The Demon Drink

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I am sorry to contradict you on this one, but I have to tell you that you cannot live without your liver....kidneys yes...as long as you have some sort of dialysis(peritoneal ambulatory, or renal)but if your liver fails, then unless you get a transplant pronto, it is curtains....the ones at the Crem, for you.

Now if you have read of some great breakthrough where a liver is not required, or if you know of someone who is surviving without a liver, please tell me, I would be very interested to read that information.

Well they have a liver but it's been damaged by the paracetomol, this can be irreversible I think depending on the amount etc -that is what I meant

[accyman]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Well they have a liver but it's been damaged by the paracetomol, this can be irreversible I think depending on the amount etc -that is what I meant

on here you have to put what you mean first time or you get your elbow handed to you on a plate

opps i meant arse...

damn it

[Stumped]

The Demon Drink
Stumped 2000

I clambered up the stairs to bed,
My head a swirling mess,
The Demon Drink had had his way,
For I was drunk, no less,
I struggled to the bathroom so,
To empty forth my gut,
And glancing in the mirror saw,
A visage to rebut.

I stumbled ‘gainst the balustrade,
My limbs no longer mine,
And fought to shed my clothing,
Feeling anything but fine,
The Demon Drink had snared me,
In his alcoholic trap,
And like the fool he proved I was,
I’d hastened to the tap.

I fumbled for my night attire,
And donned it with a sigh,
The Demon Drink inside my head,
Had rent me fit to die,
The room spun all around me,
The nightlight pierced my brain,
No matter where I laid my head,
I failed to stem the pain.

I turned towards my bedside lamp,
And saw him standing there,
A cheeky chappie, inches high
With multicoloured hair,
The Demon Drink, he grinned at me,
I rubbed my eyes, confused,
And must have looked a pretty sight,
All drunken and bemused.

I rolled o’er on my stomach,
And hailed him with a groan,
He wagged a finger at me,
Which implied ‘You’re on your own !’
The Demon Drink took umbrage,
When I tried to grab his tail,
By pounding on my fragile head,
Like hammering a nail.

I ceded to his rancour,
And fell into a trance,
The Demon Drink had found me,
Most amenable to chance,
When I awoke next morning,
I swore: ‘No more would I . . .
Imbibe The Devil’s nectar
Else he look me in the eye !’

End

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Well they have a liver but it's been damaged by the paracetomol, this can be irreversible I think depending on the amount etc -that is what I meant

Th only way to repair a liver is by transplanting another one

[Margaret Pilkington]

The only cure for liver damage is a transplant....and I wasn't being fly........even though I gave up the medical profession some years ago,but I do still like to keep up with new trends, and thought that perhaps you had read of some revolutionary new drug or treatment for liver failure.

I think that most of the cases of paracetamol poisoning that I ever heard of proved fatal, maybe not right away.....but pretty soon after.....and some of these, despite aggressive management to reverse the effects of the intake.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Great minds John!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

The only cure for liver damage is a transplant....and I wasn't being fly........even though I gave up the medical profession some years ago,but I do still like to keep up with new trends, and thought that perhaps you had read of some revolutionary new drug or treatment for liver failure.

I think that most of the cases of paracetamol poisoning that I ever heard of proved fatal, maybe not right away.....but pretty soon after.....and some of these, despite aggressive management to reverse the effects of the intake.

I once saw a program on TV about St James hospital Leeds, which is one of the main centres for liver transplants and they said that you can't reverse a paracetamol overdose and its a very painful and drawn out death if a transplant is not undertaken

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes John, a young girl I looked after had to go there, but she didn't survive long enough to get a new liver.

[cashman]

I was told a liver transplant was not possible by a surgeon in spain,Would that be dependant on what the ailment is?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

I was told a liver transplant was not possible by a surgeon in spain,Would that be dependant on what the ailment is?

It could have been that the surgeon wasn't capable of performing a transplant cashy

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Th only way to repair a liver is by transplanting another one

Anyone ever eaten raw liver? Pigs liver not humans! Tastes very nice and good for your bones!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Anyone ever eaten raw liver? Pigs liver not humans! Tastes very nice and good for your bones!

Ya its lovely served with Fava Beans and washed down with a glass of chianti.