[Loch-ruadh] Lady Gabrielle deLuxton

Rhonda Hays RHays at pimout2-int.prodigy.net
Sun Aug 5 07:54:30 PDT 2001


Hey, those compression thingys might be a nuisance, but they feel great!!!!
A nice leg massage every so often is quite relaxing.

medb liath

----- Original Message -----
From: "PBW" <pookie2 at airmail.net>
To: <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Loch-ruadh] Lady Gabrielle deLuxton


>
> > Luckily, they forgot to plug in the pneumatic leg
> >squeezer thingy (Pookie, what is that thing really called?) rather than
> >her morphine pump.
>
> Those squeezy thingies are one of two things: If thier the clear plastic
> looking ones with blue hoses they are sequential compression stockings
> (dunno know why they call 'em stockings, nothing sexy about them!). If
they
> are the thin blue velcro looking ones that hook up to the compression
thingy
> they are sometimes called  "compression boots" (It seems each hospital has
a
> diffrent name for that one) but they do the same thing. Either way they
are
> a pain in the patootie for patients but have a very real and actualy life
> saving reason for thier use. They keep the legs from developing blood
clots
> thus preventing the potential for a stroke/heart attack from a thrown
clot.
> (a not to uncommon problem of being in one position for long periods of
> time.) Once she gets up and walking they will take compression thingies
off.
>
> Glad she is doing better and on the mend.
>
>
> Pook
>
>
>
> She was pretty groggy when the doctor was there this morning, so she
> still isn't particularly clear on what all the extra work was other than
> to know that it was a three level job rather than just one.
>
> She ate a tiny bit of lunch, but her roomie (semi private room; gotta
> love insurance companies) got sick just then and that pretty much killed
> her appetite. This evening, she craved and received Boston Market
> macaroni & cheese and mashed potatoes, so she had a little more to eat.
>
> There is no firm news about when she will be out, but I suspect probably
> Monday at the earliest.
>
> That's the news from Lake Wobegone...
>
> Sluggy!
>
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