At Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Karla wrote:
>
>Tami,
>
>My family was told that I was not a candidate for transplant. They do not
>believe that I would live through another surgery and no one is willing to
>try. They were also told that I am not a candidate for dialysis. After a
>lot of consideration, I have decided that I cannot and will not put myself
>through any more of the surgeries. I am not talking about the placing of
>stents, etc, although my urologist has said that they will not be doing
>anything more than replacements every couple of months as necessary. The
>risks are too great for me. I am now listed as DNR on my hospital records.
>I do not want any attempts made to revive my heart should it stop, nor will
>I allow the use of a respirator. My doctor has been in total agreement. He
>asked me just how much more I wanted to go through. It isn't that I am
>giving up....I just don't want any heroic efforts made that might prolong my
>life into something that I don't want to live.
>
>Thank you so much for your generous offer. It is most
>gracious....particularly given that it would once again expose you to more
>of our little devil pain...adhesions. God is watching over and blessing you
>and your family. I pray that he protects you from all evil and puts an end
>to your devil pain.
>
>Love
>Karla
>
>Somewhere up in the stars.................
>My angel and me!
>
>http://www.geocities.com/karlasfamily2001
>http://www.geocities.com/princessd82000/BraydensHaven
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tami" <tamitorres@hotmail.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 4:37 PM
>Subject: Re: What's happening?
>
>> Dear Karla,
>> I was glad to hear you again on this message board, I was just asking on
>> here last week if anyone had heard from you. Karla, I wanted to ask you
>> a question because I don't recall you ever mentioning it before, but
>> have you ever been told you will need a kidney transplant? I don't even
>> know if you are a canidate for one or not. I know you have had years of
>> problems with your kidneys and was wondering if a new one would help
>> you. I know it would be a big operation for you, but If it could help
>> you....well I was just wondering...I do know that its one part of me
>> thats working okay for now, and I have 2. Maybe somehow I could help
>> you. I've just been meaning to ask you, and If I'm not a match then
>> maybe we could find you one...Anyway girl I think of you often and pray
>> for you alot. I hope you will find a pain free day soon, keep in touch
>> Karla, you are an inspiration to others,
>> God Bless You,
>> your friend,
>> Tami
>>
>> At Sat, 24 Aug 2002, Karla wrote:
>> >
>> >I just wanted to take the opportunity to write and let everyone know just
>what's been happening in my life. It is very hard for me to sit here
>through the pain and write this...both physically and emotionally...so I
>will try to make this brief.
>> >
>> >As you all know I suffered another round of renal failure back a couple
>of months. My new urologist discovered that I had a blockage of my ureters
>to my kidneys...not just one ureter but both of them...my left was much more
>severe than my right. In the middle of July when I once again became
>extremely ill and was hospitalized locally my urologist came in and realized
>just how ill I was and had me transferred to a hospital better able to deal
>with me in a larger city nearby. It was there that they placed a
>nephrostomy tube through my back into my right kidney. This allowed my
>right kidney to drain much better and aided the left kidney somewhat...the
>left kidney had to backflow into the right kidney via the ureters (I guess)
>in order to drain. It was very apparent when they compared the drainage of
>my urostomy (which was the flow from my left and right kidney) to the
>drainage of the nephrostomy in the right kidney, that the left kidney was
>not functioning properly due to!
>> this blockage. I had to undergo three weeks of twice a day iv treatments
>with vancomycin. After a couple of hospitalizations for more infections, I
>underwent a procedure where they dilated the right ureter with a balloon and
>helped free the flow from that kidney. They could not correct the blockage
>to the left kidney. It was an extremely painful experience, but it also
>aided the flow of all of the infected urine built up in the left kidney to
>the right kidney and within 12 hours of the procedure I was back in the
>hospital with a severe case of urosepsis. It was decided by the urologist
>at this time to place a stent into my left ureter at the point of the
>blockage. This would allow for better flow, if the procedure worked, from
>the left kidney. I was discharged today....knowing that this procedure was
>unsuccessful and that there really isn't anything more that they can do.
>They will try to maintain the nephrostomy tube and the stent as when the
>tube is shut off my pa!
>> in becomes totally unb
>> >earable and my abdomen bloats to the point of looking nine-months
>pregnant within about 10 minutes. They did mention that they might consider
>another dilation in a few months but given the problems I encountered I
>don't think it is something that I am willing to undergo again.
>> >
>> >God has seen fit to bless me with 46 years on this earth. He has given
>me a daughter, two granddaughters, my angelbaby grandson and now another
>grandchild soon to grace this earth. It is these blessings that keep me
>here...keep me fighting...but in realizing that it has taken my having to
>learn to say NO MORE to those doctors who so readily want to cut on
>me....and to say a silent prayer of thanks for those who said No. As I look
>forward to the birth of a new grandchild (by the way....congrats
>Raven!....nothing better than grandkids!), my feelings are quite mixed.
>There is a large amount of fear....not just in that this baby too might die,
>but fear in that our medical society doesn't seem to care. They don't seem
>to care how much so many people are suffering. They don't seem to look
>beyond their noses for the real answers. I ask that each and everyone of
>you say a prayer each day....that asks God to awaken the eyes of our doctors
>so that our children and grandchildre!
>> n might avoid this pain and suffering we endure.
>> >
>> >I don't know when I will be able to write again....but know that I try to
>keep up with each and everyone of you...even if you don't hear from me you
>are all in my heart!
>> >
>> >God's blessings to all!
>> >Karla
>> >
>> >Somewhere up in the stars.................
>> >My angel and me!
>> >
>> >http://www.geocities.com/karlasfamily2001
>> >http://www.geocities.com/princessd82000/BraydensHaven
>>