My Thanks to Rugxulo, DOS386, and others on this forum for their good wishes about my prostate surgery. I am told by my surgeon that I have NO cancer, neither bladder nor prostate, and I shall be "with you" for a while longer.
But in fact, it was the WORST medical experience of my life! I told the anesthesiologist all about my BAD history re: general anesthetics and asked him to give me only a "spinal" anesthetic, as in 2005 with my first prostate surgery. He did NOT listen, and totally "knocked me out" anyway! I got completely sick to my stomach and lost my bowels that evening, after only two bytes of cherry Jello (all I felt like eating). Next day, I got the first of THREE A-Fibs (atrial fibrillation, DANGEROUS fast heart beat!), same as 2011 with my gall-bladder surgery. The surgeon said he planned to "have a few words" with the anesthesiologist; I would have only 2 words: You're FIRED!! The hospital kept me for 8 days, mostly in "Intensive Care", and so they could monitor my A-Fibs and reduce my blood-pressure, so the surgeon could remove my catheter without much bleeding. I sleep only on my side, re: Asthma and mucous in my throat, which was impossible with all the tubes and catheter in me. I asked 3 times for an air-mattress, which helps when I am forced to lie on my back; and I got NOTHING! 8 days with virtually NO sleep, NOT helped by all the "talk-Talk-TALK" nurses in I.C.U. nor by a child's musical toy playing all night long! That is what U.S. "intensive care" has now become, i.e. LOUSY!! U.S. law now does NOT allow one's doctor to "practice" in a hos- pital unless he is on their payroll! My surgeon was able to do so, but mostly I was attended by "hospitalist" doctors, only one of which (a cardiologist) was worth more than 2 pennies! I did NOT want any "full course" of A-Fib and blood-pressure treatment while I was still IN the hospital, but that's what they tried to do. NONE of their "one time" medications worked, and I refused an Angiogram, since I wanted nothing else "invasive" until I was home and well. Finally, on 13-May after 8 days, I asked to be sent home. The "hospitalist" was VERY upset at my questioning his opinions, but he did let me go, and I was OUT of there by 12:00. Damned-well "Good RIDDANCE!" of that place, I felt! The surgeon's medical- assistant removed my catheter 2 days later and I am getting back urinary function/control SLOWLY. Still a bit of minor bleeding and some "leakage", 10 days later, forcing me to wear "Depends"; age 68, and I am back in "diapers" again! I HOPE not for long. But again, people: The WORST medical experience of my life, due to a BAD anesthesiologist who did NOT follow my wishes, also due to a hospital that in large part did NOT care! So I say again, like before: AVOID U.S. "medicine", at ALL costs, and vote for ANYONE but Obama, whose "cost cutting" has CAUSED most of this!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
