Re: HELLO/ Shirley

[Guest guest]

Hey Shirley,

I can't explain why I started having so many problems after what

seemed to be a road to quick recovery. I honestly think the enema

they gave me was too soon after surgery and caused my bowels to start

backing up into my stomach (as gross as that sounds). I was doing

fine until then and about 1 hour after getting it I started with the

vomiting. I was a self pay patient as I have no insurance but $$ was

not the issue...at least not as far as my mom & I were concerned...My

Health Was and even after going to the ER Twice and being admitted

the Dr's refused to put me on tpn. I asked for multi vitamins to be

put in my IV because I wasn't able to swallow my pills...they said it

was ordered but I Never got them.

I am doing a little bit better everyday as the nausea isn't as

frequent and I am able to eat a little more each day. The pain I am

having is from my neck to my waist with no apparent cause. Possible

neuropathy as I am a diabetic and more than likely a brittle one. I'm

hoping that once I can eat normally that things will be under control.

Dr. Sutherland has been trying to reach me at home but I was at

church when he called yesterday and apparently someone was on the

phone today when he tried to call. I don't know what he can do 2000

miles away except to basically say he screwed up in sending me home

so sick and refusing to give me TPN after surgery.

Prayer gets me through the day and the tough bouts of pain. It's not

phantom pain and I'm going to see my pain management Dr Thursday to

discuss possibly burning some of the nerves.

Hope you are doing well. I'm just taking it one day at a time.

Peace,

> In a message dated 11/1/2002 10:49:16 PM Central Standard Time,

> gumbo_yaya_69@y... writes:

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> >

> > -Hello Shirley!!!

> > I'm finally home and just posted an update on my condition. My

> > email addy is gumbo_yaya_69@y... I have quite a few questions

> > to ask you concerning post op problems. I barely remember talking

to

> > you as the " morphine Happy Nurses " kept pressing my button for me

> > whenever I groaned. I was not happy to say the least...nor was I

> > thrilled with the laxidasical after surgery care...I was

discharged

> > even though I was vomiting profusely for 3 days. I'll fill you in

> > later. Hope you are doing well.

> > Peace,

> >

> >

>

> Dear , what happened to you? When I called you I was so amazed

that you

> were so far along in your recovery. Did you try to do too much too

soon.

> Did the laxative mess up your bowels? It doesn't make sense to me

how you

> could be doing so well and then have so much trouble. Can you

explain it?

>

> Also why did they discharge you when you were so sick? Insurance?

I was

> there a month and they would have kept me longer if needed. I was

covered

> with my ins. after a long struggle with them. Do you have

diarrhea? Why are

> you continuing to vomit? I know I am asking so many questions and

you

> probably don't feel like answering them. I wish I could help you.

Have you

> looked thoroughly into the nerve treatment you are going to have?

When was

> the date of your surgery? I know that I vomited for over three

weeks. I

> thought I would never stop. Finally I stopped vomiting but I could

only eat

> one-fourth of a grilled cheese sandwich for quite a while when I

arrived

> home. I was able to slowly increase the amount but I had to take

it very

> slowly. I had pain also when I came home but I could tell that it

was just

> pain from the surgery and not from my pancreas. When I would

become hungry

> the pain would worsen. Eating my small amount of food would lessen

the pain.

> Soon though the pain subsided. I sure do hope you improve and

feel great

> soon.

>

> I received a post from Kay the other day. I don't think you know

her since

> she was in the group I think before you joined. She had the

surgery and she

> wrote me that she is doing great. I don't understand why some

people do so

> well and others have problems. Please take care of yourself and

let me know

> how you are and what happened to you in the hospital to cause your

condition

> to worsen. Love, Shirley

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