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[Scott Silva]

Glenn Steen spake the following on 1/4/2007 4:06 PM:
> On 05/01/07, Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com> wrote:
>> Julian Field spake the following on 1/4/2007 2:10 PM:
>> >
>> >
>> > Glenn Steen wrote:
>> >> BTW, if you don't mind a personal question... What ails you? Hopefully
>> >> something livable/curable?!
>> > A very long list. I have no portal vein (look it up) nor 2/3rds of my
>> > stomach. My digestive system is a Y shape (yours is an S shape if you
>> > think about it). The painful bit is an old operational scar, which
>> > forces a lot of blood through a bunch of very small veins, for which I
>> > live on pain-killers the same strength as morphine. It's "oxycodone"
>> > which you can look up. It's very strong, and highly addictive. It's
>> said
>> > to be twice as hard to withdraw from as heroin. So that's great fun.
>> Due
>> > to no portal vein and chronic liver disease from post-op complications,
>> > I have hepatic encephalopathy, which is basically when your blood
>> > poisons your brain, as a result of liver failure. And I have all sorts
>> > of blood problems too, protein C and K deficiences, vitamin K
>> > deficiency, which causes various other problems.
>> >
>> > The upshot is that I live on 100 pills per week, I have to go into
>> > hospital every 3 weeks for a blood check-up, and I have no memory to
>> > speak of, I forget everything.
>> >
>> > The only advantage is that I never feel hungry, due to the results of
>> > one of the (at least) dozen operations I've had.
>> >
>> > You asked :-)
> 
> I did, didn't I... Compared to that, my problems are pretty
> insignificant. How do you even get up to get the first pills of the
> day? I'm in awe of your strength.
> The memory goes sooner or later, but I imagine we all would like it
> (yours and ours) to be later...:-)
> 
>> > Jules
>> >
>> Jules,
>> I am so sorry for the pain and suffering you go through, and can't
>> even begin
>> to imagine what it must be like. I do know about the oxycodone
>> withdrawals, as
>> I was on OxyContin (a timed-released version) for a few months after a
>> car
>> accident.
>> If they could only repair your portal vein, it might clear up many of the
>> symptoms. The limited blood flow to the liver will cause many of
>> problems, but
>> I am sure you have been told that many times.
>> How you find the strength to work as you do is a testimony to your
>> strength of
>> will, as most people would not want to get out of bed, much less do a
>> full
>> time job.
>>
>> You are in my prayers!
>>
> Thank you Scott for expressing my sentiments so very clearly, I
> couldn't agree more.
> 
Glenn,
You also have my sympathies. I hope that the doctors can at least treat your
Crohn's to a tolerable level now that they know what it is.
 At least I see that alcohol is still OK with most cases! ;-)


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