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  An inguinal hernia.

  by Fisherman in

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  there are a couple of schools of thought on this.

  some doctors recommend postponing surgery others recommend laparascopic surgery, etc.

  how about local anesthesia, complications during and after surgery and other concerns.

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  You're welcome, Fisherman.

  I am unable to answer that question other than what was done for me. Due to my then respiratory illness, they went for spinal rather than local anesthesia. I regretted that later because it messed up my plumbing for days afterwards. As I understood my situation, however, there was no choice in the matter.

  Sorry I'm not sufficiently schooled in this. It was so long ago. Now, I do research before I say "yes" to anything medical. That's another entire chapter of my life.

  Take care.

  CoCo
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  An inguinal hernia.

  by Fisherman in

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  2. medical

  there are a couple of schools of thought on this.

  some doctors recommend postponing surgery others recommend laparascopic surgery, etc.

  how about local anesthesia, complications during and after surgery and other concerns.

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  compound complex

  Greetings, Fisherman:

  Between 12 and 15 years ago, I had both right and left hernia repairs. Absolutely necessary. A couple years ago, I began suffering extreme abdominal pain on the left side. It was diagnosed as nerve entrapment, i.e., a nerve had become entrapped in the mesh.

  I was told that if I couldn't live with the intermittent pain, I could have a redo. That, of itself, poses difficulties. There's always risk. The pain has become so rare now that I am just "living with it."

  Hope it goes well for the person in question. BTW, I'm sure there have been strides made in surgical procedure since my adventures (they were done a couple years apart).

  Best regards.

  CoCo
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  Just a smile? Oh dear...Disney move over...

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrazejqhrui

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  Many of us were of the mindset that even a tiny bit of Kingdom Good News -- in the form of a printed message -- was the end-all, cure-all for what ails humankind. Sister Kraker, who worked in subscriptions, held up a yellow Awake! form and said to me that she viewed each one of these slips as the means to save a life.

  Why, just our being recognized as Jehovah's people could have advantageous effect, so I truly believed. Why feed, clothe, house a prospective recruit when the Good News itself will fill the void now and forevermore? Not to say that some JWs were totally oblivious to the physical needs of others. That simply was not the focus of our ministry.

  Now, I want to apologize to all the people I witnessed to, especially those who became believers.

  CoCo Contrite
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  Brooklyn news on sending the elderly packing

  by I am a Bible Student in

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  2. scandals

  johnny the bethelite on this program talks about the older bethelites being targeted by watchtower.they are getting rid of those at bethel who are 65-87 years old, some being anointed even the widows of former governing body members who gave decades of loyal service time to the watchtower organization.. the reasons the very elderly are being expelled are money in that for their age range they cost so much to cloth, fed, and medicate, having problems from high blood pressure to dementia.

  they include persons such as sister henschel whose husband had been a watchtower president and marian sydlik whose parents are long dead.. https://soundcloud.com/rick-fearon/jan-16-2016-johnny-the-bethelite-watchtower-insider-host-his-radio-program-from-brooklyn-ny .

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  Just a smile? Oh dear...Disney move over...

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrazejqhrui

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  Gone are the days of putting together a presentation with two or three Scriptures . . .

  A pamphlet surely would ease my way after getting mugged. I don't have a smart phone to lose, so I cannot relate.

  CC
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  Surgery/Infection/Pain

  by compound complex in

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  dear fellow posters and friends:.

  a friend had been making excellent recovery after hospitalization and rehab.

  then, some 6 weeks later, while an infection set in, he had to return to hospital.

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  Thanks, dear friends, for excellent but disturbing information on what can (and often does) go wrong.

  Your good thoughts and wishes mean so much. As ad hoc caregiver, I had to call in the troupes (various medical personnel) for immediate emergency assistance.

  Will keep you posted. He's about to be moved from our local hospital to the hospital where the original surgery was performed.

  Love,

  CoCo
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  Surgery/Infection/Pain

  by compound complex in

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  dear fellow posters and friends:.

  a friend had been making excellent recovery after hospitalization and rehab.

  then, some 6 weeks later, while an infection set in, he had to return to hospital.

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  compound complex

  Thank you, Muddy Waters, for your reply. What you wrote sounds familiar.

  Best.

  CoCo
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  Surgery/Infection/Pain

  by compound complex in

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  dear fellow posters and friends:.

  a friend had been making excellent recovery after hospitalization and rehab.

  then, some 6 weeks later, while an infection set in, he had to return to hospital.

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  Dear Fellow Posters and Friends:

  A friend had been making excellent recovery after hospitalization and rehab. Then, some 6 weeks later, while an infection set in, he had to return to hospital. He is in excruciating pain and now on morphine.

  I don't wish to give a lot of detail here, but was wondering if you or yours have ever had what appeared to be a good recovery, only to be followed by an unexpected reversal of progress and consequent decline.

  THANKS!

  CoCo
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  Returning

  by Doubtfully Yours in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a member of this community a long time ago and have lurked for years.

  well, i am back and still thoroughly conflicted, with my heart/loyalties as divided as ever.

  please welcome me back, hear me out, and make me feel as welcomed as before.. the wtbts has changed so very much in recent years that i feel trapped in a completely different religion altogether.

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  Just to add, for those who may have been the spiritual guide to certain JWs: there's a sense of abandonment on both sides. Very difficult to cope with. Guilt, frustration, anger . . .

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  Returning

  by Doubtfully Yours in

  1. jw
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  i was a member of this community a long time ago and have lurked for years.

  well, i am back and still thoroughly conflicted, with my heart/loyalties as divided as ever.

  please welcome me back, hear me out, and make me feel as welcomed as before.. the wtbts has changed so very much in recent years that i feel trapped in a completely different religion altogether.

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  compound complex

  Welcome back, Doubtfully Yours:

  You, certainly, are in good company. Many of us remain conflicted because we want to stay close to beloved JW kith and kin. Fortunately, a few of my friends and family have quit the org. We can talk freely amongst ourselves, but put an ardent JW into the mix and a genial conversation goes amok.

  Please stay on board. You'll get replies . . .

  Best.

  CoCo