[Ansteorra] yes i was in the hospital-long

syr_owen at nordsteorra.org syr_owen at nordsteorra.org
Mon Jun 13 20:30:35 PDT 2005


I am so glad you are better



Owen
Quoting Coni Jo Weed <cweed at hot.rr.com>:

> On 5/30/05 I went to the ER with abdominal pain, the types that makes you
> bend over and cry. Sir Godwin took me as I was visiting in Houston. Everyone
> thought, and I do mean everyone thought, I had atypical appendicitis.  The ER
> started an IV site and gave me pain medication. A while later I was given
> contrast to drink.  I couldn't keep it down; the ER  so kindly placed an NG
> (nasogastric) tube down my nose and pushed the contrast for me. I had to wait
> for almost 2 hours to shoot the CT and other scans. The wait for the contrast
> was so it would go to all the areas that need to be scanned. An IV contrast
> was also used during the CT of abdominal and pelvis cavity.  The ultrasound
> showed nothing abnormal. But on the CT scan it showed all the loops
> demonstrate diffuse wall edema and suggest hypoenhancement and appear
> tethered to a pointed and whorled configuration -  series 4 images 25. That
> seems kinda interesting if it wasn't my small bowel they were looking at. I
> was told I could have more pain medication after my CT scan. But no
> medication for me I had to wait and be in pain, really I remember very few
> things during my time in the ER except I was dripping in sweat and I wanted
> my pain medication. Lissa asked about my pain medication and was told I had
> to sign consents for surgery. I said "surgery". A general surgeon, Dr.
> Namman, came in said he need to operate in less than 1 hour and so off to the
> OR I went with pain medication . A central line was placed in my right
> jugular.  I had a midline incision from two fingers below my sternum to my
> pubic symphysis (yes, it is a long incision). When opening the cavity about
> 500 cc of blood fluid was found. My small bowel was untwisted and a segment
> of bowel about 2 feet was obviously necroses (dead). I was cleaned out and
> put back together. All seemed good.  
> 
>  
> 
> But . I had general anesthesia and I didn't want to breath after the surgery.
> I had to be difficult. I was placed on a ventilator and restraints. I did
> wake up, once that I remember, and kept asking them to take me off the
> ventilator and take everything out of my mouth and nose and to take the
> restraints off. Of course, no one understood me and I out for again for
> hours. I was weaned off the ventilator the next day. I was in ICU for a
> couple more days. I remember very little from my time in ICU.  The NG tube
> and Foley came out and I went to the floor.  OF course, I had t be difficult
> and have N&V for two days when I ate. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I was released and stayed at Godwin and Lissa's house for a few days while I
> went to 2 more doctors' appt. to get my staples out. 
> 
>  
> 
> Now I am in my own home with 8 more days of antibiotics/anti-infective and
> pain medication. 
> 
> 
> 
> So now everyone can make jokes that I am rotten and difficult. And it will be
> true. 
> 
> Coni jo/Ebby
> 
> 
> PS: I really want to thank openly 
> 
> Godwin and Lissa for taking me to the ER and letting me stay at their house
> and watching over me.
> 
> Ozy for driving from El Paso to see me in ICU and Aida for the cutest bear in
> a hospital gown.  
> 
> Brent and Linda Hanner for driving from Georgetown to see me in ICU. Thanks
> Brent for the cutest orange bear, mowing my grass, and being there. 
> 
> Chari, Klar, Patty & family, for the beautiful orange roses. Then going to
> lissa's to give me a pedicure.  
> 
> David for the nice hospital visit. 
> 
> Malcolm for the beautiful orange roses and the nice visiting.
> 
> Tracy for taking care of Daphine and cleaning out her cat box. That is a very
> importat job . 
> 
> I want to thank all the techs/nurses/clerks Kim C , Kim W, Bev, Charlotte,
> Nights Girls, Edie and  Day Girls for the flower, cards, thoughts, prays,
> picking up all of my shifts, and the e-mails via the hospital.
> Brandy-If you wouldn't of traded call with me - the out come of all of this
> would of been very different. My doctor even said so. thanks :-)
> To everyone else who called, visited,  and worried about me. 
> 
>  
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