Back from hospital...

[Guest guest]

Hi all...just got released from the hospital...not much better, but

I've been handling the oral medication, so they let me go. My vein

blew on Tue. I think it was, and they have been giving me the meds

via shots in my rear...I feel like a pin cushion! Those phenagren

(sp?) and Dilaudid shots hurt like heck!! Lord have mercy! They

started me on the pills today, and I kept them down, so I got to

come home. The doc bumped me up to 4mg of the Dilaudid, so I'm

pretty loopy at the present. They were going to do a central line

this morning, but decided to wait and do it as an outpatient surgery

so there would be more time for it to heal and less chance for it to

become infected. Still haven't heard from Dr.Cotton, so I guess

he's still out of town. I'll try e-mailing him tomorrow I guess.

Well, we're all killed, so I think that we're going to " hit the

sack " ...hope you are all doin' well, and hope to hear from y'all

soon. Kim S. in NC

[Guest guest]

Kim; what happened? I am so glad you feelling well enought to go

home. I am sure your men were happy to have you back. When will

you have the line placed? Its that phenergan that hurts so much and

it does hurt like the devil thats for sure.

What hospital did you go to? It was very nice that your husband

posted for you. I had you in my prayers and still do. Dr. Co goes

out of town often and maybe gone for a while. If things get really

rough you can always asked to be seen by Dr. Hawes. He is wonderful

and has worked with Cotton for, I want to say, 20 years or so.

Elaine will get the message to Cotton, she is a very good nurse.

Please let me know if there is anything at all that you might need

and make sure you tell your husband thank you for letting us know.

I hope that you continue to feel better and stronger every day.

Warmly,

[Guest guest]

Kim,

I am glad to hear you are home. I was worried about you. Take care of

yourself and don't overdo it. How is the little man doing. I hope he did o.k.

while

you were out of comission. I know how hard that is, my kids hate for me to go

in the hospital. My last time in the hospital was in October and they were not

happy. They are worried when I go to ton that the docs will want to do

surgery and I will have to be almost 3 hours away and they won't be able to

see me. I keep telling them not to count their chickens before they hatch!

Anywho, Take care! I hope the healing continues and that you will feel much

better in the days to come!

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

Kim,

It's good to hear that your home again and managing to keep down your

meds. I hope you've got a big, soft cushion to sit on, or can be comfortable

reclining on your side for awhile. Though it's been some time since I've been

subjected to all those shots in the bottom, I can remember them well from one

of my earlier sugeries, and I remember that I spent most of my time lying on

one side! I'd only let the nurses use one cheek for a pin cushion, knowing that

if they used both there'd be no way I could lay flat without terrible pain.

I hope Dr. Cotton returns soon, and that you get to get down there to see him.

Too many of these hospitalizations with no corrective results on release could

get really senseless. I hope you're feeling better with each day, and get back

online and let us know how you're doing as soon as you feel better rested.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep.

Southeast Rep., PAI

Note: All comments or advice is based on personal experience or opinion,

and should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.