Discharged from TWH

Elisabeth G.
on 9/9/13 12:24 am - Windsor, Canada

I am so sorry I haven't posted an update as to what was going on while in the hospital

I ended up not getting the exploratory surgery done they figure that even if it was scar  tissue that having a third surgery in pretty much a year wouldn't f do me any good with the condition i was in.

Thursday night I started with fevers of 103.8 only going down to 99.8 on tylenol the fever continued into fridy over nigt as well went for a chest X-ray took lots of blood work and a urine sample could find nothing wrong with any of those so blamed the fevers on my viral cold which I thought I had one away as of last Monday but it came back  with a vengeance on Thursday.  

Since i had no fevers at all Saturday night they discharged me yesterday

They could not figure out what is causing the pain except maybe scar tissue but they saw nothing emergent on the ct scans to warrant then to go in and take a look. So they had the pain specialist team come in and tweak my pain meds to make sure that i was as pain free while on the meds as possible.  I also have to go back t their bariatric center in 6-8 weeks for a follow up.

I explained to them that my NP and the doctor she works under will not refill the pain meds prescriptions even though they will be getting a letter from TWH saying I need them and need to follow through on having those medication however many times a day to keep the pain at around a 4-5/10 instead of the 8-9.5 with inadequate pain management they were giving me  

I am also to try and get the bariatric endo to refill them for me

As for my constant nausea and not being able t keep solid food down my pouch has really shrunk they found that out when they did the scope and it is going to take a long transition to get me back onto full solid foods and now more ensures I am to trying something solid each day and go from there it could take up to 6 months before I can eat normally again I have to stretch my pouch really slowly. 

Currently I am on a combination of clear fluids and full fluids I can handle some things that are half way solid like dieced peaches watermelon and some crackers

I am staying in the GTA area until Wednesday to get some more strength back and kick this colds butt I'm staying with my aunt and if she had it her way she would move liam my dogs and cats and my whole apartment to an apartment here within a ten minute car ride of her house.  This is the aunt that raised me and seeing me like this has her so worried.

I stepped on the scale this morning and after being on an IV for 6 days with 3-4 L bags a ay sometimes more I am 168 no so sure how long the extra fluid stays in you since my ankles and everything are all swollen but I don't feel the 168 is my actual weight its my weight with my body retaining fluid.  If anyone has any info on how long the iv fluids stay in your system I would really appreciate knowing and approximately how much weight I am actually holding onto with the retained fluid 

I am going to paste this and my other post before I went to TWH on my admitted to TWH post since I know it was asked what happened to get me admitted after doing so well on my weight loss

I wanted to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for all the support and advice you have all give to me It has helped me get through all of this

Now I just need my body to get used to all the narcotics I am on so that I can function for my son hence why I am staying with my aunt until Wednesday 

 

     

    

kellybelly333
on 9/9/13 12:35 am - Toronto, Canada

Oh wow...i'm so sorry you're going through this. Didn't I read there was a bowel obstruction somewhere that they found? It's scary that there aren't any real answers for you. Take care, and keep us posted!

Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!

Elisabeth G.
on 9/9/13 12:40 am - Windsor, Canada

On the CT scan they found some constipation but after two days of enemas MOM and lax a day that is all clear and way too watery for my liking sorry fr the TMI

     

    

kellybelly333
on 9/9/13 12:49 am - Toronto, Canada

LOL - we all talk poop on here. I can't believe it's scar tissue that causes the pain. :-(

Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!

JJ_
on 9/9/13 3:04 am

Oh My what an ordeal!!

I am glad to hear that your Aunt is looking after you.  The narcotic pain meds may clear up the loose stools in short order!!

When I had surgery (and was on i.v. fluids for a day), I found that it took about a week for my body to readjust and expel the excess fluids.  Mind you my body was also holding onto fluids as the swelling due to the surgery itself.  So be patient with the excess swelling. 

Sending prayers your way.

 

Judy

Elisabeth G.
on 9/9/13 3:12 am - Windsor, Canada

Thanks Judy I am peeing like a race horse but still have the welling so much that at night my ankles feel like the skin is stretched to its max which isn't a nice feeling

Now i am coughing so hard I have to keep changing my pj pants only have one more pair so fingers crossed it doesn't happen again until my aunt gets here she is buying e some light poise pads to help 

     

    

(deactivated member)
on 9/9/13 4:57 am

you are having urinary incontinence?  Why is that?  What is that related to?

Elisabeth G.
on 9/9/13 5:08 am, edited 9/9/13 5:09 am - Windsor, Canada

I am having it because of  really ba cold I caught while in the hospital and the severity of my coughing is causing me to have uninary in continae

I said in my previous comment that I was coughing really hard that is what was causing it so I really didn't need to explain myself twice if the entire comment had been read then this question would not have been asked

     

    

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