Liane's fun ER experience..

[Guest guest]

OK everyone..I'm back again..

I think it was partially my fault I got so sick.. but I was just so

sure my upchucking was because of something I was doing wrong, I blew

it off. The ER gave me a liter of saline to rehydrate me, phenergan

for my " nausea " (boy did THAT make me stoned.. was the room supposed

to spin..?), & pepcid for the terrible heartburn. Then they did a set

of x-rays to try an make sure there was no staple line disruption or

obstruction. I got sent home with scripts for a new antibiotic (seems

I did have a UTI) and phenergan. We (poor hubby & I) came home & went

to sleep- first on the couch, then to bed! I staggered to the

bathroom a time or two, but I slept for like, 12 hours after we were

released. I still feel very fuzzy.. I was diagnosed with viral

gastritis, mild dehydration, & a urinary tract infection. Got a nice

little doc.. he actually looked over the info I brought with me.. said

he wanted to read it, but he was hopping, so he never got to do much

more than scan it. On the bright side, the only pain left is in my

sore back.. I sent my hubby to get liquid tylenol to take for the back

pain.. its not severe enough to take vicodin for. Anyway, I'm home..

I'm sort of awake.. and back on clear liquids until I feel comfy

advancing. Dole makes some great no sugar added juice pops, yanno..?

Thanks everyone who sent good wishes & sweet notes.. they were much

appreciated!

Hugs,

Liane

[Guest guest]

.. Anyway, I'm home.. I'm sort of awake.. and back on clear liquids until I feel comfy advancing. Dole makes some great no sugar added juice pops, yanno..?

Thanks everyone who sent good wishes & sweet notes.. they were much appreciated!

Hope you get better quickly Liane.

Kathy B

[Guest guest]

Sooo glad you are back and better! Bad Nasty bugs-- hope your nice drugs

kill them dead.-- Nan E. In Ca and in for panni on /15

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[Guest guest]

Liane,

Glad you're feeling better!! I'm sorry you had to goto the ER, but

at least you know what's wrong now! What's viral gastritis btw ?

The UTI seems to be pretty common for some reason, but I don't know

why, is it the same reason a lot of people get thrush/yeast

infections ? All the antibiotics ?? Sorry, don't mean to quiz you,

you can wait until you feel better to answer! *grins*

Glad you're feeling better!! *hugs*

Anita

Pre-pre-op in Denver

> OK everyone..I'm back again..

> I think it was partially my fault I got so sick.. but I was just so

> sure my upchucking was because of something I was doing wrong, I

blew

> it off. The ER gave me a liter of saline to rehydrate me, phenergan

> for my " nausea " (boy did THAT make me stoned.. was the room

supposed

> to spin..?), & pepcid for the terrible heartburn. Then they did a

set

> of x-rays to try an make sure there was no staple line disruption

or

> obstruction. I got sent home with scripts for a new antibiotic

(seems

> I did have a UTI) and phenergan. We (poor hubby & I) came home &

went

> to sleep- first on the couch, then to bed! I staggered to the

> bathroom a time or two, but I slept for like, 12 hours after we

were

> released. I still feel very fuzzy.. I was diagnosed with viral

> gastritis, mild dehydration, & a urinary tract infection. Got a

nice

> little doc.. he actually looked over the info I brought with me..

said

> he wanted to read it, but he was hopping, so he never got to do

much

> more than scan it. On the bright side, the only pain left is in my

> sore back.. I sent my hubby to get liquid tylenol to take for the

back

> pain.. its not severe enough to take vicodin for. Anyway, I'm

home..

> I'm sort of awake.. and back on clear liquids until I feel comfy

> advancing. Dole makes some great no sugar added juice pops,

yanno..?

> Thanks everyone who sent good wishes & sweet notes.. they were much

> appreciated!

> Hugs,

> Liane

[Guest guest]

Liane,

So glad you went to the ER to get checked out and that you are on the

road to feeling better now. Hope you feel good enough to get to progress in

your intake to soft foods soon to get that protein you want and need. I'm

also happy for you that you didn't end up dealing with the flooding issues

to get to the medical facility. Will be thinking of you. Take care.

Janice in Texas

Liane's fun ER experience..

> OK everyone..I'm back again..

> I think it was partially my fault I got so sick.. but I was just so

> sure my upchucking was because of something I was doing wrong, I blew

> it off. The ER gave me a liter of saline to rehydrate me, phenergan

> for my " nausea " (boy did THAT make me stoned.. was the room supposed

> to spin..?), & pepcid for the terrible heartburn. Then they did a set

> of x-rays to try an make sure there was no staple line disruption or

> obstruction. I got sent home with scripts for a new antibiotic (seems

> I did have a UTI) and phenergan. We (poor hubby & I) came home & went

> to sleep- first on the couch, then to bed! I staggered to the

> bathroom a time or two, but I slept for like, 12 hours after we were

> released. I still feel very fuzzy.. I was diagnosed with viral

> gastritis, mild dehydration, & a urinary tract infection. Got a nice

> little doc.. he actually looked over the info I brought with me.. said

> he wanted to read it, but he was hopping, so he never got to do much

> more than scan it. On the bright side, the only pain left is in my

> sore back.. I sent my hubby to get liquid tylenol to take for the back

> pain.. its not severe enough to take vicodin for. Anyway, I'm home..

> I'm sort of awake.. and back on clear liquids until I feel comfy

> advancing. Dole makes some great no sugar added juice pops, yanno..?

> Thanks everyone who sent good wishes & sweet notes.. they were much

> appreciated!

> Hugs,

> Liane

>

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

Oh Liane, I'm so sorry you've had a bad bout and had to end up in

the ER!!! (I can say that, I've worked ER for 19 years)

Here's to healing and keeping everything down without further

problems. So glad you're back home and okay

Gentle Hugs

Meli

BMI 47

Dr Hess

June 21,01

Summer Solstice

> OK everyone..I'm back again..

> I think it was partially my fault I got so sick.. but I was just so

> sure my upchucking was because of something I was doing wrong, I

blew

> it off. The ER gave me a liter of saline to rehydrate me, phenergan

> for my " nausea " (boy did THAT make me stoned.. was the room

supposed

> to spin..?), & pepcid for the terrible heartburn. Then they did a

set

> of x-rays to try an make sure there was no staple line disruption

or

> obstruction. I got sent home with scripts for a new antibiotic

(seems

> I did have a UTI) and phenergan. We (poor hubby & I) came home &

went

> to sleep- first on the couch, then to bed! I staggered to the

> bathroom a time or two, but I slept for like, 12 hours after we

were

> released. I still feel very fuzzy.. I was diagnosed with viral

> gastritis, mild dehydration, & a urinary tract infection. Got a

nice

> little doc.. he actually looked over the info I brought with me..

said

> he wanted to read it, but he was hopping, so he never got to do

much

> more than scan it. On the bright side, the only pain left is in my

> sore back.. I sent my hubby to get liquid tylenol to take for the

back

> pain.. its not severe enough to take vicodin for. Anyway, I'm

home..

> I'm sort of awake.. and back on clear liquids until I feel comfy

> advancing. Dole makes some great no sugar added juice pops,

yanno..?

> Thanks everyone who sent good wishes & sweet notes.. they were much

> appreciated!

> Hugs,

> Liane

[Guest guest]

Anita-

Gastritis is a catchall phrase for an irritated stomache lining..

calling it viral gastritis is a catchall phrase meaning, " patient is

throwing up & we aren't sure why. " I'm pretty sure that the UTI came

from a combination of things... (TMI WARNING!!) the urinary catheter

predisposes us to an infection, plus unless we're put on iv fluids to

flush out our kidneys, we don't pee worth a darn until we can get the

fluid intake back up. Add to that the problem of.. personal hygeine..

being a very difficult task using tongs & babywipes... and not being

allowed to shower for 3 days while hospitalized. If I coulda peed

enough, I doubt this would have happened.. but live & learn, yanno?

Also.. if you don't want thrush, take acidophilus ASAP postop.. and

eat live culture yogurt. I've had everything else.. but thrush wasn't

a problem, lol!

Hope I got all your questions,

Liane

> > OK everyone..I'm back again..

> > I think it was partially my fault I got so sick.. but I was just

so

> > sure my upchucking was because of something I was doing wrong, I

> blew

> > it off. The ER gave me a liter of saline to rehydrate me,

phenergan

> > for my " nausea " (boy did THAT make me stoned.. was the room

> supposed

> > to spin..?), & pepcid for the terrible heartburn. Then they did a

> set

> > of x-rays to try an make sure there was no staple line disruption

> or

> > obstruction. I got sent home with scripts for a new antibiotic

> (seems

> > I did have a UTI) and phenergan. We (poor hubby & I) came home &

> went

> > to sleep- first on the couch, then to bed! I staggered to the

> > bathroom a time or two, but I slept for like, 12 hours after we

> were

> > released. I still feel very fuzzy.. I was diagnosed with viral

> > gastritis, mild dehydration, & a urinary tract infection. Got a

> nice

> > little doc.. he actually looked over the info I brought with me..

> said

> > he wanted to read it, but he was hopping, so he never got to do

> much

> > more than scan it. On the bright side, the only pain left is in

my

> > sore back.. I sent my hubby to get liquid tylenol to take for the

> back

> > pain.. its not severe enough to take vicodin for. Anyway, I'm

> home..

> > I'm sort of awake.. and back on clear liquids until I feel comfy

> > advancing. Dole makes some great no sugar added juice pops,

> yanno..?

> > Thanks everyone who sent good wishes & sweet notes.. they were

much

> > appreciated!

> > Hugs,

> > Liane

[Guest guest]

Hi

Thanks goodness you went to the ER....I'm glad it is not something more serious.... I hope you are back to normal in no time.

Cindy

[Guest guest]

Hi Liane,

I'm so glad that you went to the ER and got checked out!! I'm happier still that you know now what was wrong, and you have some meds for it. I guess the "not knowing" has to be really scary, huh? Anyway, I'm glad that you're feeling better!!

Hugs,

Pam

Pre-op in MD

Dr. Vanguri

Surgery date July 9, 2001

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pam-

My PCP gave me reglan, & now even my antibiotics stay down. Things

are looking up. =)

Hugs,

Liane

> Hi Liane,

>

> I'm so glad that you went to the ER and got checked out!! I'm

happier still

> that you know now what was wrong, and you have some meds for it. I

guess the

> " not knowing " has to be really scary, huh? Anyway, I'm glad that

you're

> feeling better!!

>

> Hugs,

>

>

> Pam

> Pre-op in MD

> Dr. Vanguri

> Surgery date July 9, 2001