Scav in Hospital
 

After 2AM emergency room visit with severe stomach pain Sat morning, Tom couldn't take the pain any longer and checked himself into the hosptial yesterday afternoon. It's gall bladder related and as of now, they are going to run more tests but most likely will take it out tomorrow. I just spoke to him and he's in good spirits and just wants this over with. His parents are with him and he's in a good hospital. Depending on how he feels, I may try and run over there at some point to see him and will update his status if anything happens.

I did ask him about posting this and he was fine with it and appreciates all the well wishes that I know will come his way.

I'll say a prayer for ya Tom, that the pain subsides and things work out for you. Send him our best wishes Bob. Thanks for letting us know.

Thanks for letting us know. Get well soon Tom.

tell tom i'm thinking of him and and give him my best for a speedy recovery. that can be very painful. thanks bob for letting us know.

Thanks for the info about Scav.....sounds like maybe gallstones...I had stones in kidneys back in '02 and they weren't fun at all!

It's gall stone related, but they aren't passing and his liver numbers are getting weird so that is why it will most likely have to come out.

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Thankfully it sounds like they've got it at least mostly under control, right?

Got my fingers crossed for a speedy recovery....do they simulcast closing weekend there?

Wow...am shocked at the sudden events! Please let him know that people are sending their prayers for him

hang in there scavs..as i know it was that bears loss by retardation..that put you over the edge.get better..soon........

Get well soon Scavs. :)

Bob - If you are able to stop over please include my well wishes. Thanks for letting us know.

I hope you can make it through fasting. That's the tough part. ;)

This is a very common injury for people that whip their side too hard with their form/program during a race and Tom goes to the whip soon and often.


Send my best to him for a speedy recovery.

Spyder

Maybe Zambrano went out and pitched one for the Scavster last night.
Hope you are felling better, get well soon!

Jesus, hope he gets better soon..

get well Scav!!

Very sad indeed...

Get well Scavarino. Don't let them cheat ya on the pain meds either.

feel better soon, Scav!

If his abdominal pain is in fact gallbladder related there are a number of things that have to be taken into account to keep Tom safe and give him the best chance at a speedy recovery.

There is cholelithiasis or gallstone disease but more likely a coexisting cholecystitis which is an active infection or inflammation of the gallbladder that is causing both 1) the difficulty in passing a stone or sludge (nonstone material causing partial or complete obstruction of the common bile duct)
2) the elevated liver enzymes (hepatitis) which has to do with the bile
backing up from the inflammation and possibly an obstructing stone causes this thing known as biliary stasis which is in and of itself a likely focus of infection.

MOST SURGEONS PREFER NOT TO OPERATE ON A HOT OR INFECTED GALLBLADDER BECAUSE 1) THE CHANCE OF A SYSTEMIC INFECTION IS HIGHEST WHEN YOU ARE THE SICKEST SO THEY COMMONLY GIVE ANTIBIOTICS FOR AT LEAST 24-48 HOURS RATHER THAN RUSH TO SURGERY
2) they prefer to do the procedure through a laproscope so the recovery time is far less and the scar is minimal. Cooling a patient down allows you to have the best chance at doing a lapchole or removing the gallbladder via a videoscope instead of a Kocker incision which is 6-8 cms long just below the ribcage and hurts much more.

Hopefully this is all mute ad Scavs will recover nicely and have a minimally invasive procedure and be out of the hospital in a few days.

My prayers are with you buddy if you can see this stuff.

DrD

Just got off the phone with him...sounded in good spirits.

Get well Scavs!!! Too bad you weren't able to make it down to Keeneland on saturday

oh Tim...that's the funny part. He literally went straight from the ER to O'Hare Sat for his 7AM flight...spent the day and came back Sunday and went straight from O'Hare back to the ER. Now, THAT'S dedication.....or stupidity;)

Hang in there Scav. . . get well soon.

Get well Scavs

Really he made it down, I talked to him early in the morning when he was trying to leave the hospital....He never called me when he got to Keeneland, that jerk, and I called to see if he made it down late that afternoon...oh well I probably wasn't in much of any shape to do anything since I was tailgating all day for the UK game

Get better Scav.

Glad to hear he is feeling better......great news!!

The best wishes for a quick recovery and minimized discomfort ...

Bob, pass along well wishes from me too. Hope Tom's doing better.

Get well Scav, praying for a speedy recovery.

Get well soon...DT's not the same without ya...

Hope you have a speedy recovery and get out of the hospital soon, at least you can't blame this one on the Cubs.

speedy recovery....... chin up, the hawthorne meet is just around the corner

get well soon buddy

-bt-

I think we all expect at least one nurse story, whether it's true or not, when you get out.

"Dear forum, I never thought this would happen to me...."

All my best
 

Get well Scav ....
Will be thinking good thoughts for you....

PSH

Nurses > Waitresses

I daresay no place is the same without Scavs!

Ahh sounds like stones time to change your Diet ,No Burgers,No Drink ,Wine & Women Ahhhh screw that just get the damn thing removed;)