dcinma

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1. Colonscopy...won't say "never again" but..probably never again

   dcinma replied to Marshall1's topic in Gastroenterology

   Not to be sarcastic, because I do take health seriously, but the odds are pretty good. According to the CDC, a 50 year old man has only a 1.9% chance of developing colon cancer in the next 20 years....that's 98% that won't. CDC - Colorectal Cancer...

2. Colonscopy...won't say "never again" but..probably never again

   dcinma replied to Marshall1's topic in Gastroenterology

   I seriously doubt I'll ever do it again. I had one in 2001 at the age of 40 due to some bleeding; woke up partway through the procedure and saw a polyp being excised on the screen. No pain and I drifted off again and awoke after to a great deal of ...

3. My 1st colonoscopy - draping & pain questions

   dcinma replied to carolla's topic in Gastroenterology

   After reading this and doing other research about colonoscopy, I am now completely convinced to continue to avoid having this procedure again. I am 49 and male and had a colonoscopy in 2001 when I was 40 because of some bleeding. I did wake up duri...

4. Patient Confessions

   dcinma replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds to me like he should be talking to a mental health professional of some sort...but keep in mind, his "confession" was not of molesting his daughter but essentially that he was thinking of it and stopped before it happened. If in fact he di...

5. CPAP: Use It And Live

   dcinma replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Critical

   I have had two of these things and could never use them. The first one was prescribed about 13 or 14 years ago, when I was still married. I was able to wear it for a few weeks and I did get better sleep with it for a while, but then it became so ir...

6. removing gowns

   dcinma replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

   I'm pretty sure that they did use the LMA. I had both an interscalene block and general anesthesia for the operation. I'm hoping there's no next time! But I wouldn't be surprised if I end up with knee or hip work in the next couple years. I was v...

7. removing gowns

   dcinma replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

   Canes - Subacromial decompression only...at the time it was unknown if there was a torn rotator cuff to repair also, but there wasn't. Just a bad bone spur, calcium and inflammed tendons to shave down. The OR apparently were OK with me leaving my s...

8. removing gowns

   dcinma replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

   I'm a 49 year old male and I recently had shoulder surgery and was kind of upset when the nurse opened my gown when standing behind me and then told me to remove my underwear. I told her it wasn't going to happen and hopped up onto the gurney; frank...