Tuesday's Update

msccolon
msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I took Mom to the ER this morning. Her duval drain had started leaking all over her Saturday. We figured it had just found a pocket and was draining like it was supposed to, but there were holes we could see in the tubing above her skin, so it was just going everywhere instead of into the pouch. We tried covering the holes, with no luck. We noticed last night that the skin around her duval and the jp drain was infected due to all the drainage. She has also been bleeding out of the bottom part of her incision (she was sent home like this). This caused her incision to open up more, and she wound up with a huge clot sitting in the incision. We just weren't happy with it all and decided not to wait until tomorrow's follow up. The doctor at the local ER pulled the clot out (per her surgeon's instructions) and cleaned up around the drains. We found out that her incision had re-opened all the way down into the abdominal cavity. She had a clot the size of the doctor's fist, plus some, in the incision. She was transported back to the original hospital late this afternoon/early evening. She was supposed to go back into surgery tonight. I'll be going up to the hospital tomorrow morning, and will update when I learn more.

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  • kmygil
    kmygil Member Posts: 876 Member
    #2
    So sorry
    Oh dear. This happened with my Mom, too, and they ended up leaving the incision open and letting it granulate in. This required packing the wound twice daily with sterile gauze, but she did well for that part. I'll be praying.

    Hugs,
    Kirsten
  • punch_vj
    punch_vj Member Posts: 88
    #3
    Hello,
    I praying for her
    Hello,
    I praying for her speedy healing, as always.
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #4
    Oh, me.
    Oh, me. I'm so sorry this happened. Please give her our love. I'm praying for her!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • dixchi
    dixchi Member Posts: 431
    #5
    Sorry
    So sorry to hear she is going thru all this; but
    she is strong and I will be thinking of her and
    hoping there is light at the end of the tunnel soon.

    Barbara
  • VickiCO
    VickiCO Member Posts: 917
    #6
    Sorry you are facing this.
    Please tell Mary we are thinking of her. And don't forget to take care of yourself as well.

    Many hugs, Vicki
  • mom_2_3
    mom_2_3 Member Posts: 953 Member
    #7
    Prayers and good thoughts
    Prayers and good thoughts are being sent Mary's way from NJ.

    Amy
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #8
    thinking of and praying for Mary
    I will continue to think of and pray for Mary. Please let your mom know this- that many people here care for her. Also, Im thinking of you and how weary you must be with all this going on with your mother. Take care of yourself, too-

    A big "cyber hug",
    Lisa
  • angelsbaby
    angelsbaby Member Posts: 1,165 Member
    #9
    lisa42 said:

    thinking of and praying for Mary
    I will continue to think of and pray for Mary. Please let your mom know this- that many people here care for her. Also, Im thinking of you and how weary you must be with all this going on with your mother. Take care of yourself, too-

    A big "cyber hug",
    Lisa

    Mary
    Sorry I hope you feel better soon i think about you alot and hope things clear up .

    michelle
  • CanadaSue
    CanadaSue Member Posts: 339 Member
    #10
    Thank you for keeping us updated!

    We are thinking and praying for your mom.

    Hugs,

    Sue
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #11
    Update
    I'm thinking I should come up with more interesting subject names :)

    Mom is still in the hospital. She didn't go into surgery until Wednesday. They put a new drain in on Tuesday, and took out 2 Wednesday and replaced with 2 more. They found another pocket of infection. So she still has 3 drains in in various places. They re-opened some of the lower part of her incision and widened it. They are going to allow it to granulate on its own. It was being packed 3 times a day, but yesterday they put a wound vac in. She plans on going to a rehabilitation center when they release her from the hospital because we no longer feel competent handling the incision issues at home (since she keeps having to go back with massive infections).
  • punch_vj
    punch_vj Member Posts: 88
    #12
    msccolon said:

    Update
    I'm thinking I should come up with more interesting subject names :)

    Mom is still in the hospital. She didn't go into surgery until Wednesday. They put a new drain in on Tuesday, and took out 2 Wednesday and replaced with 2 more. They found another pocket of infection. So she still has 3 drains in in various places. They re-opened some of the lower part of her incision and widened it. They are going to allow it to granulate on its own. It was being packed 3 times a day, but yesterday they put a wound vac in. She plans on going to a rehabilitation center when they release her from the hospital because we no longer feel competent handling the incision issues at home (since she keeps having to go back with massive infections).

    Sending Prayers
    My family sends blessings and prayers for your mom's continued recovery. The Rehab facility is a wise option,I'm sure your mom made the right choice for her contiuing recovery.

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