Re: CYNTHIA Is Back In The Hospital

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In a message dated 4/22/01 4:15:31 AM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< So, OHSU took her back into surgery and guess what? Part of

her intestines had atrophied and peritonitis had set in. So they

removed that portion and closed her back up. Apparently, they

also rapped her intestine in netting for some reason, but I don't

recall what the reason was. Fortunately, she STILL has the

DS/Switch. I didn't get an exact location of this problem but of

course, it was in conjunction with the WLS.

>>

Oh, wow - thanks for updating us, Gobo. How terrible! I'm so

glad to hear that made it through ok... This is such a SERIOUS

situation. Perhaps the netting was a result of some kind of hernia

repair? I'm not sure, either!

That's crazy about ignoring the side/neck pain. I thought that sharp

shoulder pain, etc. was a sign of possible leak... ouch!

I wish the best for a smooth recovery (this time around).

all the best,

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In a message dated 4/22/01 4:15:31 AM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< So, OHSU took her back into surgery and guess what? Part of

her intestines had atrophied and peritonitis had set in. So they

removed that portion and closed her back up. Apparently, they

also rapped her intestine in netting for some reason, but I don't

recall what the reason was. Fortunately, she STILL has the

DS/Switch. I didn't get an exact location of this problem but of

course, it was in conjunction with the WLS.

>>

Oh, wow - thanks for updating us, Gobo. How terrible! I'm so

glad to hear that made it through ok... This is such a SERIOUS

situation. Perhaps the netting was a result of some kind of hernia

repair? I'm not sure, either!

That's crazy about ignoring the side/neck pain. I thought that sharp

shoulder pain, etc. was a sign of possible leak... ouch!

I wish the best for a smooth recovery (this time around).

all the best,

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In a message dated 4/22/01 4:15:31 AM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< So, OHSU took her back into surgery and guess what? Part of

her intestines had atrophied and peritonitis had set in. So they

removed that portion and closed her back up. Apparently, they

also rapped her intestine in netting for some reason, but I don't

recall what the reason was. Fortunately, she STILL has the

DS/Switch. I didn't get an exact location of this problem but of

course, it was in conjunction with the WLS.

>>

Oh, wow - thanks for updating us, Gobo. How terrible! I'm so

glad to hear that made it through ok... This is such a SERIOUS

situation. Perhaps the netting was a result of some kind of hernia

repair? I'm not sure, either!

That's crazy about ignoring the side/neck pain. I thought that sharp

shoulder pain, etc. was a sign of possible leak... ouch!

I wish the best for a smooth recovery (this time around).

all the best,

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

> Well folks, has gone back in the hospital.

> You may recall that she was having unusual pain and it

> wasn't

> being managed well.

I am so glad they finally did something for her! I was

concerned the first time I heard she was not getting a good

response from her surgeons office. I nearly posted then I

thought she should get to an ER, persistent pain post

surgery is something to be concerned about. I am with you

on how lousy HMO's are to put people in such untenable

positions-- it is almost better to be uninsured in an

emergency-- in LA the county HAS to provide you care even

if you are homeless and flat broke.

The netting you spoke of is probably to prevent

herniation-- Please keep us posted on her progress! Let her

family know we are sending her our best.

Nan E.

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When you do get to talk to again, tell her she is in my

thoughts and I hope for a speedy recovery for her. As a newly

postop, I wonder about the pains I am having as well. Sometimes when

I walk I feel a twitch here or there and wonder. Thank you for the

update. It heeds as a warning to all to be conscious of your pain!

BPS/DS 4/12/01

[Guest guest]

When you do get to talk to again, tell her she is in my

thoughts and I hope for a speedy recovery for her. As a newly

postop, I wonder about the pains I am having as well. Sometimes when

I walk I feel a twitch here or there and wonder. Thank you for the

update. It heeds as a warning to all to be conscious of your pain!

BPS/DS 4/12/01

[Guest guest]

When you do get to talk to again, tell her she is in my

thoughts and I hope for a speedy recovery for her. As a newly

postop, I wonder about the pains I am having as well. Sometimes when

I walk I feel a twitch here or there and wonder. Thank you for the

update. It heeds as a warning to all to be conscious of your pain!

BPS/DS 4/12/01

[Guest guest]

Oh my God. Poor . My prayers are out to her for

a speedy recovery. Please keep us updated!

Jill K in NY

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[Guest guest]

Oh my God. Poor . My prayers are out to her for

a speedy recovery. Please keep us updated!

Jill K in NY

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Gobo for being there with our and for all of us who can

not be. Your posts are full of the details we crave as one of our own is in

trouble. Prayers will be sent from Texas. She was so frightened before

surgery and now this has happened! no and Gloria and her children must

be so scared. I'm glad the doctors seem to have found the problem finally

and apparently 'fixed' it and am also glad she will still have her switch

she went through all this to get. Now as long as she heals with no more

complications......

Janice in Texas

CYNTHIA Is Back In The Hospital

> Well folks, has gone back in the hospital.

> You may recall that she was having unusual pain and it wasn't

> being managed well. In fact, the doc's kept asking her why she

> was hurting so badly. It perturbed her that they kept looking to her

> to solve the pain problem. She kept saying to me, " they're the

> doctors, they should be telling me why I'm in so much pain; not

> expecting me to tell them. " That's sweet but feisty . ;-)

>

> went home on a Tuesday. I spoke to her on that day and

> I spoke to her again on Thursday. She sounded good except for

> the fact that the pain was persistent. Well, Thursday night (in the

> middle of the night) 's sister awoke to discover

> desperately trying to get her asthma medicine. She said she

> was having trouble breathing. Finally, asked her sister to

> open the door because she was having so much trouble

> breathing. At that point, Gloria woke 's husband.

> Together, they decided that should go to the emergency

> room.

>

> 's husband called PacificCare six times but the doctor on

> call never bothered to call them to find out why they were trying to

> page him. Can you beat that? Here in the midst of an emergent

> medical need, the family is worried that benefits will get denied

> because they didn't get pre-approval. Boy, that makes me mad

> the way managed care is so haphazard and folks think that

> maybe they shouldn't go to the emergency room.

>

> So, was taken (despite not hearing from her PCP) to

> South West Washington Hospital. They do not do bariatric

> surgery there so they didn't know what to do with her. I believe

> they may have medicated her for pain though and put her on a

> respirator. The next morning, she was transferred by ambulance

> to the emergency room at OHSU. Finally, they readmitted her.

>

> told them the pain (which at one time was only upon

> sitting up and swallowing) was now persistent and on her side

> and her neck. They tried to pass the whole thing off as not being

> related to her surgery. I think the attitude was, " we never touched

> your side or your neck. We didn't do it " . However, by Friday

> night the situation was untenable. She was zonked out on

> morphine; her blood pressure had dropped to 70 over 34; and

> she was intubated.

>

> So, OHSU took her back into surgery and guess what? Part of

> her intestines had atrophied and peritonitis had set in. So they

> removed that portion and closed her back up. Apparently, they

> also rapped her intestine in netting for some reason, but I don't

> recall what the reason was. Fortunately, she STILL has the

> DS/Switch. I didn't get an exact location of this problem but of

> course, it was in conjunction with the WLS.

>

> I am told that is really out of it. She's conscious but

> her awake time is very limited. I won't be talking to her directly

> for a few days or however long she needs to feel strong enough.

> However, what she needs from us more than anything are our

> prayers. Please join me in praying for a speedy recovery for one

> of the sweetest angels alive!

>

> Gobo

>

> " Sometimes We Never Know How We Influence the Lives of

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

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