Lillian: No drug that kills pain could possibly be like candy. Aspirin
even has side effects. Love you June
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lillian [SMTP:firefly@islc.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 6:26 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] Lung Cancer
>
> 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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