Fluid On The Stomach

[naomi24]

I've never heard of it. What does it mean?

[anneasquith]

Difficult times.

[naomi24]

The difficulty is that nothing anyone can do or say will change it. Utterly hopeless. Such a sad, sad waste of life.

[naomi24]

Thank you so much for your help everyone. It's very much appreciated. I really have to go to bed now. x

[Mamyalynne]

Night x

[Jackdaw33]

Doctors do not always stick to textbook terminology. Twenty years ago I went to see my doctor re a growth in my groin. This entailed a brief examination 'down below'. At the end the doctor said, "You have an inguinal hernia which will require surgery, but there's nothing wrong with your b*****x".

[naomi24]

Jackdaw, I wouldn't deem commonly known terms for various areas of body 'textbook terminology'. I don't expect doctors to assume I'm a fool - I expect them to tell me what's going on. This information came from the patient's husband, but had I been in his position I'd have questioned it to ascertain exactly what's happening with her. Unfortunately he didn't.

[Peter Pedant]

stomach is used commonly for abdomen

like goolies for testicle and ..... for ..........

ascites can be from diseases of heart, liver kidney and cancer ....

I was left walking around with 10li ascites from an abdominal tumour by the cas doctors at Hope Hospital for which I still havent really forgiven them ....

[Peter Pedant]

Nigh he the doctor was explaining it in terms that he thought the patients and partner could understand

and not what sundry ABers may understand

Harold Laski's GP said it was like having his finals viva all over again whenever HL visited.

[ that comment was on whether GPs should use language of a non technical nature to their patients. The current answer is "yes" ]

[naomi24]

//he the doctor was explaining it in terms that he thought the patients and partner could understand //

I realise that now - but how patronising!

[anneasquith]

In a difficult situation, like maybe an appointment with a doctor, it is not unusual for the information to get lost in translation. Some patients/ relatives will ask for more information, others grasp one piece of info and leave. Some patients/relatives actually don't wish to hear anything negative.

[naomi24]

anneasquith, I don't see that this is a difficult situation. The woman has had scans - and should be told the result of those scans. This information was misleading and has caused nothing but confusion.

[anneasquith]

Obviously I was not there. My point is, patients can be selective in what they hear and what information they wish to convey to others.

[Prudie]

To me the stomach is the stomach - the receptacle where food first settles, not the abdomen in general. If a doctor told me stomach then that's what I would understand and I'm not sure a GP would generalise the whole abdomen area as stomach. All a bit confusing.

[naomi24]

Prudie, my thoughts exactly.