It seems like it’s probably far enough down that they could retrieve with a scope. I’m not a doctor but I work with insurance to authorize surgeries and you’d be surprised at how often something like this happens.
JS4077 on
get better op
Bitter_Kiwi_9352 on
Eat a plum
Scruffy11111 on
That camera has seen some things.
NoCalligrapher133 on
You’re so full of shit
bodhiseppuku on
… found the blockage!
Still_Silver_255 on
“Sir we see you have an impacted bowel, we are going to have you swallow this camera. Then we will charge you for X-rays everyday until your impacted bowel resolves itself..” – US Medical System.
mage1413 on
Cant you just jump around aggressively or have someone shake you to get it loose?
thecosmicradiation on
This has to be a little vindicating though, right? “See, I told you I have digestive issues!”
SilkySmoothRalph on
Makes me want to watch Innerspace again. Love that film.
Sunlit53 on
Take up belly dancing and try to shimmy it loose?
Mediumtolargethings on
Mildly intesteresting
SnooRadishes8372 on
Day 65: Stuck on this barren island…supplies low… death imminent
Edward_TH on
Is it maybe stuck inside a diverticula?
mcskilliets on
“I fell in the shower”
Preemptively_Extinct on
Eat a family sized box of Triscuits in one sitting. Should scrape it right out.
SonUnforseenByFrodo on
Found the problem, I would say it has
alvinofdiaspar on
80 Days Around the Ileum
Superb-Tea-3174 on
That must be annoying to have to check your poop all the time and come up empty.
RookFett on
Looks like a Fantastic Voyage is in your future!
rollbackprices on
I know of a legendary hero who could retrieve that for you:
Lemmiwinks!
novachamp on
Maybe there’s a little guy onboard like in Innerspace. He will probably try to free himself.
Yeppie-Kanye on
I guess you found the problem area
RadagastDaGreen on
French onion soup and a bunch of coffee with sugar no cream
Reverend_Decepticon on
Imagine how the drug mules that swallow multiple packets feel
pixtax on
not the sort of kink I thought I’d run into today.
Str_ on
That capsule has seen some shit
whydidItry on
Have they prescribed Chipotle?
excitement2k on
Maybe it just found a really photogenic section of your intestine and is taking advantage.
Tylodud on
My uncle had this happen. He took one, and it never passed. Turns out he had some type of narrowing in the junction point where the small and large intestines meet, and it evidently got stuck in some folds there.
They tried a colonoscopy to get it out but were unable to. They then decided if it wasn’t causing him problems – and it apparently wasn’t – then just leave it, and maybe at some point it would pass on its own.
As far as I know, it never did, and it stayed with him till his death.
microtramp on
Yeah, well, imagine how *it* feels!
Gwenjadeo on
I am aware of a handful of billionaires who focus on developing cutting-edge submarines.
NineClaws on
They gave you the Boeing Capsule.
Wanderingfinge on
Thought this was the ISS
sudogeek on
I’ve not personally seen one stuck for so long but in our practice my partner did have a case that went on for 2 months. At that point, as the patient was asymptomatic, we were only getting KUBs every week and one week it was gone. The patient did not spot the capsule in their feces. There was a patient who came to another of my partners for a second opinion who had a retained capsule for almost 2 years! He had no symptoms and continued observation was recommended.
The company makes a dummy capsule that can be administered prior to capsule endoscopy if you suspect a stricture (prior surgery, Crohns, etc). That capsule is designed to dissolve after several days.
If a capsule becomes impacted and the patient is symptomatic, retrieval via colonoscopy and ileoscopy can be attempted and is often successful if the point of impaction is sufficiently distal. In those cases, the capsule was most frequently found at the ileocecal valve without obvious pathology. Ileal structures, IBD, and strictures associated with Meckel’s diverticulum were also identified. For those patients without symptoms, observation without intervention is recommended.
wuchtgeschoss on
Time for colo-blast 2000!
maddskillz18247 on
Send another in and try to dislodge the first one👌🏼 trust me, I’m Dr.Reddit
Squirra on
“Capsule Cam personal log, day fifty. Is there no end to this shit‽”
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so, do they send another one to go get it?
Well there’s your problem right there
You definitely have digestive issues!
It seems like it’s probably far enough down that they could retrieve with a scope. I’m not a doctor but I work with insurance to authorize surgeries and you’d be surprised at how often something like this happens.
get better op
Eat a plum
That camera has seen some things.
You’re so full of shit
… found the blockage!
“Sir we see you have an impacted bowel, we are going to have you swallow this camera. Then we will charge you for X-rays everyday until your impacted bowel resolves itself..” – US Medical System.
Cant you just jump around aggressively or have someone shake you to get it loose?
This has to be a little vindicating though, right? “See, I told you I have digestive issues!”
Makes me want to watch Innerspace again. Love that film.
Take up belly dancing and try to shimmy it loose?
Mildly intesteresting
Day 65: Stuck on this barren island…supplies low… death imminent
Is it maybe stuck inside a diverticula?
“I fell in the shower”
Eat a family sized box of Triscuits in one sitting. Should scrape it right out.
Found the problem, I would say it has
80 Days Around the Ileum
That must be annoying to have to check your poop all the time and come up empty.
Looks like a Fantastic Voyage is in your future!
I know of a legendary hero who could retrieve that for you:
Lemmiwinks!
Maybe there’s a little guy onboard like in Innerspace. He will probably try to free himself.
I guess you found the problem area
French onion soup and a bunch of coffee with sugar no cream
Imagine how the drug mules that swallow multiple packets feel
not the sort of kink I thought I’d run into today.
That capsule has seen some shit
Have they prescribed Chipotle?
Maybe it just found a really photogenic section of your intestine and is taking advantage.
My uncle had this happen. He took one, and it never passed. Turns out he had some type of narrowing in the junction point where the small and large intestines meet, and it evidently got stuck in some folds there.
They tried a colonoscopy to get it out but were unable to. They then decided if it wasn’t causing him problems – and it apparently wasn’t – then just leave it, and maybe at some point it would pass on its own.
As far as I know, it never did, and it stayed with him till his death.
Yeah, well, imagine how *it* feels!
I am aware of a handful of billionaires who focus on developing cutting-edge submarines.
They gave you the Boeing Capsule.
Thought this was the ISS
I’ve not personally seen one stuck for so long but in our practice my partner did have a case that went on for 2 months. At that point, as the patient was asymptomatic, we were only getting KUBs every week and one week it was gone. The patient did not spot the capsule in their feces. There was a patient who came to another of my partners for a second opinion who had a retained capsule for almost 2 years! He had no symptoms and continued observation was recommended.
The company makes a dummy capsule that can be administered prior to capsule endoscopy if you suspect a stricture (prior surgery, Crohns, etc). That capsule is designed to dissolve after several days.
If a capsule becomes impacted and the patient is symptomatic, retrieval via colonoscopy and ileoscopy can be attempted and is often successful if the point of impaction is sufficiently distal. In those cases, the capsule was most frequently found at the ileocecal valve without obvious pathology. Ileal structures, IBD, and strictures associated with Meckel’s diverticulum were also identified. For those patients without symptoms, observation without intervention is recommended.
Time for colo-blast 2000!
Send another in and try to dislodge the first one👌🏼 trust me, I’m Dr.Reddit
“Capsule Cam personal log, day fifty. Is there no end to this shit‽”