Community Munchausen's by Internet (Malingerers, Munchies, Spoonies, etc) - Feigning Illnesses for Attention

[yasscat]

how does one get an infection in their navel

When I got my hysterectomy, I was told to be super diligent in cleaning my navel and keeping it dry after the surgery, because it was a laparoscopic procedure, and they inserted a camera through it, so getting an infection in the wound there was a risk. But as you said, keeping it clean and dry prevented that. Beyond the obvious surgery-related risk, I have no clue how that's even a thing that can happen. (not declaring it a powerlevel since it's on topic)

 

[Cold Waffle]

When I got my hysterectomy, I was told to be super diligent in cleaning my navel and keeping it dry after the surgery, because it was a laparoscopic procedure, and they inserted a camera through it, so getting an infection in the wound there was a risk. But as you said, keeping it clean and dry prevented that. Beyond the obvious surgery-related risk, I have no clue how that's even a thing that can happen. (not declaring it a powerlevel since it's on topic)

Noted. I could see infections being a thing if it was post-surgery -- and she did say this is a previous surgical site (from some laparoscopic procedure, I'm sure). However, she specifically said it healed over and it was a thing of the past, so this infection isn't related. I don't know about anyone else, but if I had a funky bellybutton, I'd be getting that shit taken care of and not posting on instagram about it. Wash yo'self.

 

[mooserangerofthenorth]

Hopefully.stripes hospice meeting didn't happen. How convenient.

 

[Behavioral Sink]

I think we've had this discussion before but VSED is going to be almost impossibly difficult for someone who's not at deaths door and borderline comatose.
Instinct is going to kick in. It's going to hurt. It's going to be deeply unpleasant. Are there even any known case studies of someone managing to do it when they aren't remotely close to death

I once met a sweet middle-aged woman in the very early stages of dementia. Her family installed her in the dementia ward to get caregivers to harass her full-time to eat. They brought in all her favourite treats. She wanted none of it. She was hard as fuck, like, "I'm done here folks. None of you will give me pills to do this quickly, so this is how I have to do it." But family wanted nurses to all but force-feed her. All staff were directed to waste time trying to convince her to eat. (I casually ignored this shitty care plan, and continued with my patient-centered approach. Used my time with her just to chat. She was a teacher, she told me about that.)

She went quickly, and I was glad for her. From ambulatory and conversational, she died within a quick month or so I think. Not sure how long she had been refusing food before I met her. (And I forget when she stopped the diet pepsi, a few sips of that were the last pleasure I saw her enjoy in this world.)

I had another patient who tried to chew and swallow the glass from a lightbulb. Poor bastard lived, though.

 

[KiwiFarmerSimulator2021]

I had another patient who tried to chew and swallow the glass from a lightbulb. Poor bastard lived, though.

He wanted to be as bright as possible when his family visited.

Or a joke this idk im tired

 

[Thomas Eugene Paris]

Maybe I'm thinking too much sense talk here, but how does one get an infection in their navel? Shower a few times a week, swish a wash coth around in there, and let it dry out. Is she some sort of weirdly-shaped human? I'm struggling to wrap my head around this aside from her straight-up not showering and developing sores like a deathfat (and even then, pressure and like...dampness needs to be involved). Swipe it with some rubbing alcohol and air that shit out. It's not that serious.

Lol at her being gleeful for not being admitted for her infected tum. No, you didn't have an "abdominal wall infection," ya dunce.

I’m guessing she has a super deep belly button with a roll that folds over it, doesn’t bother to deep clean it and keep it dry. Super gross.

Yes, it is really common for the navel to be used as an incision site for a laparoscopic procedure. Laps are a minimally invasive kind of surgery in which several tiny incisions, sometimes referred to as "keyholes" because of their size, are made to allow the insertion of long metal tubes called trochars. The trochars allow the passage of specialized surgical tools and a flexible lighted camera called a laparoscope to access the abdominal or pelvic cavity, which is inflated with carbon dioxide to make it easier to move the tools around inside.

It's interesting that she admits to having had a lap. Most of the time, surgeons only use them for relatively simple, routine procedures. For anything really complex like removing a giant tumor, they still need to open you up.

 

[KiwiFarmerSimulator2021]

Yes, it is really common for the navel to be used as an incision site for a laparoscopic procedure. Laps are a minimally invasive kind of surgery in which several tiny incisions, sometimes referred to as "keyholes" because of their size, are made to allow the insertion of long metal tubes called trochars. The trochars allow the passage of specialized surgical tools and a flexible lighted camera called a laparoscope to access the abdominal or pelvic cavity, which is inflated with carbon dioxide to make it easier to move the tools around inside.

It's interesting that she admits to having had a lap. Most of the time, surgeons only use them for relatively simple, routine procedures. For anything really complex like removing a giant tumor, they still need to open you up.

I think she said it was a lap because the only doctor that truely understood her condition was based on the dark side of the moon and couldnt travel, so they used one of those remote robot things.

Dont ask for the name of her clinic on the dark side of the moon tho. Chronic illness warriors dont owe their personal situation to any of us nor should they be expected to wear underwear during marquee season.

 

[SaturnBeforeSunset]

Today, I’m thankful for munchie histrionics. Dirty bellybutton saga continues:

ETA: I believe this is the first time she’s hashtag claimed Addison’s. She must be taking notes from the other bitch we’ve been talking about! Such a mystery why munchies are so quiet and selective about some of the illnesses they claim via hashtags. Victoria claims a fuck ton of diseases like HHT, lupus, and now Addison’s, but she’s really hush hush about it. Hmm.

 

[Catmannjew]

Happy Thanksgiving #uti #dirtybellybutton #cancer #thankful

 

[Protozoangod]

Hopefully.stripes hospice meeting didn't happen. How convient.

How does a hospice service have an emergency?

 

[Cold Waffle]

How does a hospice service have an emergency?

Same thought here. Everyone in Hospice is in the business of dying. If someone's crashing, then welp. It is what it is. Children's Hospice is different (kids in Hospice care can receive life-extending type treatments), but they're likely entirely different providers. So I call horseshit.

 

[KiwiFarmerSimulator2021]

Same thought here. Everyone in Hospice is in the business of dying. If someone's crashing, then welp. It is what it is. Children's Hospice is different (kids in Hospice care can receive life-extending type treatments), but they're likely entirely different providers. So I call horseshit.

Equity and inclusivity requires all definitions to be reconsidered in terms of how they benefit the elite and priviledged.

Hospice care only for the dying? To deny the non dying access to hospice care is to hold up patriarchal systems that hold on to a colonial definition of dying.

Hospices should be accessible to the chronically ill and online. Priority must be given to those who will benefit the longest from it, not people who will just turn up and selfishly occupy a bed and then die.

 

[Cold Waffle]

Equity and inclusivity requires all definitions to be reconsidered in terms of how they benefit the elite and priviledged.

Hospice care only for the dying? To deny the non dying access to hospice care is to hold up patriarchal systems that hold on to a colonial definition of dying.

Hospices should be accessible to the chronically ill and online. Priority must be given to those who will benefit the longest from it, not people who will just turn up and selfishly occupy a bed and then die.

Thank you for the lecture on equity and exclusivity. Pretty sure you're preaching to some sort of choir here. Yes, we know that Hospice serves many purposes (and I said nothing of the role of privilege). The topic here, though, is this munch lying to sidestep why she's not started Hospice. Eyes on the prize, my friend -- and this zebra is lying about why she doesn't have her prized level of care.

Edit: Did I miss sarcasm? Maybe I did, but I'm usually good at that. Either way, the Zebra did not get what she wants, which is our focus here.

 

[latter day taint]

How does a hospice service have an emergency?

Same thought here. Everyone in Hospice is in the business of dying. If someone's crashing, then welp. It is what it is. Children's Hospice is different (kids in Hospice care can receive life-extending type treatments), but they're likely entirely different providers. So I call horseshit.

Is she UK based? Hospice there is weird. They treat the dying as well as those who have diseases that will eventually kill you like MS.

Either way I think she is full of shit.

 

[Aunt Carol]

Same thought here. Everyone in Hospice is in the business of dying. If someone's crashing, then welp. It is what it is. Children's Hospice is different (kids in Hospice care can receive life-extending type treatments), but they're likely entirely different providers. So I call horseshit.

A hospice service can have an emergency, it's just not the kind of emergency where someone is dying and needs to be saved.

Patient suddenly got more painful and needed a new script, patient having a new symptom and the family needs help to understand and troubleshoot it, patient ran out of supplies unexpectedly, patient who is admitted to the service already needs to have a care conference/emergency emotional support because all the cousins came over and the patient can't shoulder the burden of single-handedly explaining the reality of dying to their family.

Or something mundane like a staffer got the flu and they're frantically readjusting staffing for a few days, so intake is the first to go.

(Locally) the hospice service can have a patient admitted to the hospital for pain control or respite. (Hospital has 24-7 staff, after all, and an almost-infinite supply of clean linen and oral morphine.) The hospice patient has to come in with hospice consulting and for that explicit purpose. If someone in the family loses their nerve and just calls regular EMS ending in a non-hospice admission through the ED, the patient may even end up losing their place in the hospice service. Depending on how the care plan changes and what kind of family dysfunction plays out among the decision-makers.

 

[cuddle striker]

Hospice is for people who are actually sick in real life. That's the minimum requirement.

Munchausen's isn't that, nor factitious disorder, malingering, or just plain bullshit.

 

[Strelok]

Equity and inclusivity requires all definitions to be reconsidered in terms of how they benefit the elite and priviledged.

Hospice care only for the dying? To deny the non dying access to hospice care is to hold up patriarchal systems that hold on to a colonial definition of dying.

Hospices should be accessible to the chronically ill and online. Priority must be given to those who will benefit the longest from it, not people who will just turn up and selfishly occupy a bed and then die.

Holy fuck the number of ninnies who took this post seriously.

 

[latter day taint]

New business idea:

Munchie Hospice. It's just props to show how uwu sick you are to trick you to check in, then intensive psychiatric treatment

 

[Strelok]

New business idea:

Munchie Hospice. It's just props to show how uwu sick you are to trick you to check in, then intensive psychiatric treatment

You joke but they literally opened a fucking selfie studio in my town. I'm sure you could spend an extra $1000 to shove a gurney bed and some plastic tubing in one of the rooms and turn a huge profit.

 

[RacerDee]

That’s basically what they did with Morgan, and it did not work.