Soo Looking Furrward to Surgery!! [GOING Home..]

[Taz_Zoee]

Hello All. Here is an update on Gina's surgery. The surgery itself went very well on Tuesday. She woke up great and we were outta there in a short amount of time.
However, yesterday was a different story. After the numbness wore off in her knee she was/is in excruciating pain. When she woke up in the morning she was having difficulty breathing and trouble with her vision. After alerting my boyfriend to call 911 she passed out. So we spent the day in the emergency room yesterday to not really even find out why she was feeling that way. They gave her many medicines which did not help the pain at all.
When I left for work this morning she was still in horrible pain and her chest is hurting. I wish I could make her pain disappear.
So please keep Gina in your thoughts and hope this pain will go away quickly so she can get on the road to recovery.

[Cinder & Smoke]

When she woke up in the morning she was having difficulty breathing and trouble with her vision.

So we spent the day in the emergency room yesterday
to not really even find out why she was feeling that way.
They gave her many medicines which did not help the pain at all.

When I left for work this morning she was still in horrible pain and her chest is hurting.

Difficulty Breathing, Vision Problems, and Chest Pain are NOT routine after effects
of KNEE surgery!!

Is there a MEDICAL Doctor in charge of her follow-up care?
It there a Medical Professional assigned to monitor her progress?

When is she due for her next follow-up check-up?
She NEEDS to be monitored frequently to determine what's wrong!

FEEL BETTER SOON, Gina!

[Hellow]

Difficulty Breathing, Vision Problems, and Chest Pain are NOT routine after effects
of KNEE surgery!!

Is there a MEDICAL Doctor in charge of her follow-up care?
It there a Medical Professional assigned to monitor her progress?

When is she due for her next follow-up check-up?
She NEEDS to be monitored frequently to determine what's wrong!

FEEL BETTER SOON, Gina!

I mean seriousely, the knee is in the bottom of your body while your chest and lungs are in the middle then your vision is in the top. What im thinking is that some fluid that they left in there is circulating up to her heart where it gets passed on through her lungs then back into her heart then into her head. That would explain thoes pains and vision difficulties then blackout. Or atleast somthing is doing somthing along the lines of what i explained.

[Catty1]

OMG - I hope there is a health care nurse- you know, the type available on a phone system...often they know more about these things, working more closely with patients.

I think a call to her surgeon's office is in order! But I don't know if Gina is feeling well enough to make a relay call....

Hang in there, girl! This will get resolved...all I can offer is prayers....

[Taz_Zoee]

Difficulty Breathing, Vision Problems, and Chest Pain are NOT routine after effects
of KNEE surgery!!

Is there a MEDICAL Doctor in charge of her follow-up care?
It there a Medical Professional assigned to monitor her progress?

When is she due for her next follow-up check-up?
She NEEDS to be monitored frequently to determine what's wrong!

FEEL BETTER SOON, Gina!

Well, this is what the doctor in the ER told me. He said with a surgery like the one Gina had it is possible for the blood to clot as it circulates through the body which could be the cause of the breathing and vision problems. They ran tests and found that this luckily was not the case with Gina.

[Cinder & Smoke]

This is what the doctor in the ER told me:

He said ... it is possible for the blood to clot as it circulates through the body
which could be the cause of the breathing and vision problems.

They ran tests and found that this luckily was not the case with Gina.

Oh---Kay ...
So they know what DID NOT cause the breathing & vision problems ...

So WHAT DID cause those problems, and the current pain ???

Sounds like you got a total NON Answer to a serious medical question.
Did GINA sign a Consent Form or Medical Power of Attorney form designating
YOU or your parents as a spokesperson for her??

Someone should be designated to talk directly with the Doctors and Nurses; and then
take the time to be SURE Gina fully understands the medical information.

[davidpizzica]

Taz, I'm glad you're watching out for Gina as she goes through this pain and grief. I've been there and I know what it is like. I'm sending out Pittsburgh prayers and wishes to Gina so that the pain eases and that she improves and gets well.

[phesina]

Prayers for Gina that the cause of all this distress will be found and treated successfully.

Love from Pat and cats

[Daisy and Delilah]

Could Gina possibly have had a reaction to the pain meds they gave her? That's what it sounds like to me.

Having had this surgery, after the novacaine(whatever they use)wears off, the pain hits you like a ton of bricks. The first few days are horrendous. The other symptoms are not normal at all.

I hope they find out what's going on and get to the bottom of it. Feel better Gina!!

[sandragonfly]

he he.. I see three of you, you all are away, far away from me! so I remain free.. thank goodness. well, my head (tests) came out mostly negative - the neckside/ear on left was completely numbed for about almost a day. werid feeling.. very annoying actually. and was all headachy, tynenol didn't help. never did.

anna, yes - I have pictures of the knee progress. I have no idea when I'm gonna post it up. my hematoma, from what I saw of yours, mine s way lighter than yours and totally numbs up because the nerves are so pushed against the issues. my knee looks like a ball - size of a small volleyball now. was yours numbed too?

rant: I am going home tonight. staying here is doing me NO good.. been here for nine days now - I couldn't eat or sleep well here at all either.. I finally went nuts yestermorning.

NUTS. trust me, this is the best. for me.

thank you everyone dearly for remaining me in your thoughts, hugs.

[dukedogsmom]

Hey! I'm at the coffee house on my Sidekick I'm glad you're going home but make sure you're not going too soon. Try to take it easy, ok? I swear you've been in my thoughts. It's good to hear from you. I'll bet you'll be glad to get out of there.

[Cinder & Smoke]

my head (tests) came out mostly negative -
the neckside/ear on left was completely numbed for about almost a day.

my knee looks like a ball - size of a small volleyball now.

I am going home tonight.
staying here is doing me NO good ... been here for nine days now -
I couldn't eat or sleep well here at all either ...
I finally went nuts yestermorning.

Gina ~

Is this "going home" being done "AMA" = "Against Medical Advice"?

If so, I seriously suggest you Stick It Out IN the Hospital till the Docs say
it's "safe" for you to leave.

Think Real Hard about this before you leave!

[Logan]

I think it would be very silly for you to check yourself out of the hospital, Gina, if the doctor isn't releasing you. Think about those who are having to help to care for you and make it easier on them. You have had a tough time with your recuperation, haven't you? I think it would be terribly selfish of you to leave the hospital at this point if the doctor doesn't think you're ready yet.

[sandragonfly]

heya there val! it's nice to post anytime anywhere eh..? (((thanks)))

aw, thank you all for your concerns.. really. it means greatly knowing someone cares.

please, I've talked with my doctor about it - twice. yes, she, too thought it was best for me to go. I mean, I am ready.. she could see me going nuts but confident.. ya know, why or when else do you go nuts when things aren't best for you..? or not going the way you need it? you see,

1) I am finished with blood thinning injections (14 of them) and could bring that in pills with me home for next six weeks. as well as with strong pain killers. all I need. oh, and fever has been down for three days now.

2) my volleyball hematoma, there's nothing they could do about it - just keep icing it, let it reduce itself and keep doing what I can, walk, exercizing it, etc.. (ask anna!)

3) staying here, knowing I am in (lazy) BED, I walk a lot less. I got up and walked two days ago, there's two long corridors out there I've walked on and that, I am limited .. insane. poor chances. for a very active person like me.

while at home, knowing I'm right by bathroom, right by a refrigator that opens 24 hours, next to a computer (if the house has one) and MY crayola to take care of and stuff there to do with - I am able to get up and walk more, and all that free prospects. I improve a lot positively that way, believe me.

4) food here sucks, seriously. not only they thought I was giving a fit, but being suicidal too. I've almost never ate anything from here. visitors kept bringing me food and well, easier on them now. and as for sleeping, I never was able to sleep more than 4 hours straight here, always being waken up by nurses/doctors checking on me or by the bright lights, smells of powders (bath, bath, and baths) of the neighbor next to me crying for help zillion of times during nights. with TV on for nine days .. UGH. yes, I asked for a private room.. full.

5) physical therapy is already being arranged, coming to the home where I will be staying for a while - for two weeks or less, starting tomorrow..

so, not to worry - all is good.

[sandragonfly]

.. am I should not to leave? making any sense to you? not like I'm going home alone and dance.. I promise to do the same things there, rest, rest and rest ... no leapings or spinnings!

okay, I know I fell twice, especially recently - (it was because of the nurse's foot!!), had ups and downs, etc. but I was able to shower on my own for 30 minutes yesterday! with all of accomds. of course. and they're going home with me too, with walker & crutches.

for the numbness of neckside/ear, they said it's probably the reaction to trauma - but my knee/leg is all okay because I held it all way down! I couldn't let anything happen to it again!!

hope you all understand better now.. going to nap a bit before I come to my life again.