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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman">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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ER started an IV
site and gave me pain medication. A while later I was given contrast to
drink.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
ultrasound showed nothing abnormal. But on the CT scan it <B>showed all the
loops demonstrate diffuse wall edema and suggest hypoenhancement and appear
tethered to a pointed and whorled configuration</B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <STRONG>-</STRONG> </SPAN>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.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>OF course, I had t be difficult and
have N&V for two days when I ate. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Now I am in my own home with
8 more days of antibiotics/anti-infective and pain medication. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">So now everyone can make
jokes that I am rotten and difficult. And it will be true. </SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Coni jo/Ebby<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">PS: I really want to thank
openly </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Godwin</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> and <B>Lissa </B>for taking
me to the ER and letting me stay at their house and watching over
me.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Ozy</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> for driving from El Paso to
see me in ICU and <B>Aida</B> for the cutest bear in a hospital gown.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Brent</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> and <B>Linda Hanner</B> for
driving from Georgetown to see me in ICU. Thanks <B>Brent</B> for the cutest
orange bear, mowing my grass, and being there. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Chari, Klar, Patty &
family</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">, for
the beautiful orange roses. Then going to lissa’s to give me a pedicure.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">David for the nice hospital
visit. </SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Malcolm</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> for the beautiful orange
roses and the nice visiting.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><STRONG>Tracy</STRONG>
for </SPAN>taking care of Daphine and cleaning out her cat box. That is a very
importat job . </SPAN></P><SPAN
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I want to thank all the
techs/<B>nurses/clerks Kim C , Kim W, Bev, Charlotte, Nights Girls,
Edie and </B> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Day Girls for the
flower, cards, thoughts, prays, picking up all of my shifts, and the
e-mails via the hospital.</SPAN></H1>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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 :-)</SPAN></H1>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">To everyone else who
called, visited, and worried about me. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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