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Udo
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THE WORST CASE OF FOOD POISONING...EVER!
The morning of June 29th, my wife Jana and I had just returned from a 10 day trip to Bahia Asunción.
We were peacefully relaxing on the couch, and all of a sudden I had the worst case of what I thought was food poisoning. (stiff stomach, nauseous, (no
diarrhea), stomach ache, rapid breathing).
We ended up calling 911 for a trip to the emergency room via ambulance.
Three hours later I got out of there, with what they told me was a case of a gall stones, and to make an apt on Monday with an MD for it's removal.
I continued to have the sharp stomach pain though out the night. And come morning I got an apt with the MD at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
My pain never subsided and got worse.
So my wife drove me to the MD's by 8 a.m. regarding the sharp pains. They then told me to go to the hospital's EMERGENCY room.
After some formalities, they put me in a gown and 1-½ hours later I was on the operating table.
After waking up in post-op. The nurses quickly whisked me to the severe ICU room dept. where they had me hooked up everywhere, and monitors all the
way around me.
They told my wife that I was lucky to pull through because they had removed 90 % of my intestines which ended up having a blood clot.
So now, I THOUGHT I was blaming Mexico for my malady, when in fact I somehow brought this on myself.
I wish I could say "lesson learned, and don't do this again," but I have no one to blame for myself for this.
I am still curious, however, how could this have been prevented? What could I have done to slow the outset?
Eat more fruits and veggies, drink more red wine, or less wine altogether? Slow down on the tequila?
Only GOD knows!
My first night after the operation:
About day 5 after-op.
An actual photo of my STOMA. A piece of intestine left on the outside of the body for it to "fart" out my most recent food. Needs to be emptied 6-16
times per day, depending on how much I ate or drank. Per the doctor: The food goes in the mouth, rests on the stomach for a few minutes, then it comes
out to the bag, at which time you empty it over the toilet.
My incisions:
After day 14 in the hospital:
Udo
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DENNIS
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Freakin' OUCH.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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bledito
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bummer. still better to have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy.
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willardguy
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funny, im not hungry anymore!
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Ateo
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Chicks love scars. Get well. That is intense and I'm glad you are in good spirits, posting photos of the ordeal. Keep us posted!!! Food does
poison everyone I guess if you think about it on a long term scale.
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Udo
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You got that right. DENNIS!
(almost as bad as yours, however)
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Freakin' OUCH. |
Udo
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DianaT
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While it is such a good thing you were not in Bahia Asuncion when all of this hit, it also shows that even if an ER in the US says something, you have
to be your own best advocate.
So great that you ended up in the hospital when you did! Keep up the healing attitude.
Those pesky blood clots seem to appear in so many wrong places at so many wrong times. Hang in there and keep getting well.
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Udo
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I think you are right about the scars, Ateo. My wife keeps asking about mine almost once very six months. I have three very large ones (none as large
as this one), a bunch of little ones, including some knife ones, knee operations, hernia, motorcycle...and I won't forget my cop days ones.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Chicks love scars. Get well. That is intense and I'm glad you are in good spirits, posting photos of the ordeal. Keep us posted!!! Food does
poison everyone I guess if you think about it on a long term scale. |
Udo
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DocRey
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Glad to see you're doing well. Take it slow.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Dang Brother Udo, heal soon. I hope you find out what caused your problem. That is just unbelievable. Take care Brother!
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shari
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I sure am glad you made it state side for this "event"!
I look forward to monitoring your recovery...what the heck causes those clots anyway? Glad you are alive to talk about it...now for the next challenge
eh.
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bajagrouper
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Udo, one hell of a wat to loose weight,LOL
Did they say what caused the clot in the first place? GWS
[Edited on 7-13-2014 by bajagrouper]
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monoloco
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Wow! Sorry to hear about that, I hope you heal up soon.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Osprey
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Udo, on the business of cause and effect please permit me to let you off the hook. You can and will drive yourself crazy if you look for guilt or
blame for this.
Look at it this way: "How would you like to relive your life without all the good food and drink you've had, suffered this horrible operation only to
find out it was caused by a gene anomaly passed to you by your kin." After all, if they had to remove that much intestine it must have been gangrene
or ruined by cancer and neither showed you the symptoms to seek help when it started.
One more reason: "What good would it do you now to carry around the bag AND THE BLAME?"
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boe4fun
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Udo, you're going to have a helluva time finding shoes to match that bag!!!
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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MMc
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That sucks!! Glad you didn't answer the big question.
As for shoes go with black flip flops, they match almost anything in Baja.
Would you recommend this way to lose weight to anybody?
Hoping you get better soon.
[Edited on 7-13-2014 by MMc]
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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SFandH
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Udo, speedy recovery fellow Nomad. Yikes!
I'm a bit concerned that asking the following question might be in the "none of your business" category, but since you alerted us all to what happened
in a detailed manner, I'll give it a shot, out of curiosity and because I like to learn as much as I can about health and medical treatment.
You said: "they had removed 90 % of my intestines which ended up having a blood clot"
I don't get it. Is there a medical term that applies to what happened? What was the diagnosis? Some sort of ischemia perhaps?
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dtbushpilot
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Glad they caught it when they did udo, could have been a lot worse. I had a friend with a high tolerance for discomfort that had a similar condition,
he waited till he was in severe pain before he went to the hospital. They took him in for emergency surgery, took a look around and sewed him back up,
asked him to pay his bill on the way out (I made the last part up). Blood clot preventing blood flow to his intestines, they were dead, he was too 2
days later.
We all love you udo but a description of the wound/bag etc. would suffice. Please don't post a picture of 15' of rotten intestines.  ....get well
soon buddy, let me know if there is anything I can do to help....
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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BajaBlanca
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Udo, so glad you are well enough to post this thread.
I have an aunt who has lived with the "bag" for over ten years now, out of choice not to have it removed, which she could.
How about you? Will it be your choice or is it a permanent resident?
May each day get easier and easier is my wish of the day for you!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dtbushpilot
We all love you udo but a description of the wound/bag etc. would suffice. Please don't post a picture of 15' of rotten intestines.
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Yeah.....save that for one of your Menudo recipes. 
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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