Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jeff - Good to hear that you're home safe and sound. Now rest up and take good care of yourself. With apologies to you and in know way minimizing your discomfort.....I remember when they put my last SCS in, the docs saw me walking the halls at 6:30 the next morning....When they remarked, "I can't believe you aren't in bed !" my response was "Oh Sh*t. I hadn't realized that was an option!" I hope that each day finds you more comfortable....I know that those few days are pretty nasty. Take care... BarbaraJeff Arthur wrote: Hi everyone, got home from the hospital a bit ago, sore as heck right now, to sore to lay down and to sore to sit up. Surgery took longer than expected was out for over 3 hours this time he was expecting 1 & 1/2 hours. BP and heart rate dropped during surgery from what the wife said also they told her they had trouble running the leads this time, not sure if thats from all the scar tissue from the other surgerys or what. Will ask the doctor this comming wed at check-up. Good news stim is working again not sure how effective yet due to the knock out stuff he gave me before surgery.I want to say thanks for everyone's prayers and well wishes you all are a great bunch of peeps.Laters, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jeff so glad things are working for you! nows the time to rest up, so do that lol! hugs Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 ......I remember when they put my last SCS in, the docs saw me walking the halls at 6:30 the next morning....When they remarked, " I can't believe you aren't in bed ! " my response was " Oh Sh*t. I hadn't realized that was an option! " LOL..u sound like me Barbara..that will be me when this is done...I HATE the thought of being tied down to anything! Hugs Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 You know woman you really are a royal pain in the butt aren't you?!!!!!! Here been feeling badly for you and all been through and heck the doctors are the ones who needed my prayers......I am not sure what I would do if was around you when you were saying and doing these things but most likely would be choking on laughter. Most likely laughing at the look on the doctors faces and the nurses faces. Sure that must be good. Now are you going to be able to go on this trip and enjoy it without dwelling on having this trial done same day get back? At least this way will not have any time without something giving you pain relief. Okay give me date your leaving again please. I know have it written down somewhere but of course cannot find it now. So how is work with all these new kids? When you get these new kids what happens with ones you already have as last time we spoke you talked of them staying with you for few years or at least 1 or 2 so since you have a limited number can have, how does it work for you to get those kids that need you???? Gee lots of questions tonight for you. Going to send this directly to you just to not give all your life story about work. Many hugs my friend and whenever you are leaving to New Orleans have a wonderful time, which know you will have a great time.......enjoy, enjoy, enjoy and do not forget the pictures of you with necklaces and shirt up......come on you got to do this.....I need this to cheer me up... you will feel really guilty if you don't do it for me and leave me all blah feeling. Hugs my friend, enjoy meeting in Oct. if you are up to it. Or perhaps you already have met her. Well yacking again...... JoAnn Re: Re: Home from hospital. Donna - LOL I am not a good patient. As they recently proposed doing another one of those precious litttle two-step surgical procedures (first half is coming up on the 27th), I gave them a resounding "No !...No more surgeries, no more hospitals. I have to go to work." They then said that they would do the trial on the day that I returned from New Orleans so that I could just have it be part of my vacation. "So how does that take part of the no-hospital rule?!?!" Pffffft. They then said, "Well. We'll do it right here then." Gotcha. I've agreed but then it didn't occur to me until afterwards that we didn't talk about the second half. Crapola. Guess they got me there since I have to have that part done at the hospital. Last year when my incision ruptured and I was faced with emergency surgery I tried fighting them on that one too. After explaining to them that I wasn't worried about the nasty scar that might result without surgical repair (like I'm really worried about being a model for 's Secret at this point in my life!), they still insisted on hospitalization. I refused. When they pushed, the only retort I could come up with was that the hospital's coffee sucked canal water. Their solution? My doc woke me up at 6AM with two Dunkin Donuts coffees in hand, one for him and one for me. Sometimes you just hafta love these guys! BarbaraDonna wrote: .....I remember when they put my last SCS in, the docs saw me walking the halls at 6:30 the next morning....When they remarked, "I can't believe you aren't in bed !" my response was "Oh Sh*t. I hadn't realized that was an option!" LOL..u sound like me Barbara..that will be me when this is done...I HATE the thought of being tied down to anything!HugsDonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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