Hello, new to group- questions...

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Hello all,

I am so thankful to have found this group! I was nearing the end of

my rope tonight, with too many questions, too few answers, too

little communication from doctors. I am literally crying with

happiness at having found all of you.

My husband is just 32, and is now at 6 1/2 weeks in care- 5 1/2

weeks in the hospital and now 1 week in a nursing home. We have 2

small children, and its been a difficult time. He has had kidney

failure (now past), the not-so fun mysterious infections, and more.

I know that many here have gone through worse, but it has been so

scary.

My husband is fully expecting to be able to come home, rest for a

week or so, and just return to work. I hope this is the case, but I

don't think so. They have tried to progress him to a partial liquid

diet twice, which failed. They are currently waiting for his enzyme

levels to normalize and the nauseua before trying again. He is on

NPO and ice chips. The hospital just sort of dumped him in the

nursing home. The nurses ignored/wouldn't listened to our

concerns. I won't list them all, but letting a diabetic person rest

at blood sugars between 250 and 380 for 5 days is just not a good

thing.

The doctors haven't exactly been forthcoming with information. I

think they are focusing on the patching up and sending home part,

but there is so much more to be concerned with. We were told that

someone would be monitoring his pancreatitis in the nursing home,

but after speaking with the physician's assistant today, it appears

that no doctor is actually assigned to do so.

Do you all mind if I ask some questions here? I know there are no

definites ahead, but I need to have some idea of what to plan for. I

have so many concerns about health care, social security- and just

plain living.

I apologize if I have been long-winded. I have few people to talk

to, little help for myself or our children, and just a wee bit of

stress. I don't have pancreatitis myself, so I hope it is all right

if I even post here. If I don't take charge of all our lives, diet-

etc, I know that my husband won't take care of himself. He simply

won't survive another attack like this.

Thanks again for just being here. I look forward to speaking with

all of you more in the future.

Jeanette

[Guest guest]

Ask away Jeanette......we will do our best to answer your questions.....I

hope this finds you and yours well.......Mark...also, hopefully you will

check out my website at www.top5plus5.com It may answer many of your

questions........Mark

Hello, new to group- questions...

> Hello all,

>

> I am so thankful to have found this group! I was nearing the end of

> my rope tonight, with too many questions, too few answers, too

> little communication from doctors. I am literally crying with

> happiness at having found all of you.

>

> My husband is just 32, and is now at 6 1/2 weeks in care- 5 1/2

> weeks in the hospital and now 1 week in a nursing home. We have 2

> small children, and its been a difficult time. He has had kidney

> failure (now past), the not-so fun mysterious infections, and more.

> I know that many here have gone through worse, but it has been so

> scary.

>

> My husband is fully expecting to be able to come home, rest for a

> week or so, and just return to work. I hope this is the case, but I

> don't think so. They have tried to progress him to a partial liquid

> diet twice, which failed. They are currently waiting for his enzyme

> levels to normalize and the nauseua before trying again. He is on

> NPO and ice chips. The hospital just sort of dumped him in the

> nursing home. The nurses ignored/wouldn't listened to our

> concerns. I won't list them all, but letting a diabetic person rest

> at blood sugars between 250 and 380 for 5 days is just not a good

> thing.

>

> The doctors haven't exactly been forthcoming with information. I

> think they are focusing on the patching up and sending home part,

> but there is so much more to be concerned with. We were told that

> someone would be monitoring his pancreatitis in the nursing home,

> but after speaking with the physician's assistant today, it appears

> that no doctor is actually assigned to do so.

>

> Do you all mind if I ask some questions here? I know there are no

> definites ahead, but I need to have some idea of what to plan for. I

> have so many concerns about health care, social security- and just

> plain living.

>

> I apologize if I have been long-winded. I have few people to talk

> to, little help for myself or our children, and just a wee bit of

> stress. I don't have pancreatitis myself, so I hope it is all right

> if I even post here. If I don't take charge of all our lives, diet-

> etc, I know that my husband won't take care of himself. He simply

> won't survive another attack like this.

>

> Thanks again for just being here. I look forward to speaking with

> all of you more in the future.

>

> Jeanette

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