ARRR! Not again!

[Gnusgal]

Late last night my insicion started to bleed a little bit again. It was after hours and I really didn't want to deal with an on-call doc or go to the ER, so my husband put some 2x2 gause (2 layers) over it so that I wouldn't bleed on the sheets and we went to bed. This morning I woke up and the bandage is completely soaked through! The office opens in about 30 minutes and I will be calling, not to worry. But WHY, OH, WHY does this have to be happening to me?!?!?!?

I'll update when/if I can. (Erica, you may need to update for me again)

 

[Karlynn]

Gosh Niki - I know you've had way more than enough of this. Let's hope they can fix it for good today.

 

[Yaps]

mercy

mercy

See the dr asap..love Yaps

 

[Harrybaby666]

I hope everything gets fixed for ya Nikki..

I hope everything gets fixed for ya Nikki..

Gosh, you have been getting the rotten end of the stick havent you....My heart and prayers go out to you while you get through this mess, and I hope you will get fixed up ASAP!!! Take Care, Harrybaby

 

[KimC]

Niki, we're here for you. Update when and however you can. Thanks for posting.

 

[Gnusgal]

Just got back from the doctor's office. It has stopped bleeding. She said it looks okay for now, but put more bandage over it and said that if it continues to bleed as much as it did last night we may need to have the surgeon re-close it... She will be going on vacation starting Thursday, so she had two of her nurses come in to look at it so they would be able to notice any changes if I end up needing to come in again while she's gone. I hope and pray that this has been the last of our scares. I plan on going back to work tomorrow and really don't need any more of this... Sorry to worry everyone!

 

[Nan]

Glad you are OK, but should you be going back to work tomorrow?

Hope all continues well.

 

[ericaj]

Niki

Niki

My Dear Miss Niki -

What am I going to do with us?? Are we falling apart? Seriously though I am glad for the good news - hope that it doesnt start to bleed again - I love uppdating for you, but really love having you here to talk to!!!

Still all congested today, 2 more days until my Lung Dr. Appt. so by then I hope both you and I are feeling better!!! For me it hurts to cough, reeeally hurts so trying to avoid that.

I hope to catch you online tonight?? Let me know ok?? I'd really like to chat with you!!

Erica

 

[Gnusgal]

Well, I took a nap from about 12:30-1:45, and when I woke up there was some blood (about dime size) coming through the bandage (a doubled over 4x4 gauze) that the doc. put over the incision (by the way, this is not from open heart, it's from an ICD implant. So it's a bit less invasive. But I've already had to deal with a hematoma at the site, so I'm naturally a bit aprehensive.). My husband thinks that there's no reason to call it in, since she didn't seem overly concerned about the bleeding from last night, but I'm just not sure... Why can't this just be easy?!

 

[SHerrin Hutt]

Hi
I'm not up on what type of work you do. But should you be going back to work. I had to have two ICD put in because they didn't warn me about all the things not to do after the first one. So after the second one in less than 6 wks. I really took what they said and followed every rule to the letter didn't want to see what it would be like to have a third. The first two wasn't the greatest to begin with the drugs don't seem to work on me anymore so I had the plesure of feeling everything they did to me. The Dr. keep saying I am sorry I know it hurts but that wasn't much comfront in that.

 

[Gnusgal]

I'm not up on what type of work you do. But should you be going back to work.

I'm a middle school teacher. I went back yesterday and I did fine. I was tired when I got home, but no more tired than I would be after any month long break from school (remember, Christmas break fell right before all of this stuff). My doctor said it was fine to go back to work as long as I didn't lift my arm above shoulder hight or lift anything heavy. And I didn't do that. Plus, today is 2 weeks since the ICD implant. So those restrictions, I would think, are pretty much over (that was the time limit I was given). Now, the hematoma surgery was 5 days ago, but I was not told any restrictions from that one. When I told my doctor I was going to try to go back to work on Wednesday (I told her this last Sunday as she released me from the hospital) I think she was just relieved I wasn't going to try to go back Monday or Tuesday. She was well aware that I was not happy about missing work. Every day I kept asking "When can I go back to work?" and she would just roll her eyes at me.

It's not so much that I want to BE at work, it's that work keeps on going whether I'm there or not. And I am the one who has to figure out what they do while I'm gone! Not my favorite thing to do in the world. It's much easier to just do it myself, even if I'm not feeling tip-top. Plus, subs have a tendency to not follow my lesson plans quite the way I want them to, because I'm the theatre teacher. They seem to think it doesn't matter...

Anyway, I'm glad your second ICD went well. Believe me, your story had me worried enough to be sure to be more careful than my doctor even told me to be! I was told it was okay to drive after 2 days, but I made my husband drive me around up until yesterday (and I still don't use my left arm when I drive at all). I also had my husband washing my hair up until the last couple of days as well. And before surgery I made sure to pull all of my button down shirts into one area of my closet so that I could wear them exclusively. You helped me without even knowing it!

 

[SHerrin Hutt]

The first surgery in the hosp. they didn't tell me anything not to do. I washed my hair right after they put it in. I drove and did anything and everything. The second time was a whole new ball game. My husband help me hook my bra and pull up my pants. He made sure I had pull on pants when we went out because he said, he wasn't going to the restroom with me. The only thing he hated doing was putting in my ear rings. WHen I left the hospital the second time as an out patient they wouldn't even left me lift my arm to put on my sweatshirt they sent me home in a hospital gown. They sent me home in a sling so I wouldn't be tempted to use it at all. I'm glad you are doing better.