PRIOR TO THE PAIN PUMP:
- Jim is on 40 mgs of oxycontin every 8 hours
- +
- getting 2 mg's of dilauded every hour
- = lots of pain meds
- but still has pain
So, to help, they give him the pain pump.
ON THE PAIN PUMP
- No oxycontin
- .3 mg of dilauded continuously
- +
- .6 mg of dilauded every 10 mins, if he pushes the button (if he's awake or remembers)
- = Jim writhing in pain all night
- WE TRIED TO TELL THEM, WE DID. WE WERE ARGUING WITH 2 NURSE HOW THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH, BUT THEY WANTED US TO RELAX BECAUSE THEY "KNEW MORE THAN WE DID ABOUT THIS STUFF."
Only to find that he has the worse nurse on the whole floor taking care of him today, and the GI doc comes in to tell him he's going for the GI at 10:00 a.m. AND that they may put a feeding tube in and a drain tube out (is this colostomy????) Jim asks how long for the tube, and the doc says, "How long you got to live?"
(@#$%%^&@*(*%&) fricifracisassifracim
So, I am going to the hopt. Who knew????????
4 comments:
wow. good thing i'm not loading the dishwasher again... more broken dishes. i can't believe those nurses didn't loose any limbs? the Lord's grace, aye? love you guys. thinking about you A LOT.
Lord have mercy. I am praying. I love you both.
Sounds to me like you need to get Dr. Gluckman on the case or Jim's primary care physician to help manage this situation since they are not responding to Jim's distress calls.
I feel for you. We had a bad experience there too when Sam wasn't given his formula for 10 hours after telling them over and over again that he wasn't swallowing food.
Stand strong girl against the powers.
Informative post. Your readers might be interested to know that numerous studies have indicated that pain pumps, which are often inserted into arteries after surgery, can cause severe damage to cartilage, especially in the shoulder. This can cause a condition known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chrondrolysis (PAGCL), which causes severe pain and requires significant medication. If you believe you have suffered as a result of a pain pump, such as On-Q and Marcaine pumps, or you may be entitled to compensation for your injury. Learn more and obtain a free case evaluation from the renowned law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer at www.shoulderpainpumplitigation.com.
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