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UVSinger
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 Posted - 05/14/2012 : 2:52:05 PM
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American Idol Top 4 contestant Phillip Phillips is looking at a tough road ahead before he joins the Season 11 summer tour.
According to E! Online, Phillip, who’s suffered through some pretty painful health complications this season, will be undergoing surgery for liver problems as soon as he’s done competing on Idol.
“It’s probably going to go down,” Phillip told E! “It’s a pretty good-size surgery, a lot of time down, but you gotta do what you gotta do.” Phillip expects he “should” be finished recovering from the operation by the time the Idol gang hits the road for their summer tour. Fingers crossed!
Phil’s been a trooper so far during his time on the competition. He mustered through a bout with kidney stones in March and, as former co-contestant Colton Dixon explained, he’s “definitely hurting” but still has powered through his performances like a true professional.
Here’s to a speedy recovery, Phillip!
http://www.wetpaint.com/american-idol/articles/american-idol-2012-contestant-phillip-phillips-to-undergo-liver-surgery-before-summer-tour |
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UVSinger
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 2:52:55 PM
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| Kidney stones and now this?!? Holy sh*t, what the heck is wrong with him? I feel bad for him. I am guessing this is why he's not been in the Ford commercials. |
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Lancelot of Camelot
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 3:17:48 PM
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Originally posted by UVSinger
Kidney stones and now this?!? Holy sh*t, what the heck is wrong with him? I feel bad for him. I am guessing this is why he's not been in the Ford commercials.
I heard about the kidney stones. Now the liver has nothing to do with Kidney stones right? So another nasty health situation. |
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Roimeister
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 3:23:34 PM
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| liver disease can cause kidney stones... |
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Starcarolina
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 3:56:07 PM
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I attended nursing school and received a Licensed Practical Nursing degree, but this training was many years ago after my theatre studies and degree in Social work...yeah, I've had a varied career. The liver performs 25 functions/processes necessary for proper system functioning. Remember it is closely associated with the gall bladder, pancreas, bile ducts. The kidneys and liver are major filtration organs for the blood and fluids in the system. It does happen that when one is not functioning optimally that the other can be impacted. The first time we heard of Phillips' health issue I read it was gall bladder problem (gall stones), and then I heard he had had a stent inserted to relieve kidney stone issues. Now, we hear he will have to undergo some kind of procedure for a liver problem. Pinpointing the exact problem from all this information is difficult to do. The liver filters toxins and is prone to inflammation and cysts which are very painful. They can now do laproscopic procedures on the gall bladder, bile ducts and liver. Let's hope that Phillip is not dealing with something like a liver tumor which would require more invasive surgery. Cysts in the liver fill with fluids and cause discomfort and pain which can be lessened by breaking down the cyst wall to allow drainage of this toxic fluid which can lead to such problems as inflammation. Diseased portions of the liver can be removed and still remain functional. With all these vital organs congregated together, a problem with one may lead to some problem with another. I am glad to hear so far that his pancreas is not involved, as the pancreas deals with our insulin regulation and if problematic, it is a major concern,
Of course, I am not an authority, but it sounds like a vicious cycle of health issues for Phillip has occurred. I will be interested in getting the low-down on the real problem. Laproscopic surgery, I hope, is able to remedy any issue he has, as it is less invasive and the recovery time is faster. I admire Phillip for persevering through a more serious condition than we were informed about. I am sure he will be weak at first and hope the tour does not prove detrimental to his longterm health situation. I can't help but think that if this situation had been more dire that he would have had to address the problem in a more timely manner. He is terribly young to be having these health concerns. My best wishes go out to him... |
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RockCity
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 4:31:10 PM
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I like Phillip.
I'd donate my liver but he'd prolly be worse off than he is. 
Godspeed Phillip, keep goin' brother! |
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Space Cowboy
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UVSinger
USA
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 1:18:41 PM
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Here are more articles, nothing really new in this one.
"Radio & TV Talk
TMZ: Phillip Phillips’ kidney problems need to be treated pronto
2:51 pm May 18, 2012, by Rodney Ho
phillip-top 3Phillip Phillips of Leesburg has been suffering from serious kidney problems. That’s no secret.
It has impacted him on stage and has prevented him from taking part recently in the Ford commercial shoots. I’ve interviewed him a few times during the competition and he said he’s trying to get as much rest as possible but admits to be perpetually fatigued.
But his personal issues haven’t stopped him from making the finals of “American Idol.”
TMZ said his personal doctor saw him over the weekend during his Leesburg visit and highly recommended he get surgery immediately. But Phillip does want to win. So he’s sticking with the show until Wednesday and will then have surgery, which could take six weeks to recover.
A few weeks ago, he had a stent placed in his kidney but the condition is getting worse, TMZ said."
http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2012/05/18/tmz-phillip-phillips-kidney-problems-need-to-be-treated-pronto/
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UVSinger
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UVSinger
USA
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 1:37:41 PM
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This is from the article that I believe Roi posted on another thread:
"Phillip's condition is taking its toll -- we're told the medication causes dry mouth, and it's had some impact on his singing.
Phillip has also missed some of the field productions that are shot for the show -- including the Ford commercials. Our "Idol" sources tell us they felt that making him go on location for these shoots were just too taxing."
[url]http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/18/american-idol-phillip-phillips-needs-surgery/[url] |
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Roimeister
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 1:38:54 PM
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yea see... "kidney stone removal procedures" is the part they keep failing to explain... here's the most common procedures... I have done option 1 maybe 10 times and option 2 once...
it sounds like P2 has had option 2 with a stent added... with the reports of a 4-6 week recovery, it sound's to me like he may be getting liver surgery in addition to fixing the current stones...
1. Do nothing: This is best saved for very small stones that could pass easily, or for very large asymptomatic stones in older patients. However, if the stone is causing pain, blockage or infections, it should be treated.
2. Lithotripsy (shock wave lithotripsy, SWL, ESWL):
It is the easiest procedure. The patient lies on a table
or in a tub and shock waves are focused on the stone.
It is non-invasive, but if the stone is over 1 cm, you will
likely need a cystoscopy and stent to help the pieces
pass. Patients can go home the same day.
Lithotripsy is only 60 - 85% effective for making your
kidney or ureter stone free in a single treatment
(depending on stone size and location) . The
recurrence rate is quite high. 42% of patients will
have another stone within two years, probably from
small fragments left behind that grow into new stones.
3. Endoscopic treatment (ureteroscopy, with or without laser stone fragmentation): A urologist can look inside the bladder and all the way up to the kidney with a small scope and either remove the stone or break it up with a laser and remove the pieces. It is minimally invasive. There is no incision as the instruments go through the patient's existing "plumbing." Patients can go home the same day. In experienced hands, the stone free rate is 90-95% for stones in the ureter. The stone free rate is 80-90% for stones in the kidney depending on size and location.
4. Percutaneous removal (also called percutaneous nephrolithotomy, PCNL): Very few urologists are proficient at this technique, which is why many urologists will not offer it as an option for their patients. PCNL is the treatment of choice for stones over 15 - 20 mm (1.5 to 2 cm).
While it is minimally invasive, it requires a one inch incision in the back. A channel is made from the skin straight into the kidney. It is invasive, but still considered minimally-invasive. Patients typically spend one night in the hospital (two for older patients). The stone free rate is 90 - 95% for these very large stones that otherwise would require multiple procedures to completely clear.
5. Open surgery: It is extremely rare to need a large incision to remove a stone from the urinary tract.
http://www.ocurology.com/stones.html |
Edited by - Roimeister on 05/20/2012 1:48:37 PM |
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UVSinger
USA
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 1:56:57 PM
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Ouch, Roi, that sounds painful and intrusive.
I had pre-cancer cells years ago, initial stages of cervical cancer and I can tell you that the biopsy was the WORST thing I have ever experienced in my life. Painful, embarrassingly intrusive and uncomfortable. I am the biggest baby when it comes to needles..
I have never had a kidney stone and hope I never have one. 
My thoughts go out to Phillip. |
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Roimeister
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 2:18:39 PM
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option 2 is pretty painless.. or it was for me... first they put me to sleep... then they just crush the stones with soundwaves...
when I woke up, they wouldn't let me leave until I pissed... only.. it didn't look like any piss I'd ever seen... it was bloody and gritty... but I was still woozy so I didn't care a bit LOL
I called it the "knock out, shock out, and schlock out" procedure...
option 1 is the far more painful option of the two... it just hurts like labor pains until you get enough pain meds to not care, or until it finally passes into the bladder... then you piss out a little rock... that part doesn't hurt, it's just that it doesn't necessarily happen the next time you piss... just "sometime" within the next few days... and that makes it... hmmm... surprising to say the least...
I'm a firm believer that pain medication makes the world a better place  |
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UVSinger
USA
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 3:21:03 PM
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Originally posted by Roimeister
I'm a firm believer that pain medication makes the world a better place
Rush Limbaugh would agree with you  |
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CallMeStella
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Posted - 05/20/2012 : 7:11:51 PM
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Wow, just reading about all the pain and consequences of this ailment makes me squeamish! Kudos to Phillip (and you too, Roi) for putting up with all the trouble it causes and standing up like a man without complaining. I don't think I could do it. Best of luck to Phillip! I hope he wins so that he at least as the satisfaction of that to counter balance all he had to go through to get there.
If he has a six week recovery period after surgery, then that kind of messes up the tour doesn't it? That could present a problem. Phillip's health comes first no matter what, you know?
I'm a redhead. Deal with it! |
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UVSinger
USA
9331 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2012 : 11:36:26 PM
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Originally posted by CallMeStella
Wow, just reading about all the pain and consequences of this ailment makes me squeamish! Kudos to Phillip (and you too, Roi) for putting up with all the trouble it causes and standing up like a man without complaining. I don't think I could do it. Best of luck to Phillip! I hope he wins so that he at least as the satisfaction of that to counter balance all he had to go through to get there.
If he has a six week recovery period after surgery, then that kind of messes up the tour doesn't it? That could present a problem. Phillip's health comes first no matter what, you know?
I'm a redhead. Deal with it!
I agree with so many of your points in this post!! I get soooo squeamish reading about these things. 
I think the tour doesn't start until July, right? There are 5 weeks in June. I remember Kat missed the first several weeks of the tour for Season 5 for not only a foot injury, but her lost voice too? I gould be wrong. I am wondering if Bo missed a bunch of dates for Season 4's tour? Health comes first. I think a few weeks off from the tour won't mess it up too much, and for the Phil fans... well yeah, they will probably be pissed. I would've been pissed to not see Kat on the Season 5 tour, but luckily she performed in my city . |
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