Fistulagram?

[Donnie]

Went for a fistulagram Tuesday.  Doctor was a real nice guy and provided plenty of info
about what he was going to do.

The nurses took me in and got me ready.  The doctor came in and asked the nurses if
I was ready to go.  My face and just about everything else but my arm was covered.

The procedure was started and I could feel what was happening.  It was just like the doctor
had explained.  After the procedure, as the stitches were being put in, the doctor noticed that the valve
(or clamp?) from the anesthesia hadn't been opened!  I'd gone through the whole thing with no
anesthesia.

The doctor ripped off the sheet covering my face and he looked as white as a ghost!    He immediately ask if I was OK.  Yes, I said.  I did what I did in Viet Nam to survive mentally.  I simply shut down.  I've learned to
turn off my emotions and feelings.  I learned over there that most used one of two methods to survive. One is to drink ones self into a stupor or take drugs for the same result.

Now I have an allergy to grain alcohol.  I cannot drink booze.  And for certain being a drug addict was not appealing either!  Thus the shut down of emotions was learned.

[lmunchkin]

You are one tough Ombre, Donnie!  Glad it went well for you, inspite of the "shutdown".

lmunch

[willowtreewren]

Good golly, Molly!

That is incredible. I cannot imagine having surgery (even minor surgery) without any anesthesia! Tough is not the word to describe you! AMAZING comes to mind!

 

Aleta

[Donnie]

There is a woman at the center who experienced the same thing.  She won't go back to even take an aspirin!
I've overheard her and the D.O.N. arguing over going for a gram, but she just won't budge, much to her credit.  I admire her moxie!

Now the hospital doctor is a really pleasant young man and I don't think it was his fault.  I blame it on too many hours on duty for too  many days in a row.  Truck drivers have their hours limited by law and so do rail workers.  I cannot imagine why the hours on duty are not limited for those who hold life and death in their hands? 

[sullidog]

my former v surgeon didn't even use an anisthetic other then the local! I wish he would of though, cause everything was ok until they inflated the balloon, I could definatly feel it!