Re: Re: Greer Update

May 6, 2000

Dear and Gang,

Sorry I've been incommunicado for several days now...we've been putting out

one fire or another just about everyday it seems so I'm slow getting to all

the kind messages and prayers for and our family.

has had a rough two-weeks and is still not completely over it yet.

Her headaches have been getting more frequent AND more severe for the last 3

weeks.

We ended up at the emergency room of our local hospital last Sat. about 1:00

am because 's headache had become so excruciating she couldn't even

stand.

They did an emergency CT and everything looked fine according to the ER Dr.

so they gave her Demerol and sent her home with instructions to see/call her

family Dr. in 2 days. On Monday, we called...he's OFF on Mondays; Tuesday

we called to see if he could work in and give her something for her

headache until her Neurology appointment on the 9th. We left the message

with the switchboard who swore they gave it to his nurse that morning even

before the Dr. got there and finally about 4:30 he called.

If is to be believed (and in this area she's probably the best judge

of his attitude) he acted " angry " that we had called wanting her to be

worked in. He had told her in his office (the day he told her she might

have a brain tumor or building aneurysm he didn't want to order anything for

pain until we knew what the CT scan showed.

Lo, and Behold, Dr. himself calls back around 4:00 and says he

can't work her in and won't call her in any pain medicine until she sees the

Neurologist. He told her to take Aleve " and if it's just a regular headache

it will go away on its own and she wouldn't die from pain! He acted as if

he was mad AT US that he'd been WRONG!

I called and got Dr. Morewitz, the neurologist was referred to and

asked if they had any openings at their Conover location before 5/9 which is

the date the hospital had give us......They had me bring her in the next

day.

The good news is Dr. Morewitz agrees with the Radiologist and Dr. ,

in that the CT was normal and there were no " questionable " or mechanical

problems. She has diagnosed as having Complex migraines, sleep apnea

(with sleep walking..which is great since she and Chelsey sleep upstairs)

(long set of stairs). If the poodles (the upstairs ones, remember, the

GIRLS dogs......) aren't much use for anything at least we have the baby

gate we can steal from them!

Sorry, I digress....... is scheduled for an EEG in a couple of weeks

and the neurologist will see her a couple of weeks after that, unless of

course something were to turn up that needed immediate attention.

We thank everyone for their prayers and support.

Good News/Bad News Pt. 2.

has continued to experience lower abdominal pain, just above the

pelvic area at an incision made by the surgeon who did her appendectomy.

The scar tissue seemed to be building and he said that they had put a

" permanent " suture in that area that " rarely, but occasionally " does cause

stricture or discomfort. So on May 11 (This coming Thursday) he is going to

open up that area, remove the permanent stitch and ( " perhaps " ?) some of the

scar tissue. I'll keep everyone posted. He is doing it under anesthesia at

the hospital because he's not sure how much " fishing " he will need to

do.......

Her endometriosis is getting worse so they're trying a Nasal spray version

of somekind of hormone to try to help with that pain....but none of our

drugstores have it and it is backordered from the mfg/dist. It is supposed

to be here Monday........

On Tuesday night of this week......a 4-5 lb block candle fell off the top

shelf of 's closet and landed on the top of her left foot........we

just knew her foot was broken, so off to the ER we went. Turns out it is

just a severe bruising/contusion requiring a " fashion statement " Velcro

bootie and crutches.......

If we ever wanted to be on Stupid People Tricks, we could all get our OWN

pair of crutches out of their various storage spots (shouldn't take more

than 3-4 months to round them up) and have crutches races.

So far the only use I've found for 's is to use it to hold the dogs

back everytime we come or go outside.

Hopefully we can get her straightened out soon.....For a 17-18 year old she

has gone through a lot in the last year.....June 1 is her one year

anniversary date! Even though most of these latter problems aren't MGB

surgery related or life-threatening (unless of course I go strangle Dr.

for scaring us half to death....!) it sure would be nice for her to

feel well more than 2 days a week and be able to get out and enjoy the " new "

her.

As usual I'm rambling so I'll go for now. Thanks again to everyone.

May 7, 2000

, I hardly ever see you post. I am glad to hear you are feeling

better. IM clueless, What symptoms were you having before the prozac? I

feel a little out of sorts I wonder if IM going thru the change? I am having

hot flashes and my emotions are not norm for me. I think sometimes its

because I am so wrapped up in having this surgery. This is so final for me.

Its not like buying a diet book and not having time to read it.lol....So in

am so excited, then I am mad because I have to pay cash and I would rather

spend my money on a tummy tuck.lol sorry for rambling..How much weight have

you lost.

Trisha Lanman

praying Dr. R. will help me to the other side soon!!!

Las Vegas NV

bmi 40

May 7, 2000