CT Scan - update

annalexandria

Chelsea71 said:

Just remember, as quickly as

Just remember, as quickly as things turned bad, they can turn around just as fast.  I bet he's back to his regular old self within a couple days.   It does seem like a good time to call in a favor.  I didn't realize he was admitted.  He will be home and back on track in no time.  I do admire his attitude!

Once they get the infection sorted out,

I'm betting he'll be feeling a lot better soon.  He's in the right place to get things taken of (although I'm sure he hates it...my husband used to have to practically drag me in by the hair to get me to the ER).  Your guy's a tough one, that's for sure.  Thank goodness it was an infection and not related to cancer.  Infections suck, but cancer sucks a lot worse!

RobinKaye

annalexandria said:

Once they get the infection sorted out,

I'm betting he'll be feeling a lot better soon.  He's in the right place to get things taken of (although I'm sure he hates it...my husband used to have to practically drag me in by the hair to get me to the ER).  Your guy's a tough one, that's for sure.  Thank goodness it was an infection and not related to cancer.  Infections suck, but cancer sucks a lot worse!

Granted...
Cancer is worse but infections can be just as deadly, come on quicker and kill within days or hours. Often
sepsis in a cancer patient is the actual cause of death, not the cancer. Between 200 and 350K people die each year from
sepsis. They might have had cancer as well or something else which compromised the immune system so a case of the chicken and the egg.
I know you meant well that it's great it's not cancer and I agree but infections don't necessarily suck less in fact they can be much worse.

A woman I know with end stage breast cancer died of sepsis...so what's the cause of death? She may have lived much longer with the cancer, maybe not...

annalexandria

RobinKaye said:

Granted...
Cancer is worse but infections can be just as deadly, come on quicker and kill within days or hours. Often
sepsis in a cancer patient is the actual cause of death, not the cancer. Between 200 and 350K people die each year from
sepsis. They might have had cancer as well or something else which compromised the immune system so a case of the chicken and the egg.
I know you meant well that it's great it's not cancer and I agree but infections don't necessarily suck less in fact they can be much worse.

A woman I know with end stage breast cancer died of sepsis...so what's the cause of death? She may have lived much longer with the cancer, maybe not...

Please don't bring your dislike of me

from the Colon Club to this forum.  I won't be responding to any of your posts in the future.  If anyone here has any interest in this (probably not!), they can read the Obama Care thread on the CC to understand why I'm not interested in interacting with RobinKaye on this forum, or any other.

Sorry, Jen...didn't mean to momentarily hijack your thread.  Just wanted to nip this personal conflict in the bud.  Hope Mark is feeling better!

PS  As a person with stage 4 cancer, like Jen's husband, I have experienced both a variety of infections (including the peritonitis that almost killed me), as well as having my cancer metastasize.  At least for me, any infection was better than discovering that I had new mets with which to contend.  Hence, my comment.

RobinKaye

annalexandria said:

Please don't bring your dislike of me

from the Colon Club to this forum.  I won't be responding to any of your posts in the future.  If anyone here has any interest in this (probably not!), they can read the Obama Care thread on the CC to understand why I'm not interested in interacting with RobinKaye on this forum, or any other.

Sorry, Jen...didn't mean to momentarily hijack your thread.  Just wanted to nip this personal conflict in the bud.  Hope Mark is feeling better!

PS  As a person with stage 4 cancer, like Jen's husband, I have experienced both a variety of infections (including the peritonitis that almost killed me), as well as having my cancer metastasize.  At least for me, any infection was better than discovering that I had new mets with which to contend.  Hence, my comment.

Wow

I would have made the same comment to anyone, infections are serious.  Note I said that you meant well, and that you were right that cancer was worse. That's all I meant.  It was not meant as an insult, sorry you took it that way.

Sorry Jen...

Coloncancerblows

So sorry Jen.  I'll keep you

So sorry Jen.  I'll keep you both in my prayers.

UncleBuddy

I'm hoping he feels better soon.

Never feel bad about calling in a favor. You gotta do what you gotta do! I keep all of you in my prayers.

Lin