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I have had my tongue pierced for 6 yrs with no complications or impeded speech. I have never taken it out and have known people for years and they don't know I have it. It is not large and I don't play with it. I think it is acceptable.

The big surgery (removing the whole mass) is scheduled for Feb. 4th.

Talked with Dr. today and they are unsure if it is sarcoma or lymphoma. The tumor is coming out next week. I don't know if I could have waited any longer. Now the question is whether anything has spread or not. This is all being done at Universit...

Dr. called on Sat. and said that they still don't know what it is. The pathologists can't agree whether it is malignant or benign. They are having a conference on Thurs. with expert pathologists and oncologists and his Dr. is going to present his c...

Still no new news. Kind of expected to wait long since pathologists don't work weekends or holidays. The best news would be that it's not a sarcoma and just a benign tumor. The second best would be that nothing has spread. Maybe we will find out ...

small update: He is getting around well with a cane and is holding down all food and liquids! Still waiting to hear from the Dr............. Thanks for all your support and advise:)

Thank you everyone. The surgery went smoothly. He has a sarcoma close to his femur with surrounding cysts. Several samples were taken and we are waiting on the pathologists now which will take a while considering the holidays. Plan is to remove t...

I must apologize for being offended so easily. I am having a hard time adjusting to nursing school after being an EMT for so long. We go to so many nursing homes and clinics where the RNs can't administer any meds because they don't have an order a...

I am a full time EMT-Intermediate allowed to administer: O2, glucose, glucagon, lasix, dextrose, epi, lidocaine, nitro, asa, albuterol, benadryl, narcan, among others. The course is a one and half year program. I do NOT appreciate being called a "non...

It's a small, small world!

Peru here (the city, not the country):) Near Starved Rock State Park

You will always be asked what you are going to do or if you are going to go further with any education if you are in school. When I was an undergrad I loathed when someone asked "So what are you going to do after college?" Occasionally I would repl...

As said before your first code will stay with you. Don't beat yourself up over what could have happened. I am going into my 9th yr of EMS and still remember my first. Walk/Run into the house to find a former member of the service doing CPR on his ...

Great thread! Very valuable information! I'm not sure if you will be allowed to do this, but it saves me in the back of a moving ambulance. Connect your IV tubing BEFORE you stick. This can only be done with certian needles, but it makes for a com...

I am very sorry that this happened to you. I was just wondering since you didn't say. Were you wearing gloves? Hope everything works out for you.

Hi everyone, I am a 25 y/o with a BA in biology. Recently decided to make a career change and study nursing. Still waiting to find out if I made it into the program. Won't find out until Feb. for fall 2004. Work as a full time EMT-I. This is an ...