My hip replacement last Monday was successful. The surgery began around 8:00AM and I was back in my room just before noon. Before dinner PT had me up and walking the hallways. The only pain I had was...
Abilene, I see that Dr. Weeden is one of the surgeons in Dr. Crofford's group. I'm hopeful I will get the same good results. Charlie...
My family Doc sent me to the Fort Worth Hip and Knee center located across the street from Harris Hospital Southwest. Dr. Crofford is doing my surgery, and from what I have heard he is one of the...
Folks, sorry for not keeping you updated, really nothing much new to add. I have completed all my pre-op tests and have been cleared for surgery. My hip pain seems to be getting progressively worse,...
Thanks folks, wishing all of you well, i will keep you posted...
After being bounced from Dr to Dr for the past year, and having been misdiagnosed by the neurosurgeon, who was convinced my hip pain was from my lumbar spine, I finally got in to see an orthopedic...
Thanks folks for thinking about me...it has been a very frustrating few weeks. I had the MRI of my right hip on the 11th with the radiologist telling me the neurosurgeon would have the film and...
If they can find and fix my hip, at my age I believe im just going to baby my spine and live with it. Thanks for your prayers and well wishes...
To make a long story short....my chief complain from day one is pain in my right groin and hip. I consulted with an orthopedic surgeon last year who diagnosed my hip pain as coming from my lumbar...
I will Susie, thanks for your prayers, I'm thinking positive and know the outcome will be better than I am now. The neurosurgeon says that I should be back to 80% by Christmas....
Good Morning Abilene, I had the consult with the general surgeon last week, however my last appointment with the neurosurgeon wont be until next Thursday. Apparently I didn't fully understand the...
Thank you all very much for your advice and get well wishes. I dread going through this but just dont have a choice. Im praying I will be one of the fortunate who gets relief. Charlie...
Susie, my neurosurgeon is Thomas Ellis and my surgery will be at Harris Methodist in Ft Worth. He did say I will probably need blood and I do plan to donate my own. After consult with general surgeon...
Susie, thanks for your advice, I really appreciate it. As far as the lateral approach is conserned , its called "extreme lateral interbody fusion or XLIF. Apparently this procedure did exist 12 yrs...
My neurosurgeon has been board certified for many years, specializes in difficult spine surgery, and is chief of neurosurgery at the largest hospital in Ft. Worth Texas. He did my last surgery and...
I met with my neurosurgeon last week to go over test results, not good. Cervical MRI shows almost as much narrowing of my spinal canal as Lumbar, however since I am having no pain in my shoulders and...
Thanks for your welcome, I will keep an update as to how my appointment goes....
Just wanted to introduce myself, I am 70 yr old retired male, who has had a laminectomy with fusion at L4-5 in 2002, now having severe right leg hip and groin pain for the past 6 months. I have had...
Marmel Having gone through this 4 months ago, my heart goes out to you. You are in my prayers Charlie...
Hello everyone, Just a quick note to let you know I'm doing okay, just trying to adjust to Janie not being here. Yesterday was a sad day for our family as it marked exactly one month since she passed...
Janie spent her 62nd birthday last month in a drug induced coma, it was so sad knowing she would never see her next one. I'm spending a lot of time with family, lunch with step-daughter yesterday and...
Well I made it for a week after Janie's funeral without cracking up, although I have been having trouble sleeping as I have been staying awake until 1 or 2 in the morning, and then waking up at 5:30...
Hi Olivesqueeze, During my wife's four year battle with this disease her hepatologist prescribed 220 mgs of Zinc sulfate in addition to Xifaxan and lactalose to control her ammonia. Until the last...
When my wife became so sick she couldn't work 8 hrs, much less a 40 hr week, we applied for SS disability. I did all the paperwork myself including medical records and had no problems whatsoever....
Unfortunately, this is not my first time to go through this ordeal, as I lost my first wife to cancer years before I met and fell in love with Janie. Having traveled this journey before I believe I...
Well I made it through my first day after everyone has gone home and back to work. I spent the entire day changing the beneficiary on my life insurance and settled my account with the funeral home. I...
Janie had a beautiful service yesterday, lots of flowers and many friends and relatives. At 62 years of age she was the baby of five sisters and one brother so you can only imagine the number of...
To all of my wonderful healing well friends........... I just want to again thank everyone for your uplifting messages and prayers. I'm keeping my belief that Janie is no longer suffering and is with...
Janie gave up her battle with liver disease and passed from this world this morning at 8:30AM Thank all of you for your prayers and kind wishes. She is no longer suffering and is in a better place....
We have had numerous developments today. Her kidney dr increased the lasix drip from 20mg pet hr to 40. She is making more urine but her kidneys are not filtering toxins. Her normal BUN should be...
Good morning, Janie had four bloody stools last night and they had to give her two units of blood. Her liver dr came in this morning and said she believes blood came from ulcers she saw in her...
The kidney dr just left says she is loosing ground on fluid retention, still retaining fluid in her tissue and lungs. He is going to up her diuretic dose to the maximum, that we should see much more...
Janie is slowly waking up this morning. She is opening her eyes on command and wiggling her toes. Haven't see any dr as yet but nurse says her hemoglobin remains at 8.8 with no new blood. Small...
Janie is still fighting for her life, her hemoglobin has remained at 8.3 today, and she hasn't passed any fresh blood. She will only be given blood if it drops below 8. She may be gradually regaining...
Thanks to all of you, I will keep you informed of any changes Charlie...
Janie's hemoglobin and vitals are stable this morning, although she remains unresponsive. An internal medicine dr examined her and says her lungs sound good. She says it is not unusual for liver...
Thanks folks, keep up your prayers, I'm home for the evening. Charlie...
She is still unresponsive, hemoglobin is up to 8.4 after unit of blood this morning, vitals remain stable. Her hepatologist hasn't given up said setbacks are to be expected. Granddaughter thought she...
Yes Connie, I have plenty of family support. This may just a bump in the road but for some reason I just have a sinking feeling today, it's hard to explain....
Infectious disease dr made his rounds, she has been off sedation for two days now, yesterday she was responsive, today she is not responding to any stimulus. Her nurse says that if she should code,...
I just arrived at the hospital this morn and spoke with her nurse. She has blood in her stool and hemoglobin has dropped from 9 yesterday to 7. She is giving her a unit of blood. Vitals and breathing...
Janie spent the day breathing on her own with 02 assist. They are going to turn the ventilator back on tonight so she can rest. Her Blood/gas this morning was in the 90'0, if it is 100 percent in the...
Thanks Carol, hugs to you too Charlie...
Janie did well last night no drastic changes in her labs. Nurse says no procedures planned for today other than continuing to gradually wean her from the ventilator. I suppose no news is also good...
Thanks I'll check back with you in the morning with an update Charlie...
Janie's hepatologist made her rounds late today but says she has improved since yesterday. Her platelets dropped to 17 today so she is receiving an infusion now, but her hemoglobin has actually risen...
Thank you so much for everything Charlie...
Good morning, Janie did very well yesterday and last night. After receiving 7 units of blood and platelets day before yesterday her hemoglobin has gone from 6.1 to 9 and is holding steady, no sign of...
Just finished endoscope, large clot present in stomach but bleeding has stopped and BP stable without meds. Her hemoglobin is 8.8 and has not dropped today. Dr says small chance she can survive but...
When I arrived this morning her nurse said he believes she passed the large clot during the night. They gave her 5 more units of blood, she is still bleeding but not nearly as much as yesterday. She...