Re: Post Laporotamy confustion
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:50:30 -0500 (CDT)
Surgery sometimes rises temp. and if you are doing all right, why worry?
At Thu, 17 Oct 2002, sameasalways wrote:
>
>I just had a 5 to 6 inch incision/open laporatomy for removal of a small
>dermoid cyst. I was discharged the next day at noon. Everything I read
>about laporatomy sais a 3 to 5 day hospital stay and 2 to 3 days of
>liquid food afterword. I am so confused as to why the decision was made
>to allow me to go home so soon? The doctor also did a hysterscopy and
>D&C. I am swollen and bruised all the way up to my diaphgragm under my
>rib cage. I had to take laxatives the past two days finally to be able
>to have a bowel movement. I recieved no discharge instructions or
>follow up call from the doctor. I feel fine now (2 days later) after
>the surgery except crampy pains inside my abdomine on and off and the
>bruised feeling all over my abdomine. The night of surgery my blood
>pressure was very very low and my heart was racing up to 120 beats per
>minute, w/a low grade fever of 100.4. I wonder what would cause those
>things also , as that was never explained to me either. I guess I just
>feel Jaded and wonder why everything I read about the surgery is so
>different from what happenned to me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks so
>much.....tricia
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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