CYNTHIA LOPEZ - Monday Night

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The following was written by 's sister and was emailed to

me. I've copied it in its entirety for you to read:

Hi Again,

I probably should not even be writing an update tonight, I'm so

frustrated and depressed with how things are going with Cynce.

We went up to see her tonight, she has been moved to 6CVA

room 141.  She had called me this morning when she was still

in ICU and was upset that they had her stand today, she said

that she felt like her insides were going to fall out and that it was

so painfull.

[Note: 's surgical incision was left open and has not been

closed yet. That's probably why she made the above statement.]

 I explained that they would need to move her around so she

would not get a pneumonia.  

She is nothing like she was after the first surgery, she is hardly

able to stay awake more than 5 minutes at a time.  She asks for

Toradol (sp?) and says that when it gets close to the time for her

to have it, her kidneys start hurting.  I saw Dr. McConnell

tonight and asked him about her kidneys and he said all the

tests show that her kidneys are fine, but that she is a " little dry " , I

said " is that because of a lack of fluids " ? and he said " oh,several

things could cause it, but did not elaborate.  

One of the residents came in and said " Aren't we going to do a

upper GI on you " ? Cynce said that she did not know...I asked

about her blood count, I was told by one that it was fine, and by

another that it was elevated and had not changed in the last 3

days.

Dr. Deveney will be back tomorrow and maybe we can get some

of these questions answered.  I'm still so worried about her, she

was given insulin today because her sugar was too high...she

sounds drunk when you talk to her, or at the very least like her

tongue is 5 inches thick.

Sorry to sound so negative tonight, but I feel so helpless and I

just want her better soon.

Maybe I will have better news tomorrow

I'm staying in touch with her family on a daily basis. I'm also

planning a trip back down to Portland. I'll keep you guys posted

on whatever I learn.

gobo

DS pre-op

BMI 55.5

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