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Today is my first day having this IV drug which I will apparently need for the rest of my life. The first infusion takes three hours. I'm bored out of my gourd. I've partially (mostly) completed seven nytimes crosswords already. They have lovely wifi but there is no cell service. What is a six letter word for "freshman's topper" ???
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Sep 28, 2016 15:19
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Associate Christ
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Beanie. Do you have an ordinary catheter port in your arm like they'd give any other hospital patient, or did they give you like one of those permanent/semi-permanent ports on your upper-arm/chest/groin?
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Sep 28, 2016 15:36
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Sep 28, 2016 15:36
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What is a beanie idgi. It is a normal cath. At first I have to get this again in two weeks and then I think three, but after that it is every eight weeks. My bp is 101 over 66????
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Sep 28, 2016 15:39
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oh beanie is the crossword answer i get it now. thanks.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:40
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Why do you have to do drugs habitually?
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Sep 28, 2016 15:41
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There is a TV but it only has four channels: twc news hgtv food network discovery channel I didn't know such lovely cable packages existed. I bet it's still $79 a month.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:42
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hth posted:Why do you have to do drugs habitually? Crohn's. I was taking a pill for it but it gave me pancreatitis which is painful as gently caress and obviously bad for you. Now that I can't take the easy pill these infusion things are apparently the only other viable option.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:45
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This drug costs something stupid like several thousand dollars a dose but my killer health insurance is paying for it all. The American health care system is totally fuckef but if you happen to be one of the lucky ones with nice insurance it appears to work well. Neat for me.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:47
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Ouch. Are you one of those people that got Crohns from poorly tested but FDA certified acne medication?
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Sep 28, 2016 15:48
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whats on foot network right now?
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Sep 28, 2016 15:49
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Smash it Smash hit posted:whats on foot network right now? a fat old lady making a pie???
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Sep 28, 2016 15:50
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That sounds like a lovely deal. Good thing about your insurance at least. HGTV is probably your best bet out of those four options, it's a decent channel to kill time with.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:51
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Ouch. Are you one of those people that got Crohns from poorly tested but FDA certified acne medication? um, not that i know of. I did take an acne med when i was a teen. acutain or something. who do i sue????
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Sep 28, 2016 15:52
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Sergeant_Crunch posted:That sounds like a lovely deal. Good thing about your insurance at least. HGTV is probably your best bet out of those four options, it's a decent channel to kill time with. i can't relate to these trust funders looking for a house with a half a million dollar budget i want to watch some guy doing small favors for the local mob to make rent. what channel is that on
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Sep 28, 2016 15:52
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other people posted:a fat old lady making a pie??? wow rude.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:54
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i need an eleven letter word for "subversive group". may contain a t, h, l, an a u.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:55
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hit on some male nurses op post the results
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Sep 28, 2016 15:55
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other people posted:um, not that i know of. I did take an acne med when i was a teen. acutain or something. who do i sue???? Yup. Acutane has been linked to the development of Crohn's disease.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:55
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other people posted:It is a normal cath. At first I have to get this again in two weeks and then I think three, but after that it is every eight weeks. Ah ok. Good. Permacatheters are not like, some horrible thing but you still wouldn't want to be in the circumstances that'd necessitate one. 101/66 isn't that crazy depending on the circumstances. Meds cause crazy fluctuations. From my limited hospital experience ears won't start twitching unless your bottom number is above 100 or below 40, or if your top number is over 180.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:55
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other people posted:i need an eleven letter word for "subversive group". may contain a t, h, l, an a u. FifthColumn
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Sep 28, 2016 15:56
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mind the walrus posted:FifthColumn you're amazing.
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Sep 28, 2016 15:59
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MA-Horus posted:Yup. Acutane has been linked to the development of Crohn's disease. holy poo poo. i am going to google this and then sue somebody. this is awesome. the wikipedia article on Crohn's never mentioned this > 
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Sep 28, 2016 16:01
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The nurses have to jerk you off if you put your request in writing.
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Sep 28, 2016 17:32
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Dumb question, but have you done elimination diets? Does that have any help whatsoever? A more reasonable question is will you ever be able to administer at home or could you have a pump installed?
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Sep 28, 2016 17:46
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other people posted:This drug costs something stupid like several thousand dollars a dose but my killer health insurance is paying for it all. The American health care system is totally fuckef but if you happen to be one of the lucky ones with nice insurance it appears to work well. Neat for me. Real talk I had four remicade infusions done in 2001. I haven't had a crohns symptom since, and I don't take any maintenance medications or follow any sort of strict diet. My father has not been so lucky with crohns.
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Sep 28, 2016 17:50
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I also took accutane...interesting
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Sep 28, 2016 17:51
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good luck with your tract!
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Sep 28, 2016 17:54
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Oscar Wild posted:Dumb question, but have you done elimination diets? Does that have any help whatsoever? A more reasonable question is will you ever be able to administer at home or could you have a pump installed? My understanding is that Crohn's is caused by the immune system overreacting for an unknown reason and attacking the digestive system. So while some diets or foods may be easier to digest, diet has no direct effect on the activity of the immune system which is causing all the inflammation. Having said that, I've gone crazy over the past months trying to pin down what foods cause pain and nothing has ever panned out for me. I no longer drinkor consume caffeine, and I rarely eat meat. I've been tested for celiac's and an negative. I've lost a ton of weight though! 5'11" and just under 160 lbs now... with no end in sight! gently caress I hope this infusion poo poo works. All done for the day now, obviously. I go back again in two weeks. Oh, and I don't think I could give myself an IV at home. Nor would I want to.
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Sep 29, 2016 02:49
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I was in the ER with an IV on Friday because I got e. coli, but that's probably not going to be a regular thing. You'll find things to do, I'm sure. Maybe get a kindle.
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Sep 29, 2016 03:15
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Read The Stand. Read it in a hospital. See how long it takes for coughs to start freaking you out.
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Sep 29, 2016 03:27
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I took Accutane too, is this going to happen to me? Sorry about it though, seriously. I'd hate to have to go through that.
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Sep 29, 2016 04:10
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I was in the hospital overnight with an IV for a kidney stone recently. I got morphine and it's something that's gonna pass so it's way better than your circumstances OP anyway sorry about your broken rear end hope you find something to do. being bored in the hospital is the worst. food network is generally pretty alright. chopped and cutthroat kitchen are great.
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Sep 29, 2016 04:17
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get a 3DS bro
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Sep 29, 2016 04:23
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Figure out a posting gimmick and run amok on the forums for 3 hours
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Sep 29, 2016 04:48
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I kind of feel your pain. I have UC but from what my GI doc says it's very mild. I only take 2 Lialda pills a day but before I was diagnosed I was making GBS threads blood and mucous on the reg. I'm in remission now so I wish you luck.
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Sep 29, 2016 04:52
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drat dude. Just had a Reuben and took a huge poo poo. You can vibe off me. 
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Sep 29, 2016 04:54
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:get a 3DS bro
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Sep 29, 2016 04:55
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my nigga have you tried LSD?
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Sep 29, 2016 05:15
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Turns out it all could be just some bacteria, yeast and fungus in your gut triggering it! http://mbio.asm.org/content/7/5/e01250-16
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