MS TOWANA'S UPDATE

I MET MS TOWANA AT MUSC AROUND 5:45am THIS MORNING (I think she does this to me on purpose cuz I'm a NIGHT person but hey, it's for a dear friend!). BY 7:30, THEY WHERE WHEELING HER TO THE OPERATING ROOM & SHE WAS R-E-A-L-L-Y LIKING THAT HAPPY JUICE THEY GIVE YOU IN PRE-OP! BY 11:30, I WAS WITH HER IN HER ROOM - #597 ... 876-3597. THEY DID A HYSTERECTOMY BUT SAVED THE OVERIES, THANK GOD! THE SURGERY WENT VERY WELL, BUT SHE HAS HAD TREMENDOUS PAIN/CRAMPING ISSUES. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A CATHETER ISSUE, THEN A BLADDER ISSUE ... NOW, THEY'RE JUST THINKING THAT HER BODY IS SCREAMIN' AFTER 2 SURGERIES IN LESS THAN A WEEK. THEY HAVE GIVEN HER ENOUGH PAIN MEDS TO DOWN A HORSE & SHE WAS STILL GRITTIN' HER TEETH ... HER PAIN WENT FROM A 9 OUT OF 10, DOWN TO A 7 ... NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT BUT THEN THEY HOOKED HER UP TO ONE OF THOSE MED PUMPS WHERE YOU CAN PUSH FOR PAIN MEDS LIKE EVERY 8 MINUTES ... WHEN I LEFT AT 2:30, SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FALL ASLEEP FOR A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. BUT, SHE'S HAD A REALLY ROUGH DAY. IF ALL GOES WELL, NICK & I WILL GET TO TAKE HER HOME ABOUT DINNER TIME TOMORROW. IF THE PAIN HASN'T DEMINISHED, THEN SHE'LL STAY ANOTHER DAY UNTIL FRIDAY SOMETIME. MS TAYELOR IS AGAIN GONNA BE BY HER MOMMA'S SIDE TONIGHT; THAT IS ONE SPECIAL CHILD. SHE IS AMAZING ... PRECIOUS ... WE'D ADOPT HER IN A HEARTBEAT! GOD BLESS Y'ALL ... DAWN & NICk

Wow ... I must have missed something. Sorry she is going through all this. I hope she is feeling better soon!!

Oh my goodness, I didn't know she was having that done too. I hope so much that her pain level goes down. Please pass on my best wishes to her. I had a hysterectomy almost 2 months after back surgery, that was rough, so I know 2 in one week is much harder. They were able to save my overies too, that is so much better than having to take more meds for that too. She won't even miss "ole Aunt Flo, I know I don't. I'll be praying for her..and you to Ms Lady D, I am a night owl too. Deb G

I am so glad you updated us Dawn!!! I hate she had to do this so close, I cannot imagine having another surgery so close to this one!!! Yeah Kylee, you missed a lot, you should ask someone to update you on everything!! Thanks again Dawn!! Please tell Towana I am praying for her and will keep her covered and annointed!! You are such a great friend Dawn!! Praying for you too!! God Bless!! Deb

I JUST SPOKE WITH THE NURSE & WITH MS TOWANA ... SHE IS DOING SOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN YESTERDAY, ALTHOUGH HER VOICE WAS STILL VERY, VERY WEAK & SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE A NAP SO I KNOW SHE IS REALLY WHIPPED ... THAT GIRL IS LIKE THE EVEREADY BATTERY BUNNY. THEY FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS HAVING BLADDER SPASMS SO THEY GOT THAT UNDER CONTROL WITH MEDS & ONCE THAT OCCURRED, SHE SAID THINGS REALLY IMPROVED. SHE ACTUALLY SLEPT WELL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SHE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO HOME TODAY, BUT NICK ASKED HIS BOSS IF HE COULD GET OFF EARLY SO WE COULD GO SIT WITH HER FOR A WHILE OR TAKE HER HOME, WHICHEVER THE CASE. HE'S GOT REALLY NICE GUYS WHO ARE HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS & SO THEY'RE GONNA LET HIM OFF WORK EARLY TODAY! IN CASE SHE GOES HOME TOMORROW, THEY ARE ONLY WORKING HALF A DAY, HAVING A CHRISTMAS BBQ FOR THE GUYS & GALS & THEN WILL BE OFF UNTIL THE 2nd OF JAN. WOW, I'LL HAVE MY NICKY HOME!!!!!!!! BUT, BACK TO THE SUBJECT AT HAND ... EITHER DAY, WE'LL MAKE SURE MS TOWANA IS SAFE AT HOME TUCKED IN HER BED WITH MS TAYELOR STANDING WATCH OVER HER! ***ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PROACTIVE SITUATIONS ... NONE OF THE DOCS HAD ANY IDEA WHY SHE WAS IN SUCH HORRID PAIN YESTERDAY. THEY TRIED TO SAY IT COULD BE THE TUMMY TUCK INCESION ... OR, HER BODY JUST SCREAMIN' FROM 2 SURGERIES BACK TO BACK ... OR, BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST REMOVED HER UTERUS ... BUT, SHE KEPT TELLING THEM, "NO, IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF PAIN" & I KEPT TELLING THEM, "LISTEN, I KNOW THIS GIRL ... SHE HAS A VERY HIGH PAIN TOLERANCE & IF SHE SAYS IT'S BAD, THEN IT'S UNBEARABLE". IF WE HADN'T STOOD OUR GROUND, I THINK THEY WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO FIND A REAL ANSWER, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE SLACK - THEY WERE WONDERFUL - BUT BECAUSE THEY DEAL WITH PEOPLE IN PAIN EVERY DAY & THEY CAN'T TELL WHAT A 9 MEANS TO ONE PERSON vs ANOTHER PERSON. SO, PAIN IS NORMAL TO THEM. ALSO, A BIT OF INFO HERE ... THEY DID CHECK IT OUT & FINALLY GAVE HER THE NSAID IN HER IV ... SINCE SHE WASN'T SWALLOWING A NSAID PILL THAT WOULD GO THROUGH HER POUCH, THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEM. SO FAR, SO GOOD! THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS HOW MEDS REACT IN OUR POUCHES & INTESTINES & MALABSORPTION ISSUES, BUT SHE DID WELL WITH IT PLACED IN HER IV ... SO, PERFECTION IS IF WE DON'T HAVE TO TRY THINGS ON THE "NO-NO LIST", BUT IN AN EMERGENCY, THIS HELPED MS TOWANA. GOOD TO HEAR THAT SHE IS BLISSFULLY, WELL, SEMI-BLISSFULLY SNOOZIN' AWAY THIS MORNING! GOD BLESS Y'ALL ... DAWN a& NICk

WELL, SHE WAS WAITING OUTSIDE IN THE PICK UP AREA IN FRONT OF MUSC HOSPITAL READY TO GOOOOO WHEN WE DROVE UP & SHE LOOKS FABULOUS. ONCE THEY GOT THOSE BLADDER CRAMPS & PAIN UNDER CONTROL, SHE WAS BACK TO HER OL' SELF IN NO TIME. SHE WAS ALLOWED TO PUT HER COMPRESSION GARMENT ON BEFORE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL & SHE SAID THAT REALLY HELPED HER A LOT. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS GONNA TAKE A NAP & TAKE IT EASY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, BUT I DOUBT THAT. SHE IS A FIREBALL ... ALWAYS ON THE GO. GOD BLESS Y'ALL ... DAWN & NICk