Kaye

[Guest guest]

Dummy me your right you would need an iv for that too. A lot of

times when we have difficult sticks anes will just take them back

and hook up the nitris. The pt calms down and realxes all the

muscles including the muscles of the vein wall, and you would be

surprised what can show up. I think nitris is a vasodialator, not

sure though.

The peg would be to help you not loose anymore weight, regain

hydration, meds can be given through it and if you have the g-j you

can bypass the panc and let it rest. They can put it in a lot of

different ways. Mine was done endoscopically with mac sedation.

I wish there was something I could do to help, but I really think it

is time to find another hospital. Do you see a physician who is a

vascular specialist? Maybe some body in that field can assess you

for access, sounds funny saying that...lol. I hope your feeling

better soon.

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Hey :

The vascular specialist is another story all together. I did that.

Of course we have one group here only. This place is such a

monopoly. The idiot says to me, we don't put in central lines. I

looked at him and said you are a vascular specialist what in the

hell is the problem? He just says well we will send you to the

expert down the street who just happened to be the one who put my

port-a-cath in and screwed me up to begin with! In the beginning

when they put my port-a-cath in, the surgeon did not use fluoro, he

put it in blindly. The thing stayed looped for 9 months pushing on

the vena cava and caused a stricture to which I had to have

angioplasty to get it open. It was such a slow process that I

developed massive collaterals, of course they are small and

worthless too and my chest looks like a damn road map. Don't ask

about suing, I tried. 13 different attorneys. The last one told me

over the phone no problem even though they got the vena cava open.

After I lugged all the records to him and sat down he says to me,

you don't have a case and would not look at the records. I just

asked him if he had been out the night before and had a beer with

the doctor and got a little hush money. Then I walked out.

You know I am not in anyway interested in suing anyone. I

just want the medical care I need. My insurance does not cover MUSC

and every time I go its a big long process, a lot of letters from

doctors to the hospital " brass " and they are getting so stodgy now

that they may not approve it anyway. I am not going to Duke and

starting with a new doctor. I don't mean to offend anyone who has

been there but I don't think they are as good as Dr. Cotton and his

staff at least not for what I need them for. I have several friends

who have been to Duke and have had no luck at all. You know I will

keep that in mind about the nitrous oxide though and even mention

it. They may be offended but tough! That probably is the best

trick " I have heard so far. Pitiful a patient would have to tell

them that though isn't it? Wouldn't be the first time.

Thanks a bunch . When and if I get to MUSC, I willd

efinitely look you up!

Kaye

- In pancreatitis , " " <cdrrn@c...> wrote:

> Dummy me your right you would need an iv for that too. A lot of

> times when we have difficult sticks anes will just take them back

> and hook up the nitris. The pt calms down and realxes all the

> muscles including the muscles of the vein wall, and you would be

> surprised what can show up. I think nitris is a vasodialator, not

> sure though.

>

> The peg would be to help you not loose anymore weight, regain

> hydration, meds can be given through it and if you have the g-j

you

> can bypass the panc and let it rest. They can put it in a lot of

> different ways. Mine was done endoscopically with mac sedation.

>

> I wish there was something I could do to help, but I really think

it

> is time to find another hospital. Do you see a physician who is a

> vascular specialist? Maybe some body in that field can assess you

> for access, sounds funny saying that...lol. I hope your feeling

> better soon.

> Chrissy

[Guest guest]

I hate to hear that you are upset. Stuff always seems to hit all at

once, don't it? Dr.Cotton told me the exact same thing about a week

ago...I had told him that I was having more and more pain and that

my levels were climbing back up. He has yet to hear from my local

gastro. so I sent him the number for my general physician with the

hopes that maybe they can work together to get this problem resolved

ASAP. Maybe we can share a room out there (ha)...have you ever

stayed on the 10th floor (I think it is) that's decorated with all

of the beautiful ton furniture and has the beds that adjust

to your every movement? Baker Furniture Co. makes that furniture

collection, and I worked for Baker's one summer while home from

college. Didn't get to sell the stuff...I had to sand and prefill

it....HARD WORK!! Anyway, that would be one plus to me having to go

out to MUSC...the possibility of getting to see ya! We'll have some

of that woderful broth and swab our mouths with those lovely lemon

swabs. Try to keep your head up!! Just call me if ya need to talk

to anyone!! :0)--Kim S.