Re: Shirley Made It - I'm on the Other Side - Exhausted

[Guest guest]

Holy cow Shirley... I'm sorry your ordeal was rough. I'm sending

you lots of peaceful healing vibes!

Steph.

> Hi all, Just a quick post as I was released from the hospital

> today. Been a frustrating day. We couldn't find the antibiotic

> surgeon prescribed, ended up with Clindamycin which burns throat

so

> am having to take with other food. They didn't extubate me until

> yesterday morning and what an experience that was, then they moved

> me to a regular room from SICU (where I was getting excellent

> care). It was like the regular floor could of cared less about

me -

> monitor was going off all night waking me up, they forgot to hook

up

> IV pump, you name it. I was just glad to get out of hospital.

>

> Trying rest a motel, but there a zillion kids and we are by the

> pool. Need I say more!! So I'm just putting my ear plugs on and

> trying to shut it all out.

>

> I'm still quite swollen, the lower bandage can come off tomorrow.

> Thank goodness. Other than they had to put an arterial line in

arm

> and do a juglar vein for venous access - I told them I had lousy

> veins and they couldn't use the mastectomy arm, all did go

> exceptionally well. Surgery was done in 5.5 hrs. No complication

> other than I lost about 3 pints of blood - hemoglobin down to 8,

> which my body should recuperate on it's own. He didn't want to

> transfuse me as I was having any heart or oxygen problems.

>

> I'm going to rest somemore and see if I can shake this horrendous

> headache. Will write more later.

>

> Shirley

[Guest guest]

Yeah!! Rest up and we're happy to have you on this side )

-becky

[Guest guest]

Shirley,

Congrats on making it to the other side. Was thinking about you all day

yesterday. Rest up and get your husband to tell those kids to quiet

down for a bit:-) Shirley needs her sleep!

Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara, Thanks for the congrats. Your pictures are awesome. I hope you

get to leave the splint out for your trip back to Italy. Your humor and

all has helped all of us get through these challenges of surgery. Best

wishes for a great trip back to Italy!!

Shirley

[Guest guest]

Shirley,

Welcome to the other side! I'm glad to hear that you are beginning

your recovery process ... and feeling well enough to check in.

One day at a time, now!

All the best,

Carol

> Hi all, Just a quick post as I was released from the hospital

> today. Been a frustrating day. We couldn't find the antibiotic

> surgeon prescribed, ended up with Clindamycin which burns throat so

> am having to take with other food. They didn't extubate me until

> yesterday morning and what an experience that was, then they moved

> me to a regular room from SICU (where I was getting excellent

> care). It was like the regular floor could of cared less about me -

> monitor was going off all night waking me up, they forgot to hook

up

> IV pump, you name it. I was just glad to get out of hospital.

>

> Trying rest a motel, but there a zillion kids and we are by the

> pool. Need I say more!! So I'm just putting my ear plugs on and

> trying to shut it all out.

>

> I'm still quite swollen, the lower bandage can come off tomorrow.

> Thank goodness. Other than they had to put an arterial line in arm

> and do a juglar vein for venous access - I told them I had lousy

> veins and they couldn't use the mastectomy arm, all did go

> exceptionally well. Surgery was done in 5.5 hrs. No complication

> other than I lost about 3 pints of blood - hemoglobin down to 8,

> which my body should recuperate on it's own. He didn't want to

> transfuse me as I was having any heart or oxygen problems.

>

> I'm going to rest somemore and see if I can shake this horrendous

> headache. Will write more later.

>

> Shirley

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Shirley! I'm so glad to hear that you made it to

the other side and that your surgery went well. Sorry to hear about

the lousy care you had in the hospital and those loud kids at the

motel. I think us medical folks have higher than average

expectations when we are patients at a hospital; when I had my right

lobe Thyroidectomy in 1990, I had a similar experience with lousy

nursing care, and I was in MY hospital too. The nurses ignored my

calls, so I got up out of bed to go the bathroom without their help,

against Dr's orders. They wouldn't let me read my chart even after I

stated my right to it under the Freedom-of-Information Act. So, I

got out of my bed and wandered down the hall to the nurse's station,

only to find four nurses socializing. I helped myself to my chart

and wandered back to my room with it. They realized some time later

that I had my chart and tried to wrestle it away from me. They

stopped only after I threatened to write them up and call the house

nursing supervisor (who I knew very well). When I told my Surgeon

(who was the Chief-of-Staff at the time), he went down the hall and

yelled at them. I think they were happy when I got discharged. I

didn't mean to be a difficult patient but they provoked me. Sounds

like you were a great patient and got some " winners " for nurses.//

Well, you take care of yourself and let us know how it's going. ~~

Diane

> Hi all, Just a quick post as I was released from the hospital

> today. Been a frustrating day. We couldn't find the antibiotic

> surgeon prescribed, ended up with Clindamycin which burns throat

so

> am having to take with other food. They didn't extubate me until

> yesterday morning and what an experience that was, then they moved

> me to a regular room from SICU (where I was getting excellent

> care). It was like the regular floor could of cared less about

me -

> monitor was going off all night waking me up, they forgot to hook

up

> IV pump, you name it. I was just glad to get out of hospital.

>

> Trying rest a motel, but there a zillion kids and we are by the

> pool. Need I say more!! So I'm just putting my ear plugs on and

> trying to shut it all out.

>

> I'm still quite swollen, the lower bandage can come off tomorrow.

> Thank goodness. Other than they had to put an arterial line in

arm

> and do a juglar vein for venous access - I told them I had lousy

> veins and they couldn't use the mastectomy arm, all did go

> exceptionally well. Surgery was done in 5.5 hrs. No complication

> other than I lost about 3 pints of blood - hemoglobin down to 8,

> which my body should recuperate on it's own. He didn't want to

> transfuse me as I was having any heart or oxygen problems.

>

> I'm going to rest somemore and see if I can shake this horrendous

> headache. Will write more later.

>

> Shirley

[Guest guest]

Diane,

They tried to Wrestle It From You?!?! While you were a patient

recovering from surgery?!?! I would have caused such drama if I were

you. That is Totally Unacceptable! Sheesh!

What a story,

Carol

> > Hi all, Just a quick post as I was released from the hospital

> > today. Been a frustrating day. We couldn't find the antibiotic

> > surgeon prescribed, ended up with Clindamycin which burns throat

> so

> > am having to take with other food. They didn't extubate me until

> > yesterday morning and what an experience that was, then they

moved

> > me to a regular room from SICU (where I was getting excellent

> > care). It was like the regular floor could of cared less about

> me -

> > monitor was going off all night waking me up, they forgot to hook

> up

> > IV pump, you name it. I was just glad to get out of hospital.

> >

> > Trying rest a motel, but there a zillion kids and we are by the

> > pool. Need I say more!! So I'm just putting my ear plugs on and

> > trying to shut it all out.

> >

> > I'm still quite swollen, the lower bandage can come off

tomorrow.

> > Thank goodness. Other than they had to put an arterial line in

> arm

> > and do a juglar vein for venous access - I told them I had lousy

> > veins and they couldn't use the mastectomy arm, all did go

> > exceptionally well. Surgery was done in 5.5 hrs. No

complication

> > other than I lost about 3 pints of blood - hemoglobin down to 8,

> > which my body should recuperate on it's own. He didn't want to

> > transfuse me as I was having any heart or oxygen problems.

> >

> > I'm going to rest somemore and see if I can shake this horrendous

> > headache. Will write more later.

> >

> > Shirley

[Guest guest]

Totally Diane, I think I would have wacked them with the board had I

been you. What jerks! Well you'll certainly be prepared to deal with

difficult characters for this surgery. I hope you only get *angel*

nurses however!

Sara

> > > Hi all, Just a quick post as I was released from the hospital

> > > today. Been a frustrating day. We couldn't find the

antibiotic

> > > surgeon prescribed, ended up with Clindamycin which burns

throat

> > so

> > > am having to take with other food. They didn't extubate me

until

> > > yesterday morning and what an experience that was, then they

> moved

> > > me to a regular room from SICU (where I was getting excellent

> > > care). It was like the regular floor could of cared less about

> > me -

> > > monitor was going off all night waking me up, they forgot to

hook

> > up

> > > IV pump, you name it. I was just glad to get out of hospital.

> > >

> > > Trying rest a motel, but there a zillion kids and we are by the

> > > pool. Need I say more!! So I'm just putting my ear plugs on

and

> > > trying to shut it all out.

> > >

> > > I'm still quite swollen, the lower bandage can come off

> tomorrow.

> > > Thank goodness. Other than they had to put an arterial line in

> > arm

> > > and do a juglar vein for venous access - I told them I had

lousy

> > > veins and they couldn't use the mastectomy arm, all did go

> > > exceptionally well. Surgery was done in 5.5 hrs. No

> complication

> > > other than I lost about 3 pints of blood - hemoglobin down to

8,

> > > which my body should recuperate on it's own. He didn't want to

> > > transfuse me as I was having any heart or oxygen problems.

> > >

> > > I'm going to rest somemore and see if I can shake this

horrendous

> > > headache. Will write more later.

> > >

> > > Shirley