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[Mich the Tester]

Horrible depends on your tolerance really. I have a tube in my arm going into a vein near my heart, a permannent tube coming out of my abdomen to drain excess fluid, both or which are a bit grim but necessary.

In terms of actual medicine, I did puke after the first lot of chemo meds went in, even with the anti nausea medicine, but the worst were some antibiotics that gave me really bad diarrhea for a day. That and this really strong glucose insulin mixture they give when you have high potassium, just cos it refuses to go through the syringe pump on normal settings so it's a total PITA. So I was quite ill for a week or so after the chemo but a lot of it due to the actual disease rather than the chemo.

Overall not too bad, and the initial signs are looking positive so far.

Bloody hell, you're a tough sod. Best of luck mate.

[d000hg]

A friend in her twenties had lymphoma and got an IV line fitted which meant they cut a hole in the skin on her neck, another on her chest and then rammed a tube under the skin between the two. Apparently that was the worst bit of the whole treatment, including the bone marrow extraction and the chemo.

Thanks for checking in.

[Pondlife]

Bloody hell, you're a tough sod. Best of luck mate.

WHS and hoping the signs stay positive for you!

[MyUserName]

Horrible depends on your tolerance really. I have a tube in my arm going into a vein near my heart, a permannent tube coming out of my abdomen to drain excess fluid, both or which are a bit grim but necessary.

In terms of actual medicine, I did puke after the first lot of chemo meds went in, even with the anti nausea medicine, but the worst were some antibiotics that gave me really bad diarrhea for a day. That and this really strong glucose insulin mixture they give when you have high potassium, just cos it refuses to go through the syringe pump on normal settings so it's a total PITA. So I was quite ill for a week or so after the chemo but a lot of it due to the actual disease rather than the chemo.

Overall not too bad, and the initial signs are looking positive so far.

I have fought/trained with bodyguards, bouncers and former special force troops, I have taken a steel mace across the head without going down and witnessed my wife relocating her dislocated finger with her teeth to get back into the fight - Mich is definitely right!

I would rate you as one of the toughest SOBs I have the pleasure of knowing.

[mudskipper]

I have fought/trained with bodyguards, bouncers and former special force troops, I have taken a steel mace across the head without going down and witnessed my wife relocating her dislocated finger with her teeth to get back into the fight - Mich is definitely right!

I would rate you as one of the toughest SOBs I have the pleasure of knowing.

You've never given birth though

[NotAllThere]

You've never given birth though

But he's had a man-cold. Don't laugh - it's something you'll never experience the full horror of.

[Mich the Tester]

You've never given birth though

Fred Trueman (a cricketer, for the benefit of some) had a story about that. Apparently he'd dislocated a finger and went to hospital where a doctor started pulling it and pushing it back to get it into place, and he was screaming like hell. A strict ward sister came in and said 'Mr Trueman, there's a lady giving birth to twins in the next room and she's not making half as much noise as you', to which he replied 'she'll bloody well scream when they shove them back in'.

I have my doubts; a real hardman would have clicked his fingers back into place on his own, but never mind.

[eek]

Fred Trueman (a cricketer, for the benefit of some) had a story about that. Apparently he'd dislocated a finger and went to hospital where a doctor started pulling it and pushing it back to get it into place, and he was screaming like hell. A strict ward sister came in and said 'Mr Trueman, there's a lady giving birth to twins in the next room and she's not making half as much noise as you', to which he replied 'she'll bloody well scream when they shove them back in'.

I have my doubts; a real hardman would have clicked his fingers back into place on his own, but never mind.

As MyUserName's wife has also done.....

Given that comment and the fact he has children I'm happy to take his opinion as accurate and Mudskipper's comment as more like look at me, me, me.....

[SpontaneousOrder]

witnessed my wife relocating her dislocated finger with her teeth to get back into the fight

Had she just been checking Chuck Norris' prostate?

[MyUserName]

You've never given birth though

True. Mrs MUN has - after only being given paracetomol as pain relief. She suffered a third degree tear, the only time I have ever heard her scream in pain

Had she just been checking Chuck Norris' prostate?

In case you are interested she got her fingers wedged between the handle of her axe and a hook on someone else's weapon, they pulled their weapon away and somehow it turned her finger around and dislocated it.