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so sorry for your traumatic experience
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From: James Fee <[log in to unmask]>
To: C-PALSY <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Mon, Jan 16, 2012 1:20 pm
Subject: Post Operative Care
Hi All,
I am just coming out of a chapter of my life that has been the second
ost horrendous of
hem all. On October 11th I had a cervical spinal fusion. The surgeon
oticed "considerable"
welling and left the interbation tube in place. I was in ICU for three
ays when an attending
ook it upon himself to remove it. My airway promptly swelled closed
ompletely, I had to be
einterbated and I bleed from the nose and mouth. After that I remained
n a drug induced comma for 14 days. I finally had to have a trach, and
feeding tube placed. All the while (so
'm told by my wife) the nurses were running around trying to learn how
o "treat" me for my
erebral palsy and were perturbed that I was on meds. for it, nor was I
aving therapy in a
ehab facility. I was supposed to be in the hospital for a total of 4
ays, I was actually there for 28 days. I wasn't allowed to eat or
rink ANYTHING by mouth, because tests "indicated" that I
ould aspirated EVERYTHING. I was sent home with the feeding tube still
n me, whereupon I
ook it upon myself to begin eating normally without any dire
onsequences. The residual effect of all this is that one of my vocal
ords is now paralysed and I don't know if I'll ever get it back.
I'm curious to know if anyone else has encountered such ignorant nonsense?
Thanks,
im Fee
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