Hey Bill,
I'm not quite under yet. After reading this I am not so sure I'll be
able to sleep.
What a horrid story. I hope all turned out well after that month and
that on hindsight the bypass surgery was not unneccesary.
Wiliam
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> Van: Sue Pearce [mailto:bs.pearce@xxxxxxx]
> Verzonden: maandag 12 oktober 2009 21:11
> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Onderwerp: [OM] Coumadin story
>
>
> I have waited a few days, hoping those facing a "proceedure"
> are under now,
> but if not, don't read this.
>
> I have a friend that was driving down the street one
> afternoon and felt as
> if he were having heart problems. As he drove past an area
> hospital, he
> pulled in for a check. They were alarmed to find that he was
> on the way to a
> massive and almost certainly fatal heart attack. It was
> determined that all
> arteries supplying blood to the heart were only capable of
> supplying fat and
> alcohol, a regular part of his diet. Multiple bypasses were performed.
>
> As he was returning to consciousness after, the staff was
> concerned by his
> impared speech. A neurological consult was called
> immediately. After what
> proved to be too little consideration, the neurologist
> determined that he
> was having a stroke, and large doses of coumiden were
> administered. He began
> to leak like a cheap garden hose. Blood was coming from everywhere,
> especially the various incisions. After some time and several
> tranfusions,
> it was determined that he was in no way having a stroke, but
> instead had
> been given too much morphine, hence the scrambled speech. He
> was to remain
> in the hospital one whole month.
>
> A musician friend commented that the hospital should have a
> staff jazz
> musician, who could have seen right away that "...the m-f-er is high!"
>
> Bill Pearce
>
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