Just Diagnosed

[Sangye]

Phil. Do not ever do that again. That is a deadly mixture. Both alcohol and morphine depress respiration, and if you already have lung problems..... There is always a safer solution. If you have pain like that pressure your doctor for better pain control. Get the advice of pain management doctors. But for Pete's sake don't put your life at risk.

[Daggar]

Seeing as Phil stole my "tough cookie" (lucky is wasn't chocolate chip or batman and I would have to go a few rounds) ....

Rini you're amazingly "resilient" so hang in there and this will pass soon enough.

[pberggren1]

Ya, I realize now it was dangerous to do that. I have not done it since June of last year and am not planning on ever doing it again.

The cookie was chocolate chip. Better get your cape on Daggar. LOL

[Daggar]

Capes-a-ready -- Gonna have to dust it off - not sure the "tights" still fit though! Picture Mr. Incredible from the cinematic gem "The Incredibles"!! You know the scene where he's hiding in his home office and trying to squeeze into the tights!!
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Sorry Rini.... got sidetracked!!

[vdub]

I would drink large glasses of whisky with large doses of morphine

Been there, done that, and totally understand.... Sometimes it seems like a good thing.... Little dangerous, tho...

[pberggren1]

Even Batman dips into the bottle now and then. LOL

Mr. Incredible? Ha Ha, good luck! LOL

[Rini]

PHIL! that is REALLY scary and never ever ever an option again. can I get the story behind batman?

[Rini]

Rini - my daughter also had a hole in her lung and a chest tube from complications with WG. (She was 14yrs old when diagnosed over a year ago.) Reading your post about clamping the chest tube sure brought back memories! We went through that several times. If they aren't able to remove your chest tube soon, I hope it encourages you to know that she was able to go home from the hospital with a portable chest tube (we named it Fred) that she tucked into her jeans pocket and noone knew she had it. It took awhile but her lung fully inflated, they removed the chest tube and her lungs are good today! She even played softball this year at school. Prednisone will make the healing process take longer than normal but you will heal!! Hang in there! I sure understand your pain and frustration.

We also travelled to the Cleveland Clinic to see a WG specialist and I agree with everyone else - best money we ever spent!

Best wishes to you!

14!!! :'( I could not do this @ 14. I have a medium box

[pberggren1]

Rini, you could do this at 14! You are a strong person.

Batman is a whole other story. To make a long strory short, I had a friend that was being stalked and the police would not do anything about it. She was getting harrassing phone calls and the perp would walk by her house every day. I tried to politely reason with him but he denied everything. So one night I waited for him. I knocked him out, tied him up, put him in the trunk of my car, went to an old abandoned bridge and hung him upside down from the bridge. I then tried to reason with him again, but obviously he was quite stupid. I just left him hanging there and told him if I ever see him again this little episode will be minor compared to the next. I never heard or saw him again.

[Sangye]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we call him Batman.