NEW SUPPORT GROUP...HARRISON, OHIO

I am starting a new support group on July 19th, 7:00 p.m. at the Harrison Church of the Nazarene...249 Sunset Ave, Harrison Ohio. If you are interested please come and help support me!! I am not a professional, just want a support group closer to home. Hope to see you then!! Jeannie

Hi Jeannie - Happy to see you are getting your support group up and running. I just spent 3 days at Christ. Collapsed in my kitchen Tues afternoon (I had been feeling great!) woke up vomiting - called dr A's office and my daughter in law drove me into Christ. I was admitted for low potassium and dehydration. Good level is 3.5 - mine was 2.2. I'm doing better - was discharged at 5:30 last night but don't want to do that again. Even though I was getting my 64 oz of fluid, I was still having some vomiting in the mornings/evenings and was losing potassium along with my fluids. So - just a word of caution - if you have a bout with nausea/vomiting, make sure to ask to be scheduled for a potassium check! The stay in hospital was not bad - I was on 6 South (telemetry sp?) so they could monitor my heart - set off the alarms once during an episode of vomiting and had to have another echocardiogram. I'm home now - a nurse will be here this afternoon to check my heart, etc. Just hope this is the end of my "troubles" and I can get back on the road to good health. I gained 13 pounds (probably fluid from all the IVs while there) and hope that they come right back off. Good luck with your support group. Donna

Donna,my surgery is next friday and I dont want to see things like you wrote. I dont feel like these are the things pre-ops should hear. There is a big difference with Dr.Alexander and most other DRs. I am very upset.Read what Erin wrote ,The food should be pureed for 3 to 4 weeks.Cindy

Good luck in the new support group. We can never have too much support. I hope it goes well for you. I work second shift Mon - Thurs though but you guys are in my thoughts and prayers

I live in Green Township and although I'm just beginning the whole process, I will most definitely be looking for a good support group. Since I'm not far from Harrison, count me in! Sheila