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I swear when it rains it pours!
Just as I though life was getting better and I was on the right track I get thrown another curve ball! I hav my medi-port implanted on May 30th and it apparently went without a hitch. Or so we thought the anitibiotics to protect my heart seemed to have done more harm than good. They ended up wiping out all of the natural bacteria in my stomach and intestines and a bad bacteria set up camp there. After surgery I did have mild diarrhea but my doctor was not to worried about it. He said take some immodium and that should clear it up. Well, it didn't with the combination of the diarrhea and lasix I became dehydrated so my GP sent me to the ER to get fluids replaced.
I went there waited ten hours and only got seen at that time because my glucose dropped to 32 in the waiting room because they would not let me eat or drink. When I got back there I told them what my doc said and they checked my bp 132/98 astronomical for me (88/58 norm). He said I couldn't be dehydrated with a great bp like that so he was going to send me home. I asked if he was going to check my potassium and see if it was off due to my being on lasix. He did and of course it was low becasue I was dehydrated so he sent me on my way with a potassium pill and said go to my doctor. But, my doctor sent me here go figure!
Anyhow 2 days later I get hauled away from work with massive vomitting which in turn affected my heart due to lack of potassium . The chest pains and palpatations were more than I had ever had. I ended up spending six days in the hospital with a hernia, gastritis,and cololitis. I'm still on a liquid diet and feel quite misearable. Lots more drugs and ensure are my diet right now!
Will this ever end!
Mary S.
Just as I though life was getting better and I was on the right track I get thrown another curve ball! I hav my medi-port implanted on May 30th and it apparently went without a hitch. Or so we thought the anitibiotics to protect my heart seemed to have done more harm than good. They ended up wiping out all of the natural bacteria in my stomach and intestines and a bad bacteria set up camp there. After surgery I did have mild diarrhea but my doctor was not to worried about it. He said take some immodium and that should clear it up. Well, it didn't with the combination of the diarrhea and lasix I became dehydrated so my GP sent me to the ER to get fluids replaced.
I went there waited ten hours and only got seen at that time because my glucose dropped to 32 in the waiting room because they would not let me eat or drink. When I got back there I told them what my doc said and they checked my bp 132/98 astronomical for me (88/58 norm). He said I couldn't be dehydrated with a great bp like that so he was going to send me home. I asked if he was going to check my potassium and see if it was off due to my being on lasix. He did and of course it was low becasue I was dehydrated so he sent me on my way with a potassium pill and said go to my doctor. But, my doctor sent me here go figure!
Anyhow 2 days later I get hauled away from work with massive vomitting which in turn affected my heart due to lack of potassium . The chest pains and palpatations were more than I had ever had. I ended up spending six days in the hospital with a hernia, gastritis,and cololitis. I'm still on a liquid diet and feel quite misearable. Lots more drugs and ensure are my diet right now!
Will this ever end!
Mary S.
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