5/29 Finale Part I Discussion

[Darrin]

To my mind, someone with such an over-the-top reaction to such a, let's face it, minor inconvenience would likely be a bit of a hypochondriac and see nosebleed backwash as being "coughing up blood" (I get the same thing all the time and it didn't freak me out even the first time it happened). And since Tammy has spend the past couple of months with her, it is likely that she would have reached the stage of taking Andrea's histrionics with a large grain of salt.

Rattus, not to dismiss what you have to say, but I work in the health care field and feel I need to send this info out.

While it's true that a nosebleed could result in some blood dribbling down the back of your throat into your lungs and cause some blood to come out when you cough, coughing up blood is not something to take lightly. It is called hemoptysis by folks in the medical field and could result from less serious things like a nosebleed or bronchitis, or even just irritation from a lot of coughing, but it could also represent tuberculosis, a lung tumor, or a problem with the blood vessels in the lungs, such as an aneurysm or the rarer vascular anomalies like pulmonary sequestration. The vascular problems can cause so much loss of blood that it can be life endangering. A lung tumor could be a benign one such as a carcinoid or it could be a malignant tumor, like lung cancer. (FYI, asbestos exposure has a latency period of about 20 years to cause lung cancer.) A tumor could cause bleeding by eroding into an airway. If it's TB, then the patient has the potential of infecting everyone around him/her.

If you've noted weight loss, a slight fever, and night sweats, then think of TB, get a chest x ray, and get treated so you don't infect everyone around you.

In any case, coughing up blood deserves prompt medical attention and a chest x-ray, to rule out TB, cancer, or other treatable life-endangering problems.

Hope this helps.

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[Bearcata]

Originally Posted by Darrin

Rattus, not to dismiss what you have to say, but I work in the health care field and feel I need to send this info out.

While it's true that a nosebleed could result in some blood dribbling down the back of your throat into your lungs and cause some blood to come out when you cough, coughing up blood is not something to take lightly. It is called hemoptysis by folks in the medical field and could result from less serious things like a nosebleed or bronchitis, or even just irritation from a lot of coughing, but it could also represent tuberculosis, a lung tumor, or a problem with the blood vessels in the lungs, such as an aneurysm or the rarer vascular anomalies like pulmonary sequestration. The vascular problems can cause so much loss of blood that it can be life endangering. A lung tumor could be a benign one such as a carcinoid or it could be a malignant tumor, like lung cancer. (FYI, asbestos exposure has a latency period of about 20 years to cause lung cancer.) A tumor could cause bleeding by eroding into an airway. If it's TB, then the patient has the potential of infecting everyone around him/her.

If you've noted weight loss, a slight fever, and night sweats, then think of TB, get a chest x ray, and get treated so you don't infect everyone around you.

In any case, coughing up blood deserves prompt medical attention and a chest x-ray, to rule out TB, cancer, or other treatable life-endangering problems.

Hope this helps.

Hey this is very helpful cause I don't think Andrea would panic that easily as she has built a very profitable company at such an early age. I would think that Mark Burnett would have had medical help on the team. I do wonder what the rules are concerning this as in Survivor if you call the team and they take you off the island you are eliminated from the game. Has this situation happened before on Apprentice???

[Jexter]

Does anyone know what network and time(s) the Apprentice replays?

[my3boyz]

Originally Posted by Jexter

Does anyone know what network and time(s) the Apprentice replays?

According to my tivo guide it replays Sunday on CNBC at 9pm ET.

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It wouldn't be the first time someone embarassed themselves on this show. We all remember the Yahoo fiasco.

[Nintai]

Originally Posted by Bearcata

I would think that Mark Burnett would have had medical help on the team. I do wonder what the rules are concerning this as in Survivor if you call the team and they take you off the island you are eliminated from the game. Has this situation happened before on Apprentice???

If I remember correctly, there was a recap show for the year Omarosa was on. Trump narrated it and said they had her checked out by 'our' medical staff (not sure who it was exactly, i.e. the show? the construction site?) and they showed that part. Trump went on to say that Omarosa was not satisfied with their conclusion that it was nothing so she went to the ER for a second opinion. I'm sure they gave her something there just to make her shut up about it.

[Jexter]

Originally Posted by my3boyz

According to my tivo guide it replays Sunday on CNBC at 9pm ET.

Thank you so much my3boyz!

[Moekle]

My wife and I both got the impression that the crying sounds were added when Andrea was walking away from the camera at the end. Her situation may or may not be serious, but I believe this was added to create the cliffhanger crisis.

Loved the “Who’s Pepi?” exchange between Donald Trump and Carolyn. When he has announced to be on Lee’s team, I was thinking the same.

If Lee wins The Apprentice, Donald Trump will have to hire Lenny too.

[Fortunato]

Originally Posted by Moekle

My wife and I both got the impression that the crying sounds were added when Andrea was walking away from the camera at the end. Her situation may or may not be serious, but I believe this was added to create the cliffhanger crisis.

That was the impression I got too. Her back was turned, which lets them get away with the distortion. I don't think she was crying then.

Crap like that, though, is too sensationalistc. I just find it tacky and cruel, if she has a serious health issue, for them to treat it like another episode of Rikki Lake.

And if she doesn't have a serious health issue (or potential one), it's just tacky and cruel as well to play it up like that.

The whole thing was terrible.

Shoot it straight, but can the editing crap.