Re: Flo/Les Amélie Surgery update

[Guest guest]

Yes. , too, very angry in recovery, until one anesthesiologist got it

right,

based on our description.

Of course, I don't know what changes she made, but maybe the description

of waking up angry means something to them, and would be worth mentioning.

They also always used to " snow " .

If they're given too much, they wake up poorly, with vomiting and

headache, and the need to sleep more. I believe that is morphine, but

again, you'd

need to ask.

The other thing that she began refusing as soon as she could was the pre-op

drink. She didn't like the taste, but disliked the effects even more. (That

also

might be morphine.)

Some people on-list know the name of the pre-op drink.

Sorry, I don't know the specifics. I miss our RN's.

in Ma.

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[Guest guest]

and how do u do that les

>

> I remember December 05...not one I will ever forget!! when Amélie was

> finally

> weened of a cocktail of drugs they used for the life support, she was

> horrendous

> for three days she wriggled moaned and groaned, and didnt want us near

> her, she has a very silent type of cry

> but I thought she was brain damaged from the lack of oxygen. It sounds by

> Diane and J's

> recovery post op maybe our kids dont do well afterwards. Amélie never

> cries

> ever! if she does

> we know shes sick...hoping it all goes well and she really has turned the

> corner from

> the terrible early days we all have seen and lived every second of!!

>

> PS just found out on the keyboard how to put the accent on the é in

> Amélie...how slow am I????

>

>

éééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééé

> but learning something new every day!!

>

> hugs Les x

>

> On 12/05/07, Flo Njeru flo.njeru@...>

> wrote:

> >

> > Thank you . Always useful to have feedback from those who have

> > experienced the same. After J's surgery, I have a vague memory of (I

> > think)

> > Michele W saying that she had the same reaction to medazelam (the

> premed).

> > J's social worker also told me she has experienced the same with it ie

> > coming round really angry. I am sure other people chimed in at the time

> > with similar about it too but a year is a fair while so only vaguely

> > remember (think I had better jump on that boat full of red hatters - or

> > was

> > that mad hatters?). I was also trying to recall what happened

> subsequently

> > with the cochlear implant surgery. Hmmmm.......... I know I spoke about

> it

> > with the anaesthetist and I think his line was let's go for medazelam

> and

> > if

> > she has a similar reaction we would know and avoid it in the future. As

> he

> > was the same guy who had seen her through 7 painful hours of open heart

> > surgery 5 years before, I didn't feel I could really argue too much. Of

> > course she woke up full of the joys of spring. I felt almost embarassed

> > with her running around as there were some really sick kids in the ward.

> I

> > am still convinced the grouchy episode was prob the premed though, so

> > thanks

> > for sharing 's story. Hopefully there won't be surgeries for now so

> > hope we won't find out for a while, although there is some talk of

> > possible

> > surgery to remove a cataract from her " good " eye. Let me not even go

> > there!

> >

> > Flo

> >

> > On 12/05/07, mdlinda@... <

> mdlinda@... >

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Yes. , too, very angry in recovery, until one anesthesiologist

> got

> > > it

> > > right,

> > > based on our description.

> > > Of course, I don't know what changes she made, but maybe the

> description

> > > of waking up angry means something to them, and would be worth

> > mentioning.

> > >

> > > They also always used to " snow " .

> > > If they're given too much, they wake up poorly, with vomiting and

> > > headache, and the need to sleep more. I believe that is morphine, but

> > > again, you'd

> > > need to ask.

> > > The other thing that she began refusing as soon as she could was the

> > > pre-op

> > > drink. She didn't like the taste, but disliked the effects even more.

> > > (That

> > > also

> > > might be morphine.)

> > > Some people on-list know the name of the pre-op drink.

> > > Sorry, I don't know the specifics. I miss our RN's.

> > > in Ma.

> > >

> > >

> > > ************************************** See what's free at

> > > http://www.aol.com.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Ellen

my cohorts at Uni laughed and laughed when I asked them howw you do it!!

you hold down the key that says Alt Gr right side of the space bar and

whilst holding it down

press e which become é...I am so slow !! but chuffed with myself!!

hugs Les x

>

> and how do u do that les

>

> On 13/05/07, Amelie Chan

amelie.m.chan@...>

> wrote:

> >

> > I remember December 05...not one I will ever forget!! when Amélie was

> > finally

> > weened of a cocktail of drugs they used for the life support, she was

> > horrendous

> > for three days she wriggled moaned and groaned, and didnt want us near

> > her, she has a very silent type of cry

> > but I thought she was brain damaged from the lack of oxygen. It sounds

> by

> > Diane and J's

> > recovery post op maybe our kids dont do well afterwards. Amélie never

> > cries

> > ever! if she does

> > we know shes sick...hoping it all goes well and she really has turned

> the

> > corner from

> > the terrible early days we all have seen and lived every second of!!

> >

> > PS just found out on the keyboard how to put the accent on the é in

> > Amélie...how slow am I????

> >

> >

>

éééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééé

> > but learning something new every day!!

> >

> > hugs Les x

> >

> > On 12/05/07, Flo Njeru flo.njeru@...

> >

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Thank you . Always useful to have feedback from those who have

> > > experienced the same. After J's surgery, I have a vague memory of (I

> > > think)

> > > Michele W saying that she had the same reaction to medazelam (the

> > premed).

> > > J's social worker also told me she has experienced the same with it ie

> > > coming round really angry. I am sure other people chimed in at the

> time

> > > with similar about it too but a year is a fair while so only vaguely

> > > remember (think I had better jump on that boat full of red hatters -

> or

> > > was

> > > that mad hatters?). I was also trying to recall what happened

> > subsequently

> > > with the cochlear implant surgery. Hmmmm.......... I know I spoke

> about

> > it

> > > with the anaesthetist and I think his line was let's go for medazelam

> > and

> > > if

> > > she has a similar reaction we would know and avoid it in the future.

> As

> > he

> > > was the same guy who had seen her through 7 painful hours of open

> heart

> > > surgery 5 years before, I didn't feel I could really argue too much.

> Of

> > > course she woke up full of the joys of spring. I felt almost

> embarassed

> > > with her running around as there were some really sick kids in the

> ward.

> > I

> > > am still convinced the grouchy episode was prob the premed though, so

> > > thanks

> > > for sharing 's story. Hopefully there won't be surgeries for now

> so

> > > hope we won't find out for a while, although there is some talk of

> > > possible

> > > surgery to remove a cataract from her " good " eye. Let me not even go

> > > there!

> > >

> > > Flo

> > >

> > > On 12/05/07, mdlinda@...

> <

> > mdlinda@...

40aol.com>>

> > > wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Yes. , too, very angry in recovery, until one anesthesiologist

> > got

> > > > it

> > > > right,

> > > > based on our description.

> > > > Of course, I don't know what changes she made, but maybe the

> > description

> > > > of waking up angry means something to them, and would be worth

> > > mentioning.

> > > >

> > > > They also always used to " snow " .

> > > > If they're given too much, they wake up poorly, with vomiting and

> > > > headache, and the need to sleep more. I believe that is morphine,

> but

> > > > again, you'd

> > > > need to ask.

> > > > The other thing that she began refusing as soon as she could was the

> > > > pre-op

> > > > drink. She didn't like the taste, but disliked the effects even

> more.

> > > > (That

> > > > also

> > > > might be morphine.)

> > > > Some people on-list know the name of the pre-op drink.

> > > > Sorry, I don't know the specifics. I miss our RN's.

> > > > in Ma.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ************************************** See what's free at

> > > > http://www.aol.com.

> > > >

> > > >