Cancer Update #9. Time for an ascites drain.

This update was filmed on the 8th and 9th of June, 2023 at my house in Ardross, and Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Drainage journal:
21/4/23. Done with a small calibre needle without interventional radiology (IR), but did use a bedside ultrasound. 20ml drained before blockage. The initial thought was that the blockage was due to loculations (pockets of fluid, rather than a single 'bag' of fluid).
9/5/23. Assessment made for a second drain without IR. Bedside ultrasound showed no loculations, but lots of mucin. The attempt was aborted, as the doctor determined that IR was required.
19/5/23. Drain done with 14 French needle with IR. 2.8 litres drained before blockage from mucin.
8/6/23. Drain done with 8.5 French needle with IR. 1.5 litres drained before blockage from mucin.

The playlist that includes this video is located at https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLWjlP6XiwIC

TAGS colonoscopy endoscopy gastroscopy oncology bowel prep Picoprep Glycoprep Rabeprazole Oxycodone Tapentadol oesophagus stomach ascending colon appendix cancer peritoneal carcinomatosis pseudomyxoma peritonei ascites fasting PET Positron Emission Tomography Fiona Stanley Hospital mucin blockage