Re: Thanksgiving In The Hospital
From: Jean (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Nov 29 07:29:51 2004
Hi Anna,
I appreciate your kind thoughts. It was quite an ordeal, though I am
feeling much better now. I'm not sure what the cause of the severe pain
was but I somehow think it is related to endo, constipation and my
period. Why it would suddenly be at a 9-10 level and not stopping is
unclear. Maybe the surgeon can give me some insights at follow-up.
Thanks,
--
Jean
At Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Anna wrote:
>
>Jean,
>
>I'm really sorry your Thanksgiving turned out the way it did. It sounds
>like you have been through a LOT!
>
>Please keep us posted on how you are feeling. Have you found out what
>the main cause of the pain?
>
>Take as much time as you can to rest and take care of yourself. Now is
>not the time to push yourself.
>
>*hug*
>
>Love,
>Anna
>
>At Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Jean wrote:
>>
>>This was not the Thanksgiving I'd planned. I woke up at 2:00am last
>>Thursday with an acute abdomen and by 5:00am was in such extremis that I
>>had to call an ambulance. Ended up with a nice incision (which I'd been
>>trying to avoid since forever) from xiphoid to pubis. They had to give
>>me five units of blood (and I've been avoiding transfusions forever) to
>>operate because my hematocrit was under 20. I think there was an
>>umbilical hernia mentioned, 2.5 liters of ascites, endo, adhesions, and
>>no cancer. A week-plus later, here I am home, in somewhat of a daze.
>>Actually, I'm kind of grateful to be so spaced out.
>>
>>--
>>Jean
>>
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