Re: Thoughts For My Hubby



DeeDee wrote:
Janey Pooh wrote:
My poor dear sweet hubby Clancy, who refuses to go to doctors until
after he's done every other thing he can possibly think of and he's
suffered for weeks, went to the doctor yesterday and had what sounds
like a pretty thorough work-up for an Upper GI Bleed.

Basically, he can't poop and what does come out is black and tarry.
He told me this yesterday - the black and tarry part - and I
convinced him to go to the clinic and see if they'd fit him in. Of
course, I had to tell him they probably wouldn't do anything but
take blood and urine samples and prescribe him antibiotics for a
bladder infection and something stronger than the Ducosate Sodium
I've been giving him for his 'constipation'.

I knew they'd probably do an internal (and they did) but didn't tell
him. I also knew they'd probably want to do a colonoscopy (and they
do) but didn't tell him that either. Sometimes what you don't know
is easier to deal with than what you do. Black tarry stools are an
indication of an emergency situation, but he doesn't react well to
hearing things like that. But I did have to tell him there are
certain things that happen in the male anatomy (both, actually) that
can't be cured with cranberry juice, oranges and crossed fingers.

He's also had trouble with peeing - way too often, not much comes out
and it stings. So they put him on Cipro, took a stool sample (the
doctor got some while checking his prostate), took a blood sample
and a urine sample and told him to come back today (Wed.) for
results and follow-up. They're concerned that he's bleeding into
his upper GI tract for some reason and it's blocking everything up -
like Bruce from Survivor. <g>

I think this has probably been going on a long, long time and has
been getting worse and he hasn't told me about it 'til now. I've
been listening to him get up to pee five or six times in the night
for weeks now. He's been having trouble achieving erection for
MONTHS. He's been having trouble with the bowel thing for at least
two weeks, probably longer. My suspicion was either a blockage
somewhere along the line or something to do with his Prostate.

But BOY, is it ever hard to tell the guy he should go to a doctor.
Men can be so silly about stuff like this sometimes. If it *is*
just a urinary tract infection or something, the Cipro will knock it
out and he'll be all better in three days and he'll wish he'd gone
sooner. And if it's something more serious (Duodenal Ulcer?
Heliobactor Pylori?) he'll be glad to have it treated when he hears
what the options are.

I just hope and pray it's something they can treat simply. Please do
the same. :o) I'll let y'all know what the labs showed.

Thanks in Advance and Take GOOD Care,

Jane


Good healing thoughts are coming DH's (and your) way. My DH is
actually good about having a yearly check-up, but have found that he
has not been telling me everything.
They want a colonoscopy SOON and he had a brain CT scan yesterday.
We have access on computer to our medical records and have found some
things out that way.



I just do not get why he won't tell me he is having problems. Men,
can you answer that for me?

Because he does not want to add to yours. Also it's a mans "job" to be a man
and be tough <g> I'm still learning things that I just can not do anymore
and if I do them I will pay for it later.

Janey, hope things get better with just the Cipro for DH. He could
also have prostitis...infection of the prostate.
Dana


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