JUST GOT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL

[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

I just got home from the hospital. I have been in since Wed. I had pain that

had progressively gotten worse since last week. I worked Mon. and Tues and

really don't remember much of those days. I was in misery. Finally Wed. I went

to the E.R. thinking they would just give me fluids and pain meds and send me

on my way. But they decided to keep me. They said there was " air " in my bile

duct and my bowels had completely shut down. I knew I was having pain on my

right side but I just assumed it was from my pancreas. They put me on dilaudid

every 2 hours and zofram and fluids and then switched me to demerol every 4

hours

and started me on Protonix. I feel like a new woman. I didn't realize how bad

I felt until I felt better.

Of course my amalyse and lipase were normal since they no longer go up due

to my chronic cp. My blood sugar kept dropping so they had to put stuff in my

i.v. for that. My doc gave me copies of everything to take to ton on the

30th.

They did say the no longer saw a cyst on my pancreas but my doc said my

bowels had me belly so full of gas it was hard to see anything.

One other thing I noticed was that my urine turned ver dark yellow. Is that

due to bilirubin? My doc didn't seem to think it was a big deal.

I have to say that University hospital in Augusta has some of the best E.R.

docs and nurses I have ever been around. They didn't make me wait at all in

the e.r. They took me straight back and started me on pain control immediately.

I usually go to my local hospital but since my doc is in Augusta I went over

there and they were wonderful! They actually knew what to do with me!

I hope everyone is o.k. I am trying to catch up on my email now.

Thanks,

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]

Welcome Back Angie,

I'd be sticking with that hospital if you got that good of care with

them...it does make a hospital stay or even just an ER visit that

much better.

Air in your bile duct huh?....Every CT scan I've had since February

2004 (and that has been 6 of them) have shown air in my bile duct.

The doctors have said..that is common after an ERCP or Pancreatitis

flare up, but considering I haven't had an ERCP since November 2003

and not had a flare up worth warranting a a big mention since then

either, and the fact that it has been showing on my CT scans now for

13 months, I would think it is safe to say that the air is trapped

there, not different air bubbles each time.

I guess I shall just wait until I see my oncologist and mention it

to him as well as my new GI in April and May..

Anyway, I'm glad you're home and feel tons better..

Ward

PAI Administration Support Staff

dceward@...

[Guest guest]

Angie, I'm glad you are home and sorry that you were in so much pain

that they kept you in the hospital. I don't know if it's the biliuribin

in the urine or what , I did notice during my hospital stay earlier this

month that my urine was dark for the first couple of days and then got

progressively lighter (man, the things we talk about here, lol). Sounds

like you need to go to Augusta from now one whenever you have to go to

the ER. I'm still catching up with my email too.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.

[Guest guest]

Kimber,

I will definetely go back to Augusta instead of going to my local hospital!

And it is a hoot what we can talk about on here. No one else would understand

though!!! Ain't it grand to be able to share you peeing and pooping

experiences with people who care! LOL!

Take care,

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. "