On Fri 21 Nov 2008 04:46:44a, TFM® told us...

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> "Pennyaline" > wrote in message
> ...
>> TFM® wrote:
>>> ...Feeling much better since she was readmitted to TGH and the doctors
>>> undid what the nurses so dangerously bungled last time.
>>>
>>
>> I am glad that she's feeling better and will soon be back to her old
>> self! But, what did I miss? What did the nurses so dangerously bungle?
>
> They damaged her veins to the point they had to do a PICC
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphe...ntral_catheter
>
> The first time she was in TGH, I saw this procedure done. A lot of
> work, but the nurse pulled it off without a hitch and Christy barely
> flinched.
>
> Then she was released and sent home a few days after that.
> Barely home for a week, her PCP (primary care physician) called and said
> it was urgent that she go to the ER at TGH and be admitted.
> After she was admitted they attempted to do another PICC. I was not
> there to witness the procedure this time. Evidently they used a small
> monkey on crack. Her arm swelled up to almost the size of her leg and
> became infected.
>
> Realizing they had ****ed something up, they had that one pulled and
> went straight into the carotid artery (I think).
>
> When the arm situation got worse the next day, they pulled that jackass
> maneuver of discharging her at night and sending her home in a cab.
> (Here's where people start asking, "Why didn't you go pick her up?")
>
> I have developed quite the cataract in my right eye. The one that had
> the nail shot through it in 1991 or so.
> I have 20/200 vision in that eye. Probably worse but that's as low as
> the scale goes.
> At any rate, it's physically not possible for me to drive in the dark.
> What appears as a pinpoint of light to my left eye is a huge glowing orb
> in the right. Oncoming headlights are especially fun!
> I've been fitted with corrective lenses (glasses) that help a little in
> the daylight, but do nothing at night. The doctor who examined me
> recommended surgery first, but I simply can't afford it.
>
> Back to Christy...
> When she got home I took one look at her and said, "What the Hell did
> they send you home for?"
> She had no idea. When the sun came up the next morning I had her back
> in the ER at a local hospital.
> They kept her there all day doing X-rays and other tests. Then they
> sent her back to TGH where they performed the surgery that saved her
> from impending amputation.
>
> Yes, there is a lawsuit in there somewhere. Any attorneys here?
>
> So that's where we are.
>
>
> TFM®
>

Good Grief! I had no idea how much they bungled the job, much less how
much damage and misery they caused. I’m so sorry!



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Wayne Boatwright
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