It's been a while

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I havn't posted in a while but a lot has happened since July. I had and ERCP

with stent change on August 20, 2004. I don't remember anything after the

surgery and I usually don't. I was kept overnight and was being d/c from

hospital when my mom came to pick me up. When she arrived I had a grand-mal

seizure with convulsions and combativeness and aggitation. I was in the

hospital for 6 more days which I don't recall the 5 of the 6.I was told that it

was caused by my Wellbutrin I had been on for 3 years. I always had a problem

with the hospital not giving me my prescribed med so I had them there with me to

take but of course because of the anethesia I have a hard time waking up day of

surgery. My mom also said that a MRI was ordered of my brain and the nurse gave

me a muscle relaxer one hour prior to the MRI and then when I got back to my

room the nurse let me take a shower by my self. My mother waited in my room and

heard me fall.(I don't remember any of this) She screamed for the nurse and

opened the door and I was laying on the floor just pulling my head up. I had

most certainly hit the back of my head. The nurse came in and held me up so

that I could finish washing off. My mother told the nurse twice to make an

occurence report about this. After I was discharge I call Risk management at the

hospital to see if a report was ever made and it was not. I continued to be

persistant and the person told me they had yet to talk to the nurse who helped

me and she would be working that weekend. I called the next Monday and the Risk

Management contact said that the nurse did not recall anything like this

happening. I was furious. I then asked for a copy of my medication orders to

see what meds I received while in there. Her attitude quickly changed and said

she could not release that information to me I would have to go to the Medical

Records Dept of the Hospital myself and request them. I told her the problem

was this that my EEG showed that my Seizure was caused from me not receiving my

meds and because of the seizure I missed a whole week of work without pay. And

now I owed the hospital $500.00 in deductible that I shouldn't pay. I had my

follow-up with the neurologist on Sept. 20 and asked for a copy of my EEG. The

result stated that it was caused by medication withdrawl.

Now I am getting all my records and am considering seeing an attorney. It is

terrible that this happened at the same hospital I work for but I WILL NOT just

sit here and let this pass. My doctors have taken me of all together 7 of my

meds since then. I am off the Oxycontin 40mg, Oxcodone 5mg, Wellbutrin 150mg,

Elavil 75mg, Colestid 1gm, Robinul, and prozac. I had an ERCP on Sept 24, 2004

and again had my meds with me and thank goodness I did because they did not give

me my Dilantin the first night. I took my own and the lab that was drawn a few

hours later showed my level to be low so I probably would of had another seizure

if I hadn't taken my own. But my anesthesia was chaged this time to Fentynel

(Spelling??) and my pain med was changed to morphine. The doctor said the

Fentynel is short acting and I was much more alert afterwards and the morphine

is better if you have had seizures. So I was a little more nauseaous but I was

Discharged from the hospital this past monday and went back to work on Tuesday.

My only meds are Dilantin, Oxycontin 20, lortab for breakthrough, and zofran prn

nausea. I feel like I am so awake and alive now.

Sorry for the ramblings but alot has happed in two months. Thanks for listening.

Sincerly,

Patty Duley,

Office Coordinator

L. Doering, MD

Louisville Oncology

3991 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 405

Louisville, KY 40207

(502)899-3366 ext. 142

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