Guest guest Posted September 9, 2002 Report Share Posted September 9, 2002 Re: my surgeon Louie, I ended up going to the ER Saturday night. I got sick 30 minutes after eating and threw up several times. I took a pain pill and the pain had gotten better. I had been asleep about an hour when I woke at midnight in excrutiating pain. They ended up admitting me. My liver enzymes were elevated but amylase was normal. I was discharged from the hospital this morning. I'm doing better, but not great. I saw the new internist I've been waiting to see. I really did like him. He thinks there's a possibility I've got an autoimmune liver disorder. He asked why they haven't done a liver biopsy yet. He was also not happy that no one has checked my renal or stomach arteries for blockage. Over two years ago they found some blockage in the mesenteric and 60% blockage in the right renal artery. Everyone (except this new doc and my rheumy) just acted like it was no big deal. He has me scheduled for a doppler ultrasound of the arteries to see if the blockages have increased. He said it would be highly unlikely for none of my current problems to be related to and/or caused by lupus.I believe he will be an advocate for me to ensure the various specialists are doing what is necessary to get to the bottom of my problems. Hi , Sorry to hear that your pain is returning. Hopefully it won't be as bad this time and the pain meds will do there job. Good luck with your scope tomorrow. I hope all goes well for you. I'll keep you in my prayers. Take Care, Louie in WV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 , I understand completely how you feel about funerals. I would also rather be beat than have to go to one. I try and get out of it as much as possible. My mother has joined a senior citizen group on Wheeling Island, where she grew up and went to school and anytime's someone from the group dies, they are now a dear friend and she must go and always wants to know it I want to go with her now that I can't work. I don't even know these people, so I usually tell her I not feeling too well that day and Need to take it easy. That seems to keep her from trying to make me go. If It someone I close to, then it another story. But someone you know casually is another story. Hope it isn't too stressful for you. Take Care, Louie in WV Re: Louie from Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 , I understand completely how you feel about funerals. I would also rather be beat than have to go to one. I try and get out of it as much as possible. My mother has joined a senior citizen group on Wheeling Island, where she grew up and went to school and anytime's someone from the group dies, they are now a dear friend and she must go and always wants to know it I want to go with her now that I can't work. I don't even know these people, so I usually tell her I not feeling too well that day and Need to take it easy. That seems to keep her from trying to make me go. If It someone I close to, then it another story. But someone you know casually is another story. Hope it isn't too stressful for you. Take Care, Louie in WV Re: Louie from Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 , I understand completely how you feel about funerals. I would also rather be beat than have to go to one. I try and get out of it as much as possible. My mother has joined a senior citizen group on Wheeling Island, where she grew up and went to school and anytime's someone from the group dies, they are now a dear friend and she must go and always wants to know it I want to go with her now that I can't work. I don't even know these people, so I usually tell her I not feeling too well that day and Need to take it easy. That seems to keep her from trying to make me go. If It someone I close to, then it another story. But someone you know casually is another story. Hope it isn't too stressful for you. Take Care, Louie in WV Re: Louie from Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Louie, glad to hear someone else feels the same about funerals as me. I just don't get going to every tom, dick, and harry's funeral. It has to be someone I was relatively close to or (as in the case of my stepdaughter's grandmother) the loved one of someone I am very close to. The funeral went as well as funerals can go and at least now it is over. Hopefully, being busy and away at college will help my SD get through this difficult time. W. Re: Louie from Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Louie, glad to hear someone else feels the same about funerals as me. I just don't get going to every tom, dick, and harry's funeral. It has to be someone I was relatively close to or (as in the case of my stepdaughter's grandmother) the loved one of someone I am very close to. The funeral went as well as funerals can go and at least now it is over. Hopefully, being busy and away at college will help my SD get through this difficult time. W. Re: Louie from Louie, Thanks for the prayers. My stepdaughter is handling her grandmother's death about as well as can be expected. Her boyfriend told me she passed out last night. She has orthostatic hypotension and any time she is sick or really stressed she tends to have episodes of passing out. I called my pcp and he called in a prescription for a low dose of ativan. She and her boyfriend came by this evening and got the med. I also had my mom pick up some salt tablets which can help keep her BP from dropping so low. I had hoped that I would not have to go to the funeral. I'll do anything to get out of funerals and it is my husband's ex-wife's mother that died. For the most part I get along fine with my husband's ex and her mother. In fact, it was my GI that diagnosed the colon cancer. They had found out she was anemic in Feb. and told her she needed a colonoscopy. In Apr my husband's ex told me that her mother would not go to the doctor. I got her on the phone and told her she better get to a doctor ASAP and recommended my GI. She had the colonoscopy done in May. The cancer was throughout her colon and had already spread to her liver and lungs. Anyway, talked to my stepdaughter this evening and she said she didn't want to make anyone go to the funeral but they she really did think she would need us during the visitation. She even wants us to be there for the family visitation. So - we will be there even though I'd rather be beat with a stick! W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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