CO2 it is!!! All I remember was a ton of shoulder pain... Ouch!! Cheers, David
"it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > We use CO2 for inflating the abdomen (technical term is insufflation). > Nitrogen (essentially air) is a bad idea because whichever gas used gets > absorbed through the tissues into the bloodstream. Nitrogen could > theoretically lead to the bends. CO2 is easily absorbed and then delivered > via the blood to the lungs for removal from the body in the usual way. > > The shoulder pain after laparoscopic surgery is usually referred pain from > an irritated diaphragm. The insufflation and mechanical ventilation can > irritate it. > > Finally we are talking about something I know about. :) > > Aaron Young > The Dalles, OR > > > On Sunday, September 21, 2014, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Been there, done that. Worst part was the pain up in my shoulders as I >> guess they pump in CO2 or nitrogen or some gas to puff up the abdominal >> cavity. It ends up migrating up, and then there's a lot of pain (at least >> for me) as it is absorbed and dissipated. >> That and a serious bad Vicodin experience. Whoa. >> Take it easy, the docs usually give recommendations for a reason! :-) >> >> Cheers, >> David >> >> "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Well, at least you seem to have good health insurance. I hope you get >>> fully well and back on the bike (ss, for mountains of course) soon. >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> A hospital S24O. In for tests, rushed to surgery, appendix removed as >>>> it is rupturing (the surgeon made it sound like a poorly written drama >>>> where the timing of days and hours all culminates to a matter of seconds. >>>> Apparently that is how life sometimes is. Sardonic grin.), overnight (never >>>> recommended, and a torturous gauntlet for someone with a bludgeoned brain, >>>> but the staff was wonderful and did all they possibly could to accommodate >>>> me -- a wonderful surprise). >>>> >>>> So now I wait for the abdominal wall to heal. I'm told no strenuous >>>> activity for 6 weeks. I managed a walk of a quarter mile this morning >>>> (first full day home) after a wonderful night rain. Ahh, the smells of the >>>> mountains after a rain in autumn! Hoping to ride the flat-ish road to a >>>> flatfish trail and do some non-strenuious walking on the "lowlander" trail >>>> in a few days. I'm looking forward to further accessing the healing ways of >>>> the bicycle and the near bare foot! 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