THEY CANCELED MY SURGERY DUE TO MY FEVER! HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!.
to all of you, at this time, i would have been out of surgery! but all weekend i tried callingthe various phono nos. they gave me when i got sick without getting a LIFE person until late sat. night.
so called them 730 am, 1 hr. later got the call back saying NO SURGERY, RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 26, NOON! i wasn't with the program so then needed to check how long my blood was good for. 1st unit expires 3-30; 2nd one 1 wk. later.'
called my drivers; they called back; they run their son's car wash all week while he's at a convention.
so frankly for any of you who live close to me and NO longer working, i really need your help to get me down there on march 26 for surgery. i've waiting now 7 long weeks.
i'll also pay your gas and food expenses the day! we'd eat at bonanza with their outstanding salad/hot foot buffet.
friends wandered if i could move it up or a few days later, but no booked solid. first time opening was april 2; too late for my blood. so i told them i would take this as is. i'll find a way there.
really ran the high temps last night and kept taking tylenol; fever finally broke 3 am and i woke up to a completely wet bed including all my blankets. so i went to jack's air lift chair to see if i could rest there and hat moistened heating pad on my extreme lower back pain.
couldn't get comfy. felt my airs and my body was just loaded with more moisture and everything was wet again. tried couch; no good at all. very weak today. since i vomited this week, my ribs are so sore i can't deep cough, and that would have been bad for my surgery since i had a collapsed lung and pneumonia after 1 of my surgeries.
yes, god provided another challenge of not doing it today, and we finally had good weather/roads in IOWA after they were all closed for 2 days.
i see many notes in my inbox for you; 30, i'll read as time permits but wanted to send this bulk mailing to get the news out to all of you. thank you for your love and concern for me. betty gordon, ames, iowa xoxox
i've very weak so posting this here and on my post in medical; won't be doing much else; just need plenty of bed rest! but i wanted to report
***************************** this is my farewell for now.
however, i got the flu late friday night and been very sick these last 3 days. i'm to call the surgeon 1st thing monday to talk to him.
HOPEFULLY, he will go thru my hip surgery! otherwise, my blood has to be used in specific amount of time. if they freeze it, they charge me $70 per unit OUT OF POCKET.
so prayers needed SURGEON SAYS YES to noon surgery tomorrow.
if NO surgery, i'll post promptly on here so you all know the latest on me. so talk to you all later.. for my GO OR NO GO on surgery tomorrow.
[ 05. March 2007, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: bettyg ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Good luck and know we will be thinking about you!!!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
May I ask if this was caused by lyme?
The reason I'm asking is that I suffered a fall many years ago, and now my left knee is getting progressively worse.
Can lyme cause you to have to have surgery?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Oh.. and if you get the choice to sit it out or dance...
IGNORE MY SIGNATURE!!!
PLEASE DON'T DANCE for a while!
We'll dance with you later!
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
God bless and good luck Betty. You do so much for others and work tirelessly for the Lyme cause. We really appreciate everything.
May your surgery go well. Our prayers are certainly with you. We'll be waiting for an update. Posted by Michelle M (Member # 7200) on :
Sending you SERIOUS good energy, BettyG!
A friend had this recently and life is SO much improved!
Hugs,
Michelle
Posted by FightFireWithWater (Member # 5781) on :
Betty, I don't know if you will see this or not, but if you do, please consider carefully whether postponing the surgery might be best. You may want to look up surgical outcomes when the patient is ill... They are not optimal, if my memory serves.
Posted by KENNEDY (Member # 9628) on :
I wish you a speedy recovery and hope to see you back here on lymenet soon, you will be missed while you're recuperating. Take care.
Posted by wilsongal22 (Member # 11210) on :
Good luck with your surgery and remember that we will all be thinking of you! Christi
Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :
Betty,
you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
good luck tommorrow.
Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :
Our prayers are with you BettyG. Posted by bejoy (Member # 11129) on :
My thoughts and prayers go with you, Betty. Trusting that however and whenever it goes, it will all go well for you. Hoping that you will be dancing before you know it!
bejoy
Posted by johnlyme1 (Member # 7343) on :
good Lucki, we will miss you while you are gone.
Posted by Boomerang (Member # 7979) on :
Best wishes!
Posted by meg (Member # 22) on :
Betty-- I know they'll take wonderful care of you, you just get well for that surgery and let us know how you're doing! Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
Betty,
May God give the surgeons and medical personal the skills they need to care for you. May God give you swift healing. Hiker
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
Bettyg,
Good luck and God bless. Glad to hear from you.
hugs,
Geneal
Posted by Lisianthus (Member # 6631) on :
Good Luck Betty, I hope you heal quickly.
Lisi
Posted by susiecv (Member # 9702) on :
Wish you well -Mother-in-law had both done in her 70s-she's doing great! Hope you will too Sue
Posted by mothergoose650 (Member # 8962) on :
Good luck Betty! Keep us posted if you can on your road to recovery! Best wishes,
Kathy, as always, Posted by buggedbylyme (Member # 9556) on :
Praying for a speedy recovery! We'll miss you
but are looking forward to your return!
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
My prayers will be with you Betty
Good luck & hope you have a quick recovery & good outcome
Blessings Dana
Posted by Beverly (Member # 1271) on :
Good luck and God Bless Betty, let us know how you are as soon as you can.
Huggsss to all... Posted by catalysT (Member # 10786) on :
Praying everything will goes well for you. There is nothing but love and best wishes for you and your recovery!
Let us know how everything goes, but don't forget to rest well and take care!! Posted by cactus (Member # 7347) on :
Healing thoughts to you, Betty...
Will be keeping you in my prayers, Cactus
Posted by wiserforit (Member # 9732) on :
Rah! Rah! Siss-boom-bah!
Go ROCKETTE!
All good thoughts and prayers are surrounding you.
Much love and strength,
wiserforit
Posted by sstone (Member # 11236) on :
Once I registered in lymenet, Bettyg, you send me the newbie pages. I feel so good by this warm welcome. I wish everything will be fine for you.
I will keep you and you recovery in my prayer.
Sarah
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
THEY CANCELED MY SURGERY DUE TO MY FEVER! HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!.
to all of you, at this time, i would have been out of surgery! but all weekend i tried callingthe various phono nos. they gave me when i got sick without getting a LIFE person until late sat. night.
so called them 730 am, 1 hr. later got the call back saying NO SURGERY, RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 26, NOON! i wasn't with the program so then needed to check how long my blood was good for. 1st unit expires 3-30; 2nd one 1 wk. later.'
called my drivers; they called back; they run their son's car wash all week while he's at a convention.
so frankly for any of you who live close to me and NO longer working, i really need your help to get me down there on march 26 for surgery. i've waiting now 7 long weeks.
i'll also pay your gas and food expenses the day! we'd eat at bonanza with their outstanding salad/hot foot buffet.
friends wandered if i could move it up or a few days later, but no booked solid. first time opening was april 2; too late for my blood. so i told them i would take this as is. i'll find a way there.
really ran the high temps last night and kept taking tylenol; fever finally broke 3 am and i woke up to a completely wet bed including all my blankets. so i went to jack's air lift chair to see if i could rest there and hat moistened heating pad on my extreme lower back pain.
couldn't get comfy. felt my airs and my body was just loaded with more moisture and everything was wet again. tried couch; no good at all. very weak today. since i vomited this week, my ribs are so sore i can't deep cough, and that would have been bad for my surgery since i had a collapsed lung and pneumonia after 1 of my surgeries.
yes, god provided another challenge of not doing it today, and we finally had good weather/roads in IOWA after they were all closed for 2 days.
i see many notes in my inbox for you; 30, i'll read as time permits but wanted to send this bulk mailing to get the news out to all of you. thank you for your love and concern for me. betty g, iowa xoxox
i've very weak so posting this here and on my post in medical; won't be doing much else; just need plenty of bed rest! but i wanted to report
[ 07. June 2008, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: bettyg ]
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
thank you ALL for all of your above good wishes, prayers, recuperation, and the list goes on.
someone asked if this was lyme related; i feel NO; it's not. it was bone on bone. dad's knees were both bone on bone too. i strongly feel he had UNDIAGNOSED CHRONIC LYME since age 7 or 9 or 80 years!
i hope someone else with more experience/reading will jump in to answer this question better.
again, thank you ALL for CARING about me! your friendships are very valuable to me in this misunderstood lyme world we share together, Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
betty, i hope things start improving for you. maybe the Lord is sending you a message.
just rest and take it easy. i hope you get up and around real soon.
God bless.......
Posted by TNJanet (Member # 10031) on :
Dearest Betty,
I hope you are resting and do not see this, but when you do I wanted to tell you I am relieved that you didn't go through with the surgery in your condition.
I know you are disappointed that you have to put it off after waiting so long but the important thing is to get over your flu and it may take a while.
The flu that is going around here is really awful. Most people take about 3 weeks to recover. So rest, rest and rest. Drink LOTS of fluids. Sweating is GOOD to release toxins....that's the way that the largest organ in our body (the skin) deals with viruses and bacteria.
I posted elsewhere here in response to a question about your surgery. There are so many well-wishers sending you good energy and positive thoughts. Take care, dear friend.
Janet
Posted by Cobweb (Member # 10053) on :
No surgery today- what a bummer! Roads were clear, you didn't even need a Hummer. Back to bed Rest your head You'll still be in good shape by summer!
Carol
Posted by wiserforit (Member # 9732) on :
Betty G!
Rockettes don't need you for their Easter Extravaganza, however, they hope to hear from you for the Christmas 2007 Pageant.
Rest, sweat and be relieved that you didn't go into surgery with the flu in your system.
Your angels are on alert and making sure all your systems are go before you move on this hip venture!
Sit. Stay. Heal.
Love,
wiserforit
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
OH noo Betty ! I am so sorry to hear this. Its going to be a long wait for you.
It sounds like a nasty case of the flu. Make sure to drink lots of water & replace your electro-lites after having such a bad fever. Lots of chicken soup too.
I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason -like maybe today the surgeon might have had an off day or maybe someone may have slipped up?
So your still in Gods Safe arms.
Hang in there Dana
Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :
Feel better soon.
Posted by Michelle M (Member # 7200) on :
Rest up Betty, and thanks for the update.
Everything happens 'zactly how it's 'spose to.
When you DO have it, it will go perfectly!
Hugs,
Michelle
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
NO surgery? Well ya know what that means?
ICE CREAM!
Posted by LookingforHope (Member # 9680) on :
Take care of yourself! Hope you start feeling better soon. Hope March 26 come soon for you, so you can be dancing again! Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
thank you all!
randibear, janet, carol, dana, savebabe, michelle, tincup, amy, etc.
yes, been drinking tons of water and thats all i drink daily except for th2 2 sprite my neighbor brought me and i had saltine crackers with them; sothing on my tummy.
chicken soup, i was just reading the ingredients, and BAD NEWS for my GLUTEN & CASEIN allergies; no wonder i vomited it up as quick as it went down. so don't want to repeat that.
i vomit very vilently; i've bruised ribs and even cracked some in the past.
so i was in NO SHAPE fpr surgery when deep breathing is required so i don't get pneumonia or a collapsed lunch which i've had happen in 1 surgey over the years. not a fun journey.
janet, if sweating is all those toxins, i'm on a roll. did that all last night, went to bed 9 pm tonight and slept till 2 am .... woke up my bed is drenched again! so really uped the house temp and hang my flannel top sheet over itto dry. so that's why i'm here; it's only dry place i've found, and i won't be here long; too weak and exhausted.
cobweb, sweetie pie, your rhymes keep gettng better and better and i count my blessings for being the recipient of so many lately. god bless you for your extra kindness and time.
gang, it's so wonderful having people care about you; we walk in each others shoes lately; each gving when we can, and taking when we can too, like me now.
god blessed us all when he got us all to lymenet to help each other thru some really bad times in our lives. later, Posted by luvs2ride (Member # 8090) on :
Betty,
I'm praying you get your surgery real soon.
My sister had hip surgery and it took her from the wheelchair to dancing at my daughter's wedding! "Not immediately, of course!" :-)
I wish I were in Iowa to drive you to the hospital.
Luvs
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
luvs, you bring tears to my eyes wishing you lived here to drive me to the hospital!
thanks my dear friend. i copied what i typed earlier for family/friends when this happened, and just left it intake so i had so strength to edit it.
GOOD NEWS! woman neighbor called me back at 630 pm tonight, SHE WILL DRIVE ME THERE/BE WITH ME DURING SURGERY! her husband will run the car wash alone. they had a very serious talk after i told them the latest going on this morning, and i refused to operated on 1 wk. later paying $140 out of pocket to freeze my blood.
so good things work out; joyce told me, we've both been with you from day one and know all the details, where to go, etc. i wasn't going to desert you now! wow! these 2 were my husband's very good friends before we married 32.5 years ago. he was a groomsman. these are 2 special, caring people to have and KEEP as close friends!
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
put another rough night in last night; woke up again soaking wet.
had little appetitite of jello only salad, saltine crackers w/squirt pop which really felt good on tummy, orange, apple,
every step i take has to be forced; so painful, and my butt kills me sitting anywhere for any length of time especially pc wooden chair with 4 pillows to sit/lie against!
starting to have DEEP coughs vs. shallow ones but have to hold my gut or hold a pillow up to those areas.
i hadn't been on here for any length of time, and 20 more folks joined! i thought i'd never get them all sent me newbie links/advise! Posted by Truthfinder (Member # 8512) on :
Gee Betty - Murphy's Law, I guess, huh?
Well, to be perfectly honest, if you were going to get the flu anyway, I'm glad you got it now rather than AFTER your surgery. Things really do often happen for a very good reason.
Sounds like you are on the mend and the calvary has arrived to help you later in the month. Good friends are certainly priceless, aren't they?
All the best -
Tracy
Posted by mag (Member # 8920) on :
hi betty,
good to hear that they did not operate while you had a cold but i know you are waiting for the surgery day
will keep prayin for you Gods's timing is alway right
take care and get those dancing shoes ready
mags
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
thank you tracy and mags,
yes, it WAS MEANT TO BE; i'm so glad this occurred prior; this has sucked everything out of me, and i have not been this breathless and weak in many years!
yes, these 2 special married couple, neighbors of us, have just become the closest friends to me, and have been hubbyi's long before we married.
it's a friendship i will cherish and return as much as i can in future!
dancing shoes; guess it will have to be my lyme green tennies! Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
Betty
Maybe you should get a chest x-ray and or a sputum culture-if your cough contined-it sounds bad. Have you tryied a vaporizer?
hope you are feeling better soon
hugs & healing Dana
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
dana, thanks for your concern.
today was the 1st day what little coughing i did, did NOT hurt me where i had to cover stomach area to protect it! major improvement there. just gradual improvements daily.
hubby was spouting off giving me a hard time, and i argued right back .... yes, i'm on the road to recovery!
still light appetite, but great way of taking off 4 lbs. since monday.
dana, when i had my pre-surgery physical AGAIN, blood tests, EKG, i'm requesting a CHEST XRAY to make sure my ribs weren't injured and if they are, what they show for the surgeon's benefit!
good suggestions on sputum testing. i'll have to write these in my surgery booklet or these thoughts go to never, never land. Posted by on :
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