Scav in Hospital

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by GBBob

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.

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

[GPK]

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

[Habersham000]

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

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Habersham000

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

[hockey2315]

Hang in there Scav. . . get well soon.

[pointman]

Get well Scavs

[Habersham000]

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

Originally Posted by GBBob

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

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GBBob

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

he even takes the scenic route to the ER?!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Get well soon Tom

[Zaf]

Get well soon, Best wishes.