Thanks Abers

[retrocop]

Hi all,
Thank you all those ABers who conveyed their best wishes with regard to my hospital recovery. A special thanks to Margo who passed on Mrs retros bulletins.
Although I am now home and the stent op was successful it has produced other problems which are now giving more concern.
The day after the op I had a CT scan (Thursday). The contrast dye shot my creatine/bloods up to 227. My level was 80 pre op and the norm is between 60-100. This seemed to cause them concern and I was put on continuous 16hr IV sodium lactose to flush out the kidneys.The 'cretin' levels began to drop slightly and on Sunday they were 165. Still too high but I guess it was dropping too slowly for their bed requirements and I was told I could go home on the provisio I promised to attend GP centre yesterday and have blood test to ensure it was still dropping. If it rose I would have to go back to vascular ward. I was told to drink copious amounts of water at home.
I went to bet about 2030hrs on Sunday evening as I was shattered through lack of sleep in ward. I became semi conscious at about midnight and found I was fighting for breath. I really thought I was about to curl my toes up. On occsions I involuntarily 'forgot' to breathe and had to sit upright and gasp lungfuls of air whilst wheezing like an old steam engine. Quite alarming and Mrs retro slept through it all quite oblivious.
Next morning I could hardly talk through my acute breathfulness and managed to get a early GP appt.
The GP was most concerned especially as I started coughing blood in her surgery. She spoke to the vascular team back at St Georges and they said,"Not our problem doc. Sounds a medical problem. Send him to casualty!"
We arrived at casualty with a letter of referral from our brilliant GP. More blood tests,ECG and chest X-Ray. End result is suspected renal and heart failure plus water in the lungs due to excessive fluid intakes.
The heart could cope and pump the fluids and weakened it and the kidneys were overwhelmed as well! We got home 2100 hours last night.
We are back to St Georges tomorrow at 0900 where I have more blood/'cretin' level checks and a heart echogram to ascertain the damage.
Meanwhile I am on 1litre fluid restriction per day and diuretic tablets.
Not a very satisfactory state of affairs and I am beginning to wonder if it was all worth it.
Well I can still get back to the crossword section here and enjoy some banter with my friends.
Thanks all again for your kind thoughts.

[Peter Pedant]

O for gods sake dont be so thin skinned - Nigh.

retro - glad to hear that you have survived a rather obvious post op problem

The doctor refusing you ( go to cas, that one ) erm shouldnt have -
and when it is all over or if Mrs Retro is in a writey mood she should write to the consultant in charge of Endovars and request a review of your case - particularly, the decision not to readmit....
You were also told your raised creatinine ( cretin to you ) was due to the anaesthetic - an obvious load of boll+x I can tell you [ previous post ]
Your hospial has a PALS service and will assist ( if you ask )

you should also say you were discharged too early
and that they should review their discharge procedures

also demand that this is recorded as an involuntary readmission within 30d an NOT as a new admission with a new problem - or else they will go on doing it ( discharging far too early - so that they have beds to cure yet ore punters by discharging the ill ones onto the street )

as Gness said I am not surprised

I am actually - it is not very good quality post op care .....

[naomi24]

Peter Pedant, that's not thin skin - it's consideration and respect. Take note.

[Caran]

Gosh retro you are going through it! I hope things work out well for you.
Hang on in there!

[askyourgran]

Get well soon Retro, and for Gods sake vote Out take no notice of mikey.

[wolf63]

Retro, I hope that you get back to your normal health state as soon as you can.

Best wishes to you and your better half. :-)

[Ann]

All sounds very scary Retro, well done for keeping so cheerful (not sure that I could) I send you my very best wishes for a speedy recovery. A x

[waterboatman]

Nice to see you back retro. But not good to see you are still having major problems. From the look of it you should still be in hospital.

I wish you a herself all the best mate.

[lady-janine]

nightmare retrocop. keep fighting and you'll get there in the end and it sounds as though your gp is giving brilliant help.

[tamborine]

Sorry to read the probs retro & hope youre well soon.

Balders, tis good youre home but get a fit young bloke to sort the light....one good hand is enuf to biff him if he messes with Mrs B.

[Barmaid]

I wish you well Retro and hope the medics get you back on the straight and narrow pdq.