Guest guest Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 Carol, Thanks for the update. I¹d be pretty upset at a spinal too. I know they are supposed to be safer than general anesthesia, but I still don¹t want one. I sure hope this is the end for poor Debs. She¹s been through enough. My candle is still burning for her and will continue until she is home. a > Hi Kathy, > > I just spoke to Deb and she's had a rough day. She was under the impression > from the anesthesiologist that she'd be receiving general anesthesia, but > they ended up giving her a local/spinal. If she had mentally prepared > herself for it, it might have been OK, but she didn't expect it and it was > an unwelcome surprise. > > She said she's on two antibiotics and she's still fighting the sepsis. She' > s running a fever around 101.5. Hopefully now that they've cleaned the knee > up, she will start feeling better. > > She's still having pain, but they're giving her IV morphine. Hopefully that > will help soon. > > I passed on everyone's wishes and she really appreciates it. Keep praying, > she's not out of the woods yet. > > Love and hugs, > Carol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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