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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2005done
woozy. cant membr anython. just throhg door. homme. kaaaaaaaaaaaaye > woozy. cant membr anython. just throhg door. homme. > kaaaaaaaaaaaaye Wow, I hope you can walk better than you can type...otherwise you're going to wake up in the hallway tomorrow morning.:) Hugs, Kelly C. Kate, I'm glad you're home, and I hope you will not be as woozy tomorrow. Gwen >> woozy. cant membr anython. just throhg door. homme. >> kaaaaaaaaaaaaye [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hugs, > Kelly C. geesh. no kidding, kelly. i slept like a rock for 2 hours right after i wrote that. looks like i fell asleep on the keyboard. went right from the car to my keyboard to let you all know i was ok and back. back yes, ok was dubious considering my typing skills at the time.lol they walked me into the operating room. yeah, walked. that blew me away, cuz the anesthetist had just loaded my i.v. with sleepy juice. i don't understand that. i don't remember how i got onto the table or getting off it, but they said i walked out of the operating room, too. boy, i'm hoping they were kidding. alex and i got there this morning at 7:30a.m.(we got there 45 min. early) and within 15 minutes, i was prepped and was walked into the OR immediately. almost 2 hours early. surgery was supposed to begin at 9:40. alex said they brought me back out of the OR at 6pm, directly to the chair. it's a surgical outpatient clinic, so the recovery "room" was the same preproom in which i had been--- nothing more than swinging drapes around huge chairs. alex said the nurse said they would "recover" me for about 30 minutes before they had him take me home, something about a new anesthetic they can do that with. doesn't sound right, but hey, i dunno. i do remember people who kept telling me to wake up everytime i closed my eyes in the chair. alex told me my surgery ran hours longer than he was told it would be. said my doc looked exhausted afterwards, when he talked to him. i have this huge misshapen club for a left arm. i think the fixator thing is undrneath it all, making the bandage look bizzarre. everthing is covered. that arm is soooo heavy. yesterday, the anesthetist said he was going to do two nerve blocks along with the general. everything is so numb, i think he did. guess i'll find out what happened and more on tuesday. i'll pick alex's brain for more details or what he knows, tomorrow. he's exhausted and went to bed early. thank you all for all the prayers, healing thoughts and positive energies. kate > woozy. cant membr anython. just throhg door. homme. > kaaaaaaaaaaaaye Wow, I hope you can walk better than you can type...otherwise you're going to wake up in the hallway tomorrow morning.:) Hugs, Kelly C. 2005-10-08, Responding to d'huit... [...] > they walked me into the operating room. yeah, walked. > that blew me away, cuz the anesthetist had just loaded my > i.v. with sleepy juice. i don't understand that. i don't > remember how i got onto the table or getting off it, but > they said i walked out of the operating room, too. boy, > i'm hoping they were kidding. WHA...!!! This smacks of dangerous cost-cutting practices! Just how much training to these people get? And did you read all the small print in anything you signed? I'd be VERY careful about your next visit, and make sure your OWN carer(s) is/are fully briefed and authorised to override them if they think you are being put at risk like this again. (Make sure they have a tape recorder and a camera, and your signed transfer of authority to them etc.) Hot DAMN! If this was a vet, I'd take my cat elsewhere! P.S. And now someone is going to point out how I got the wrong end of the stick here maybe? Go for it! ;\  Signature---- * Another squeaking wheel @ http://tinyurl.com/6bf56 * Mike's (curious) Brain @ http://tinyurl.com/4872c - Have a nice day, it really does do you good! :) No, not the wrong end of the stick, just different experiences is all. It's no biggie really. I was walked into some wrist surgery too. Partly because it's easier for the staff if you move yourself around and partly pschyological, so you know you still have some control in what can be a scary situation. There are so many people around and, with one or more nurses physically holding and watching you, I felt safer then in my living room. I got to roll out after though. Skip > 2005-10-08, Responding to d'huit... > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > And now someone is going to point out how I got the wrong > end of the stick here maybe? Go for it! ;\ > No, not the wrong end of the stick, just different experiences is all. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Skip Well, I walked in and out of my carpal tunnel surgery. First one was done with a nerve block and that light short term anesthetic they use. Second one, we had already had such fits with the IV the first time, we just went with the nerve block. Too often the worst part of any procedures I have is digging for a vein. Lucky this is a small town, and usually the medico know to find me someone good with a needle on the first try. Example, the is an old guy who used to work in the clinic lab who is a magician with a needle. He went missing and I was worried. Till I learned he is across the hall at my orthopedic surgeons office and still available to the lab if you know to ask for him. Jo I'm not loving the idea that they had you walk while anesthetized. You're a gimp, to start with, just had surgery to second it. What if you had fallen and not only injured the hand they just spent the whole day on, but screwed up your back and then did some other damage?! Not one wheelchair in the whole place? I even got put in one when I had my wisdom teeth removed, for Pete's sake. I am so glad you made it out of there and home without incident, but I'm kind of seeing red here. What did Alex think of all this? Be looking for your book on Monday/Tuesday. It's the first in the series, so start with it before the ones Melinda's sending. I'm still reading the last one. I was in tears yesterday...it was great!:) Love, Kelly > geesh. no kidding, kelly. i slept like a rock for 2 hours right after i > wrote that. looks like i fell asleep on the keyboard. went right from the [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > kate > alex said the nurse said they would "recover" me for about 30 minutes before > they had him take me home, something about a new anesthetic they can do that > with. doesn't sound right, but hey, i dunno. i do remember people who > kept telling me to wake up everytime i closed my eyes in the chair. alex > told me my surgery ran hours longer than he was told it would be. said my > doc looked exhausted afterwards, when he talked to him. A few years ago, I was the "pick-up person" when a friend of mine had out-patient surgery a few years back. They called me just as she was coming out of the anesthesia, and we were out of there within 45 minutes, some of which time was occupied with me consulting with the nurse about which pharmacies were on the way to C's house so she could call in a prescription. SignatureAF "Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team." --artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball > they walked me into the operating room. yeah, walked. that blew me away, > cuz the anesthetist had just loaded my i.v. with sleepy juice. i don't > understand that. i don't remember how i got onto the table or getting off > it, but they said i walked out of the operating room, too. boy, i'm hoping > they were kidding. Walked???? You can't be serious???? What hospital were you in? At Stevens I was wheeled everywhere! And when it came time for my discharge, the nurse wheeled me downstairs to the cab in a wheelchair and assisted getting me into the car. The only place they let me walk to was the bathroom, and that was after they had me sit on the side of the bed for 15 minutes, and then they held on to me to make sure I could walk OK. The nurse also was right outside the door just in case I needed her. I hope you are feeling better, Kate. Prayers continuing. BIG HUGS, Carole {{{{{{{{Kate}}}}}}}} At least you can't feel it for now. You try to get some rest, Kiddo! DeeTee > geesh. no kidding, kelly. i slept like a rock for 2 hours right after i > wrote that. looks like i fell asleep on the keyboard. went right from [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > Hugs, > Kelly C. well, your original message was good for an early morning smile for me! (early as in just getting up, not in time - it was about 9 am) It's incredible that he had to work so long on your wrist. I'm thinking all those little pieces must not have gone into place quickly and easily. I know my orthopod was delighted that mine went right into place when he put the fixatoor into place. That was why I got out of the OR in only 90 minutes or so. I hope you're recovering from the anesthesia and the trauma. Take it easy, rest and heal and keep us posted. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Glad to hear from you again. That post was something else. I am sending slaps to Kelly though. Boy when I read her post did I ever go into a coughing fit. That hurt. I hope things heal well and quickly for you. You take care of you and do what you have to to get better. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > geesh. no kidding, kelly. i slept like a rock for 2 hours right after i > wrote that. looks like i fell asleep on the keyboard. went right from [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > Hugs, > Kelly C. hope you're getting a good sleep! glad it's over. diane Kate, Wow...what an experience, eh?? Despite some questions about having you walk around like that, I am glad that you're home, and that so far things are going well. Still sending good vibes and prayers for quick healing, Char Glad to hear you are home and O.K. I think!! Heal well. Hugs Lorrie F d'huit wrote in message ... >woozy. cant membr anython. just throhg door. homme. >kaaaaaaaaaaaaye Mmmm. good drugs ( grin!) > woozy. cant membr anython. just throhg door. homme. > kaaaaaaaaaaaaye |
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