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August 18, 2007Seymour had siblingsWithout going into gross specifics, the single rolling kidney stone from the other day became the beginning of an avalanche - as it were - and somehow the start of a whopper of an infection that got very bad, very quickly. I’m pretty good at enduring pain, but this was unbearable…morphine made me feel human, again. I am home now with cipro and percoset and some other thing they want me to take and am out of it a little - I like the morphine a lot better than the percoset, which makes me nauseas and needs tylenol or whatever [correction: ibuprofen] behind it to really do the job. I’ll be quiet for a little while. I just wanted to thank you for all of your prayers - I felt that I was being prayed for, and it was so helpful - and I want to thank Ed Morrissey and Jeanette for their friendship and concern. To be honest, as I was waiting for my husband get home so we could go to the ER, I wrote to them (and to my bro Thom) telling them what was up and just asking for their prayers beause I know they are all prayer warriors, and because I was going mad from pain and needed to yell it at someone - cyber or otherwise. I hadn’t expected either of them to post on it, but I am grateful for all of the kind emails and notes - humbled beyond expressiom by the prayers. Thank you. I’ on the other side of it, now and will be back at work soon, I hope. Thanks again and God bless all. http://theanchoressonline.com/2007/08/18/seymour-had-siblings/trackback/ 22 Responses to “Seymour had siblings” |
August 18th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
We were all thinking of you. So glad to see you back, morphine fog or not. Be careful of the Percoset. Both Percoset and Percodan make me halcinate and imagine all kinds of ghastly nightmarish things. It has happened to me twice, 20 years apart and both times I was in hospital and being downgraded from post surgical morphine to the Perc. Twenty-four hours of trippin’ in demon hell and then crashing violently and crying for the next 24. Try Demerol instead. I’ve also found the newer drug Norco effective. They gave me that after my knee replacement as a substitute for Percoset.
I’ve never had a kidney stone, but my son’s girlfriend many years ago started to pass one when they were on a date. He called me in a panic. He thought she was dying. And from the primal screams I heard in the background, I thought so too. It must be excruciating pain. So take care. We miss you and will continue to pray for your full recovery.
August 18th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Some of those prayers were mine! I’m glad they worked. Still praying tho, until you feel all better.
August 18th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Whew! Thank goodness you’re okay. You had a lot of people really worried.
August 18th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
They can certainly be troubling. I had two Percutaneous Nephrolithotomys and a Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy. I will br praying you don’t have to undergo that,
August 18th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Prayers for The Anchoress…
The Anchoress, a really great Catholic blogger, needs our prayers.O God, who are the only source of health and healing, the spirit of calm and the central peace of this universe, grant to the Anchoress such a consciousness of your…
August 19th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Those stones can really really hurt and that kind of infection is nothing to mess with. You take care.
August 19th, 2007 at 3:20 am
Praise the Lord and I’ll still be praying for you. No fun I hear, but mine was surgically removed and I had no symptoms! The doc said I had been “masking” the symptoms for years. I thought it was my gallbladder!
Get well, dear sister in Christ.
August 19th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Thank You For Your Prayers For The Anchoress…
I am still not at liberty to give you the reasons for the Anchoress having to go to the ER except to tell you she had more kidney stones and an infection from it.
She’s slowly on the mend now and I wish to thank everyone who took the time to pray…
August 19th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Sigh of relief!
Glad to hear you’re on the mend.
Big hug, and more prayers,
August 19th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Continuing prayers for you, dear Anchoress, for a complete and speedy recovery!
August 19th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Please DO NOT take tylenol with Percocet. Percocet has tylenol in it. It is a mixture of acetaminophen (tylenol) and oxycodone. If you need extra pain relief consider taking ibuprofen between doses, but only if you are not allergic to it. But before taking even that you should consult with your doc first.
August 19th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Dearest friend, of course we’re praying for you. Why wouldn’t we? Heal and feel better soon. I really do hope you realize how much you are loved by those of us who look forward to reading you daily, weekly or whenever outside obligations permit. A little Anchoress is better than none at all.
August 19th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Hi Storkdoc - was quite doped up when I posted - yes, the percocet has tylenol in it - I was backing it up wwith 800mg of ibuprofen which I didn’t even know you could take that much of it, but it seemed without it the percocet really didn’t do the job. Am better today. Thanksfully
August 20th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Hope you are feeling better soon. Our prayers are with you.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Hon, be really careful with codeine. Besides the fact that it is packaged with tylenol, there is also the fact that codeine itself is not an active drug. Codeine is converted in the body to morphine, and that conversion is done by an enzyme (CYP2D6), which is produced by a particular gene (cytochrome P450). Approximately 5-15% of the caucasian population lacks this gene, and as such they can take any amount of codeine and no morphine will show up in their blood, and no pain-killing effect will be detected. Which makes percoset simply a weak under-dose of tylenol that costs extra money.
On the other hand, it is also fairly common to have multiple copies of the gene, which means that you get every last bit of codeine converted to morphine all at once and basically you end up with all of the possible nasty side effects of morphine without any painkilling effect.
There is no way to know how many of these copies of the gene you have without genetic testing. These tests are fairly new and controversial, because no research has established what to do with the information. But you should be aware that something like 1/4 of all drugs are metabolized by the various forms of this enzyme, including several antidepressants, chemotherapy, coumadin — a bunch of things where an atypical reaction to a drug can simply kill you.
This (http://www.healthanddna.com/drugreactiontest.html) is one company that does testing, and has a pretty good description of the issues without a lot of jargon. Be aware, though, that they are trying to sell you a test — you should read some journal articles, too, to get a better picture. Here (http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/29/4/570) is one example I found not too hard to read.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:55 am
The Anchoress is back sort of…
Thanks God that The Anchoress is ok and doing well, at least as well as someone who passed some kidney stones. She has a post about about her oredeal, but may not be posting a whole lot for a while….
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August 20th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Alleluia!
Now, lay down, rest, eat good, sleep a lot, and forget about the blog for a while!
August 21st, 2007 at 12:15 pm
My hope is you are feeling well.
Sincerely, please take very good care.
August 27th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
I’ve been out of the blog loop for about a month myself due to covering work for a co-worker who just had major surgery. She returned today and was I happy to see her!! I had heard you weren’t well, but I’m glad you’re on your way to recovery now.
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