Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy; I am so sorry that you had to go through that. I am glad your home. Ren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Bummer! Glad they caught the blunder early on and you are back home... Hope your chemo goes smoothly next week, Andree www.essentialsoapsinc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy, Sorry to hear you had problems. I will keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.htmlCheck out my other ornaments atwww.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlLots of info and gifts at:www.cancerclub.comCinDWood Craftshttp://www.cindwoodcrafts.com port -a-cath blunder Hey all,I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on Wednesday I woke up short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a cath procedure they knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube put in on Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. I'm home now recouping and the port a cath works fine.HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday.Smile,Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy, Sorry to hear you had problems. I will keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.htmlCheck out my other ornaments atwww.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlLots of info and gifts at:www.cancerclub.comCinDWood Craftshttp://www.cindwoodcrafts.com port -a-cath blunder Hey all,I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on Wednesday I woke up short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a cath procedure they knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube put in on Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. I'm home now recouping and the port a cath works fine.HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday.Smile,Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy, Just logged on and read your message. Hope everything goes well with chemo for you. Been there and done that. You're in my thoughts and prayers. Winter wrote: Hey all,I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on Wednesday I woke up short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a cath procedure they knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube put in on Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. I'm home now recouping and the port a cath works fine.HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday.Smile,Sandy __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy, Just logged on and read your message. Hope everything goes well with chemo for you. Been there and done that. You're in my thoughts and prayers. Winter wrote: Hey all,I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on Wednesday I woke up short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a cath procedure they knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube put in on Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. I'm home now recouping and the port a cath works fine.HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday.Smile,Sandy __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 What an ordeal, Sandy! I'm glad you're back home. I am very glad I got a Port put in, and I think you'll also find it worth the trouble. Have you gotten a prescription for EMLA cream? You put it on an hour before access and it numbs the area. Some people get novacaine, but I would think that would hurt. take care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 That happened to me too Sandy back in April. I had it in on a Friday and got up in the morning on Sunday and had trouble breathing and a very heavy feeling in my chest. Took them 2 hours in the ER to figure out what had happened. The surgeon finally came in and put in the chest tube. Something was terribly wrong with the placement of the tube or something because I was immediately in terrible pain. Spent the next 1 1/2 days in the ICU with morphine every few hours. Not a pleasant experience. Good luck with your chemo on Monday. Hugs, Carla Crystal, MI -- port -a-cath blunder Hey all, I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on Wednesday I woke up short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a cath procedure they knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube put in on Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. I'm home now recouping and the port a cath works fine. HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday. Smile, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 HEy Carla, AFter they took the chest tube out, I had immediate relief. And boy whenever I get pain meds I will always request an anti nausea med before. I had a terrible bout of nausea while in the hospital and compazine was my friend. I've been home since friday and am feeling much better. Hope you are well too. I start chemo MOnday. It's good to start that process too. --- Carla wrote: > That happened to me too Sandy back in April. I had > it in on a Friday and > got up in the morning on Sunday and had trouble > breathing and a very heavy > feeling in my chest. Took them 2 hours in the ER to > figure out what had > happened. The surgeon finally came in and put in > the chest tube. Something > was terribly wrong with the placement of the tube or > something because I was > immediately in terrible pain. Spent the next 1 1/2 > days in the ICU with > morphine every few hours. Not a pleasant > experience. Good luck with your > chemo on Monday. > Hugs, > Carla > Crystal, MI > > > -- port -a-cath blunder > > Hey all, > I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on > Wednesday I woke up > short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a > cath procedure they > knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube > put in on > Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. > I'm home now > recouping and the port a cath works fine. > HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday. > Smile, > Sandy > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Sorry to hear about the port-a-cath problems, when I read that it made mine twitch. Kim from SC From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ] On Behalf Of & nne Svihlik Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 2:29 PM To: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: port -a-cath blunder Sandy, Sorry to hear you had problems. I will keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com CinDWood Crafts http://www.cindwoodcrafts.com port -a-cath blunder Hey all, I got my port a cath put in on tuesday... Then on Wednesday I woke up short of breath. Well guess what, in the port a cath procedure they knicked the lung, and I ended up having a chest tube put in on Wednesday and then spent 2 nights in the hospital. I'm home now recouping and the port a cath works fine. HOpeing to get my first dose of chemo on MOnday. Smile, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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