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Hoping for the best possible outcome.
Gen "NightMist" wrote in message ... I am all poked full of holes, have three hospital bracelets, and my back is just killing me from laying about on gurneys and hospital beds. So Wednesday I went and had my bloodwork done, and the ultrasounds, and the chest x-ray. If I have to fast for tests I am by gosh only going to do it once! Wednesday evening, yes after office hours, the clinic called and said that the doctor wanted to see me first thing in the morning. I did not feel that this boded well. Much to my surprise, what she wanted to see me about was my hematocrit. I was _very_ anemic, the actual result on the test was 4. She told me "I am not understanding how you are standing up and walking around when you are this anemic!" Apparently 4 on that test is bad enough to warrant drastic action. Next thing you know I am in the ER with half a ream of paperwork. I spent about 12 hours in The ER being poked and prodded by five different doctors. One of them wanted to do surgery immediately and so they acted accordingly and starved me all day. They had me admitted by evening and I spent the night in the hospital getting two units of blood, while another half dozen doctors went over my tests. At least they fed me after I was admitted. This morning I saw two more doctors and they discharged me. I go up to Roswell on Tuesday. Apparently the mass in my tummy is so huge that they could not tell where it started out from with just the ultrasound, so they did a CAT scan while I was in the ER. According to the doctors I saw this morning, all the tests have pretty much narrowed it down to three possibilities, but until they actually are looking inside me and then do pathology on the mass they cannot be sure exactly which one it is. The options a An unusual type of fibroid, endometriosis, or ovarian cancer. I am rooting for fibroids. Now I am going to go take a nap as they didn't finish getting the blood in me until about 2:00 in the morning, and the whole time I was hooked up to it they were coming in every half hour to check me out and make sure that I wasn't having a bad reaction. Tired am I! NightMist -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? |
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{{{{NM}}}} geez.....see what happens when i go away for a few
months...can't leave you alone!!! But, truely, I do hope it's a benign diagnosis. I had endometriosis and had very bad anemia. They ended up doing a hysterectomy. A few weeks off your feet and feel like new. Sending huge prayers and good vibes your way.....rest as much as possible... amy in SoCal |
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Hi folks. This is NM's DH. I haven't done newsgroups for years and am
not really familiar with this software she uses, so I'll probably make a mess of this, but she wanted news posted. She made it through surgery and her vitals are reasonably good. She was awake for a while until they got pain meds actually going and all that. On hearing that they were going to give her a couple units of whole blood, she said that if she starts to sparkle, stake her quick before she starts angst-ing. I'll assume that you know her well enough that no explanations on that quip are necessary. Ok, the mass was large. From her doctor's precision method of holding up his hands to show about how big, apparently about as long as a football. Probably didn't have any laces or stripes on it like a football, but you get the general idea. The doctor says it was a cancerous tumour. They apparently got it all, and also took out some lymph nodes that were near it just to be safe. He was very pleased with her vital signs and how fast she was recovering from the surgery. She's in ICU, but they say that's more because of a lack of beds in the normal place they keep beds, and normally they would have put her in a regular room. If I understand the doctor correctly, she may be coming home as soon as Saturday. It was definitely a doozy of a day. -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? |
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Thanks for letting us know! Barbara in FL |
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wow! Thanks for letting us know. Positive thoughts heading out!
Roberta in D On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:53:44 +0000, NightMist wrote: Hi folks. This is NM's DH. I haven't done newsgroups for years and am not really familiar with this software she uses, so I'll probably make a mess of this, but she wanted news posted. She made it through surgery and her vitals are reasonably good. She was awake for a while until they got pain meds actually going and all that. On hearing that they were going to give her a couple units of whole blood, she said that if she starts to sparkle, stake her quick before she starts angst-ing. I'll assume that you know her well enough that no explanations on that quip are necessary. Ok, the mass was large. From her doctor's precision method of holding up his hands to show about how big, apparently about as long as a football. Probably didn't have any laces or stripes on it like a football, but you get the general idea. The doctor says it was a cancerous tumour. They apparently got it all, and also took out some lymph nodes that were near it just to be safe. He was very pleased with her vital signs and how fast she was recovering from the surgery. She's in ICU, but they say that's more because of a lack of beds in the normal place they keep beds, and normally they would have put her in a regular room. If I understand the doctor correctly, she may be coming home as soon as Saturday. It was definitely a doozy of a day. |
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Thanks for the update. We have been worried. I'm glad the surgery went
well and hope a speedy recovery from that. Sending healing thoughts her way. Hugs, Taria "NightMist" wrote in message ... Hi folks. This is NM's DH. I haven't done newsgroups for years and am not really familiar with this software she uses, so I'll probably make a mess of this, but she wanted news posted. She made it through surgery and her vitals are reasonably good. She was awake for a while until they got pain meds actually going and all that. On hearing that they were going to give her a couple units of whole blood, she said that if she starts to sparkle, stake her quick before she starts angst-ing. I'll assume that you know her well enough that no explanations on that quip are necessary. Ok, the mass was large. From her doctor's precision method of holding up his hands to show about how big, apparently about as long as a football. Probably didn't have any laces or stripes on it like a football, but you get the general idea. The doctor says it was a cancerous tumour. They apparently got it all, and also took out some lymph nodes that were near it just to be safe. He was very pleased with her vital signs and how fast she was recovering from the surgery. She's in ICU, but they say that's more because of a lack of beds in the normal place they keep beds, and normally they would have put her in a regular room. If I understand the doctor correctly, she may be coming home as soon as Saturday. It was definitely a doozy of a day. -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? |
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Big {{{HUGS}}} to NightMist & family. Looking forward to being able to
hear from the lady herself once she is back home. I'm sure she'll have plenty to say! Lizzy On 06/10/11 09:53, NightMist wrote: Hi folks. This is NM's DH. I haven't done newsgroups for years and am not really familiar with this software she uses, so I'll probably make a mess of this, but she wanted news posted. She made it through surgery and her vitals are reasonably good. She was awake for a while until they got pain meds actually going and all that. On hearing that they were going to give her a couple units of whole blood, she said that if she starts to sparkle, stake her quick before she starts angst-ing. I'll assume that you know her well enough that no explanations on that quip are necessary. Ok, the mass was large. From her doctor's precision method of holding up his hands to show about how big, apparently about as long as a football. Probably didn't have any laces or stripes on it like a football, but you get the general idea. The doctor says it was a cancerous tumour. They apparently got it all, and also took out some lymph nodes that were near it just to be safe. He was very pleased with her vital signs and how fast she was recovering from the surgery. She's in ICU, but they say that's more because of a lack of beds in the normal place they keep beds, and normally they would have put her in a regular room. If I understand the doctor correctly, she may be coming home as soon as Saturday. It was definitely a doozy of a day. |
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Thanks for posting. I'm so glad to know our dear NM has a man who matches her wit and wisdom. And I'm relieved that she's come through surgery so well.. Please give her a gentle hug from me and tell her I'm sending lots of healing energies and thoughts to her and keeping her in my prayers.
Hugs to you both, Sunny |
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So glad things went well.
(raises glass) Here's to a successful and permanent recovery. Now, do the convalescent thing, like a good girl! lol! Nel (Gadget Queen) |
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