Home from the Hospital!!!
Justin Warren
Alpha Gamma Rho 843
UTM SGA Justice
START WEIGHT:700+
CURRENT WEIGHT:250
** GOAL WEIGHT:225
I can't wait to enjoy every minute of the day, sun up to sun down....I just saw a commercial for a Zip Line vacation in Costa Rica.....and I was so excited...I want to do that (Jungle Jane, you all can call me)...of course, I want to make sure that I don't break the zip line first and, of course, that they can get the straps around my legs!!! My lil' ole 8 pound loss since Tuesday won't make that happen!
Luckily, I left the hospital w/only six tiny laproscopic scars....didn't need to have a central line in my neck, didn't have to have an arterial line (just a regular single IV in my hand) and Dr. Houston doesn't typically do drains, so I am good to go at this point, as far as those residuals....have a great day!!!! xo, M.
Preop Weight 293/SW 289/CW 202.3/GW 165/LW158
I was in the hospital 9 months after my gastric bypass with my gallbladder. I had a gallbladder attack and ended up in the ER at 2:30 am on a Monday morning. Dr. Houston did emergency surgery (gb removal) at 7:30 that Monday morning. Well, that should have ended the pain. It didn't....
I was such intense pain... hitting that pain pump button... and kept begging Dr. H to please open me up and do something! It was awful. The nurse kept telling my mom that nothing was wrong with me, that I just had gas and needed to get up out of bed to walk it out. NO it was not that, I cried.. I was in such pain. My mother got so upset that when Dr. H came the next visit, she told him what had happened with the nurse. Dr. H got on it immediately, and the nurse got into trouble because of the way she treated me and my mother. I don't even think she is there anymore...
Come to find out, I had a gallstone that had fallen into the bile duct... I was actually feeling the same gallbladder pain symptoms all over again even though they had removed the gallbladder!! I was monitored all week long, and they finally went in for another procedure, to remove the stone... and ended up doing yet another procedure while in there! I had 3 procedures within 6 days...
My point is, Dr. H will be there when you need him the most, and if you have a problem, please let him know about it. Pam is right, they do try everything to improve on their customer service. I like Centennial a lot... And I have worked at 3 other local hospitals over the years... I would still go to Centennial (I've never worked there).
Mel---I couldn't agree more--Centennial is top-knotch & I have faith they will work out issues that are brought to their attention.
I am so sorry that happened to you. Were you on the gallbladder med post op? I forget the name buy Dr. H gave it to me when I left the hospital--he said it prevents the need for GB removal in like 95% of patients? I am unable to keep it down yet, but I was wondering if you took it?
Thanks for your dedication to this board...you bring such a wealth of info!! xo, Micheala.
Preop Weight 293/SW 289/CW 202.3/GW 165/LW158
Thanks Ole' Melsey....lol...I will!!! Good advice. M.
(M right now = sick, nauseous, gasey, can't keep anything down, barely getting my water in, never mind anything else.....gagging/dry heaves, especially when the gas tries to come up....OMG.....I totally underestimated this.....I even regretted it already...I feel like I went from the start student one day post op to failing the class......I feel horrible....gotta quit typing....ug)......
Preop Weight 293/SW 289/CW 202.3/GW 165/LW158
I used to be a neurosciences/neurosurgery nurse, so if you have any questions about your TIA or you need any of the 'doctorese' translated into human, please let me know.
I hope the rest of your recovery is super smooth and comfortable!
Dennie
"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it. ~Julia Child"
Dennie--thanks so much..I really appreciate your input, especially coming from that background. Yes, I am aware that my nurse cannot admin Rx unless doc has ordered it. Having done medical malpractice for years (on both sides....Plaintiffs & Defendants), I have empathy for the medical staff and, frankly, want them to be ridiculously careful and follow every protocol in place including, but not limited to, not pushing meds w/out doc's orders.
That said, nurses should be advocates for their patients. They are on the front line of care and need to be the docs eyes and ears because the docs aren't interacting w/the patients like the nurses are. When a patient who has a clear history of migraines tells the nurse that a migraine is coming and that she needs Imitrex stat, the nurse should immediately call the doctor (and, like you said, continue calling the doctor over & over again) and get the correct medication to that patient, especially when not doing so can cause problems like the transient stroke I suffered.
Not calling the doc immediately for the med b/c of a "shift change" (or, not following up with the doc b/c of a shift change), ordering the wrong Rx (pill instead of injection), not staying in contact with the patient (whose symptoms are quickly worsening) and, in fact, getting cross with the patient when she pushes the nurse call button, and not getting the "rescue" medication to the patient for over three hours is unacceptable. In no way, shape or form is that okay and whatever when wrong in that process needs to be fixed. Clearly, the time wasted between the onset of the migraine and the time the Imitrex was given caused the TIA stroke, per my neurologist. I was already in pain from surgery and allowing the migraine to go on w/no intervention wasn't good practice.
I am feeling good today, up and around...just gotta work on that protein intake....xo, Micheala.
Preop Weight 293/SW 289/CW 202.3/GW 165/LW158
