Re: CYNTHIA LOPEZ - Monday Night

[Guest guest]

Gobo.... thanx for keeping us posted. My prayers are

with for a speedy recovery.

Caroline

--- gobo yoemoe@...> wrote:

> The following was written by 's sister and

> was emailed to

> me. I've copied it in its entirety for you to read:

>

> Hi Again,

> I probably should not even be writing an update

> tonight, I'm so

> frustrated and depressed with how things are going

> with Cynce.

>

> We went up to see her tonight, she has been moved to

> 6CVA

> room 141.  She had called me this morning when she

> was still

> in ICU and was upset that they had her stand today,

> she said

> that she felt like her insides were going to fall

> out and that it was

> so painfull.

> [Note: 's surgical incision was left open and

> has not been

> closed yet. That's probably why she made the above

> statement.]

>  I explained that they would need to move her around

> so she

> would not get a pneumonia.  

>

> She is nothing like she was after the first surgery,

> she is hardly

> able to stay awake more than 5 minutes at a time.

>  She asks for

> Toradol (sp?) and says that when it gets close to

> the time for her

> to have it, her kidneys start hurting.  I saw Dr.

> McConnell

> tonight and asked him about her kidneys and he said

> all the

> tests show that her kidneys are fine, but that she

> is a " little dry " , I

> said " is that because of a lack of fluids " ? and he

> said " oh,several

> things could cause it, but did not elaborate.  

>

> One of the residents came in and said " Aren't we

> going to do a

> upper GI on you " ? Cynce said that she did not

> know...I asked

> about her blood count, I was told by one that it was

> fine, and by

> another that it was elevated and had not changed in

> the last 3

> days.

>

> Dr. Deveney will be back tomorrow and maybe we can

> get some

> of these questions answered.  I'm still so worried

> about her, she

> was given insulin today because her sugar was too

> high...she

> sounds drunk when you talk to her, or at the very

> least like her

> tongue is 5 inches thick.

>

> Sorry to sound so negative tonight, but I feel so

> helpless and I

> just want her better soon.

> Maybe I will have better news tomorrow

>

>

> I'm staying in touch with her family on a daily

> basis. I'm also

> planning a trip back down to Portland. I'll keep you

> guys posted

> on whatever I learn.

>

> gobo

> DS pre-op

> BMI 55.5

>

> " Sometimes We Never Know How We Influence the Lives

> of

> Others, Yet We Touch Those Lives Just the Same "

>

>

>

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