Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hi Diane, Tell him the paracentesis isn't anything to be afraid of. I was so miserable the first time I had one that I couldn't even roll over in bed. I was like a beached whale. The paracentesis is such a huge relief! He has had a biopsy, hasn't he? The biopsy hurts just a little, but not really, when they snap that piece out of your liver, but a paracentesis doesn't hurt at all. He will feel sooooo much better after having one. I've noticed that men seem to be more afraid of needles than women, for some reason. My husband is afraid of needles. The comfort he will feel will outweigh the fear of the procedure, I think. I hope he will have it done, for his sake, and for yours. Penny > > > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to > the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you > guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even know > how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors > and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, > totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own > life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a > longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable life > while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess > you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea > what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and > either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go > after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just > hope it's not too late by that time! > > > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the > support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good > company, I'm afraid. > > > > Love you all! > > > > Diane > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I totally agree with getting an ambulance. They aren't just for lights and sirens screaming emergencies. Whenever Ardis was moved, it was done by ambulance. They used a private ambulance company for transporting her every time. Out here a trip to the ER via ambulance will acomplish the same thing, not having to wait in the germ, uh, I mean waiting room. Heh. Love B. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Re: Update on Terry I'm so sorry. That has to be so frustrating! I can't imagine not going to the hospital when not feeling well. It scared me so much when I had my little episodes like throwing up blood. There's no other place I wanted to be but at the hospital. I hope he will go to the hospital. They will make him more comfortable, at least. Penny > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even know how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable life while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just hope it's not too late by that time! > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good company, I'm afraid. > > Love you all! > > Diane > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 hi diane, i am sorry about all this, i know terry is freaked out but just stick with your instincts, keep talking to him,showing your concern maybe he will give in just to calm your nerves. if not we can always go back to that hog tieing ,apple in mouth bit teehee. seriously i am very concerned about you and terry and i pray god speaks to him and gives him the strenghth he needs to get this done. i agree i think the ambulance ride would get him better results, i love you girl hang in there .all my love barby > > > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to > the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you > guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even know > how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors > and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, > totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own > life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a > longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable life > while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess > you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea > what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and > either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go > after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just > hope it's not too late by that time! > > > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the > support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good > company, I'm afraid. > > > > Love you all! > > > > Diane > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 hi dotti how are you honey ,hope you had a great christmas ,and wishing you a very happy new year too! much love barby > > > > > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to > > the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you > > guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even > know > > how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors > > and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, > > totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own > > life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a > > longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable > life > > while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess > > you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea > > what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and > > either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go > > after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just > > hope it's not too late by that time! > > > > > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the > > support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good > > company, I'm afraid. > > > > > > Love you all! > > > > > > Diane > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thank you Penny! I will definitely pass this information along to him. He just got out of his chair to go to the restroom. He said " I'm getting really tired of this. I can't do it much longer. " He was referring to the effort it takes just to get up out of his chair! He doesn't want to go till after New Years because he says no one will know what they're doing till they're sober again! So, I called the afterhours appointment line and made him an appointment with his doctor for next Tuesday afternoon. Again, we have an agreement (yeah, right!). Either he will keep the appointment or we'll go directly to the ER. We'll see! Hugs........... Diane ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:06:18 PM Subject: Re: Update on Terry Hi Diane, Tell him the paracentesis isn't anything to be afraid of. I was so miserable the first time I had one that I couldn't even roll over in bed. I was like a beached whale. The paracentesis is such a huge relief! He has had a biopsy, hasn't he? The biopsy hurts just a little, but not really, when they snap that piece out of your liver, but a paracentesis doesn't hurt at all. He will feel sooooo much better after having one. I've noticed that men seem to be more afraid of needles than women, for some reason. My husband is afraid of needles. The comfort he will feel will outweigh the fear of the procedure, I think. I hope he will have it done, for his sake, and for yours. Penny > > > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to > the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you > guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even know > how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors > and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, > totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own > life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a > longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable life > while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess > you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea > what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and > either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go > after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just > hope it's not too late by that time! > > > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the > support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good > company, I'm afraid. > > > > Love you all! > > > > Diane > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks for the validation Bobby. I need to know that someone thinks I know what I'm talking about! LOL! Hugs......... Diane ________________________________ To: Livercirrhosissupport <livercirrhosissupport > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:46:08 PM Subject: Re: Re: Update on Terry I totally agree with getting an ambulance. They aren't just for lights and sirens screaming emergencies. Whenever Ardis was moved, it was done by ambulance. They used a private ambulance company for transporting her every time. Out here a trip to the ER via ambulance will acomplish the same thing, not having to wait in the germ, uh, I mean waiting room. Heh. Love B. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Re: Update on Terry I'm so sorry. That has to be so frustrating! I can't imagine not going to the hospital when not feeling well. It scared me so much when I had my little episodes like throwing up blood. There's no other place I wanted to be but at the hospital. I hope he will go to the hospital. They will make him more comfortable, at least. Penny > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even know how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable life while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just hope it's not too late by that time! > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good company, I'm afraid. > > Love you all! > > Diane > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thank you Barby. I appreciate your prayers, encouragement and understanding. I love you too sweetie! Hugs........ Diane ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:53:44 PM Subject: Re: Update on Terry hi diane, i am sorry about all this, i know terry is freaked out but just stick with your instincts, keep talking to him,showing your concern maybe he will give in just to calm your nerves. if not we can always go back to that hog tieing ,apple in mouth bit teehee. seriously i am very concerned about you and terry and i pray god speaks to him and gives him the strenghth he needs to get this done. i agree i think the ambulance ride would get him better results, i love you girl hang in there .all my love barby > > > > Well, I just don't want to know what to say. Terry did not go to > the hospital. He began to feel just a bit better and, yes you > guessed it, he wouldn't go! I am so upset with him I don't even know > how to feel or what to say! I had worked all day talking to doctors > and trying to make arrangements and now I am, to say the least, > totally outdone with him! I love this man more than I love my own > life, but he won't let me help him! Heck, I know I can't give him a > longer life, but I could try to help him have a more comfortable life > while he's here! But, noooooooooo, we're not having that! I guess > you can tell I'm pretty exasperated righth now! So, I have no idea > what we're doing or when we're doing it. I'll just be here and > either he'll go while he still has an option to choose, or he'll go > after he's so out of his head he has no say in the matter. I just > hope it's not too late by that time! > > > > Thank you all for your prayers and support, especially the > support. I'm just very frustrated right now and not very good > company, I'm afraid. > > > > Love you all! > > > > Diane > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow. God bless Terry and God bless you. long life, old age, everything good-Apache prayer ________________________________ To: Cirrhosis Support Group <livercirrhosissupport > Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:23:46 PM Subject: RE: Update on Terry Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that we are doing okay. Terry was brought into the hospital yesterday and before even taking him to his room, they took him to the interventional radition dept. for his paracentesis. The removed nearly 3 gallons of fluid from his abdominal cavity. He is so much more comfortable now and can breathe so much more easily. I don't know for sure what the plans are from here. I haven't spoken to the doctor as yet today. I think they may be going to be a colonoscopy because his BMs have been very dark and grainy and he is having pain in his lowe abdomen. Also, they are giving him lactulose every 2 hours because his ammonia levels were so high. He hasn't been able to take his meds at home for some time because he couldn't stand to put anything in his tummy. Is it any wonder?! He is sleeping at present and has been since the wee hours of the morning. I so much appreciate all your prayers and support. I believe he is weaker than even he was completely aware of. So, I'm just letting him rest. The staff have petty much been doing the same. I will update again tomorrow if I have the opportunity. Please continue to pray for us. I have my little office set up her and am just going about my business! Internet connectivty at the hospital is such a great blessing! I am praying for each of you and asking the Lord to bless you today. Hugs........ ... Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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