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Title: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on January 03, 2007, 10:19:30 am
Going in for an MRI in a few hours.  The idea of a giant magnet that can see inside my body and convert what it sees into data which can then be displayed on a computer screen, is nothing short of sorcery to me.  This is probably what all those Christians felt like in the 14th century.

Hopefully the doctors will be burned at the stake shortly afterwards.  Right after they give me their mystical healing potions.

Wish me luck!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: NoCry on January 03, 2007, 11:42:59 am
good luck; my wife had that and the pictures are amazing!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Pirus on January 03, 2007, 11:46:35 am
lol geez nocry you make it sound like glamour shots :) well good luck manic I hope everything comes out ok.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Ash on January 03, 2007, 03:52:08 pm
Quote from: "Pirus"
...well good luck manic I hope everything comes out ok.


Eww... By that I think he means he hopes everything "turns" out to be ok.

As do I.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on January 03, 2007, 04:23:57 pm
Yeah same here, don't know how that went but hope your results are a clean bill of health.  Keep us posted man.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anamodiel on January 03, 2007, 04:36:08 pm
I wish you luck my good buddy!

(It sounded weird saying "good luck my good buddy").
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Tecknik on January 03, 2007, 07:27:03 pm
MRIs are fun.  I've had two MRIs, and one MRA.  Everyone complains about them being loud and confining...  I went to sleep.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on January 03, 2007, 07:42:31 pm
Well, I'm now convinced I have telekinetic abilities.  I was 20 minutes into the thing and I thought "What if something goes wrong?"  About five minutes later the nurse walks in and says there was a "blip" in the readouts.  The machine malfunctioned and I have to go back in tomorrow.

The MRI itself isn't so bad, so much as the "No eating for 9 hours before the procedure" rule.  That part was hell.  I had a big breakfast at 8, and then drank water for the rest of the day.  And I get to do it all over again tomorrow.  :(

But they pumped me full of a radioactive isotope so they could see how fluid traveled through my urinary track.  That was kinda cool.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anamodiel on January 03, 2007, 09:17:19 pm
Hahahahahha. (I'm laughing because you have to go again and how much it sucks) Poor Manic. Good luck tomorrow!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on January 04, 2007, 04:32:24 am
I love how Ana went from good luck to laughing at your misfortune in the space of a few posts :-P

Hope your, you know, bits, are okay
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anamodiel on January 04, 2007, 08:19:00 am
Nah, I was just laughing at how ridiculous that is. I feel bad for him, but it's one of those funny circumstances that you can't help not laughing at.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on January 04, 2007, 10:06:38 am
It really is kinda funny.  Not much I can do about it, so there's no point in getting upset.  I'll just take pleasure in the fantasy of my bending the rules of the matrix to break the MRI machine.  :)
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on January 04, 2007, 12:17:29 pm
"Agents are being dispatched to your location."
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on January 04, 2007, 12:47:00 pm
lol agent nubs!  i'm in ur matrix, dodging ur bullets!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Fuse on January 05, 2007, 12:18:38 pm
"He can not find out about the bug in his penis"

Can you imagine the contraption to remove that one? OUCH!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Lits on January 05, 2007, 05:18:00 pm
The 'blip' is merely their recognition that you are The One! Don't let the get you!

Good luck tomorow!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on January 06, 2007, 01:09:57 am
Quote from: "ManicVelocity"
Well, I'm now convinced I have telekinetic abilities.  I was 20 minutes into the thing and I thought "What if something goes wrong?"  About five minutes later the nurse walks in and says there was a "blip" in the readouts.  The machine malfunctioned and I have to go back in tomorrow.

The MRI itself isn't so bad, so much as the "No eating for 9 hours before the procedure" rule.  That part was hell.  I had a big breakfast at 8, and then drank water for the rest of the day.  And I get to do it all over again tomorrow.  :(

But they pumped me full of a radioactive isotope so they could see how fluid traveled through my urinary track.  That was kinda cool.


Radioactive isotopes huh? Maybe you'll devolope superhuman powers... like super pee... fight crime with your urethra of justice!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on January 06, 2007, 02:39:09 pm
radioactive dye is so that they can see contrast on the mri.  but since mr superurethra broke it he's gonna have to get it done again.  i hope everthing turns out well brother.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Lits on January 07, 2007, 01:19:00 am
that stuff tastes like liquid chalk twice thrown up already...
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Heironymus on January 07, 2007, 01:54:17 am
Quote from: "xVermillionx"
but since mr superurethra broke.


I just figured out you were comparing it to the MRI.. WOW...
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on March 21, 2007, 10:50:46 pm
I go in for surgery this friday!  They're going to cut me open and weasel around for about two hours.  I'll spend that night in the hospital for observation, then I'll spend the next week at home in bed.

If all goes as I hope, I'll have an embarrassing video to showcase.  :)
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Ash on March 21, 2007, 11:35:09 pm
Good luck man!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Styan on March 22, 2007, 09:24:25 am
GL, dude!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Subb on March 22, 2007, 10:44:57 am
Goodeh Luckeh
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Tbone on March 22, 2007, 03:34:53 pm
Eek, come back in one piece! Hope everything goes smoothly!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on March 22, 2007, 03:51:52 pm
Good luck Manic.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on March 22, 2007, 04:08:47 pm
Hope your willy is okay :(

But you know, not in a pervy way like that sounded.
Title: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Broin on March 22, 2007, 04:14:04 pm
Good Luck Manic!!! Hope to see you up and about as soon as possible.
Title: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anamodiel on March 22, 2007, 05:12:55 pm
Good luck!

And hooray for (maybe) a full week of uninterrupted Matrix!1!one!
Title: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Lits on March 22, 2007, 08:43:45 pm
Good Luck Manic! :D
Title: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Heironymus on March 22, 2007, 11:09:20 pm
Good luck Manic!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Sared on March 24, 2007, 01:49:19 am
Quote from: "Lits"
that stuff tastes like liquid chalk twice thrown up already...


WHAT the FUCK.

And yes, I read the above. Still.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on March 25, 2007, 12:28:04 pm
The surgery went well.  I had an artery that was stretched over the top of my ureter (the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder) and was pinching it shut.  I'm staying at my parents' house for a couple days in case anything goes wrong.

I convinced my mom to play camera man while I was getting ready to go in.  I just took a look at the footage of me coming out of the anesthesia and it's pretty funny.  My plan is to splice it up and put it up on YouTube.

You know they're giving you good drugs when all of your nurses look like Weird Al Yankovich.  :)

I'm not sure when I'll be able to go home.  I'm still in quite a bit of pain.  Just wanted to check in with you guys to let you know I'm still alive.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: NoCry on March 25, 2007, 01:01:44 pm
i am pleased it went well manic; see you shortly!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anamodiel on March 25, 2007, 03:15:55 pm
Glad the surgery went well. Hopefully nothing was too damaged!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Styan on March 25, 2007, 09:17:27 pm
And he lives!! Weird al Yankovic eh... interesting ... did you by any chance try to convince them you were the one?
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Jeyk on March 25, 2007, 10:38:04 pm
It's good to hear that everything went well Manic!
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Pirus on March 26, 2007, 06:46:59 am
Glad to hear everything came out ok ... hmm or rather WILL come out ok :)  but just be glad you didn't grab a boob! lol I did latched onto one the last time I went under.. I came out and had a death grip on the nurses tit lol.  Oh happy days :)
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Jeyk on March 26, 2007, 08:11:44 am
LOL, Pirus, you remind me of Todd from Scrubs. :p

http://www.thetoddtime.com/
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Anonymous on March 26, 2007, 09:47:45 am
yes it is good to hear you are ok.  i was wondering when you were going to post in this thread again :P
i know this may sound gross or weird, but i am in medicine, and am just wondering how they fixed it...?
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Pirus on March 26, 2007, 11:41:03 am
Im going to assume thats NSFW so i'll check it out when I get home :).  Yeah i like scrubs, funny show.
Title: Re: A kink in the plumbing
Post by: Manic Velocity on March 26, 2007, 03:30:00 pm
Quote from: "xVermillionx"
I know this may sound gross or weird, but I am in medicine, and am just wondering how they fixed it...?


You're probably familiar with the term laparoscopic surgery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laparoscopic_surgery).

The surgeon explained everything as I was coming out of the anesthesia, so I'm not sure if I'm remembering this correctly.  He said something about cutting the ureter, repositioning it elsewhere so that it wouldn't get pinched, and then re-connecting it.

I have what's called a "JP Drain" coming out of my back that I'll have removed on Wednesday.  Then I should be good to go home and get to work collecting all the anniversary content.  :)
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