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Topic: RE: Finishing bowel prep today & then surgery tomorrow
Hi Kathy,
I plan on letting them know at my first appointment on Monday. I have my cellphone set to ring every 15 minutes to remind me to sip and have been getting up every hour and walking laps around the house since it's STILL snowing here!
Thanks for the support!
Pam
I plan on letting them know at my first appointment on Monday. I have my cellphone set to ring every 15 minutes to remind me to sip and have been getting up every hour and walking laps around the house since it's STILL snowing here!
Thanks for the support!
Pam
H/S/G 292/ /150 
Topic: RE: Finishing bowel prep today & then surgery tomorrow
Please let Dr. R or Andrea know how bad your experience was in the hospital. Tell them to look on this site and read the posts. He will not be happy and heads will roll. Rightfully so.
glad to hear that you are home and doing well now that the pain meds are kicking in. Remamber to walk and sip.
Kathy
glad to hear that you are home and doing well now that the pain meds are kicking in. Remamber to walk and sip.
Kathy
Topic: RE: Finishing bowel prep today & then surgery tomorrow
It may be the doctor's preference. He said because he cuts into the intestine, he wants to make sure everything is clean. Dr R is very particular, but has a very good record.
H/S/G 292/ /150
Topic: RE: Finishing bowel prep today & then surgery tomorrow
Hey Tammy,
I was thinking about you. I had it pretty rough in the hospital. Both PCA medications made me nausous so all they could give me was tylenol suppositories until Dr. R checked my upper GI series for leaks. Then I started roxicet (THANK GOODnESS).
I had issues with the nurses coming to help me get up to walk, so I never got up the first night, which I know Dr R wants us to do. They came and sat me up after asking for 30 minutes (pleasantly I might add). Then I asked them to come back to get me standing, and no one showed for 45 minutes, and by that time the tylenol was not working quite so well so I just had them put me back to bed.
Same thing happened the next day, except once I had the roxicet in me, I unpluged the moniters, grabbed the foley bag and my boyfriend and started walking. They never came to check, even though I had unplugged the cardiac monitors.When the nurse finally came in she said that was fine, but I will let Dr. R know when I see him on Monday that service was definately lacking.
I hope yours was better. Please Let me know how you are doing.
Pam
I was thinking about you. I had it pretty rough in the hospital. Both PCA medications made me nausous so all they could give me was tylenol suppositories until Dr. R checked my upper GI series for leaks. Then I started roxicet (THANK GOODnESS).
I had issues with the nurses coming to help me get up to walk, so I never got up the first night, which I know Dr R wants us to do. They came and sat me up after asking for 30 minutes (pleasantly I might add). Then I asked them to come back to get me standing, and no one showed for 45 minutes, and by that time the tylenol was not working quite so well so I just had them put me back to bed.
Same thing happened the next day, except once I had the roxicet in me, I unpluged the moniters, grabbed the foley bag and my boyfriend and started walking. They never came to check, even though I had unplugged the cardiac monitors.When the nurse finally came in she said that was fine, but I will let Dr. R know when I see him on Monday that service was definately lacking.
I hope yours was better. Please Let me know how you are doing.
Pam
H/S/G 292/ /150
Topic: RE: Home and Miserable
I am a nurse's daughter and I have learned no to take that crap. Too many people ignore it since they should know best. I say B.S.
I shall now be know as Hagatha: Queen of the queens. 
Baby 
7-09
Xavier Elliott born 10-5-10
Topic: RE: Home and Miserable
I am sorry to hear that you are feeling poorly right now and even sadder and, quite frankly, madder that you got such crappy treatment at the hands of a nurse. As a nurse, it really ****** me off to hear how any of my colleauges can find it in themselves to treat someone feeling miserable, and *****ally needs them, so badly. I agree with Kathy's post- be sure to mention that treatment to your doctor. Medical staff with sucky attitudes give the rest of us a bad name and all the patients a bad time. Sending you positive thoughts and healing energy!
Jill 
Topic: RE: Home and Miserable
I agree! Tell Dr. R about the psycho.
I shall now be know as Hagatha: Queen of the queens.
Baby 7-09
Xavier Elliott born 10-5-10
Topic: RE: Home and Miserable
Hi Tammy darlin' - every day will get better. I am disturbed to read of how you were treated in the hospital. Your hospital stay is a reflection on the surgeon so you must tell Dr. (can't ever remember his name!!) about this, ok? If you have a frank conversation with him, he will most likely look into this and you may well prevent the same thing from happening to another patient. Please take good care of yourself and rest, rest, rest! I will look forward to a cheery update very soon! Maureen
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.
Topic: RE: Home and Miserable
Thanks. Hey Nancy did they let you have a swab before you had the leak test?
I wasn't allowed to have ANYTHING until the leak test - it was PURE TORTURE! My mouth was so dry my lips were sticking to my teeth and my tongue kept getting stuck on the roof of my mouth - I couldn't even talk. In the Recovery they let me use a swab and through the night they let me use a swab - then they sent me for the leak test on Sat. morning when I returned from the test my mouth was so dry it was just horrible - I asked the nurse (she was a new one - Sonia) for a swab and she said no - you are not to have anything until the test results are given to the doctor and he says it's okay - I told her they had given me swabs and the doctor who did the leak test said it looked good - but she still refused to give me a swab - I started bawling my head off - I was high on the dilaudid and so, so, so dehydrated - I didn't just cry a little - I howled like a screaming newborn. The nurse was a real B%$#!!! What a horrid, horrid memory ingrained in my head - I will be glad when some time has passed and the image of the inhuman treatment becomes a distant memory......
I wasn't allowed to have ANYTHING until the leak test - it was PURE TORTURE! My mouth was so dry my lips were sticking to my teeth and my tongue kept getting stuck on the roof of my mouth - I couldn't even talk. In the Recovery they let me use a swab and through the night they let me use a swab - then they sent me for the leak test on Sat. morning when I returned from the test my mouth was so dry it was just horrible - I asked the nurse (she was a new one - Sonia) for a swab and she said no - you are not to have anything until the test results are given to the doctor and he says it's okay - I told her they had given me swabs and the doctor who did the leak test said it looked good - but she still refused to give me a swab - I started bawling my head off - I was high on the dilaudid and so, so, so dehydrated - I didn't just cry a little - I howled like a screaming newborn. The nurse was a real B%$#!!! What a horrid, horrid memory ingrained in my head - I will be glad when some time has passed and the image of the inhuman treatment becomes a distant memory......
Warm Regards - Tammy - 
Topic: RE: Home and Miserable
71 lb lost pre-op Abdominoplasty & Panniculectomy Dec 4th, 2009
Hey Tammy, I am glad you are home, but sorry that you are not doing so great. Keep the long range plan in sight and before you know it things will be much easier.
Take care!
Nancy
Take care!
Nancy
71 lb lost pre-op Abdominoplasty & Panniculectomy Dec 4th, 2009Most Active
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