Author Topic: Pop goes the Wurzel (Read 10311 times)

Graham62 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 07, 2018, 21:48:16 »

Are you feeling a bit deflated now Wurzel.

wurzel · « **Reply #21 on:** August 07, 2018, 22:03:31 »

Indeed Graham, I was making overtures to one of the nurses, but I got blown out at the last minute...

MartinW · « **Reply #22 on:** August 07, 2018, 23:05:50 »

Quote from: mr_diver on August 07, 2018, 21:42:16

Can we move the last 15 or so posts to a humour thread called pop goes the Wurzel.

What a fine idea Mr Diver. An entire thread for Quotes Museum

MartinW · « **Reply #23 on:** August 07, 2018, 23:10:31 »

I worked for one of the companies that invented and developed THESE .

The only problem was that nobody wanted to deal with any Customer Returns.

Gassoon · « **Reply #24 on:** August 07, 2018, 23:59:14 »

Is it right that, upon reading this thread, I feel a bit left-out having never even been offered , never mind been through the procedure?

Or the procedure been through me, come to think of it.

wurzel · « **Reply #25 on:** August 08, 2018, 00:33:23 »

Gas soon, with a name like that it sounds like whistful thinking...

mr_diver · « **Reply #26 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:33:29 »

I'm never getting old now!

tallpaul · « **Reply #27 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:38:00 »

Me either. It just seems like the NHS use it as an excuse to inflate their patients. Scary.

MartinW · « **Reply #28 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:43:31 »

The very thought of it is enough to put the wind up anyone.

TLPower · « **Reply #29 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:58:44 »

As averse as I am to being even slightly serious and possibly ruining this thread, I feel I must thank Wurzel for inadvertanty starting us off.

As a gender we are capable of burying our heads in the sand (or up our own arses) when it comes to medical stuff let alone dealing with stuff "down there".

If you are reading this and feeling slightly uneasy about the subject matter, don't. As unpleasant as the procedure is that is all it is, a procedure. A life long friend of mine with no symptoms whatsoever went for the old camera routine as part of the "getting on a bit" check up. They found some growths, did the usual checks and the results came back as cancerous. That was 14 months ago, he's had the treatment and the indications are that it was caught in time.

Just.

My older Brother in Law is rather old school. He's not going even though he's had the invite for 5 years, chances are he's fine, but for the sake of a couple of hours and a few minutes of discomfort he's adamant he'll take his chances.

Sermon over, I'm sorry for preaching but please, please have yourselves checked out.

@Graham62 please take a kazoo and a 'phone set to record with you on Sunday, ask them nicely to stick the kazoo up there when they pull the pipe and camera combo out. I did and the resulting cacophony was reminicent of a CR500 on the pipe.

Hugo Magnus · « **Reply #30 on:** August 08, 2018, 07:43:41 »

Martin W, I presume the reason that hospitals are still using these massive cameras (as opposed to the capsules) is one of cost?

MartinW · « **Reply #31 on:** August 08, 2018, 07:55:24 »

Cost is one of two reasons Andy.

The other is that surgeons don't want to change too quickly and want to see a million trials before they will switch. I can understand their reticence.

wurzel · « **Reply #32 on:** August 08, 2018, 11:32:07 »

TLP, bang on right, if they find a polyp they just snip it off, thet can be the start of something nasty if left, any change jn bowel movements that last more than a week or do, ditto blood or black stools, nip it in the bud as it were...
My misses says I'm a square peg in a round hole, I told her thatshow the camera was too...

Its good to have a laugh and maybe learn along the way, the chuff camera is not too bad, and only lasts an hour at the most.

Ridaz · « **Reply #33 on:** August 08, 2018, 15:38:04 »

Given that you are all a bunch of capable fettlers you might want to try some home care?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0721M9VML/ref=sxnav_sxwds-bovbp-p_lm_l_1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=0072b939-78ce-4a08-8806-5b1827e9abb8&pd_rd_wg=yBZpC&pf_rd_r=A5YNAVV30192PF9QWQPB&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-nav&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B0721M9VML&pd_rd_w=yqJAF&pf_rd_i=endoscope+camera&pd_rd_r=9b52ccd2-b9bb-4e50-be01-e36971116d62&ie=UTF8&qid=1533738978&sr=1

TLPower · « **Reply #34 on:** August 08, 2018, 15:51:30 »

Cheers Ridaz, I bought one of those, f*ckin' useless it was, no contrast, no clarity, may as well stick it up....

Oh wait.

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2018, 16:11:47 »

Got to agree with TLP on his earlier comments. Got four mates now (all just turned 60) that have had or having treatment for Prostate cancer, in fact just met an old work mate today who has just had his removed, and none of them were experiencing any real symptoms, but had 'mentioned something' to the doctor while there on for a different reason. Get checked when you can gents!!
Back to the procedure.......it's the casual attitude (in my case anyway) all the staff had from the second I walked into the hospital. They deal with lots of folk day in day out so it's just another arsehole to them. In fact, I was so relaxed as the Surgeon was chatting and casually said I'm just going to insert my finger Mr. Barnes I said "Thank you"!! Not sure what he or the nurses thought.

TLPower · « **Reply #36 on:** August 08, 2018, 16:37:07 »

I was amazed when I had my knees in ears, barely being able to hear, but I did hear.

"Just relax"

Graham62 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 08, 2018, 18:03:43 »

@Ridaz that's taking DIY a bit to far.

bigpie · « **Reply #38 on:** August 08, 2018, 18:06:43 »

I had a camera up my nose last week, it was smaller than a drinking straw. If the technology exists to stick a camera up a nostril, how come they don't use the same one for the arse? Obviously it'll need a bit o a wipe before switching entrances

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #39 on:** August 08, 2018, 18:13:39 »

Point of order, Mr. Chairman. It's an exit, not an entrance. Unless that's just me being a bit old-fashioned in that sort of thing.