Spoke to my Macmillan Nurse today, (great bloke shame he supports Liverpool), He said to cut back on the water or my bladder will burst.Ha Ha
The first day that I met Jamie I knew that we would get on, a fantastic support, just what I need, silly humour, (thats good coming from me isn't it).
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Wow! Let's work that one through: -
ReplyDeleteA healthy adult can filter around 125ml/min of fluid at maximum output. Average maximum adult male bladder capacity is around 600ml. At that rate (mind you, you would really have to go at it) you could fill your bladder in 4.8 mins. I don't reckon you would ever manage to burst it, though, the sphincter would give way &/or you would damage your kidneys first!
On balance, I wouldn't try the experiment!
There are, obviously, many things in life more uncomfortable than a full to busting bladder. But when you have got one, it's hard to think what the other things could possibly be!
ReplyDeleteRemember, just the water to cut back on, not the vodka!
And another day of treatment bites the dust. Yippee!!
Peter
ReplyDeleteI knew I could rely on you to come up with the medical answer, think he was really giving me a break from the loo (or disturbing Averil in the middle of the night,7 visits last night) I did drink 4 letres on Monday and 3 on Tuesday, only 2.5 today so might sleep. Thanks Peter, really appreciate you looking at the blog and commenting each day.
Cheers Ivan
Now you know how pregnant women feel when they have to have a scan on a full bladder!! Think in hingsight i should have adopted an animal!!!!
ReplyDeleteLots of love to you all - tell Joyce mission acomplished yesterday. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dont forget I havent given anyone an injection for 11 years - but it must be like riding a bike!! so if you cant face it let me know!!!
Kate
ReplyDeleteCan you still ride a bike???????
Now theres a question?? Its been a lot longer than 11 years since I did?? when i comment on your blog from a&e tomorrow you know the answer is no i cant ride a bike!!!! xxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Matey,
ReplyDeleteWe haven't been ignoring you. We took the girls to New York for New Year and have only just got back. Boy was it cold but we did see all of the sights. And I have taken ages to try to work out what to do with this bloggey type thing. Ned Ludd has nothing on us.
Glad to hear you are perky. I don't understand all this talk about bladders. You are the guy who only goes to the loo once every other day. What's the problem ?
Did I see a comment about posting photos ? I'll try to work out how to do that when it isn't a few minutes before midnight ! You can see the girls up the Empire State Building in a snow storm.
'til tomorrow.
love from the Manxies
hey bud, you must be the first person ever to be told to cut back on drinking water of all drinks. Its to hear ure doing well, i got ure text today during a mock test aswell.... anyway, heres todays joke mate;
ReplyDelete"There was a flight that had only four people on it - the pilot, a young boy scout, an elderly pastor and a scholarly looking gentleman. During the flight the pilot came back and said that they were experiencing engine difficulties and that the plane was going to crash. The good news was that they had parachutes, but the bad news was that there were only three.
Explaining that he had to make a full report of the situation to the authorities he quickly slipped on the parachute and jumped.
The scholarly gentleman stood up next and explained that he had studied at Oxford, Harvard, Yale and other such schools and that he was one of the most intelligent persons in the world. He said that the world needed his wisdom and great learning. So he grabbed a parachute and jumped.
The pastor considered his age and the fact that he had lived a full life and told the boy that he should use the last parachute. The boy scout calmly said, "Don't worry, we'll both be okay." The most intelligent person in the world just put on my backpack before he jumped."
Get the nurse into all things Yellow, Ivan, spread the gospel of the Cantilever
ReplyDeleteMissed your post yesterday - does that mean the treatment has finally kicked in big style? If so, hang on in there, you are not missing much except cold & swirling fog.
ReplyDeleteTalking of flying, did you hear about the plane that had nose dived and the pilot announced that everyone on board would surely be killed in the crash? A woman jumped up from her seat, tore off her clothes & shouted at the man next to her to "Do something to make me feel like a woman!". The man took off his trousers, carefuly bundled them up and handed them to her saying: "Iron these will you?"
Have a comfortable day.
Hi Peter
ReplyDeleteI am told that I start the injections today so that's what I have done, I have no side effects yet, my bloods are checked on Monday after 3 injections so see what happens, will probably need Monday Tuesday injections.