H is covered in coffee grind emesis

[berbles]

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My face when I saw the title: 



My sympathies to your H.

[sangria]

HE TRIED TO KISS YOU?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Eagles]

Oh, poor Dr Mofo. My mom worked for a GI for 20 years, and my sister has been an endo tech for over 15. I have heard horror stories.

[lucky513]

Code Black

ewwww

[lightyears]

ewwwww.

eww.

[rosiebear]

Here I thought he'd cleaned the espresso machine and it exploded or something.

I miss my now-lost innocence.

[tripleshot]

Oct 24, 2014 19:50:00 GMT -5 rosiebear said:

Here I thought he'd cleaned the espresso machine and it exploded or something.

I miss my now-lost innocence.

That's what I thought too. 

[elleblue]

Oct 24, 2014 19:50:00 GMT -5 rosiebear said:

Here I thought he'd cleaned the espresso machine and it exploded or something.

I miss my now-lost innocence.

Yeah. It took me far too long to realize coffee grounds were not actually involved. 

[pooh8402]

Oh man your poor H. There's not many worse things to get on you at the hospital.

[kwpnjumper55]

Nooooo! Don't tell me this! My med surg rotation starts Monday!

[medicmommy]

Worst. Smell. Ever.

[elleblue]

Oct 24, 2014 23:33:46 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 24, 2014 23:12:12 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

Was she ok?

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES, YOU HEARTLESS ASSHOLES??

No:(

[elleblue]

Oct 25, 2014 0:56:53 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 25, 2014 0:13:02 GMT -5 elleblue said:

It was an elderly patient, palliative care was talking to them about hospice, but this happened first:(

Oh no. I'm sorry it wasn't peaceful for her at the end. 

[Deleted]

Oct 24, 2014 22:50:16 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Oct 24, 2014 19:52:41 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

Um. Don't google this. Ew.

i just did.

wait, it looks just like vomit. am i missing something?

but i've had an adult liquid projectile-shit on me, all over me.  i wanted to die.  alas, it was my mother in the hospital after surgery complications. that was pretty much the nastiest moment of my life.

Yes, you're missing the nasty ass smell.

And as far as the pathophys goes, it usually occurs from bleeding somewhere in the GI tract. That's why it's a much worse sign than typical vomit. 

[tacom]

I had this when I had my perforation, but I'm happy to report that I largely made it into the basin!

Silver lining?

[kristie]

Oct 25, 2014 7:16:53 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

Sadly this has been recommended to me (not by a doc). I've ignored their "info"

Read more, not an enema

[hanksmom]

Oct 24, 2014 19:21:16 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 24, 2014 19:20:07 GMT -5 sangria said:

HE TRIED TO KISS YOU?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I mean, he's cleaned up and in different clothes, but not a real shower yet. His clothes are in a bag, he is in the shower. lol

A bag that is going in the trash?

[DotAndBuzz]

Oct 24, 2014 19:21:16 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 24, 2014 19:20:07 GMT -5 sangria said:

HE TRIED TO KISS YOU?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I mean, he's cleaned up and in different clothes, but not a real shower yet. His clothes are in a bag, he is in the shower. lol

And that bag is in the trash can, yes? Because fuck any other option for them unless they're made of solid gold.

[copperboom]

Oct 25, 2014 0:56:53 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 25, 2014 0:13:02 GMT -5 elleblue said:

It was an elderly patient, palliative care was talking to them about hospice, but this happened first:(

Oh my god, what a horrible way to die. 

[kristie]

Oct 25, 2014 9:29:47 GMT -5 aeg511 said:

Wait, are people doing coffee ENEMAS?!?

OMG!

No, idiots and misguided hopefuls are doing coffee enemas.

gerson.org/gerpress/

[dcannie]

Oct 25, 2014 9:29:47 GMT -5 aeg511 said:

Wait, are people doing coffee ENEMAS?!?

OMG!

no, it's from bleeding in the stomach. it just looks like coffee because it is so dark and granular. 

 when i was a kid this happened to my aunt when she was over at our house. i was probably only 7 or 8 years old and it was traumatizing; i thought she was vomiting diarrhea. i still remember the smell. 

[nursewife]

Yuck, that shit is nasty. Although I think I'd prefer that over a c diff poop cleanup. Gag that is brutal.

[nursewife]

Oct 24, 2014 19:43:57 GMT -5 Eagles said:

Oh, poor Dr Mofo. My mom worked for a GI for 20 years, and my sister has been an endo tech for over 15. I have heard horror stories.

That sounds like such a yucky profession. Phlegm is something I really can't handle. I couldn't handle being an endo tech.

[Eagles]

Oct 25, 2014 11:27:58 GMT -5 nursewife said:

Oct 24, 2014 19:43:57 GMT -5 Eagles said:

Oh, poor Dr Mofo. My mom worked for a GI for 20 years, and my sister has been an endo tech for over 15. I have heard horror stories.

That sounds like such a yucky profession. Phlegm is something I really can't handle. I couldn't handle being an endo tech.

God bless her, she's very good at it.  Although one night at dinner she very matter-of-factly said "I realized today that my life is all balls and assholes," and then went back to her spaghetti, while I almost choked and died. 

[nursewife]

Oct 25, 2014 11:39:07 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Oct 25, 2014 11:25:49 GMT -5 nursewife said:

Yuck, that shit is nasty. Although I think I'd prefer that over a c diff poop cleanup. Gag that is brutal.

That smell really permeates the nasal cavity. When I did MS nursing, I hated taking c diff patients because you smelled that poop for days!

Sometimes I miss hospital nursing. Then I read things like this, and I'm glad to work in a doctors office.

[nursewife]

Oct 25, 2014 11:55:38 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Oct 25, 2014 11:50:17 GMT -5 nursewife said:

Sometimes I miss hospital nursing. Then I read things like this, and I'm glad to work in a doctors office.

I still do hospital nursing, but do OB now. Luckily coffee ground emesis and c diff aren't the norm there.

I applied and interviewed for a utilization review job recently. I thought I wanted it because the hours were great. But I was actually SO relieved when I didn't get it. I would miss what I do so much.

I'm pretty happy with where I am currently due to the amount of procedures we do in office. The doc I work with does a fair bit of endometrial biopsies, IUD insertion, punch biopsies, lancing etc. I love that kind of stuff. Nothing makes my day better than having a day packed with that kind of stuff.