Life is but a Dream

I freaked a little when I saw how long it's been since I posted an entry. I have been really absorbed in family matters and just haven't made the time! So here's a few updates:

Allison is home!!! She's been in the hospital since Thursday of last week. She was so pitiful after surgery. I felt sick when I first got to see her. She was scheduled for surgery at 10 am, but nothing was underway until 2 pm. She was left alone in pre-op for 5 hours. She was so irate that they had to send her fiancee in to keep her from leaving the hospital(Alison is ummm...one of those chicks that makes sure her concerns are voiced lol) After surgery, we were told we could see her in 3 hours. We didn't get to see her until 11 pm. Think here folks...we had been at the hospital since 8 am. We had to wait 15 hours to see her. Her surgery only took 2 and a half hours. That was the beginning of a very long week. Her mouth was so dry that her lips were sticking above her teeth. I asked the staff to please moisten her mouth. They never did, so I wet a washcloth and patted her lips to try and help. Even in her stupor she was trying to suck the washcloth. I begged for sponges that night. We got them at 9 the next morning. This set the trend for her stay. I stopped believing anything these folks told us.

At one point her bedrails were left down all night long. She was on the pump, which delivered Dilautid with each push(really strong stuff) and they were also giving her shots in her IV. It's a wonder she didn't fall out of bed, not to mention that she couldn't call a nurse. Another day a nurse refused to give her a bath because she had a yeast infection, and they had to send for someone else. Wtf? Her room was filthy. We found a pair of hemos on the floor covered in blood, as well as a bloody cup in her bathroom. Her IV pole thing was covered in dust, some white liquid and old blood. So many crappy things happened that I can't even begin to list it all.

The morning after her surgery, her fiance's car was vandalized in the parking lot of the hotel we were staying at. They bashed his windows in and stole his radio. My Dad's car was towed. It was a nightmare!

Moving on to brighter things...I got to bring her home yesterday and she is doing amazingly well. We had been told that they were going to do this laperoscopically, but when she came out she had an incision all the way across her upper belly. I counted 18 staples, plus there was the drain tube and the feeding tube. She still has the feeding tube but can eat just a little now. She is still really sore, but to see her now considering what she was...it's just awesome. She is walking some now too.

And by the way...my little niece or nephew is due on June 9.  She had an ultrasound last week, and the little booger was rubbing his/her arm acroos her face like a cat does with it's paw! My sister was so amazed to see how beautifully formed the little angel was already.

Well that just about sums most everything up I guess. I promise I will get my slack self over to other journals very soon!!

Love and light to you all.

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• #3 Comment from alilcountrycharm 
  11/23/04 10:25 PM | Permalink

  Welcome back chica! Glad to hear your sister is home(where she can improve under "healthy" conditions now. It a shame that things like this go on by the people and places who are suppose to care for! Whatever happened to  just doing your job the best you know how and going home proud of the effort! Hospitals are nothing but a joke anymore.
  You all have been in my thoughts and prayers.
  HUGS & MISSES!
  ~Angel
  http://journals.aol.com/alilcountrycharm/LifesSimplePleasures
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• #2 Comment from moonhillwitch 
  11/23/04 5:02 AM | Permalink

  I am glad to see you commenting again, and I am also very happy your sister got to come home.  Especially after what seemed like a completely aweful stay in the hospital.       ((((((((((((Poet))))))))))))  Nice to hear from ya again.  :o)   Love & Light!   ~Moonie
• #1 Comment from indigosunmoon 
  11/20/04 10:50 PM | Permalink

  Heather,
  Each and every hospital has certain standards they are supposed to adhere to.  You need to notify the director of nursing, and the hospital administrator about all the things that happened to your sister while she was in the hospital.  I'm talking about reporting EVERY single thing!  The condition of that room is unforgiveable!  They pay housekeeping staff to daily clean those rooms!  If you don't report things like this, then administration will never know of the problems that are going on.  DO IT!!!
  I'm glad your sister is doing so well considering!  sheesh!
  Love you!
  Connie