Re: Aspiration, Anti-depressants & Wedge Pillows

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Aspiration - what a word. Experienced it badly for the first time Friday during an Epidural for back pain. I told them when they took me in that I had Achalasia, but they weren't concerned. Apparently I aspirated during surgey, and awoke in recovery coughing like crazy with an oxygen mask on. Three days now, and fighting to keep out of the hospital where they really want me to be, but temperature isn't too high,, and I think the antibiotics are working. For any of you that have a surgery and have to lie on your stomach, eight hours before for no food or fluids is not enough. I sure found out. Marilyn in L..A.

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Hi ,

I have used a wedge pillow for more years than I care to remember. It works

for me but I don't have a water bed, so not sure how that would work.

I use a regular soft pillow on top of the wedge pillow as well, I sleep on

my stomach and side too. It took some getting use to but, as I said it works

for me, the biggest problem is that if you are a restless sleeper as I am

you have a tendency to slide down, so I find myself climbing back up a few

times a night. I take it with me when I travel by car so I have available

where every I stay. Hope this helps.

Aspiration, Anti-depressants & Wedge Pillows

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> Also, I have a question about the wedge pillow for those that use

> them. I have seen them in a local store and I wanted to get one for

> my hubby. He's not sure it would work for him, since he sleeps on his

> side sometimes and sometimes kind of half on his stomach. Also, we

> have one of those soft-sides water beds and he's not sure it would

> work with that. What do the current wedge pillow users think? Is it

> comfy to sleep on?

> Thanks, Peggy (and everyone else, too) for all your posts! I get

> so much information from them!

> Have a great day!

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Dear Marilyn,

I just been throught the same thing as you. On July 18th I went to

get a simple D & C, and aspirated before I could even have it. I was

put in ICU for 3 days and have been out of work since. I can work,

but I am so tired and crankly because of my diet being so poor. I

am planning on going back to work on Wednesday. Apparently your

case wasn't that bad... so consider yourself blessed.

Aspiration is something that can kill you. I have had paitents

(especially the ones who are feed via a peg tube) that have been

hospitalized for months due to aspiration pneumia. I am now

looking for a wedge pillow to sleep on. Hopefully it will help me

not to cough so much when I sleep. I keep my poor husband up all

night with my terrible cough. So if anyone in the group has a good

one please tell me where it was bought.

Sherryl

> Aspiration - what a word. Experienced it badly for the first

time Friday

> during an Epidural for back pain. I told them when they took me

in that I had

> Achalasia, but they weren't concerned. Apparently I aspirated

during surgey,

> and awoke in recovery coughing like crazy with an oxygen mask

on. Three

> days now, and fighting to keep out of the hospital where they

really want me to

> be, but temperature isn't too high,, and I think the antibiotics

are

> working. For any of you that have a surgery and have to lie on

your stomach, eight

> hours before for no food or fluids is not enough. I sure found

out. Marilyn

> in L..A.

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My God Marilyn -- I am so sorry -- make sure you get the medical attention you

need to ward off pneumonia! Guess it is time to bite the bullet and head in for

an evaluation of your achalasia, eh? Just being pushy in Sandy's absence.

Let us know how you are progressing. Be well!

Peggy

> Aspiration - what a word. Experienced it badly for the first time Friday

> during an Epidural for back pain. I told them when they took me in that I

had

> Achalasia, but they weren't concerned. Apparently I aspirated during

surgey,

> and awoke in recovery coughing like crazy with an oxygen mask on. Three

> days now, and fighting to keep out of the hospital where they really want

me to

> be, but temperature isn't too high,, and I think the antibiotics are

> working. For any of you that have a surgery and have to lie on your

stomach, eight

> hours before for no food or fluids is not enough. I sure found out. Marilyn

> in L..A.

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Sherryl and Marilyn,

I'm so sorry to hear of what happened for both of you! What a

scarey time it must've been! I hope you both recover quickly! Please

let us know how you're doing!

in Michigan