complications can include bleeding or difficulty urinating. it s a little hard to understand perhaps what exactly the complications secretary austin might have experienced. it s surgery, it s invasive, and complications can happen. doctor, i m curious to get your perspective on the second part of that. in a statement it was revealed his prognosis, when it comes to the cancer, is excellent. however, days after the procedure he had the urinary tract infection that you mentioned. there was further evaluation that revealed a collection of abdominal fluid impairing the function of his small intestine. fortunately, the statement says his infection has cleared. is that something common when it comes to that procedure? is it something that could potentially be recurring? it sounds like he probably had an abscess that formed either in his pelvis or in his abdomen.
january 2nd, decision made to transfer to icu for close monitoring and higher level of care. further evaluation revealed abdominal fluid collection impairing function of small intestine. a tube was placed through his nose to drain his stomach. abdominal fluid collections were drained by nonsurgical drain placement. he s progressed steadily throughout his stay. his infection has cleared. he continues to make progress and we anticipate a full recovery, although this can be a slow process. during the stay, secretary austin never lost anxiousness and never underwent general anesthesia. prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer among american men, impacts one in every eight men and one in every six african american men during their lifetime. discussions about screening,
what the bag could do. hi. hello. you all right? yes. i need your help. 0k. these bags, here. yeah. i m not sure which. ..what this is, compared to that one. mm hm. you ve also been instrumental in sorting out all of the supplies. is it comforting to know that they ve got access to all of that now? it s phenomenal, what we ve been able to bring over. - i got quite frustrated and a little bit angryl with the amount of wastage we have in the uk. - keep going. you re doing great. see you in a bit. bye. 20 year old abigail has an ileostomy, where the small intestine is brought out onto the abdomen. she struggled to manage life with a stoma bag. we ve experienced the worst. we can handle anything. what difference has it made seeing claire, the stoma nurse? i used to sleep with one side
and they didn t really understand, a lot of the women, how to look after themselves. is that right? no, they very much were taught a basic technique ofjust stick the bag on. they didn t understand what the bag could do. hi. hello. you all right? yes. i need your help. 0k. these bags, here. yeah. i m not sure which. ..what this is, compared to that one. mm hm. you ve also been instrumental in sorting out all of the supplies. is it comforting to know that they ve got access to all of that now? it s phenomenal, what we ve been able to bring over. - i got quite frustrated and a little bit angryl with the amount of wastage we have in the uk. - keep going. you re doing great. see you in a bit. bye. 20 year old abigail has an ileostomy, where the small intestine is brought out onto the abdomen. she struggled to manage life with a stoma bag.