Number of posts : 2844 Age : 62 Location : perth Registration date : 2010-03-12
Subject: Re: Back on the mend Mon 26 Nov 2012, 9:41 am
Oh wow Melinda...it must have been tough for both of you. Congratulations on making it through to the other side...and all the best for a very boring and non dramatic recovery from here on. Also hope the docs can give you some answers soon,
S
Janojet Part of the furniture
Number of posts : 394 Age : 67 Location : SW WA Registration date : 2012-03-30
Subject: Re: Back on the mend Sun 30 Sep 2012, 4:35 am
Phew Melinda - as you say... what a ride!! Things can only improve!! And I am sure they will!!
Look forward to hearing your great news from here on in!
Jane
Melinda38 Part of the furniture
Number of posts : 441 Age : 50 Location : Gold Coast Registration date : 2011-09-26
Subject: Back on the mend Sun 30 Sep 2012, 2:56 am
Oh my fears what a ride I've been on! Can't say it was a joyable one:-( Had surgery on Tuesday - there was 5/6 Sleevers being done. I think I was the last. Got back to ward and remained grogy until later that night. Woke up with horrendous pain. Nurses said it was wind under my diaphram. Heart rate started getting high blood pressure dropped. Nurses were brilliant! They ended up calling a MET call so ended up with 10 people around trying to work out what was wrong. Initially they thought I needed more fluids and pain relief. During Wednesday my pain increased couldn't breathe. Surgeon hung around most of afternoon and than stated to the world 'I'm taking her back in'. He has only ever had to re operate on one sleeve but I'm glad he did.
He found 1500mls of blood in a hematoma. The sleeve itself looked great with no leaks or spurts. Just ooze from everywhere. They now think I may have an unusual bleeding disorder that hasn't come up on blood tests. After surgery I wasn't breathing really well so they left me intubated and went to ICU.
I'm now home! Way to much stress and drama! Taking sips of liquid but just don't feel like having anything.
It's now Sunday and I'm sip sip sipping my life to health. Things can go wrong but with a brilliant team you can get to the other side!
My poor Toddy spent Wednesday night waiting for THAT phone call. Thank god it was semi good news. My relief that hubby and I are still brilliant and I haven't scared him away. Now to wait until I can have some more tests to see what the deal is. Funny I always knew something wasn't quite right but all tests came back -ve for blood clotting disorders now I won't rest!
