bruised kidney during covid 19

fishlessman

would you take a 77 year old that recently had  a head injury involving cutting thru the skull in 4 places into the doctors or just monitor bp and temp. 3 falls in 3 months

fiber_induced_deuce

Calling Dr. @billt01

nolaegghead

I would call up a doctor, send some pics and let them make a decision.  Then put a helmet on your dad and cut him off from gin. You don't really want to go to the hospital because you may be exposed to COVID19. 

saluki2007

Nola nailed it on the head.  Most are taking calls and even doing video conferencing.  

DoubleEgger

I would call a doctor and follow their recommendations. 

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

I would call up a doctor, send some pics and let them make a decision.  Then put a helmet on your dad and cut him off from gin. You don't really want to go to the hospital because you may be exposed to COVID19. 

will see what happens tonight, would prefer he goes to my doctor or talks to him atleast, smaller practice than his doctor in a huge clinic but not sure mine would accept his medicare.  i think he needs to drop some of his bp meds, he falls in the mid morning before his one glass of gin

nolaegghead

fiber_induced_deuce said:

Calling Dr. @billt01

I think he may have caught the BEETUS from a rancid Twinkee and isn't available for professional advice at the moment.

alaskanassasin

I think he’s busy with stock tips

billt01 said:

google Moderna - MRNA.
click BUY



You're welcome...

Legume

nolaegghead said:

fiber_induced_deuce said:

Calling Dr. @billt01

I think he may have caught the BEETUS from a rancid Twinkee and isn't available for professional advice at the moment.

This can’t be true, Twinkies won’t go rancid for another 200 years.

SemolinaPilchard

Many patients are on blood pressure medicine that do not need to be. Doctors only see the snapshot of when the blood pressure is taken at the office, and being in a doctors office, and having a hot nurse working the machine can make some guys redline. Does he take his blood pressure at home?

lentsboy007

Consulting a bbq forum for medical advice 😂

caliking

lentsboy007 said:

Consulting a bbq forum for medical advice 😂

Although I would generally agree with you, there is a wealth of expertise available here, in many professions/vocations. 

My experience has been that many such professionals care about folks, especially bbq folks, and offer reasonable advice to forum members who are not a-holes. Sometimes, reasonable advice is even offered to the a-holes.

I'd defintely count @fishlessman among the non a-holes, but opinions may differ. 

Legume

caliking said:

lentsboy007 said:

Consulting a bbq forum for medical advice 😂

Although I would generally agree with you, there is a wealth of expertise available here, in many professions/vocations. 

My experience has been that many such professionals care about folks, especially bbq folks, and offer reasonable advice to forum members who are not a-holes. Sometimes, reasonable advice is even offered to the a-holes.

I'd defintely count @fishlessman among the non a-holes, but opinions may differ. 

plus medical knowledge is pretty much contagious, so if there are a few professionals on here, we’re all pretty much going to be really smart amateurs from just hanging out.

I’m almost an engineer based on this theory as well.

saluki2007

Legume said:

caliking said:

lentsboy007 said:

Consulting a bbq forum for medical advice 😂

Although I would generally agree with you, there is a wealth of expertise available here, in many professions/vocations. 

My experience has been that many such professionals care about folks, especially bbq folks, and offer reasonable advice to forum members who are not a-holes. Sometimes, reasonable advice is even offered to the a-holes.

I'd defintely count @fishlessman among the non a-holes, but opinions may differ. 

plus medical knowledge is pretty much contagious, so if there are a few professionals on here, we’re all pretty much going to be really smart amateurs from just hanging out.

I’m almost an engineer based on this theory as well.

I stayed at a Holiday Inn once...

Eggcelsior

SemolinaPilchard said:

Many patients are on blood pressure medicine that do not need to be. Doctors only see the snapshot of when the blood pressure is taken at the office, and being in a doctors office, and having a hot nurse working the machine can make some guys redline. Does he take his blood pressure at home?

If your doctor is only going by what the BP is in the office, you need a new doctor. Most providers who know what their doing have patients(as long as they are compliant) keep a BP log for a few weeks before deciding on treatment.

SemolinaPilchard

Not all providers know what they are doing.

nolaegghead

....lol

thetrim

We all just offer a different type of telemedicine here.

fishlessman

alaskanassasin said:

I think he’s busy with stock tips

billt01 said:

google Moderna - MRNA.
click BUY



You're welcome...

thats doing as good as a 0 percent treasury bond but with stress

fishlessman

lentsboy007 said:

Consulting a bbq forum for medical advice 😂

im not sure i would fully trust a gp that would want him to come in right now. was just taking a risk/benefit assessment as we are in  a pandemic as is. gp will be calling back. seems all the pandemic doctors are busy right now so where else would i go for a pandemic question other than a bbq forum where there are those working thru this right now

thetrim

I was having some urinary issues around the last years BB.  @nolaegghead was nice enough to give me a prostate exam and said everything seemed ok. 

No issues after that.  

speed51133

Wait a minute, the cut was "through the skull"????? That means the brain is exposed? that is very very serious. Maybe he will get the covid at the dr. but he is also likely to get an infection from a cut like that.

fishlessman

speed51133 said:

Wait a minute, the cut was "through the skull"????? That means the brain is exposed? that is very very serious. Maybe he will get the covid at the dr. but he is also likely to get an infection from a cut like that.

been 2 months and 4 ct scans since but im hoping they just prescribe better pain meds, bed rest, fluids, and at most a walkin blood test and no othe visits

nolaegghead

You could always pick up some fava beans and a good bottle of chianti.  Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

You could always pick up some fava beans and a good bottle of chianti.  Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 

chianti.....you wine hack

dmchicago

deleted.

fishlessman

dumped one of the bp meds and added tramadol. he is gonna freak when he finds out he is on opioids.  maybe ill just say april fools after telling him today and let him google it next week.

speed51133

while tramadol is classified as an opiod, and works similarly, it is significantly less likely to cause addiction. Not impossible though...

It actually is NOT an opiod. So you can tell your dad he is NOT on an opiod, just a drug that is classified as one. When it first came on the scene in the 90's it was not even classified as an opiod.

billt01

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

I think he’s busy with stock tips

billt01 said:

google Moderna - MRNA.
click BUY



You're welcome...

thats doing as good as a 0 percent treasury bond but with stress

you're (FIFY) blind or your math is $#!TTy....

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MRNA/

billt01

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

I think he’s busy with stock tips

billt01 said:

google Moderna - MRNA.
click BUY



You're welcome...

thats doing as good as a 0 percent treasury bond but with stress

  

Wolfpack

Nice grab Bill- glad it worked out for you.