Prayers needed for health - Page 4

> Ok well delivery went fine, but on wednesday things changed. I got a
> Migraine, so I thought. Took my meds and rested. Next day wake up with
> it again just as wicked as the day before. Unusual for it to go two days
> but has happened a couple of times. Take my meds and just get through
> the day. Friday wake up again with it. At this point I"m beginning to
> lose it. Then I start getting heart palpitations. Not good now I know
> something is weird. Never had a migraine that went on for three days
> when I actually slept at night. Normally if I get to sleep and sleep at
> least 6 hrs then it's gone by morning. So go to the pharmacy to get
> blood pressure checked. It was 186 over 101. Not good my norm is 118
> over 63. So off to the hospital.
>
> I get dr death. Use your imagination on this one. Leave the hospital no
> treatment. Wait a few hours go back when dr death won't be there and get
> another dr. He immediately realizes there is a big problem. Heart
> monitored, blood drawn, meds given, put to bed on the ward. Fine think
> things are turning around. Nope. Dr death is on all weekend. So don't
> get to see a dr on saturday. Fine sunday I'm told there is another dr
> over in emerg. Ask nurse to see if that dr will come over and take a
> look at me. 4hrs later different nurse tells me no that's not going to
> happen cuz it's against hospital policy. If I want to see a dr today my
> only choice is dr death. I tell her NO. Nurse then informs me that I
> won't get to see any dr till monday morning. Meanwhile every time they
> take my blood pressure it's going up again even with meds.
>
> Call hubby and vent. He says do whatever you have to. So I pack my stuff
> and walked out. Never told anyone either. Took them 2 hrs to realize I
> wasn't there and they phoned my cell. Hilarious. Went home showered had
> a bite to eat, kiss the kids cuz they don't get why mommy keeps
> disappearing. Drive 30 min to another town to emerg. Go through the
> whole speil of everything that has happened with the nurse. Who happens
> to know me so we had a good laugh. Seen dr within 10mins. Treated right
> away. Monitored for 3 hrs then allowed to go home with meds.
>
> Essentially I have preclampsia/toxemia resulting from the pregnancy.
> Even though I'm not pregnant anymore. OB says it's rare but it can
> happen. Essentially my blood pressure is high, my head hurts so bad at
> times I wish it would pop off, my body is so swollen I hardly recognize
> it at times. And at it's worse I wish I could close my eyes and not wake
> up till it was over. At other times it doesn't seem so bad maybe a 5 out
> of 10. But that bearable compared to a 11 out of 10. So bed rest for a
> few days and the meds and pray and pray some more that this will correct
> itself in a few days and I will get back to normal. As it stands right
> now I've actually gained 4lbs since giving birth. Mainly due to water
> retention. All this has been way harder then the pregnancy was. Kids
> don't understand why mommy can't do anything. Hubby is unsure if he
> should let me rest, cuz I don't look sick at times. When I do look sick
> he knows. But he's staying home to babysit mommy tomorrow. So if you got
> this far I would be honored to be included in your prayers.
> Thanx for listening to my ramblings..
> Take Care
> Joanna

> Ok well delivery went fine, but on wednesday things changed. I got a
> Migraine, so I thought. Took my meds and rested. Next day wake up with
> it again just as wicked as the day before. Unusual for it to go two days
> but has happened a couple of times. Take my meds and just get through
> the day. Friday wake up again with it. At this point I"m beginning to
> lose it. Then I start getting heart palpitations. Not good now I know
> something is weird. Never had a migraine that went on for three days
> when I actually slept at night. Normally if I get to sleep and sleep at
> least 6 hrs then it's gone by morning. So go to the pharmacy to get
> blood pressure checked. It was 186 over 101. Not good my norm is 118
> over 63. So off to the hospital.
> I get dr death. Use your imagination on this one. Leave the hospital no
> treatment. Wait a few hours go back when dr death won't be there and get
> another dr. He immediately realizes there is a big problem. Heart
> monitored, blood drawn, meds given, put to bed on the ward. Fine think
> things are turning around. Nope. Dr death is on all weekend. So don't
> get to see a dr on saturday. Fine sunday I'm told there is another dr
> over in emerg. Ask nurse to see if that dr will come over and take a
> look at me. 4hrs later different nurse tells me no that's not going to
> happen cuz it's against hospital policy. If I want to see a dr today my
> only choice is dr death. I tell her NO. Nurse then informs me that I
> won't get to see any dr till monday morning. Meanwhile every time they
> take my blood pressure it's going up again even with meds.
> Call hubby and vent. He says do whatever you have to. So I pack my stuff
> and walked out. Never told anyone either. Took them 2 hrs to realize I
> wasn't there and they phoned my cell. Hilarious. Went home showered had
> a bite to eat, kiss the kids cuz they don't get why mommy keeps
> disappearing. Drive 30 min to another town to emerg. Go through the
> whole speil of everything that has happened with the nurse. Who happens
> to know me so we had a good laugh. Seen dr within 10mins. Treated right
> away. Monitored for 3 hrs then allowed to go home with meds.
> Essentially I have preclampsia/toxemia resulting from the pregnancy.
> Even though I'm not pregnant anymore. OB says it's rare but it can
> happen. Essentially my blood pressure is high, my head hurts so bad at
> times I wish it would pop off, my body is so swollen I hardly recognize
> it at times. And at it's worse I wish I could close my eyes and not wake
> up till it was over. At other times it doesn't seem so bad maybe a 5 out
> of 10. But that bearable compared to a 11 out of 10. So bed rest for a
> few days and the meds and pray and pray some more that this will correct
> itself in a few days and I will get back to normal. As it stands right
> now I've actually gained 4lbs since giving birth. Mainly due to water
> retention. All this has been way harder then the pregnancy was. Kids
> don't understand why mommy can't do anything. Hubby is unsure if he
> should let me rest, cuz I don't look sick at times. When I do look sick
> he knows. But he's staying home to babysit mommy tomorrow. So if you got
> this far I would be honored to be included in your prayers.
> Thanx for listening to my ramblings..
> Take Care
> Joanna

> I'm glad you finally got helped, elsewhere, and so sorry you had to
> deal with "Dr. Death" at the first hospital! You should definitely let
> however is in charge at that hospital (Hospital Administrator, Board,
> or whatever) know what you went through.

==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ====

>> I'm glad you finally got helped, elsewhere, and so sorry you had to
>> deal with "Dr. Death" at the first hospital! You should definitely let
>> however is in charge at that hospital (Hospital Administrator, Board,
>> or whatever) know what you went through.
> In writing. It takes time to get an incompetent doctor dealt with,
> but you can bet his colleagues know what's going on and are just
> waiting for somebody outside to start the ball rolling.
> The US and UK deal with incompetent doctors in different ways.
> The UK approach is to make the guy practice under supervision
> for a while and hope he gets a clue. The US one is to reduce the
> guy's certification so he can only do things that can't easily
> kill people, like dermatology and psychiatry. It would be better
> if both options were available both sides of the pond.
> Hope you're on the mend, Joanna.
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