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Re: [OM] Coumadin story

Subject: Re: [OM] Coumadin story
From: "Wiliam Wagenaar" <wiliam@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:43:26 +0200
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

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> 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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