Thank you, Dave, for keeping us informed.
I am sad. I was hoping for recovery news.
It is good that your heart and spirit are fine.

--Wayne
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby healey36 » Sun Feb 16, 2025 2:01 pm

Hate to hear of the empire being dismantled. Keep your strength up as best ya can and do what they tell ya. Maybe a break comes your way and things start to rapidly turn around. One never knows...

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby E7 » Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:30 pm

From one old fart to another, Hang in there Dave, we're all pulling for you!

Rich

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Re: Blood Clot

Postby ScaleCraft » Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:02 pm

4-1/2 hours in hospital today. Blood work, determine necessity of transfusion.
Good. No transfusion.
Almost two hours of "hydration".

WBC centered in middle of normal, as are platelets.

Food, then nap!
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Re: Blood Clot

Postby webenda » Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:11 pm

Good news! Keep it up Dave.
I am convinced our prayers helped.
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Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
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