Guest guest Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Hi Heidi, Sorry to hear you are still in the hospital, but at least you are in the penthouse section of the hospital Bummer that it took so long for your muscle relaxants to wear off which in turn turned into AP. I hope your gut wakes up soon so that you can feed it more formula and get up to the proper ml/hr and then you can go home. Hopefully this new formula will work and you will be on your way home soon. All this news about how you feel and what you are going through it making me reconsider my J tube surgery. I am sorry that you are still hurting but happy that you are pleased that you got the G and J tube and I hope that things get better soon so that you will feel better and I hope your gut starts to work soon. Thank goodness you have the PICC line to give you extra fluids. Thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers. Talk to you soon. Hugs, Ann-Marie At 09:30 PM 8/5/2005, you wrote: >Hi gang >I'm still relaxing in my penthouse at Mass General. The surgery went >fine but the patient's a mess! lol After the surgery it took a bit >too long for thr muscle relaxants to wear off so I couldn't lift my >head or press the PCA button and I ended up with aspiration >pneumonia. I'm regaining my strength and have been feeling a bit >better each day, but my gut just doesn't want to wake up. I had the >G and J tubes placed last Friday and I'm still draining a liter of >bile a day through the G tube. I'm up to a whopping 5ml/hr of >formula through the J. I'm on zelnorm and octreotide for motility. >Not sure if anything's helping yet but we'll see. Tomorrow they're >changing the formula so I'll only need 35ml/hr to get all my >calories. Then I'll continue my 2 to 3 liters of fluid a day through >the PICC until my gut works better. > >Man, even though I >m hurting now, it was a good move to get the G and J placed. I had >severe electrolyte deficiencies due to vitamin D deficiency because >of the FOD. Might be a good thing to get checked next time you have >labs! Vitamin D level should be over 25, mine was 1.2 And it showed >on my EKG. > >Hopefully I'll be able to go home some time next week. >Heidi > > > > >Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained >herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of >this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are >reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings >and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > >Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is >automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Heidi Thanks for the update. I'm sorry you are still in the penthouse. I'm sure you would rather be at home. I'll keep you in my thoughts. laurie > Hi gang > I'm still relaxing in my penthouse at Mass General. The surgery went > fine but the patient's a mess! lol After the surgery it took a bit > too long for thr muscle relaxants to wear off so I couldn't lift my > head or press the PCA button and I ended up with aspiration > pneumonia. I'm regaining my strength and have been feeling a bit > better each day, but my gut just doesn't want to wake up. I had the > G and J tubes placed last Friday and I'm still draining a liter of > bile a day through the G tube. I'm up to a whopping 5ml/hr of > formula through the J. I'm on zelnorm and octreotide for motility. > Not sure if anything's helping yet but we'll see. Tomorrow they're > changing the formula so I'll only need 35ml/hr to get all my > calories. Then I'll continue my 2 to 3 liters of fluid a day through > the PICC until my gut works better. > > Man, even though I > m hurting now, it was a good move to get the G and J placed. I had > severe electrolyte deficiencies due to vitamin D deficiency because > of the FOD. Might be a good thing to get checked next time you have > labs! Vitamin D level should be over 25, mine was 1.2 And it showed > on my EKG. > > Hopefully I'll be able to go home some time next week. > Heidi > > > > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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