No I don't but I will forward you message to my cosin he is the director of
pharmacy at Harvard Pilgrum im Boston. Lori
-----Original Message-----
From: Lillian <firefly@islc.net>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 2:31 PM
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 h
e
>>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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