Voiding BCG?

not going to numb the tools to teach you a lesson? I appreciate his honesty and its great you have a good relationship but if that were my doc saying that...! Anyway its good that it's worked out and you feel better.

okay - well, I called the dr. they flushed my bladder... not a big deal but they gave me a hard time... told me that they were not going to numb me before inserting the "tools" just to teach me a lesson for future treatments. I basically told him about an atty that I know and then he reminded me that I in fact was the one in the stirrups... needless to say, everything went fine. Part of my stupidity is that my doctor and I have a wonderful dr/pt relationship and I knew in my heart he would give me a hard time but all in all he would take care of me. Thank ya'll for your advice... I was gonna call, I just didnt know what to expect... was kind of hoping that someone would have been able to tell me what they were gonna do...

I developed an ulcer--probably from worry--that perforated an artery in my GI tract. Because I was on blood thinners and baby aspirin, the arterial blood just merrily pumped and pumped and pumped through the little ulcer pinhole all night long.

So it was *related* to the RC, but not caused by it. The combination of all the circumstances was what ganged up on me. Plus, I had transfusion-free surgery. No blood. So I was already a bit low, and was weaker than usual because of that. USC knew I was low, but the plan was that my blood would restore itself naturally over time. It would have, but the ulcer put a wrench in things.

I think i'm going to invest in an ambulance...........Pat
Zachary why the upper GI bleed? Have never heard of that one with cysectomy...oral drugs???...Just curious their explanation.
And flyingsolo....call the doctor!!

The ambulance ride ended up costing over four thousand dollars.

It was actually two rides; one to our little local hospital, where I was stabilized, and another to a larger hospital where I was actually treated. The second ride had to be in a special ambulance with a nurse and transfusion equipment.

Our insurance coverage pays up to $750 per ambulance trip. That's $1500 out of a $4000 bill. We had to pay the rest.

Oh, I wouldn't be too sure of that, my over-taxed friend....
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Thats a scary story Zachary and good advice. I was quite prepared to make a nuisance of myself before during and after my surgery. Statistically, the louder you shout (metaphorically speaking, the better your chances). 12 hours is a hell of a hold for BCG. I did 4 hours once during my BCG treatments and nearly blew a gasket.Your story also made me think how lucky we are to have the NHS here. I would never have to make that fiscal decision re calling an ambulance. not quite yet anyway.