so i've been having the most stressful week...my good friend linda (some of you met her, she was with me when i was in NYC)had surgery on tuesday, lost a LOT (gallon & a half) of blood. they wanted to give her a blood transfusion but she was coherent enough to deny the transfusion and she has her power of attorney. which is good BUT she's still not doing well. Its so scary and sad to see your friend in that position.
on a good note, the liason committee is working w/her dr's for "bloodless" alternatives. so we'll see today how well that is going.
Wow! Didn't think the body had that much. Hope she pulls thru. My dad just had his knee replaced and lost a lot of blood. It took him a week to become with it again. His hemoglobin was down to 6.
*thanks* her count was down to 2; she was almost dead...the worst part, she's anemic so thats like a double whammy there.
I'm so sorry, I thought that things had taken a turn for the positive =(
You're such a good friend, I'm sorry you've had such a crummy week.
I'll keep Linda & you in my thoughts. I'll be giving you a call this weekend, things are a little crazy so I steal time wherever I can ;)
luv you
thanks so much lil lady! i really appreciate it!!
What we can take from this, is that the standard they go by of 10, is ridiculous. Your friend being at 2 shows the body can withstand so much more. What did she have done? Was it some kind of heart surgery?
she had gastric bypass a year ago and as a result she needed a little nip and tuck here and there (that wouldn't work w/exercise alone) so she had some surgery and thats when everything went awry.
no not linda! I hope she is ok
thanks hun, yeah she's doing a little better. i'll keep you posted.
aw man g. that is definitely stressful on linda and everyone around her. i hope everything turns out okay for her. is she at a hospital with a bloodless center?
thanks so much hun and yeah its def been stressful for all of us (her familia and friends) and the hospital she was at didnt want to work with her w/o giving blood so they transferred her to another hospital here in anaheim hills (thats affiliated w/her insurance) and that deals w/blood alternates. so the liason worked w/the drs and are getting her the right treatment and she's doing better.
oh, no! that's terrible. make sure you tell her i said hello! man, i hope she's going to be okay.
welcome back from your trip! and i def will let her know you said to say "hi". it was so hit and miss for a while but she's doing a little better, now she has a "no visitors" policy until her blood count is back to normal. she started doing a little better but was SO overwhelmed by the visits and trying to talk etc that she relapsed. but as of yesterday she's still not talking as much but her blood count is up. so she's def progressing, slowly but surly.
I wish I met her and you but didn't. I hope things turn positive.