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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / April 2004OT:Sorry about skipping out on ya'll
Oh My Gosh what a weekend. I got a phonecall late Saturday night and it was my brother having sharp chest pain and pressure. See he is a long haul trucker and has no wife or kids and is basically alone. I am the closest he has as far as family. Well anyways he was in Garden City Kansas and was sick and I am down here in Oklahoma well I couldn't take him to the dr so I called the local hospital and they dispatched EMTS and took him to the hospital. Then I get a phone call saying that they are life flighting him to Wichita Kansas to St Francis for an MI (heart attack)Here I am freaking out trying to remain calm its midnight and I am trying to gather my things so my younger sister and I can get to our brother. We drive most of the early AM and when we get to the hospital we find out that it wasn't a MI but that he was having a major gallbladder attack. I have been back and forth to Wichita and I am worn out! He had surgery yesterday and the gall bladder was infected and inflamed. His WBC was over 17,000. I have never seen someone take so much morphine. I guess that's the norm when you are in that much pain. Well to make this short that's where I have been and I will try to catch up soon. RhondaM Goodness, Rhonda! How incredibly scared you must have been. That was quick thinking though! So glad it wasn't his heart, but I understand the gall bladder can be just as serious, if not more so. I hope he's well on his way to recovering & I hope you are too. Lots of emotions to deal with in a moments notice. Take care to rest from the stress, k? Hugs, Maggie > Goodness, Rhonda! How incredibly scared you must have been. That was > quick thinking though! So glad it wasn't his heart, but I understand [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hugs, > Maggie Gee, I'm hopping on here, because I couldn't have said it better. J I think I will hop on too. Maggie's words were just right. Take care Rhonda. > > Goodness, Rhonda! How incredibly scared you must have been. That was > > quick thinking though! So glad it wasn't his heart, but I understand [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Gee, I'm hopping on here, because I couldn't have said it better. > J Me, too! Sending good vibes for a quick recovery for your brother, and for you and your sis, too. Bev > I think I will hop on too. Maggie's words were just right. Take care Rhonda. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Gee, I'm hopping on here, because I couldn't have said it better. > > J Me three! I hope that your brother has a quick and complete recovery and that you get plenty of rest soon. David > Me, too! > Sending good vibes for a quick recovery for your brother, and for you and [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > Gee, I'm hopping on here, because I couldn't have said it better. > > > J > Oh My Gosh what a weekend. > <snip>..hoping your're recoving> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > norm when you are in that much pain. Well to make this short that's where I > have been and I will try to catch up soon. Just curious Rhonda, does he have to have a drain? I had the long cut years ago, I'm still trying to figure out why I was "draining for 3 days". (yucky stuff). Maybe I too had an infection and why they rushed me into surgery? Hugs, take it easy now after that chaotic and tiring weekend, Hope your brother recovers well. Hugs to you, J > Oh My Gosh what a weekend. > I got a phonecall late Saturday night and it was my brother having sharp > chest pain and pressure. Rhonda - what a weekend! It's so scary to have someone seriously ill. How fortunate that you and your sister were in driving distance and could be with him after the surgery. Take care of yourself, too. Gretchen He is here at my house now. Our dad brought him back here to Oklahoma and he wanted to stay at my house so I cleared out my eight year olds room and let him stay in there to recover. Eight year old loves to sleep in my room anyways. He wants to get back on the road and drive. I would if I was single and wasn't married..:o) He is doing better I am trying to talk him into a laxative because he has not had bm since Friday and has been on a whole lot of morphine and Demerol. Oh well he will ask for help if needed..:o) Thanks guys... RhondaM > > Oh My Gosh what a weekend. > > I got a phonecall late Saturday night and it was my brother having sharp [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Gretchen > He is here at my house now. Our dad brought him back here to Oklahoma and he > wanted to stay at my house so I cleared out my eight year olds room and let [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks guys... > RhondaM <snip> Hi Rhonda, I had my gallbladder out about two years ago, and I didn't have a bm for over a week. My doc said that was ok, and once I did have a bm then i was sorry i did because then it was loose stool for a while afterwards. But that died down too, and now all is normal (for someone with ibs anyway ;) ) Glad to hear he's doing ok. -Sharon When I had my GB out in 96 I remember having loose stools immed after. I sure felt better having my GB out though. They say that the pain mimicks a heart attack. > > He is here at my house now. Our dad brought him back here to Oklahoma and he > > wanted to stay at my house so I cleared out my eight year olds room and let [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > -Sharon |
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