Hope you all are doing well. In regards to last weeks posting - did I mention that I had stated that it was my gallbladder???? Message to Physicians - if you want us to communicate with you and advise you of all our symptoms, etc then LISTEN TO YOUR PATIENTS!!! We know our bodies as well as you do.
After getting out last weekend it has taken me a while to get back to semi-normal. Had my blood test on Tuesday only to find that my Potassium level had dropped to a very low level. Of course since I had the test done outside the hospital they had me come in Wednesday early for another test. SURPRISE - same results. Because low potassium can really screw up your heart my doc ordered an EKG. Sure enough it showed some flattening of one of the bands which she was not happy with so after chemo I was admitted into the hospital for massive doses of Potassium via an IV. You would think it would be simple - not so. If run too fast and not mixed with Saline, Potassium burns like hell going in you veins and can induce a heart attack. Half way through the IV (which takes 4+ hours) the IV machine goes off and the nurse comes in and re-starts it. About 10 minutes into it I knew something was wrong. A terrible burning and my arm felt like it was in a vice grip. Now I can tolerate pain pretty well but this HURT. By the time the nurse came in I was almost in tears it hurt so bad. The problem was that the nurse who came in and re-programmed the machine didn't re-start it properly and I had straight potassium running into me. Problem with this is that it burns like hell and could have given me a heart attack. Just another reason to always have someone with you at the hospital. All kidding aside this was a very serious situation which could have caused problems down the road.
Besides that all has been well. Trying to get back my strength and move forward.
Hoping this weeks treatment will be uneventful!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment