Re: Home from the Hospital

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YAY! It's great you are sprung and you're doing so well.

Nothing like a little trip to the hospital with " pain and fever " two

weeks post-op to stir up some worry around here . . .

Hugs!

KathiBrandes@... wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone--just wanted to let everybody know that I'm home from the

> hospital. Dr. Rutledge wanted to keep me another day, just to be

> safe, but I promised him that I would get my prescriptions filled

> TODAY and also, should something happen, I will come straight back to

> Durham Regional, insurance be damned. See, Dr. R is part of my

> insurance network, but not DRH. The insurance only covered it for

> the MGB cause that's the only place Dr. R works. When I got sick, it

> didn't seem to have anything to do with the MGB, so I went to an ER

> that my insurance covers. The first time, they sent me home. Which

> isn't so bad, cause Dr. R wasn't TOOOOOOO very concerned at that

> time. My temp was only 102, and I wasn't having ANY other symptoms.

> When I called him early on Monday and reported a temp of up to 104,

> with pain in my left side, he wanted me to come to DR then, but I

> didn't think my insurance would pay, so I went elsewhere. Dr. R said

> to have them call him and he'd tell them what tests to run. After

> being in the ER for 12 hours, a doctor FINALLY told me that, after

> speaking with Dr R, he would recommend that I go to DR, which Dr R

> also wanted. Apparently, he wasn't very impressed with this

> hospital's ER, cause that was a condition of coming home today--that

> I come straight back if I have any problems! Dr. R had me on IV anti-

> biotics within minutes of arriving at DR. The next morning the test

> I needed was done -- YUCK!!!!! -- and a leak was ruled out. Anyway,

> massive infection inside, apparently at the surgery site. Not Dr.

> R's fault, nothing I did wrong (although I DID go to the gym for the

> first time on Friday--maybe THAT caused it....perhaps I shouldn't

> exercise....)...just happened. Second hand info here, but might be

> helpful...a doctor at the ER told me that Dr. R told him that a leak

> can easily look like pneumonia in that area--but I don't know for

> SURE that Dr. R said that! Just something to be aware of.

>

> BTW--they don't change the flavor of jello until they run out....or

> maybe they just bring you the same bowl until you actually eat it--I

> got the yellow crap 3 times in a row....

>

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In a message dated 8/24/2000 9:41:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

KathiBrandes@... writes:

<< BTW--they don't change the flavor of jello until they run out....or

maybe they just bring you the same bowl until you actually eat it--I

got the yellow crap 3 times in a row.... >>

Kathie,

I'm glad you're home and feeling better!!!

Cathy Morrow in Lenoir, NC

BMI 42

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