Re: Not sure how much more I can bear

[Guest guest]

I'm so sorry that your mother and you are going through this, .

My dad was having similar problems the first couple of days

after his second surgery. In his case, I really believe that the drug

they were giving him for his nausea (phenagren) was causing (or

at least contributing to) his problems. He would be fine and then

they would give him the Phenagren and he would start gagging,

having dry heaves (even though there was absolutely nothing to

vomit in his stomach), feeling more nauseated, lots of foamy saliva,

trouble breathing, and really out of it. I found out that Phenagren

was in the same family as Thorazine, which he had a bad reaction to.

Phenagren is also used as an antihistimine, which I was thinking

couldn't be good for him.

My dad had a really bad reaction to the Ativan--to the point that

they took a CAT scan of his head because they thought he might

have had a stroke (he was totally out of it and very agitated, and

stayed that way for quite a while). I'm not trying to scare you or

anything--your mom sounds like she is tolerating it pretty well.

Everyone is so different when it comes to reactions to drugs. My

dad is extremely sensitive to drugs. He got dizzy when I gave him

Extra Strength Exedrin for a headache quite a while back.

I finally got to the point that I had them write down exactly what

they were giving him and why, and wrote down his reactions (if

any) to what they gave him. I know I was considered to be

overrreacting and kind of a pain to the doctor and some of the

nurses, but I truly believe that my interference by getting him off

the drugs that were harming him helped him get better.

One of the nurses recommended Zofran for the nausea and he

seemed to tolerate that pretty well. My dad had a port too,

because his veins couldn't handle the constant poking.

Good luck, a. My prayers are with you and your mom.

Karin

--- a wrote:

> My poor mom seems to be doing worse now that she has been in the

hospital 4 four days. It seems to be getting worse each day. The

first

day, was decent. No vomitting, all good. day two, dry heaves ???

How? Why? There is nothing in there. She has a J tube draining her

small dowel. Wed.. more of the same. Tonight.. even worse. 3 boughts

of heaving... nothing there but she is so terribly nauseaous. The

first

med did nothing.. that added Ativan via IV.. it seemed to settle it

abit

but come on. Why is this happening..

[Guest guest]

ERica, It's fenergan, or phenergan, I think. Hope something gives

your mom comfort.

Katy

> a,

> Have they tried " fennigan " (sp) that is the only thing that worked

on Ron this last time.

> tammy

> >

[Guest guest]

Step back a minute. Let nature do it's work. Sometimes to many meds are like

to many cooks they spoil the broth? Has she had Zofron(the one that literally

melts

in our mouth) It works fast,and has few side effects. Sometimes once she has

a B/M

things get better. You are right about the port.. Stay focused but relax and

put your

faith and your heart with God. Miracles happen and you sound like you need

one.

Hugs and prayers Nick Jane

[Guest guest]

a

I'm glad to hear this might be turning around for you.

The port may mean an extra day but I think it will be worth it.

Narice