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f.sciarrillo
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Ice, I never met ya, but my wife and my prayers go out to you. My wife went thru endometrial cancer several years back. She survived. Just remeber, don't give up and approach this as the biggest battle of your life, AND YOUR GONNA WIN!!!
If you want to talk to my wife PM me and I'll give you our phone number.
PS..... Find out as much as you can about your problem. The better armed you are with facts the better you'll combat this!!
GOD BLESS!
If you want to talk to my wife PM me and I'll give you our phone number.
PS..... Find out as much as you can about your problem. The better armed you are with facts the better you'll combat this!!
GOD BLESS!
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lonewolf
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{This ended up on the end of the last page, so I thought I'd copy it to the new page for info}
Hey Iceman and all others who may want to listen. I went thru the deed and probably had the most horrifying hospital stay anyone could dream of. A few tips on how to prevent this:
1. IDENTIFY AN IV INFILTRATION. An IV infiltration is when an IV is no longer working and all the solutions are simply pouring into the flesh in your arm. If your IV begins a low burning sensation and the skin hardens, make sure to get your R.N. right away to check it.
If caught early, you may be able to use that arm in a day or so. If not, and the liquids are allowed to flow into your arm for some time, it may take several weeks before you will get full use of that arm. I am going on week 2 and its not much better than when they pulled the IV.
2. SHAVING.
On the day before surgery, I strongly recommend shaving both arms clean to allow the nurses to use their medical tape. When inflitration was finally corrected on my arm, there was considerable amounts of this tape (like 3M thick packing tape) holding my IV rigging to my skin an large amounts of arm fur. I have been thru several kinds of pain in my life, including kissing a steel grated bridge at 50mph without a helmet, long-term continuous gout-like foot pain and "torture training", but the employees at Bon Secours were able to introduce new types and levels of pain when they removed my IV. There was so much tape that it turned into a feeding frenzy as the LPN joined in with the RN to remove the tape.
3. If you were thinking of getting a haircut GET A SHORT ONE the day before surgery. Hair is not an asset in hospital.
4. GET A BATH EVERY DAY. It is the staff's duty to keep you clean, but if you don't tell them, you probably wont get a sponge bath. I recommend setting up a daily schedule for a sponget bath so there are no misunderstandings.
I'll add more later...
Hey Iceman and all others who may want to listen. I went thru the deed and probably had the most horrifying hospital stay anyone could dream of. A few tips on how to prevent this:
1. IDENTIFY AN IV INFILTRATION. An IV infiltration is when an IV is no longer working and all the solutions are simply pouring into the flesh in your arm. If your IV begins a low burning sensation and the skin hardens, make sure to get your R.N. right away to check it.
If caught early, you may be able to use that arm in a day or so. If not, and the liquids are allowed to flow into your arm for some time, it may take several weeks before you will get full use of that arm. I am going on week 2 and its not much better than when they pulled the IV.
2. SHAVING.
On the day before surgery, I strongly recommend shaving both arms clean to allow the nurses to use their medical tape. When inflitration was finally corrected on my arm, there was considerable amounts of this tape (like 3M thick packing tape) holding my IV rigging to my skin an large amounts of arm fur. I have been thru several kinds of pain in my life, including kissing a steel grated bridge at 50mph without a helmet, long-term continuous gout-like foot pain and "torture training", but the employees at Bon Secours were able to introduce new types and levels of pain when they removed my IV. There was so much tape that it turned into a feeding frenzy as the LPN joined in with the RN to remove the tape.
3. If you were thinking of getting a haircut GET A SHORT ONE the day before surgery. Hair is not an asset in hospital.
4. GET A BATH EVERY DAY. It is the staff's duty to keep you clean, but if you don't tell them, you probably wont get a sponge bath. I recommend setting up a daily schedule for a sponget bath so there are no misunderstandings.
I'll add more later...
...Oh, the freedom of the day that yielded to no rule or time...
Ice, I don't think you know me but I caught you down at Peter C's about a year and a half ago.
Anyway, I don't know what exactly your situation is, but 35 years ago my high school girlfriend's dad had cancer in his intestines. They operated and took out about 6 inches and I happened to see him about 3 weeks ago and at 79 years old, he's still doing fine.
Keep the Faith!
Anyway, I don't know what exactly your situation is, but 35 years ago my high school girlfriend's dad had cancer in his intestines. They operated and took out about 6 inches and I happened to see him about 3 weeks ago and at 79 years old, he's still doing fine.
Keep the Faith!
