So... How'd Your Day Go?

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Originally Posted by escorial

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Damn right Esc. :-)

Wrote and read mega amounts today. A fine day of progress! :D

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Originally Posted by midnightpoet

The nurses came in this morning and tried to put in an IV, took them ten tries, kept "blowing" as my wife said. Finally hooked up, later they tried again - same result. She's very upset, wants to get the bleep out of that place. Her arms look like someone has been beating her. Dr. will be coming in later. Her blood pressure still high, maybe the cardiologist can do something. She had a similar incident in 2012, but she got better.

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Had a similar experience in a local hospital when someone tried thirteen times to take blood from me, I mentioned it at a London teaching hospital when someone apologised for failing the first time and they told me they have a protocolthat that after the third attempt they hand over to someone else, it makes sense,repeated failures do not increase the chance of success or patient confidence.

Fribulation can mean all sorts of things, I had atrial fribulation briefly from a virus infection that affected my heart muscles. Before we knew the cause my GP told me not to worry, he had been taking digoxin and living a normal life for years.

I do hope things turn out well.

Thanks, Olly - the a-fib was fixed fast, but complications abounded. Her blood sugar spiked, her blood is too thick, and her blood pressure is high. Of course, being rather ornery and stubborn, she's not the willing patient. You're going to do what to me? Like hell you are!:D

She is doing better though, but it may be Wednesday before she can come home.

Due to HFHC I have centrals on both sides because my arteries always collapse. Not fun, but practical. :wink:

Hope things go all right for you both. But let me say this much, while it's trying to be ill and away from home, at least you are aware of the issue and are being proactive about it. Too often symptoms of cardiac issues are ignored because they aren't overt.

Just sent $500 to ACLU.

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Originally Posted by midnightpoet

Thanks, Olly - the a-fib was fixed fast, but complications abounded. Her blood sugar spiked, her blood is too thick, and her blood pressure is high. Of course, being rather ornery and stubborn, she's not the willing patient. You're going to do what to me? Like hell you are!:D

She is doing better though, but it may be Wednesday before she can come home.

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The 'coming home' bit sounds good :)

Just found out my friend and coworker isn't doing well. :( His sister is VERY sick and they have to take her to the hospital due to severe kidney issues. She's just 13 years old.

Let's pray for my friend's poor sis.

Yeah, definitely. I hope she pulls through, Greenie.

Me too. :( It sucks that my friend is going through this. At least when my granddad died of cancer two years ago, life at least gave him the blessing to live for several decades before his body started falling apart on him. This girl is barely in the middle of her teen years!

Life is indeed cruel.