Would having a surgery on Earth cause problems in space?

[fatal291]

hello, i had an appendectomy a few years ago and I usually get gas pockets in the same area often. is not scar tissue but i guess thats just what happens when youre cut open. I was wondering would this be worse if i were to go for example to the ISS? What internal problems might occur during my time there, and returning? Would the force to the station be too much? It's been about 7 years. Not just an appendectomy but any type of surgery like that is my focus.

 

[CalliArcale]

I suspect the loads you would face would not be too severe; you should be fine. But you might still have trouble talking anyone into sending you up. With the low flight rate at present, they can afford to be extremely picky. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Mind you, intestinal gas is reported to be much worse in space, for reasons that scientists still don't understand. This, of course, makes it rather unfortunate that it is not possible to open the window in space. <img src="/images/icons/tongue.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

Not sure I would want to take a 3 gee shuttle launch with anything hinky (gas wise) going on in my intestines.<br /><br />{just got over food poisoning, and I am going to be touchy about this sort of thing for months . . . }<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[pyoko]

How Do thay handle the gas / toilet problems in space? I've always wondered that, and no TV program or anything really addresses the matter. It's like Star Trek has no references at all to toilets. <br /><br />I've always thought it was like being in hospital when the nurses say "hand in your dignity at the front desk and you can collect it on your way out." <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#ff9900" class="Apple-style-span">-pyoko</span> <span style="color:#333333" class="Apple-style-span">the</span> <span style="color:#339966" class="Apple-style-span">duck </span></p><p><span style="color:#339966" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color:#808080;font-style:italic" class="Apple-style-span">It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.</span></span></p> </div>

 

[synical]

I imagine that the G's exerted on you when you first took off would be the worst of it.<br /><br />However, if you hadn't taken your appendix out and it burst in space, well that'd be fun!

 

[CalliArcale]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>How Do thay handle the gas / toilet problems in space? I've always wondered that, and no TV program or anything really addresses the matter. It's like Star Trek has no references at all to toilets.<br /><br />I've always thought it was like being in hospital when the nurses say "hand in your dignity at the front desk and you can collect it on your way out." <p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />Well, at least aboard Shuttle, privacy is virtually nonexistant -- they do have a semi-private cubicle for the toilet, but everything else simply has to be done in close quarters with your crewmates because there simply isn't anyplace else to go. It's a little better on ISS, simply because of the size, but not much.<br /><br />Gas -- well, it's gas. Farts aren't really containable. I imagine things get rather stinky after a while, though eventually one would grow accustomed to it.<br /><br />As far as liquid and solid wastes, there are several options. Both the Shuttle and the ISS have a single toilet apiece. I will describe the ISS toilet, though I think the Shuttle toilet is similar. It is designed for use by both sexes; men have the option of peeing into a funnel while standing up. There is a lap restraint to keep you firmly in position on the seat, and a fan blows constantly to ensure that everything ends up in the collection receptacle (in theory). A centrifuge spins the waste, separating solids and liquids. The liquids are then dumped overboard. (Legend has it that astronauts have been known to play pranks on rookies by saying "hey, look at the UFOs!" and then activating the wastewater dump. Urea crystals are said to refract light quite beautifully.) Solids are sealed into a bag to contain odors, then returned to the Earth. (That's one of the things that gets packed into Progress.)<br /><br />Sometimes the toilet breaks. Then they have to resort to somewhat less pleasant options. They carry Apollo fecal canisters <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[fatal291]

I dont have gas that much, im just saying when i do i usually get painful moments when it finds pockets around tht area. Yeah I know they used suction tubes on their "parts" must be fun. I always thought the waste went into space not sent back to earth lol