Tough couple of weeks - Page 2

BrucePartington · 08-22-16, 06:52 AM

The moment I read "doubled over in back pain so severe that she had to be carried to the car " I immediately thought "kidney stones". Now why did that instantly pop into my mind?
The pain is excruciating.
Here's hoping her ordeal is over soon.

Side note: after some research, I identified a chocolate bar late night snack the night before was the trigger in my case. I suggest you try to ascertain what she had been eating prior to this event, and consult with the doctors.
In my case, it's OK to take one byte, but definitely not an entire chocolate bar.

All the best.

Commander Wallace · 08-22-16, 07:11 AM

This really has been a rough week for you. Thoughts and prayers to her and your family for a speedy recovery. In keeping with what Catfish said, Cranberry juice is supposed to have properties that lend themselves to maintenance of the kidneys. Check into it.

Fluoroquinolones are a wide spectrum anti biotic meaning they are used to treat a variety of urinary tract infections.

Trimethoprim is bacteriostatic in nature meaning it blocks functions within the bacteria to stop their growth and proliferation. In short, the bacteria is poisoned.

Co-trimoxazole is a sulfonamide antibiotic that is made up of two drugs, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim.

These can all have side effects in children ranging from vomiting, nausea, headaches, fatigue to dizziness.

I'm not sure if they have used these and usually with anti biotic resistant infections, a synthetic anti biotic is used. The problem is, too many doctors have over proscribed antibiotics without gram staining samples leading to strains that have now become resistant to antibiotics.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes for her recovery.

GoldenRivet · 08-22-16, 09:16 AM

I appreciate all the kind words. Not sure if I'll be "off" the rest of the year and hate for this to be my first big post of the offseason.

She's pain free. Only ran about a 99.5 degree fever last night for about an hour.

My money is on getting out of here within the next 2-3 days.

Fingers crossed.

AVGWarhawk · 08-22-16, 09:46 AM

Pain subsiding and fever is lower is always a great sign! Hoping for a complete quick recovery!

Osmium Steele · 08-22-16, 12:58 PM

Hospital stays with your child are the worst. Glad she seems to be on the mend.

vienna · 08-22-16, 01:40 PM

My best wishes for a quick and complete recovery for your daughter and an easing of the worries for you and yours. Just keep being a good dad and husband and stay by their side and she'll be fine...

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GoldenRivet · 08-26-16, 03:51 PM

Just an update. i have returned home to clean house and catch up laundry and make all the preparations for my wife and stepdaughter to return here.

We anticipate discharge on Sunday pending results of CT scan. blood work has all returned to normal levels, some inflammatory markers remain but for the most part are rapidly trending in the right direction.

If the CT scan shows improvement she will be sent home Sunday. then we begin the process of building her strength back up and preparing her for heading back to school.

thanks for the kind words. almost out of the woods!

eddie · 08-26-16, 03:58 PM

Glad to hear she is doing better! I wish you all the best!

vienna · 08-26-16, 04:22 PM

Very, very good news! Wishing you and yours all the best and a quick convalescence...

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Commander Wallace · 08-26-16, 04:48 PM

It's great to hear she is doing so well. All the best to her and your family.

Jimbuna · 08-27-16, 05:20 AM

Onward and upward John

GoldenRivet · 08-28-16, 10:05 PM

Got the nephrostomy done this morning, she came through it fine and is in good spirits - mostly through chemistry

coming out of anesthesia was a bear, at first she was confused and was afraid she had woken up before they did the procedure. then she was freaked out by the tubes coming out of her side and felt that her life was ruined because she would have to have these tubes forever. then she related to us that she was brought down to the "basement" of the hospital where she was "tortured" without mercy and that everyone was trying to kill her and that if she had to tear the tubes out and run away from the hospital she would do it right now. (of course she was far from capable of honoring such a threat)

eventually she calmed down and came to her senses and within an hour or so we had a calm, collected girl who presented an occasional smile.

not out of the woods, but i think the hardest part is behind us. after a few more days of recovery she may be sent home.

fingers crossed

Jimbuna · 08-29-16, 05:56 AM

Commander Wallace · 08-29-16, 07:27 AM

Almost there.

Onkel Neal · 08-30-16, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Got the nephrostomy done this morning, she came through it fine and is in good spirits - mostly through chemistry

coming out of anesthesia was a bear, at first she was confused and was afraid she had woken up before they did the procedure. then she was freaked out by the tubes coming out of her side and felt that her life was ruined because she would have to have these tubes forever. then she related to us that she was brought down to the "basement" of the hospital where she was "tortured" without mercy and that everyone was trying to kill her and that if she had to tear the tubes out and run away from the hospital she would do it right now. (of course she was far from capable of honoring such a threat)

eventually she calmed down and came to her senses and within an hour or so we had a calm, collected girl who presented an occasional smile.

not out of the woods, but i think the hardest part is behind us. after a few more days of recovery she may be sent home.

fingers crossed

How was the last night, is her condition improving?

Anesthesia can have some strange affects, I have a friend who had a procedure and afterwards he swears the nurses kept taking away his blankets and subjecting him to freezing cold temperatures... even days later he was absolutely convinced this had happened and was planning write a series of letters complaining about his ill treatment.

08-22-16, 06:52 AM	#16
BrucePartington XO Join Date: May 2013 Location: KM AM99 Posts: 405 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	The moment I read "doubled over in back pain so severe that she had to be carried to the car " I immediately thought "kidney stones". Now why did that instantly pop into my mind? The pain is excruciating. Here's hoping her ordeal is over soon. Side note: after some research, I identified a chocolate bar late night snack the night before was the trigger in my case. I suggest you try to ascertain what she had been eating prior to this event, and consult with the doctors. In my case, it's OK to take one byte, but definitely not an entire chocolate bar. All the best. __________________ "The bureaucracy is expanding, to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy." - Leonard Nimoy

08-22-16, 07:11 AM	#17
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,316 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This really has been a rough week for you. Thoughts and prayers to her and your family for a speedy recovery. In keeping with what Catfish said, Cranberry juice is supposed to have properties that lend themselves to maintenance of the kidneys. Check into it. Fluoroquinolones are a wide spectrum anti biotic meaning they are used to treat a variety of urinary tract infections. Trimethoprim is bacteriostatic in nature meaning it blocks functions within the bacteria to stop their growth and proliferation. In short, the bacteria is poisoned. Co-trimoxazole is a sulfonamide antibiotic that is made up of two drugs, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. These can all have side effects in children ranging from vomiting, nausea, headaches, fatigue to dizziness. I'm not sure if they have used these and usually with anti biotic resistant infections, a synthetic anti biotic is used. The problem is, too many doctors have over proscribed antibiotics without gram staining samples leading to strains that have now become resistant to antibiotics. I hope this helps. Best wishes for her recovery. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 08-22-16 at 07:33 AM.

08-22-16, 09:16 AM	#18
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I appreciate all the kind words. Not sure if I'll be "off" the rest of the year and hate for this to be my first big post of the offseason. She's pain free. Only ran about a 99.5 degree fever last night for about an hour. My money is on getting out of here within the next 2-3 days. Fingers crossed. __________________

08-22-16, 09:46 AM	#19
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Pain subsiding and fever is lower is always a great sign! Hoping for a complete quick recovery! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-22-16, 12:58 PM	#20
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Hospital stays with your child are the worst. Glad she seems to be on the mend. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

08-22-16, 01:40 PM	#21
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	My best wishes for a quick and complete recovery for your daughter and an easing of the worries for you and yours. Just keep being a good dad and husband and stay by their side and she'll be fine... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

08-26-16, 03:51 PM	#22
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Just an update. i have returned home to clean house and catch up laundry and make all the preparations for my wife and stepdaughter to return here. We anticipate discharge on Sunday pending results of CT scan. blood work has all returned to normal levels, some inflammatory markers remain but for the most part are rapidly trending in the right direction. If the CT scan shows improvement she will be sent home Sunday. then we begin the process of building her strength back up and preparing her for heading back to school. thanks for the kind words. almost out of the woods! __________________

08-26-16, 03:58 PM	#23
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Glad to hear she is doing better! I wish you all the best! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

08-26-16, 04:22 PM	#24
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Very, very good news! Wishing you and yours all the best and a quick convalescence... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

08-26-16, 04:48 PM	#25
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,316 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	It's great to hear she is doing so well. All the best to her and your family.

08-27-16, 05:20 AM	#26
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Onward and upward John __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-28-16, 10:05 PM	#27
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Got the nephrostomy done this morning, she came through it fine and is in good spirits - mostly through chemistry coming out of anesthesia was a bear, at first she was confused and was afraid she had woken up before they did the procedure. then she was freaked out by the tubes coming out of her side and felt that her life was ruined because she would have to have these tubes forever. then she related to us that she was brought down to the "basement" of the hospital where she was "tortured" without mercy and that everyone was trying to kill her and that if she had to tear the tubes out and run away from the hospital she would do it right now. (of course she was far from capable of honoring such a threat) eventually she calmed down and came to her senses and within an hour or so we had a calm, collected girl who presented an occasional smile. not out of the woods, but i think the hardest part is behind us. after a few more days of recovery she may be sent home. fingers crossed __________________

08-29-16, 05:56 AM	#28
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-29-16, 07:27 AM	#29
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,316 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Almost there.