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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
On Jul 22, 6:34*am, "jmcquown" wrote:
Yes, it's me. *Yes, I was in the hospital. * Glad to hear you're back and hoping things don't get any worse Purrs being sent for you Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
"jmcquown" wrote in
: MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Mom made attempts at litterbox scooping. I'll have to give it a good washing today. This is the only time in my life I've been able to walk into a room and it screamed CAT!!! Mom just wasn't able to scoop all the clumped stuff way down deep. I'll take it outside and fill it with dish soap and give it a good squirt with the hose; it's about all I'm capable of. I'm very tired. Purrs to all who need them. A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill Jill, There are disposable litter trays (with litter) available in some places. Kroger's carries it in this area, and I'm not sure where else. They are primarily intended for travel and would be wasteful for most uses, but it might be a good idea for someone who is just out of the hospital. It might not be good for you to be lifting, cleaning, and washing a regular litter box. Do you have someone who could check around for some of these? The procedure you faced sounds dreadful. I hope the worse is behind you no pun intended. MaryL Thanks for the heads up. It wasn't so bad (and I do use a litterbox liner, can't imagine not!). The spigot is right outside the garage so I squirted Dawn dishwashing liquid in the litterbox, added some water and gave it a light scrub and rinse. Patted it dry, put in a new liner, fresh litter, all is well. I'm okay, I just get tired easily. And I haven't even had my surgery yet! Jill Be patient. I am getting my energy back and so will you. You did not eat for a lot of days. Andy |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
"jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Yes, it's me. Yes, I was in the hospital. Yes, Matthew, I was posting in the wee hours of Saturday morning (7/12) because I was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep. By 11AM I was in the emergency room, having been whisked off by ambulance. I couldn't stand up, much less drive myself to the hospital. And Mom, bless her, was too freaked out to even think about driving. Here I'm supposed to be acting as her caregiver and I wind up in the hospital *again*! NOTE: the doc says even if I'd stayed in the hospital the first time around for a day or two it probably wouldn't have made any difference. Diagnosis: perforated colon. I was on heavy duty IV antibiotics, IV fluids and a LOT of pain medication. Two shots of morphine in the ER didn't do it. They had to give me something that practically knocked me out. Gradually I was able to eat soft foods withouth a problem and they removed the drain (which was more uncomfortable than anything after a couple of days). Long story short, I'm back home now, still on heavy-duty antibiotics and a strict diet. Do I feel like cooking? No. Do I have to? Yes. Dammit! I have to see the surgeon for more tests next week. I'm going to be scheduled for laproscopic surgery to remove part of my colon (oh joys!) but hopefully we've caught it soon enough a colostomy won't be necessary. There's still a chance of that; I was told not to be discouraged if this comes back before we can schedule my surgery and it might lead to a temporary colostomy. John left on June 30th. He was with me for the trip and also is the one who took me to the emergency room. But he had to get back home. Wouldn't have mattered; there wasn't anything he really could have done by still being here. And yes, I contacted the neighbor and got someone to take care of her kitties. I was more worried about Mom and Persia than anything else. Mom assurred me she was taking care of herself, eating and taking her meds (ha!). I do know she was feeding Persia. I had the foresight to unplug Persia's Drinkwell fountain; I knew Mom couldn't lift it let alone clean it out. Mom made attempts at litterbox scooping. I'll have to give it a good washing today. This is the only time in my life I've been able to walk into a room and it screamed CAT!!! Mom just wasn't able to scoop all the clumped stuff way down deep. I'll take it outside and fill it with dish soap and give it a good squirt with the hose; it's about all I'm capable of. I'm very tired. Purrs to all who need them. A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill Oh Jill, so relieved to hear from you. Continued purrs for a quick recovery. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
On Jul 22, 9:34*am, "jmcquown" wrote:
Yes, it's me. *Yes, I was in the hospital. *Yes, Matthew, I was posting in the wee hours of Saturday morning (7/12) because I was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep. *By 11AM I was in the emergency room, having been whisked off by ambulance. *I couldn't stand up, much less drive myself to the hospital. *And Mom, bless her, was too freaked out to even think about driving. *Here I'm supposed to be acting as her caregiver and I wind up in the hospital *again*! *NOTE: *the doc says even if I'd stayed in the hospital the first time around for a day or two it probably wouldn't have made any difference. Diagnosis: perforated colon. *I was on heavy duty IV antibiotics, IV fluids and a LOT of pain medication. *Two shots of morphine in the ER didn't do it. They had to give me something that practically knocked me out. *Gradually I was able to eat soft foods withouth a problem and they removed the drain (which was more uncomfortable than anything after a couple of days). *Long story short, I'm back home now, still on heavy-duty antibiotics and a strict diet. *Do I feel like cooking? No. *Do I have to? Yes. *Dammit! I have to see the surgeon for more tests next week. *I'm going to be scheduled for laproscopic surgery to remove part of my colon (oh joys!) but hopefully we've caught it soon enough a colostomy won't be necessary. There's still a chance of that; I was told not to be discouraged if this comes back before we can schedule my surgery and it might lead to a temporary colostomy. John left on June 30th. *He was with me for the trip and also is the one who took me to the emergency room. *But he had to get back home. *Wouldn't have mattered; there wasn't anything he really could have done by still being here. *And yes, I contacted the neighbor and got someone to take care of her kitties. I was more worried about Mom and Persia than anything else. *Mom assurred me she was taking care of herself, eating and taking her meds (ha!). *I do know she was feeding Persia. *I had the foresight to unplug Persia's Drinkwell fountain; I knew Mom couldn't lift it let alone clean it out. Mom made attempts at litterbox scooping. *I'll have to give it a good washing today. *This is the only time in my life I've been able to walk into a room and it screamed CAT!!! *Mom just wasn't able to scoop all the clumped stuff way down deep. *I'll take it outside and fill it with dish soap and give it a good squirt with the hose; it's about all I'm capable of. *I'm very tired. Purrs to all who need them. *A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt *I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill Purrs for you to have a speedy recovery. Take care. Winnie |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. .. Yes, it's me. Yes, I was in the hospital. Yes, Matthew, I was posting in the wee hours of Saturday morning (7/12) because I was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep. By 11AM I was in the emergency room, having been whisked off by ambulance. I couldn't stand up, much less drive myself to the hospital. And Mom, bless her, was too freaked out to even think about driving. Here I'm supposed to be acting as her caregiver and I wind up in the hospital *again*! NOTE: the doc says even if I'd stayed in the hospital the first time around for a day or two it probably wouldn't have made any difference. Diagnosis: perforated colon. I was on heavy duty IV antibiotics, IV fluids and a LOT of pain medication. Two shots of morphine in the ER didn't do it. They had to give me something that practically knocked me out. Gradually I was able to eat soft foods withouth a problem and they removed the drain (which was more uncomfortable than anything after a couple of days). Long story short, I'm back home now, still on heavy-duty antibiotics and a strict diet. Do I feel like cooking? No. Do I have to? Yes. Dammit! I have to see the surgeon for more tests next week. I'm going to be scheduled for laproscopic surgery to remove part of my colon (oh joys!) but hopefully we've caught it soon enough a colostomy won't be necessary. There's still a chance of that; I was told not to be discouraged if this comes back before we can schedule my surgery and it might lead to a temporary colostomy. John left on June 30th. He was with me for the trip and also is the one who took me to the emergency room. But he had to get back home. Wouldn't have mattered; there wasn't anything he really could have done by still being here. And yes, I contacted the neighbor and got someone to take care of her kitties. I was more worried about Mom and Persia than anything else. Mom assurred me she was taking care of herself, eating and taking her meds (ha!). I do know she was feeding Persia. I had the foresight to unplug Persia's Drinkwell fountain; I knew Mom couldn't lift it let alone clean it out. Mom made attempts at litterbox scooping. I'll have to give it a good washing today. This is the only time in my life I've been able to walk into a room and it screamed CAT!!! Mom just wasn't able to scoop all the clumped stuff way down deep. I'll take it outside and fill it with dish soap and give it a good squirt with the hose; it's about all I'm capable of. I'm very tired. Purrs to all who need them. A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill Purrs are on the way. I'm glad you're home and feeling better. I'm sorry you have so many responsibilities. Try to take it as easy as you can. ((((((((Jill))))))))) Joy |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
Purrs on the way.
-- Ann in Connecticut see my cats at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ann791/sets/ read Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ * * * "jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Yes, it's me. Yes, I was in the hospital. Yes, Matthew, I was posting in the wee hours of Saturday morning (7/12) because I was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep. By 11AM I was in the emergency room, having been whisked off by ambulance. I couldn't stand up, much less drive myself to the hospital. And Mom, bless her, was too freaked out to even think about driving. Here I'm supposed to be acting as her caregiver and I wind up in the hospital *again*! NOTE: the doc says even if I'd stayed in the hospital the first time around for a day or two it probably wouldn't have made any difference. Diagnosis: perforated colon. I was on heavy duty IV antibiotics, IV fluids and a LOT of pain medication. Two shots of morphine in the ER didn't do it. They had to give me something that practically knocked me out. Gradually I was able to eat soft foods withouth a problem and they removed the drain (which was more uncomfortable than anything after a couple of days). Long story short, I'm back home now, still on heavy-duty antibiotics and a strict diet. Do I feel like cooking? No. Do I have to? Yes. Dammit! I have to see the surgeon for more tests next week. I'm going to be scheduled for laproscopic surgery to remove part of my colon (oh joys!) but hopefully we've caught it soon enough a colostomy won't be necessary. There's still a chance of that; I was told not to be discouraged if this comes back before we can schedule my surgery and it might lead to a temporary colostomy. John left on June 30th. He was with me for the trip and also is the one who took me to the emergency room. But he had to get back home. Wouldn't have mattered; there wasn't anything he really could have done by still being here. And yes, I contacted the neighbor and got someone to take care of her kitties. I was more worried about Mom and Persia than anything else. Mom assurred me she was taking care of herself, eating and taking her meds (ha!). I do know she was feeding Persia. I had the foresight to unplug Persia's Drinkwell fountain; I knew Mom couldn't lift it let alone clean it out. Mom made attempts at litterbox scooping. I'll have to give it a good washing today. This is the only time in my life I've been able to walk into a room and it screamed CAT!!! Mom just wasn't able to scoop all the clumped stuff way down deep. I'll take it outside and fill it with dish soap and give it a good squirt with the hose; it's about all I'm capable of. I'm very tired. Purrs to all who need them. A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
Am 22.07.2008 schrieb jmcquown:
A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Tons of healing- and get-well-purrs are coming your way. Of course, there are comforting purrs included as well:-) Purrs from Inge and the catgang -- CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
Glad you're feeeling better Jill. Purrs for your continued well-being.
Kyla "MaryL" "jmcquown" Yes, it's me. Yes, I was in the hospital. Yes, Matthew, I was posting in the wee hours of Saturday morning (7/12) because I was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep. By 11AM I was in the emergency room, having been whisked off by ambulance. I couldn't stand up, much less drive myself to the hospital. And Mom, bless her, was too freaked out to even think about driving. Here I'm supposed to be acting as her caregiver and I wind up in the hospital *again*! NOTE: the doc says even if I'd stayed in the hospital the first time around for a day or two it probably wouldn't have made any difference. Diagnosis: perforated colon. I was on heavy duty IV antibiotics, IV fluids and a LOT of pain medication. Two shots of morphine in the ER didn't do it. They had to give me something that practically knocked me out. Gradually I was able to eat soft foods withouth a problem and they removed the drain (which was more uncomfortable than anything after a couple of days). Long story short, I'm back home now, still on heavy-duty antibiotics and a strict diet. Do I feel like cooking? No. Do I have to? Yes. Dammit! I have to see the surgeon for more tests next week. I'm going to be scheduled for laproscopic surgery to remove part of my colon (oh joys!) but hopefully we've caught it soon enough a colostomy won't be necessary. There's still a chance of that; I was told not to be discouraged if this comes back before we can schedule my surgery and it might lead to a temporary colostomy. John left on June 30th. He was with me for the trip and also is the one who took me to the emergency room. But he had to get back home. Wouldn't have mattered; there wasn't anything he really could have done by still being here. And yes, I contacted the neighbor and got someone to take care of her kitties. I was more worried about Mom and Persia than anything else. Mom assurred me she was taking care of herself, eating and taking her meds (ha!). I do know she was feeding Persia. I had the foresight to unplug Persia's Drinkwell fountain; I knew Mom couldn't lift it let alone clean it out. Mom made attempts at litterbox scooping. I'll have to give it a good washing today. This is the only time in my life I've been able to walk into a room and it screamed CAT!!! Mom just wasn't able to scoop all the clumped stuff way down deep. I'll take it outside and fill it with dish soap and give it a good squirt with the hose; it's about all I'm capable of. I'm very tired. Purrs to all who need them. A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill Jill, There are disposable litter trays (with litter) available in some places. Kroger's carries it in this area, and I'm not sure where else. They are primarily intended for travel and would be wasteful for most uses, but it might be a good idea for someone who is just out of the hospital. It might not be good for you to be lifting, cleaning, and washing a regular litter box. Do you have someone who could check around for some of these? The procedure you faced sounds dreadful. I hope the worse is behind you no pun intended. MaryL |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
"jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Yes, it's me. Yes, I was in the hospital. So glad to hear from you, you had me worried. Many purrs you improve soon and surgery will not be necessary. Tweed |
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Jill Update from Jill (OT)
"jmcquown" wrote in
: Yes, it's me. Yes, I was in the hospital. --- snip Purrs to all who need them. A few continuing purrs for myself wouldn't hurt I'm not out of the woods yet. Jill Glad you're out and about. Persia must be glad too. Luckily she had a chance to get used to her new "home" before it happened. Mega purrs on the way for a spectacular recovery which will astound the doctors. Bobble |
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