Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Hi Tess, I'm glad everything seems to be OK. I know it's hard to think about three months without the Remicade, but I think your doctor is being very wise and responsible overall. It's that long half-life that is the problem. Hopefully you'll be able to continue your mtx up until its time for the surgery. Btw, Emmy's note was so sweet. You must be so proud of her. Bunches of love, Carol [ ] my pre-op Hi All...well, the EKG's were down, so I'll have one the day of surgery at the hospital. My PCP checked me over...heart, lungs, neck arteries, various pulses...everything seems ok She ordered labs to be done in 2 weeks. She said no Remicade for the next 2 6-week cycles. She said to check with my Rheumy on MTX, but she is more concerned about Remicade. I'm concerned about no Remicade for close to 3 months, but rather that than an infection. They do want to do a hysterectomy, but want me to get some weight off first...the only way they would do a hysterectomy with the hysteroscopy and D & C is if they found obvious, invasive cancer. The date is tentatively Jan. 13, but waiting for details & confirmation. Much Love to All & Continuing Prayers for Our Debs... Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 Hi, Tess, I am really sorry to hear that you will have to have any surgery, but under the circumstances, I don't guess you really have a choice. As I understand it, Remacade does increase the risk of infections. GYN surgery is one area where infections cause problems that may/may not be noticed right away. Been there. Done that. It was a miserable time for me, adding 15 days to my hospital stay because no one could find an antibiotic that worked against the infection. Come to find out it was a huge abcess and required a second surgical procedure. My doctors suspect that I had immune system problems back then that were nor recognized or were ignored. That was in the days before I began insisting on knowing *everything* from the gitgo. If you haven't already done so, you might want to have your Rheumy, PCP, and the OB-GYN surgeon " confer " with each other so that all of them are on the same page with what is upcoming. There are somethings that should not be done immediately after surgery and some that should and all of the doctors who treat you need to be on the same page, so to speak. What you need to do for yourself is closely monitor how you are feeling immediately following the surgery and how you are feeling during the expanded recovery period. I don't know of many people who feel absolutely wonderful after any kind of surgery, so don't expect yourself to feel realy good. At the first sign of pain, use the pain meds. At the first sign of fever, get your surgeon on the phone. Eat well, but sensibly and get more than your normal amount of rest and sleep. If you need something to help with the sleep, tell your surgeon and he will order it. If he doesn't, call your PCP. The best healing is done while sleeping, but only if you are sleeping well.... " Stage 4 " is what you need. I am adding you to my personal prayer list and will keep you there *forever* only changing the things that need praying about as you inform me. For now, I am praying that you will be at ease with all of this and that God will provide devine guidance to the doctors, nurses, and others who are going to be helping you. Enjoy your holiday season! Big hugs to you! (((((((((((( Tess!! ))))))))))) Dianne. > -----Original Message----- > From: tess_northwest@... [mailto:tess_northwest@...] > > Hi All...well, the EKG's were down, so I'll have one the day of surgery > at the hospital. My PCP checked me over...heart, lungs, neck arteries, > various pulses...everything seems ok She ordered labs to be done in 2 > weeks. She said no Remicade for the next 2 6-week cycles. She said to > check with my Rheumy on MTX, but she is more concerned about Remicade. > I'm concerned about no Remicade for close to 3 months, but rather that > than an infection. They do want to do a hysterectomy, but want me to > get some weight off first...the only way they would do a hysterectomy > with the hysteroscopy and D & C is if they found obvious, invasive > cancer. > > The date is tentatively Jan. 13, but waiting for details & confirmation. > > Much Love to All & Continuing Prayers for Our Debs... > > Tess > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Lili: I don't know why he scared you so. Usual treatment to eleminate AVN is to to a THP. There are many on this list who have had it. Hope the aspiration goes well. Marilyn augdog30062 wrote: I had some very bad news today at my pre-op. My os told me that I have both avn and osteoarthritis. My internist waited way to long to refer me to the os. I don't think he meant to scare me, but he did. He is having my hip asperated tomorrow to make sure there is no infection. He said if there is, I will be lucky enough to have two surgeries instead of one. He then went on to say that mine is not a hip replacement for a rookie surgeon. My surgery is a week from Monday and I am totally freaked out. Sorry to be so negative, but I really need to get this out. lili Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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