P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[terrierjohn]

On 10/13/2020 at 3:26 PM, wowzz said:

One of the operations involved slicing my cheek open, removing the carcinoma,  and then pulling the cheek back and sewing it into place .

Hope you're not eating lunch!

Bet you felt as though you were auditioning for a role in " Face/Off". 

[wowzz]

8 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

Bet you felt as though you were auditioning for a role in " Face/Off". 

It's quite a weird experience. You are obviously lying in an operating theatre, fully conscious, with the surgeon fiddling with your face, chatting away to you, and you have absolutely no idea what he is actually doing. (Although he had obviously discussed the procedure with me beforehand)

No pain even after the anaesthetic were off, although my wife said she felt a bit queasy when she saw the the bloody cut and stitches for the first time when she picked me up - no bandage or covering obviously.

[brian1]

8 hours ago, P&O SUE said:

Ooh that might be what my mum has just been diagnosed with - she can’t talk well but it started with a C! She went on Monday to a Healthy Living Centre near us was diagnosed and given the date of 4th Nov for removal! Not at the hospital but at the Healthy Living Centre - very impressive I must say!

If it's not too deep they can use a cream to get rid of it.

[wowzz]

2 hours ago, brian1 said:

If it's not too deep they can use a cream to get rid of it.

"The creams used to treat basal cell skin cancer are imiquimod and 5-FU (fluorouracil). They contain powerful medicines that cause a painful irritation in the treated area. The skin gets inflamed and crusts over as it heals. You apply the cream every day or two for several weeks."

But you need early diagnosis, and, as Brian says, the cancer must be very localised.

 

[kalos]

10 hours ago, wowzz said:

It's quite a weird experience. You are obviously lying in an operating theatre, fully conscious, with the surgeon fiddling , chatting away to you, and you have absolutely no idea what he is actually doing.

 

They were my sentiments Wowzz when the Cardio surgeon shoved a camera wire into my thigh until it 

reached my heart.He even swung a big TV screen around so I could watch the wire going to my heart.

He was merrily chatting away and saying how they can go through the wrist  for the same operation.

 

Glad to hear your operation went well and over the years left no obvious marks on your face .

[wowzz]

1 minute ago, kalos said:

Glad to hear your operation went well and over the years left no obvious marks on your face .

Thanks - in fact I had two operations,  the second one around my nose. I'll spare you the details in case you are having breakfast!

I was fortunate in having a fantastic surgeon,  now, sadly retired. 

[purplesea]

Those last few posts made be feel squeamish.  I've had neurosurgery, but a least for that I was under a general antesthic, I just saw the clips in my head afterwards!

[P&O SUE]

On 10/15/2020 at 9:29 AM, kalos said:

 

They were my sentiments Wowzz when the Cardio surgeon shoved a camera wire into my thigh until it 

reached my heart.He even swung a big TV screen around so I could watch the wire going to my heart.

He was merrily chatting away and saying how they can go through the wrist  for the same operation.

 

Glad to hear your operation went well and over the years left no obvious marks on your face .

I had my stent put in through my wrist with a ‘tv’ above me so I could see! Luckily I wasn’t wearing my glasses so I couldn’t see much anyway! All very clever.

They always station a nurse next to you to chat about banal things to ‘take your mind off it’ 😏 The nurse in the recovery ward said she couldn’t believe my big smile - I said I was just glad it was over!

[indiana123]

 

Me too P and O Sue.

 

 

Can't believe I just calmly lay there watching on TV.  I think I was in disbelief.

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, P&O SUE said:

I had my stent put in through my wrist with a ‘tv’ above me so I could see! Luckily I wasn’t wearing my glasses so I couldn’t see much anyway! All very clever.

They always station a nurse next to you to chat about banal things to ‘take your mind off it’ 😏 The nurse in the recovery ward said she couldn’t believe my big smile - I said I was just glad it was over!

Mine was put through my wrist as well.

The stent was put in my circumflex artery and felt uncomfortable when it was put in and because it was in quite deep the consultant said they took several photos to check it was okay.

Graham.

[Josy1953]

I just read an interesting theory on why larger conurbations are having a higher Covid infection rate, it is not necessarily due to socialising in bars, clubs etc, it is more likely to be down to the greater use of public transport.  It used the West Country as an example because there are poor transport opportunities.  This probably accounts for Stoke on Trent still being in a the medium tier, our public transport is abysmal, where I live I have a mile to walk to the nearest bus stop where if I have just missed a bus I will have to wait 20 minutes for the next one.

[ann141]

12 minutes ago, Josy1953 said:

I just read an interesting theory on why larger conurbations are having a higher Covid infection rate, it is not necessarily due to socialising in bars, clubs etc, it is more likely to be down to the greater use of public transport.  It used the West Country as an example because there are poor transport opportunities.  This probably accounts for Stoke on Trent still being in a the medium tier, our public transport is abysmal, where I live I have a mile to walk to the nearest bus stop where if I have just missed a bus I will have to wait 20 minutes for the next one.

I think also, that people are less keen to drive into city centres and therefore more people use public transport, particularly to go to work when buses and trains are likely to be crowded.

[brian1]

Big shout out for NHS Kent.Our 8 year old grandson complained of dizziness yesterday morning, the GP took a bloodtest and phoned at 4pm to say he has high potassium and to get to hospital.They took him to Pembury near Tonbridge and was seen straight away and had ECG,blood and other tests.He was very brave with leads and canulars coming from all directions.Bottom line it was a false reading and given the allclear.Daughter was very impressed but very stressed out at the same time,cheers,Brian.

Edited October 16, 2020 by brian1

[grapau27]

42 minutes ago, brian1 said:

Big shout out for NHS Kent.Our 8 year old grandson complained of dizziness yesterday morning, the GP took a bloodtest and phoned at 4pm to say he has high potassium and to get to hospital.They took him to Pembury near Tonbridge and was seen straight away and had ECG,blood and other tests.He was very brave with leads and canulars coming from all directions.Bottom line it was a false reading and given the allclear.Daughter was very impressed but very stressed out at the same time,cheers,Brian.

Pleased it was a false alarm but reassuring how quickly they got him checked out.

Graham.

[P&O SUE]

51 minutes ago, brian1 said:

Big shout out for NHS Kent.Our 8 year old grandson complained of dizziness yesterday morning, the GP took a bloodtest and phoned at 4pm to say he has high potassium and to get to hospital.They took him to Pembury near Tonbridge and was seen straight away and had ECG,blood and other tests.He was very brave with leads and canulars coming from all directions.Bottom line it was a false reading and given the allclear.Daughter was very impressed but very stressed out at the same time,cheers,Brian.

We done them. I must admit my mum was looked after very quickly and she is 81, you may think they wouldn’t bother with such an old woman if you believe the papers! She also had an op for stomach cancer two years ago and recently had a check up. I can not fault them.

[grapau27]

8 minutes ago, P&O SUE said:

We done them. I must admit my mum was looked after very quickly and she is 81, you may think they wouldn’t bother with such an old woman if you believe the papers! She also had an op for stomach cancer two years ago and recently had a check up. I can not fault them.

Pleased your mam was well looked after and hopefully she is fully recovered now.

[grapau27]

We have been to the cemetery to put fresh flowers on Pauline's grans and her baby brothers graves.

We are now sitting looking out at sea eating salmon sandwiches.

It is sunny and 53f.

Graham.

[kalos]

53 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

We have been to the cemetery to put fresh flowers on Pauline's grans and her baby brothers graves.

We are now sitting looking out at sea eating salmon sandwiches.

It is sunny and 53f.

Graham.

Down here in tropical South Yorkshire we have hit a sweltering 12.C today .

Almost half a degree more than where you are .

Enjoy your  salmon sandwiches and glad to see you are keeping socially distancing from 

those two ships .

 

[purplesea]

3 hours ago, brian1 said:

Big shout out for NHS Kent.Our 8 year old grandson complained of dizziness yesterday morning, the GP took a bloodtest and phoned at 4pm to say he has high potassium and to get to hospital.They took him to Pembury near Tonbridge and was seen straight away and had ECG,blood and other tests.He was very brave with leads and canulars coming from all directions.Bottom line it was a false reading and given the allclear.Daughter was very impressed but very stressed out at the same time,cheers,Brian.

Good to hear he was treated quickly and that there was nothing wrong, although it must have been a very worrying time.

[brian1]

1 minute ago, purplesea said:

Good to hear he was treated quickly and that there was nothing wrong, although it must have been a very worrying time.

Cheers,especially from 1500 miles away for us.Google is not your friend in these circumstances.Cheers,Brian.

[kalos]

1 minute ago, brian1 said:

Cheers,especially from 1500 miles away for us.Google is not your friend in these circumstances.Cheers,Brian.

The main thing is he has been checked out and is A1-OK , to everyone's  relief Brian. 

 

Ps  Keep away from Dr Google ...  He has you down as died last Tuesday if you so much as sneeze .

[grapau27]

58 minutes ago, kalos said:

Down here in tropical South Yorkshire we have hit a sweltering 12.C today .

Almost half a degree more than where you are .

Enjoy your  salmon sandwiches and glad to see you are keeping socially distancing from 

those two ships .

 

Cheers buddy.👍🍺

[jeanlyon]

Another big shout for the NHS today.  Went to my doc with a red area above my eyebrow which I had used the fluoracil cream on and made it very red and angry for a week.  She didn't like the look of it, so sent me to Dermatology in Plymouth.  Lovely young lady doc looked at it, couldn't find anything wrong with it, but checked the rest of me and found a basal cell carcinoma which I had been told was something else.  So she froze it and I'm very glad I went!   She had noted I was cabin crew so therefore had spent 18 years sunbathing 😞

[kalos]

29 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

Another big shout for the NHS today.  Went to my doc with a red area above my eyebrow which I had used the fluoracil cream on and made it very red and angry for a week.  She didn't like the look of it, so sent me to Dermatology in Plymouth.  Lovely young lady doc looked at it, couldn't find anything wrong with it, but checked the rest of me and found a basal cell carcinoma which I had been told was something else.  So she froze it and I'm very glad I went!   She had noted I was cabin crew so therefore had spent 18 years sunbathing 😞

 

Looks like you were in the right place at the right time today, thanks to your Lovely young lady doctor.

Glad you got it sorted Jean .

Edited October 16, 2020 by kalos

[Adawn47]

6 hours ago, brian1 said:

Big shout out for NHS Kent.Our 8 year old grandson complained of dizziness yesterday morning, the GP took a bloodtest and phoned at 4pm to say he has high potassium and to get to hospital.They took him to Pembury near Tonbridge and was seen straight away and had ECG,blood and other tests.He was very brave with leads and canulars coming from all directions.Bottom line it was a false reading and given the allclear.Daughter was very impressed but very stressed out at the same time,cheers,Brian.

I'm relieved everything turned out fine for your grandson and daughter. Also for you bro, as I know how frustrating it can be when you can't be there to give support.

Sis