Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hello to all! Just want to thank everyone for their replies and prayers. I was released from the hospital on Sunday, April 27 and am doing well. I am suffering from severe nausea but was prescribed Zofran for it yesterday. I just couldn't take it anymore. The Doctor thinks it is because I had two surgeries so close together, within 36 hours of each other. My back is still quite swollen in the area of where the hematoma was and it worries me a bit. It is so hard and looks really disgusting. My 3 year old won't hug me because she saw it and is afraid of it so with the mind of a child she associates it's ugliness to me. That really hurts my heart but I can't be to upset, she is a little spirit that can't reason these things in her mind so. I do miss her little hugs though. I will say that I do feel a difference in the overall strength in my back now. There was an area near the L5-S1 where the plate was loose and my doctor reinforced that site and I feel the difference! Hopefully, this will be the end of my continued pain and other issues. I seem to stand up straighter as well. Also, having those darned screws and rods out makes a HUGE difference too! I could feel them through my skin before the surgery and they were rubbing on my muscles constantly. OUCH is all I can say. I am still very upset about the nurses how removed my drain tube early causing me to have to endure that extra surgery. I just don't understand how they could have thought that it would be okay to do so without prior authorization from my surgeon! It hadn't even been 24 hours since my first surgery. I am sure my back wouldn't look/feel as bad as it does now if they would have done things right. The nurses involved never even apologized to me. I only heard from others how bad they felt. Have no idea if they were reprimanded or not. I feel they should be but that is not mine to worry about now. What's done is done and I am seemingly fine now. I continue to keep all of you in my prayers and hope that someday, we will all find our way to being pain free. I have been blessed to have this group in my life and even if I end up healing to a degree of the above mentioned condition, I will always be a member to try to give hope, understanding, and comfort to those who need it. Yours Truly, Janeene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hi Janeene, I am sorry you are having severe nausea, but I hope the medicine works to help relieve that. I am also sorry your daughter is afraid of your swollen back. I know it hurts when they won't give hugs from fear. I really hope the swelling goes down soon! I am glad you were released from the hospital and that you can feel the difference in your back already! That is wonderful! Love, Becky in SD Janeene wrote: I was released from the hospital on Sunday, April 27 and am doing well. My back is still quite swollen in the area of where the hematoma was and it worries me a bit. It is so hard and looks really disgusting. My 3 year old won't hug me because she saw it and is afraid of it so with the mind of a child she associates it's ugliness to me. That really hurts my heart but I can't be to upset, she is a little spirit that can't reason these things in her mind so. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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