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Laurie C. 23 years ago
Kyla's Update from 4/29/01 from husband Chip: "Hi, Chip here again. Kyla is making good progress except for the nausea. They have tried a couple of different drugs but they don't seem to help a lot. For now they are mainly waiting to let her system normalize operations which should help. Her digestive system is making great progress and today Dr. Veninga said she would likely be able to start clear liquids tomorrow. This would be a great relief for Kyla as she is still on ice chips. One thing that is starting to bug her is the stockings they make you wear on your legs to prevent blood pooling in the legs. They are uncomfortable and make her itch! We are projecting her exit from the hospital on Tuesday. From there she will stay with her mother in the Dallas area while I return home to Pflugerville. I will end up being away from work a little more than I had planned but my boss is pretty understanding luckily. From there we will plan to get her home when she feels up to traveling from Dallas back to Pflugerville. Well that's all for now."
Laurie C. 23 years ago
This is a note Kyla's husband sent to our support group. "Hi all. Chip here. I'm taking a quick break while Kyla's parents are with her at the hospital. Well things did not go quite as smoothly as we had hoped. There were some further developments after Karis's last update. On Thursday morning (the day after the surgery), the doctors told us that that Kyla's hemoglobin count was lower than expected. The difference could not be accounted for by normal blood loss during surgery and the thinning of the blood by an IV drip. The difference was such that they decided they could not wait to "see how things went" and elected to take her back in to surgery to look for a source of internal bleeding. Her blood pressure was rather low as well, which could also indicate blood loss. Kyla went back into surgery Thursday around noon and was in for around 2 hours or so (I think, her mother and I were trying to distract ourselves somewhat while waiting). We got a good update during the surgery, and afterwards Dr. Veninga came out to tell us that he had found a source that was 95% likely the source of the blood loss. He had found an amount of blood in the area that was almost exactly the amount he estimated she had lost from the blood analysis. He fixed the source and closed her back up. Following the second surgery, Kyla's blood pressure made a marked improvement, but her heartrate was a little high for comfort, so they moved her to a different room where they had more sophisticated BP/Heartrate monitoring equipment so that those vital signs could be monitored constantly. At that point the doctors had said that Kyla's system was likely still thinking that she was low on blood volume and was trying to run her heart faster to compensate. Slowly but surely, her heartrate declined through the night (almost agonizingly slowly for me, but surely and steadily) and her BP remained at a healthy level. The following day, Kyla was much more alert and said she felt much much better than the previous day following the first surgery, during which time she said she had a very difficult time waking up for any period of time. She was able to walk 3 times yesterday, increasing the distance each time. She said the pain was no fun, but was not as bad as with some surgeries she has had in the past. Today, all of Kyla's vital signs are pretty good. Her hemoglobin is down a little again, but it is within a range that is consistent with the thinning that is expected with the large amount of IV fluids they gave her to get her heartrate down. Her BP and heartrate are good, and her white cell count is down, which would indicate a low chance of infections. The only problem is a fair amount of nausea that she has encountered today. This also is not unexpected, though she had hoped to escape it since it had not cropped up on the first day following her second surgery, which is about the time she has experienced nausea following surgeries in the past. Kyla slept much better last night, which in turn allowed me to sleep better. I feel a little bad because I am a very hard sleeper and the first couple of nights Kyla sometimes had to call to me several times before I would wake. The doctors have not cleared her to take anything more than ice chips yet, and she is dearly wishing she could move on to liquid water, but we expect that to come very soon. Dr. Veninga was very surprised that she was able to walk at all on Friday, let alone 3 times. He had not expected her to be ready to even attempt walking until Saturday (today). Kyla has a strength that I have not seen in many other people so I was not quite as surprised, though I was proud and pleased. That's all for now."
Andrea T. 23 years ago
Hello Kyla; I hope you remember us from PFAMOS support group. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my prayers and I wish you only the best. I am looking forward to joining you on the "SLIM SIDE" very soon. Take Care....Andrea & Tee
Lynette H. 23 years ago
Hey Kyla! You probably won't read this until you are on the other side, but I wanted to know what a pleasure it was to meet you at PFAMOS - and that I'll be thinking of you tomorrow! I know you are going to do great! I pray your recovery is easy and with as little pain as possible. Your PFAMOS buddy,
shemchin 23 years ago
Hello Kyla, I will say a prayer for you that your crossing to the other side is safe and that you have a swift recovery. I don't know how long you are staying at your parent's house after the surgery but give me a call (972.519.0656) if you want to talk. I had my surgery on 4/17/01 and am home recuperating. Maybe I will meet you at a support group meeting of Dr. Veninga's sometime, as I go to them. Hope your journey is uneventful and smooth sailing. God Bless!!
PT LawMom 23 years ago
Congratulations and good luck with your surgery! I'll say a prayer for you. --Meagan :)
Rita D. 23 years ago
Kyla, Congratulations on your upcoming surgery. I hope your surgery and recovery goes smoothly. I look forward to reading your success stories in the future. See you on the other side.
Elsie R. 23 years, 1 month ago
Because we'll be having surgery on the same day, please know that you and your surgical team will be in my prayers. It's hard to believe that it's so close to happening. Please keep in touch when you are post-op. Chances are we'll be going through many of the same things. Good luck.
