Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Yikes sorry you are going thru this...but omg roflmao about the cutie comment!! Huggles > Hey Gang! > Just back from three hours at Richmond, seeing my PCP about these > huge edemas in my legs. She confirmed my PS's estimate that I'm > carrying about 20 pounds of water in them! (That's 2-1/2 gallons, > BTW.) My feet are so swollen today, that I had to wear sandals. > Couldn't get shoes on! > > The lab tests the PS in Walnet Creek ordered yesterday were normal > and the ultrasounds my PCP ordered today (to rule out DVTs)were also > negative (Although it was fun having ultrsound gel rubbed along my > inner thighs by a little cutie!) so it's just massive water > retention from all the IV fluids they pumped into me but hasn't been > eliminated. Gravity just made it settle in my legs. > > Three new prescriptions, one for the water, one for the chronic > insomnia, and one for (undoubtedly related) post-op depression > (since we can't blame the Percocet euphoria anymore.) Better living > through chemistry, I always say! > > Between the post-abdominoplasty compression garment and now the > compression stockings for the edemas, I'm feeling particularly Dr. > N. Furter-ish. " Let's do the Time-Warp again! " (Gold stars > to everyone who gets that reference!) > > Uncle Timmy -236 +20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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