Surgery Monday and getting nervous.

So happy that you felt ok to post and give us an update!! And that's wonderful that they didn't have to do as much as they thought..great news!

Hope you can get the medicines issue worked out very soon to help with your pain..

Rest up tonight...Sending hugs (( ))

Doctor said maybe I can go home tomorrow. Still having a hard time with pain meds. But got uppped to fentynl 50mcg, oxy ER20 3 times day, oxy ir 10mg every 6 hrs prn and 5mg valium every 8 hours. Feel like a zombie but atleast my pain levels are around 7 to 8.

Great news is that there was just enough bone grown bridged so no new hardware. Bad news is that the dr told me this morning he wants to schedule the scs as soon as I am healed. Not sure how much more I can take but the scs at least has a purpose.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

The valium is helping but seriously messing with my blood pressure. PT and PA said no to going home today but the doctor can still overide them, so I am waiting for the call. The meds are keepings at about a 7 or so. Steps didn't go well, right foot isn't cooperating. Neither is the bathroom issues n YUCK! I hope that all starts running soon. I don't want to go home with a catheter. We will see.

Snowbunny, I think I was wrong with the meds. It 50mcg of the fentynl, oxy er 20mg 2 x day, oxy ir 10mg prn every 3 hours plus the 5mg of valium 3 x day. I am sleeping pretty good of course at those rates,lol. That's what I am going home on. I just want to ask them about a good tapering down plan as of now. I finally don't feel the ups and downs, but I do feel like my legs afe being torn apart, can't manage the steps either, hopefully today will be better. I still have a low grade fever but I am pretty sure I am going home today. My grandson will be gone till Sunday so I won't have him to fight with just the teenagers and the dogs,lol.

Omg, back to sleep. Hopefullly I can get a shower today I feel like a pig,lol. Hopefully next post will be from home. .

Shell
I am still praying for you. Did you take a basin bath at all? It is better than nothing.

Hope you are flowing ok.

Hang in there, you are a strong woman.

Betsey

Shell, I cannot believe they messed up your scripts, what clowns!!! Oh, yes, I would be so tempted to send one of my kids down the street to the PA's house, those idiots.

You know it has been so long since one of our members has actually had a decent stay in the hospital with decent care while there. And we have had a lot of people in the hospital from here in the past year and I don't think a single person had a decent stay. It is really sad to see how bad nursing care has changed over the years. it use to be that the medical providers took pride in their work but all of that seems to have gone out the window.

How are you managing at home? Do you have someone there to help you out?Please let us know how you are doing today if you feel up to it.

Straydog, I am home pretty much alone. I care for my brother who is in a wheelcahir, so he hasnt checked on me. My daughter brought me some lunch and my hubby came home for a few hours. He is off to work again, but should be home before midnight. My grandson is at his greatgrandmoms till tomorrow night so at least I dont have him to contend with.

I split the valium up that they gave me, instead of taking the 5mg, I have been taking 2.5 but thats all I have. I could call my PM doc and get permission to take something else like the morphine or fentora (which I do have, presribed to me, but not currently taking), but right now the neurosurgeon is supposed to be in charge. I am hoping that if I call him first thing monday he will be able to get something done with the surgeon. By then though I should be passed the worse of things.

The on call dr was a jerk, he said I should go to the ER, I dont think I can just hop in the van and drive myself right now. I am feeling OK, I just start spinnig and profusly sweating if I take my head off the pillow. Pain is about an 7-8, but could be worse. My foot and stomach/ribs are burning, I so much worry about the RSD spreading.

This just plain old stinks, right about now I dont even have the energy to be angry and proactive.

Thanks for all the thoughts.

Oh Shell, things just do not sound real good for you at all. Is there any member of the family that could take you in to ER and then come and pick you up if there is a long wait? I am floored at how this whole thing has turned out for you, its just awful.

It sounds liek you are having withdrawal symptoms for sure. I wish I knew of something to offer up to help and you really need to keep yourself hydrated. Please keep us posted.

Chartreux said...
Maybe you should call your daughter to see if she can take you to the er...
I think you should go there as then your doctor would have to help you.....

My daughter would love that, she is 13 and always asks me when I will teach her to drive.

My hubby went back to work this morning so I am alone. I was able to sleep for a few hours but now my head is ready to spin around in circles. I have been taking zofran but it isn't helping to much. My mother lives about two hours away so I may call her to come up with me, but I can't count on that.

I will be fine, just need to make sure I don't hit the floor. If I had anyone around here I would call for a ride, I just have no friends or family. CP seems to do that to you. We don't talk to my only close relative since they owe us over 10k for past due rent, we are in the process of evicting them from a home we own.

The dr will just need to understand that due to this mess I am not rehabbing properly and am really going backwards since I can't even stand up now.

Are you holding down any liquids, popsicles are good for times like this. Zofran will only help with the nausea and it seems not to be doing too good it sounds like. Just concerned and hate it that you are in such a mess.

Try to stay your feet so you don't have any falls.

I am feeling pretty decent now. I had a spare vial of oxy fast in the safe so I can at least keep up with the prn meds that they messesd up on the prescrition. I have yet to call the office since I am just thinking about getting up.

My daughter came to me around 8 pm last night and showed me her arm. She has a huge abcess with red stripes up and down her arm, so we proceeded to the ER. It was located adjacent to a lymph node. It needed to be drained, flushed and packed. We had to stay for iv antibiotics too. They put her on two oral antibiotics as well. Guess I should have just signed in myself just to get some fluids but I really feel ok, relatively. Dizzyness is pretty good, I am keeping things down for the most part and my pain now is surgical just because I am not moving.

I really need to start moving today, wish me luck,lol. Thanks for all the thoughts and well wishes.

Shell

i will continue to pray for you and your family.

Sending you hugs((((Shell))))

Betsey