Re: Update 12/14/06

[Guest guest]

Hi...

I saw very briefly this afternoon. She's still very

miserable, but her bowels are starting to work again, so I suspect

she'll be much more comfortable very soon. She's off opiods because

they don't want to contribute more to the problem, so she also has

quite a bit of back pain. :-(

Regards,

>

> Hi...

>

> I just talked to (and little to and Bob). has an

> ileus and is just miserable. I told them to ask for a consult from

> gastroenterology, but from what I've heard and read, there's not much

> that can be done beyond just sitting it out.

>

> I've warned about this before. If you're having spine surgery that

> involves an anterior approach, DO NOT eat or drink ANYTHING until

> bowel sounds are heard. The literature shows that the sooner a

> patient starts eating, the fewer complications such as infection

> occur, so I think the surgeons are encouraging patients to eat. They

> know that once the ileus is resolved, patients are really happy, so

> they probably care about this issue a lot less than the patients do.

>

> Regards,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for all the updates. Is there any discussion about letting

head home any time soon?

Cam

[Guest guest]

Hi Cam...

is in no shape to even discuss a release yet.

I talked to Bob this morning. She’s still miserable, but things are definitely moving, so I suspect to hear that she’s feeling great within the next 24 hours. She’s back on dilaudid, so she’s at least able to sleep some. They’re going to insert an NG tube sometime today.

Regards,

On 12/17/06 5:07 AM, " cammaltby " <cammaltby@...> wrote:

Hi ,

Thanks for all the updates. Is there any discussion about letting

head home any time soon?

Cam