Lori, I read your message with great interest. It is because you mentioned
Toradal; which is a medication I am on for pain and have been long term. My
doctor claims it is non addictive and like candy; however my prescriptions
are filled at a military instillation and they are now refusing to fill this
particular drug. They claim one should only be on it for five days as it is
very hard on the liver.Do you know anything about this? Your friend,
lillian
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori and Tom Anderson-Finwall <ltaaf@ix.netcom.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MOL] Lung Cancer
>Dear murry,
>
>My father went though some problems also. The doc took him off his anti
>depresant cold turkey he went in to withdrawls and was a wake in hell for 4
>days post sugery. He ended up with celluitus a staf or streap infection
>around the insision. I say a doc change his bangage one day post op with
>out gloves or using sterial technique. He later developed an infection
>internaly. he went in to resptory arrest 2x. 'They gave him medication that
>guffed up his mind. he had a hx of problems with Codine they gave him
>hydrocodone. he was addicted to valume once they gave him other
>benzodiaipines whin also goofed him up.
> MY father died after being returned to the hospital from being discharged
>for 10 hours. He decides to be No cpr and went in to respitory arest 3 days
>later.
>We are going to be seeking legal help.
> We feel The doctors should have tested him for sleep apniea, not given
him
>those drugs when we told them not to prior to the sugery and I feel that he
>should have been on iv anti biotoic longer. They gave him narcotic pain
>killers when he snould have had Tordal a nonnarcotic. Dad (70) was a
>recovering alcoholic and drug adict his liver could not deal with all those
>drugs.
>All I can say in whatch what they are doing ask questions get written
>permission to be in the icu at all times for you and anouther family
member.
>Know what medication they are giving you parent. KNow how they work Know
the
>side effects. You are thier voice also. Do not be afarid to be a bitch.
this
>is life you have rights. Doctors and nurses are not gods.
> sorry about the negivie
>TAKE Care of your self
>LORI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Murray Davis <MurrayD@hacsc.org>
>To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com' <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 12:12 PM
>Subject: [MOL] Lung Cancer
>
>
>>Recently my mother had surgery to remove cancer from her right lung. The
>day
>>after the surgery she was sitting up and conversing with relatives. Two
>days
>>later an infection in the middle lobe caused her to have respiratory
>arrest.
>>Emergency surgery was done, the middle lobe was removed. The doctors
>>explained that the middle lobe became gangrenous due to a lack of blood.
>The
>>lung had torqued or was twisted. This was several months ago, my mother
has
>>been in ICU since. I have not been able to determine if the complications
>>from the surgery is common or exactly what did go wrong. Has anybody had a
>>similar experience? To complicate things more, the pre-op CTScan was
>>negative, but while examining the middle lobe after the second surgery the
>>pathologists found several small tumors. The doctors explained had they
>>known the cancer had spread surgery would not have been an option.
>>
>>Murray Davis
>>MurrayD@HACSC.org
>>408 993 2914
>>
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