On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:46:44 -0500, TFM®
> wrote:

>
>
>"Pennyaline" > wrote in message
.. .
>> TFM® wrote:
>>> ...Feeling much better since she was readmitted to TGH and the doctors
>>> undid what the nurses so dangerously bungled last time.
>>>
>>
>> I am glad that she's feeling better and will soon be back to her old self!
>> But, what did I miss? What did the nurses so dangerously bungle?
>
>They damaged her veins to the point they had to do a PICC
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphe...ntral_catheter
>
>The first time she was in TGH, I saw this procedure done. A lot of work,
>but the nurse pulled it off without a hitch and Christy barely flinched.
>
>Then she was released and sent home a few days after that.
>Barely home for a week, her PCP (primary care physician) called and said it
>was urgent that she go to the ER at TGH and be admitted.
>After she was admitted they attempted to do another PICC. I was not there
>to witness the procedure this time. Evidently they used a small monkey on
>crack. Her arm swelled up to almost the size of her leg and became
>infected.
>
>Realizing they had ****ed something up, they had that one pulled and went
>straight into the carotid artery (I think).
>
>When the arm situation got worse the next day, they pulled that jackass
>maneuver of discharging her at night and sending her home in a cab. (Here's
>where people start asking, "Why didn't you go pick her up?")
>
>I have developed quite the cataract in my right eye. The one that had the
>nail shot through it in 1991 or so.
>I have 20/200 vision in that eye. Probably worse but that's as low as the
>scale goes.
>At any rate, it's physically not possible for me to drive in the dark. What
>appears as a pinpoint of light to my left eye is a huge glowing orb in the
>right. Oncoming headlights are especially fun!
>I've been fitted with corrective lenses (glasses) that help a little in the
>daylight, but do nothing at night. The doctor who examined me recommended
>surgery first, but I simply can't afford it.
>
>Back to Christy...
>When she got home I took one look at her and said, "What the Hell did they
>send you home for?"
>She had no idea. When the sun came up the next morning I had her back in
>the ER at a local hospital.
>They kept her there all day doing X-rays and other tests. Then they sent
>her back to TGH where they performed the surgery that saved her from
>impending amputation.

Okay, I am more than a little confused about how many PICCs she
got...and exactly what happend..but that's okay. I am often this
way...LOL.

Sorry to hear that she has had such a rough time. Next time, tell her
to ask for a neonatal nurse to put one in...we can get into the worst
veins...

Give her my love.

And you take care too.

Christine

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Sorry to hear that she has had such a rough time. Next time, tell her
> to ask for a neonatal nurse to put one in...we can get into the worst
> veins...
>
> Give her my love.
>
> And you take care too.
>
> Christine

Scalp veins Christine? <g>

Did not know you were neonatal. Too cool!
--
Peace! Om

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." -- Dalai Lama

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:04:46 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> Sorry to hear that she has had such a rough time. Next time, tell her
>> to ask for a neonatal nurse to put one in...we can get into the worst
>> veins...
>>
>> Give her my love.
>>
>> And you take care too.
>>
>> Christine
>
>Scalp veins Christine? <g>
>
>Did not know you were neonatal. Too cool!

I am pretty sure that I told you I was a neonatal RN. After all, we
were talking bout RSV, and such, and I know I had asked you at one
point about the hospital where you worked, and if it had a neonatal
unit. That was when I was traveling...

But yes, I am a neonatal ICU RN.

And we start IVs, PICCs (not me personally yet, but I want to take the
PICC line insertion course) on the tiniest veins..those of the
micropremies.

Christine

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:04:46 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Christine Dabney > wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry to hear that she has had such a rough time. Next time, tell her
> >> to ask for a neonatal nurse to put one in...we can get into the worst
> >> veins...
> >>
> >> Give her my love.
> >>
> >> And you take care too.
> >>
> >> Christine
> >
> >Scalp veins Christine? <g>
> >
> >Did not know you were neonatal. Too cool!
>
> I am pretty sure that I told you I was a neonatal RN. After all, we
> were talking bout RSV, and such, and I know I had asked you at one
> point about the hospital where you worked, and if it had a neonatal
> unit. That was when I was traveling...

Mea Culpa. I guess I just forgot!
>
> But yes, I am a neonatal ICU RN.

David Cohen from m.f.w. is a pediatric ICU RN.
You and he would hit it off famously. <g> He's in Las Vegas.

>
> And we start IVs, PICCs (not me personally yet, but I want to take the
> PICC line insertion course) on the tiniest veins..those of the
> micropremies.
>
> Christine

Yeesh. When I worked for Scott and White in Temple, I got to collect
blood samples from some of those premies.

They look like toys.
--
Peace! Om

"All People and things are interdependent. The world has become so small that no nation can solve its problems alone, in isolation from others. That is why I believe we must all cultivate a sense of responsibility based on love and compassion for each other." -- Dalai Lama

In article > ,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> Omelet >
> news > rec.food.cooking
>
>
> > Yeesh. When I worked for Scott and White in Temple, I got to collect
> > blood samples from some of those premies.
> >
> > They look like toys.
>
> Don't they just... The high risk babies always amaze me. They are so tiny.
> Little bitty hands and feet. I always marvel at them when I see them, which
> is not very often.
>
My first week working at UT-Southwestern, I was taken past the NICU at
Parkland. Years later, I used to take my dietetic interns to visit the
NICU at Women's Hospital in Greensboro. One year there was a baby who
was born weighing 365 g (that's about 12 ounces). Her crib was next to
the window. Every so often her little leg would kick up, and it was
about the size of my index figure. Last I knew, the baby grew to be a
healthy girl. Talk about a miracle...

So Christine, any chance you'll be considering a stint in the Swedish
NICU in the near future?

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

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In article > ,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> Omelet >
> news > rec.food.cooking
>
>
> > Yeesh. When I worked for Scott and White in Temple, I got to collect
> > blood samples from some of those premies.
> >
> > They look like toys.
>
> Don't they just... The high risk babies always amaze me. They are so tiny.
> Little bitty hands and feet. I always marvel at them when I see them, which
> is not very often.
>
> Michael

It is totally amazing!
And you have to be SO careful!
--
Peace! Om

"All People and things are interdependent. The world has become so small that no nation can solve its problems alone, in isolation from others. That is why I believe we must all cultivate a sense of responsibility based on love and compassion for each other." -- Dalai Lama