My Mom "Momma Bear" Has had a bad year or so ta say the least.
I thought I would share.
We could always use extra prayers and Pixie dust
1. February 05 had a colostomy from complications from diverticulitis
2. June 05 she was supposed to have her reversal when she went to pre-surgical testing and found she needed 5 stints in the arteries around her heart (North Shore)
3. They put her on blood thinners and told her in 3-6 months they would do her reversal.
4. October 05 she started hemorrhaging into her bag, she was rushed to the hospital (Stony Brook) and a few days later she had her large intestine removed and she was reconnected.
5. November 05 she left the hospital went to rehab and within 2 weeks she went back to the hospital (Stony Brook) with a MSRA infection in her wound
6. December 05 they kept her wound open and they did wet to dry dressings and sent her home. She went to stay with my aunt who is a LPN and the she started bleeding into her wound so the took her to another hospital (Good Samaritan) and they put in drains, she picked up a VRSA infection
7. January 06 sent her to a rehab at rehab her drains fell out so we took her back to the original hospital (Stony Brook)
8. January '06 went to Aunts house for two weeks
9. February 06 the wound seemed to get worse Dr Smithy sent her back to the hospital (Stony Brook)
10. She remained in Stony Brook Hospital and they found out she has a fistulas during this period.
11. March '06 Heart Attack
12. April 06 Large Hematoma developed- surgery was required to drain and clean the wound
13. May 06 Continued in hospital
14. June 06 Dr. put a vac into her wound to help close wound.
15. July 06 went to rehab that specializes in wound vacs- 2 weeks later she returned to Hospital vac was removed and returned to wet to dry dressing
16. August 06 Continued in rehab
17. September 06 suffered a heart attack- angiogram determined a stint failed and was replaced
18. October 06 Taken off food put on TPN sent home
19. November Return to hospital
20. November06 Surgery End Illiostomy repaired/bypassed fistulas
21. Early Dec 06 returned home for 3 days had issues with Stoma
22. Returned to hospital- worked with ET nurses & Surgical team
23. Mid Dec 06- New wound infection- surgery to clean wound- wet to dry dressing changes
She is still in the hospital.
We sold her house last year and she has a brand new apartment. She has been in 3 weeks and 3 days.
Thank you for listening
I thought I would share.
We could always use extra prayers and Pixie dust
1. February 05 had a colostomy from complications from diverticulitis
2. June 05 she was supposed to have her reversal when she went to pre-surgical testing and found she needed 5 stints in the arteries around her heart (North Shore)
3. They put her on blood thinners and told her in 3-6 months they would do her reversal.
4. October 05 she started hemorrhaging into her bag, she was rushed to the hospital (Stony Brook) and a few days later she had her large intestine removed and she was reconnected.
5. November 05 she left the hospital went to rehab and within 2 weeks she went back to the hospital (Stony Brook) with a MSRA infection in her wound
6. December 05 they kept her wound open and they did wet to dry dressings and sent her home. She went to stay with my aunt who is a LPN and the she started bleeding into her wound so the took her to another hospital (Good Samaritan) and they put in drains, she picked up a VRSA infection
7. January 06 sent her to a rehab at rehab her drains fell out so we took her back to the original hospital (Stony Brook)
8. January '06 went to Aunts house for two weeks
9. February 06 the wound seemed to get worse Dr Smithy sent her back to the hospital (Stony Brook)
10. She remained in Stony Brook Hospital and they found out she has a fistulas during this period.
11. March '06 Heart Attack
12. April 06 Large Hematoma developed- surgery was required to drain and clean the wound
13. May 06 Continued in hospital
14. June 06 Dr. put a vac into her wound to help close wound.
15. July 06 went to rehab that specializes in wound vacs- 2 weeks later she returned to Hospital vac was removed and returned to wet to dry dressing
16. August 06 Continued in rehab
17. September 06 suffered a heart attack- angiogram determined a stint failed and was replaced
18. October 06 Taken off food put on TPN sent home
19. November Return to hospital
20. November06 Surgery End Illiostomy repaired/bypassed fistulas
21. Early Dec 06 returned home for 3 days had issues with Stoma
22. Returned to hospital- worked with ET nurses & Surgical team
23. Mid Dec 06- New wound infection- surgery to clean wound- wet to dry dressing changes
She is still in the hospital.
We sold her house last year and she has a brand new apartment. She has been in 3 weeks and 3 days.
Thank you for listening