Day-5 Hayley is a little more coherent today. I still doubt she’ll remember much. Leg compression bandages came off most of the day We had to ask to have the pain meds turned up again in the night. She still cannot get comfortable. Everywhere she turns HURTS and there are wires, cables… Nurses are still […]
View PostDay – 11 – Stomach Drain Finally Comes Out Hayley woke up in brighter spirits today. She felt much peppier between 6:30am and 8:30am. We did our usual walk but she was in noticeable pain. The nurse came in at 7am and asked if she’d like the NG tube out. She said YET AGAIN if […]
View PostDay-11- NG Tube Finally Removed – So Brave See Video Hayley woke up in brighter spirits today She felt much peppier between 6:30am and 8:30am. We did our usual walk but she was in noticeable pain. The nurse came in at 7am and asked if she’d like the NG tube out. She said YET […]
View PostBACKGROUND & AIMS (See Link…) Total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplant (TP/IAT) have been used to treat patients with painful chronic pancreatitis. Initial studies indicated that most patients experienced significant pain relief, but there were few validated measures of quality of life. We investigated whether health-related quality of life improved among pediatric patients undergoing TP/IAT. METHODS […]
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