4:00AM: Colleen woke up with severe nausea and dry heaving. I know she is having a miserable time when she has to wake me up.
7:45AM: We have arrived for Colleen's 8AM appointment to get her tube out and get the final pictures taken. Should be a quicker day. Colleen is still very sick and nauseous, but it seems to have settled down after her last heaving episode in the car.
8:15AM: One of the nurses who is calling back patients is chewing gum as she shouts out the names. I hate that.
8:25AM: A lot of people here today. Colleen has yet to go back for the procedure.
8:27AM: Colleen is finally going back for the removal.
8:40AM: The nurse just came up to me and asked where Colleen is. That's always encouraging. (her nurse is awesome, by the way. Obviously, someone didn't tell her that Colleen was ready for her).
8:50AM: Tube is out! Procedure took 15 seconds. Discomfort in throat for Colleen but otherwise, feeling pretty good. Going for her last picture now.
9:00AM: Last picture being taken! We should be out of here within 15 minutes. Thank goodness.
11:02AM: The patient is home! No more appointments until......next Tuesday. The technician told Colleen that her small bowel motility test (the one that required the tube) is not a common procedure. Not that anyone should use my blog as medical advice, but just be aware that this test is not typically ordered for a Gastroparesis patient. It is used to dig deeper to see if there is more going on.
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