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Posted by Anne Rogers on October 8, 2009, 11:55 pm
Well, it really was time to pray, I called the nurse line, who brushed
me off. My husband called the doctor's cell phone who also brushed us
of, over which time I was worsening, until at about 6.30 I couldn't
move or speak, not quite sure wht my husband didn't call 911 at that
point, but eventually a friend came round and saw me and saw sense and
called 911. We can never really know for sure if it was a reaction to
the medication, but there was something going on, my pupils were
dilated and my blood pressure was high and climbing, I think it hit
176/132, when the day before it had been 120/80.
They gave me benadryl and gradually I began to regain some movement,
but they eventually decided to admit me so they could do further
tests, I had an MRI today, which was fine, right now we are just
trying to figure out why the doctor has it in my notes to discharge me
tomorrow not this evening, when everything seems to have been done and
discussed.
Cheers
Anne
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on October 9, 2009, 3:54 am
Anne Rogers wrote:
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> Well, it really was time to pray, I called the nurse line, who brushed
> me off. My husband called the doctor's cell phone who also brushed us
> of, over which time I was worsening, until at about 6.30 I couldn't
> move or speak, not quite sure wht my husband didn't call 911 at that
> point, but eventually a friend came round and saw me and saw sense and
> called 911. We can never really know for sure if it was a reaction to
> the medication, but there was something going on, my pupils were
> dilated and my blood pressure was high and climbing, I think it hit
> 176/132, when the day before it had been 120/80.
>
> They gave me benadryl and gradually I began to regain some movement,
> but they eventually decided to admit me so they could do further
> tests, I had an MRI today, which was fine, right now we are just
> trying to figure out why the doctor has it in my notes to discharge me
> tomorrow not this evening, when everything seems to have been done and
> discussed.
24 hours observation once you are back in the safe zone is boring but
normal. Take it as a rest day. :)
I had pre-eclamsia. Once all the counts (blood pressure, protein, etc.
were all back to 'normal for 8 months pregnant', I had to stay for
another two days to make sure it stayed that way.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Joanna on October 9, 2009, 11:55 am
Wow, that's scary. I just went through the high blood pressure thing and
it sure does make you feel crappy. Hope your feeling better now.
Take Care
Joanna
Anne Rogers wrote:
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> Well, it really was time to pray, I called the nurse line, who brushed
> me off. My husband called the doctor's cell phone who also brushed us
> of, over which time I was worsening, until at about 6.30 I couldn't
> move or speak, not quite sure wht my husband didn't call 911 at that
> point, but eventually a friend came round and saw me and saw sense and
> called 911. We can never really know for sure if it was a reaction to
> the medication, but there was something going on, my pupils were
> dilated and my blood pressure was high and climbing, I think it hit
> 176/132, when the day before it had been 120/80.
>
> They gave me benadryl and gradually I began to regain some movement,
> but they eventually decided to admit me so they could do further
> tests, I had an MRI today, which was fine, right now we are just
> trying to figure out why the doctor has it in my notes to discharge me
> tomorrow not this evening, when everything seems to have been done and
> discussed.
>
>
> Cheers
> Anne
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Posted by Michelle C. on October 9, 2009, 3:20 pm
Anne Rogers wrote:
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> Well, it really was time to pray, I called the nurse line, who brushed
> me off. My husband called the doctor's cell phone who also brushed us
> of, over which time I was worsening, until at about 6.30 I couldn't
> move or speak, not quite sure wht my husband didn't call 911 at that
> point, but eventually a friend came round and saw me and saw sense and
> called 911. We can never really know for sure if it was a reaction to
> the medication, but there was something going on, my pupils were
> dilated and my blood pressure was high and climbing, I think it hit
> 176/132, when the day before it had been 120/80.
>
> They gave me benadryl and gradually I began to regain some movement,
> but they eventually decided to admit me so they could do further
> tests, I had an MRI today, which was fine, right now we are just
> trying to figure out why the doctor has it in my notes to discharge me
> tomorrow not this evening, when everything seems to have been done and
> discussed.
>
>
> Cheers
> Anne
Yikes! I've been wondering about you Anne. So glad you checked in to
let us know you are doing okay now. That must have been really scary!
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by Edna Pearl on October 9, 2009, 4:06 pm
I'm glad you're getting some treatment. That must have been scary. I
recently had a doctor send me home after three days in the hospital, despite
the fact that I could not walk and could barely move. He seemed to think I
was faking it or something. He sent me home with a stupid WALKER! After
three more days in bed, unable to walk, I was readmitted through the
emergency room. Within a couple of days more in the hospital, I went into
respiratory arrest. (The doctor seemed to think I was faking my difficulty
breathing.)
They finally did some bloodwork while I was in ICU, which showed no
potassium in my body ("hypokalemia of unknown origin"). The result: near
total paralysis.
I was on a feeding tube and respirator for over two weeks. And the doctor
had sent me home with a stupid walker before the source of my paralysis had
been identified, apparently thinking I was "faking." I'd be dead if my SO
hadn't badgered and insisted and been such a nuisance to every doctor and
nurse in hearing distance. It was horrible.
The bottom line for me was that hospitals and doctors are often as
distressingly inept as they are absolutely necessary. My SO and I just had
to keep plugging away to get decent treatment in that emergency, just as I
have to keep plugging away at my recovery in the months since I was
discharged from the hospital, swallowing potassium pills and trying to
exercise in spite of the pain. Thank heavens for quilting. I think I'd go
nuts if I couldn't lose myself in learning this art.
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> Well, it really was time to pray, I called the nurse line, who brushed
> me off. My husband called the doctor's cell phone who also brushed us
> of, over which time I was worsening, until at about 6.30 I couldn't
> move or speak, not quite sure wht my husband didn't call 911 at that
> point, but eventually a friend came round and saw me and saw sense and
> called 911. We can never really know for sure if it was a reaction to
> the medication, but there was something going on, my pupils were
> dilated and my blood pressure was high and climbing, I think it hit
> 176/132, when the day before it had been 120/80.
> They gave me benadryl and gradually I began to regain some movement,
> but they eventually decided to admit me so they could do further
> tests, I had an MRI today, which was fine, right now we are just
> trying to figure out why the doctor has it in my notes to discharge me
> tomorrow not this evening, when everything seems to have been done and
> discussed.
> Cheers
> Anne
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> me off. My husband called the doctor's cell phone who also brushed us
> of, over which time I was worsening, until at about 6.30 I couldn't
> move or speak, not quite sure wht my husband didn't call 911 at that
> point, but eventually a friend came round and saw me and saw sense and
> called 911. We can never really know for sure if it was a reaction to
> the medication, but there was something going on, my pupils were
> dilated and my blood pressure was high and climbing, I think it hit
> 176/132, when the day before it had been 120/80.
>
> They gave me benadryl and gradually I began to regain some movement,
> but they eventually decided to admit me so they could do further
> tests, I had an MRI today, which was fine, right now we are just
> trying to figure out why the doctor has it in my notes to discharge me
> tomorrow not this evening, when everything seems to have been done and
> discussed.