Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC

[DeeJack08 522]

He was my surgeon. He was is young but da guy is great. U will really enjoy ur stay there bcuz da staff r very friendly ppl. Here is one of his results. I had surgery March 19th 2013.

[back2barb78 890]

So ladies I went to the ED yesterday and of course the ED nurse practitioner started telling me oh it's the time of the year when skin gets dry... blah blah and I wanted to tell her "Lady, I'm Black! All we do is put lotion on!" Anyway, she also mentioned itching can come from a low fat diet and I might need to add more fats to my diet. She did labs and X-rays and gave me IV fluids in addition to nausea meds (lifesaver) and itching meds. The itching meds calmed it down a little, but it still didn't stop! I'm so baffled. She sent me home with Zofran (thank you sweet baby Jesus) and told me to call my surgeon. Last night when I got home I was able to keep some chicken Soup down. I'm calling OCC in the morning. I was thinking of buying extra nausea meds while I was there, and should have. If I need to, I can always drive down there tomorrow.

HoosierGirl, I hope your right. I look like the poor dogs I used to see with fleas scratching themselves raw. Its embarrassing and I know I'm making people nervous, but I can't stop! I'm all blotchy red. Now that I know it's nothing serious, I will take my Benadryl and wait until it passes.

[MouseOnTheMile 186]

So ladies I went to the ED yesterday and of course the ED nurse practitioner started telling me oh it's the time of the year when skin gets dry... blah blah and I wanted to tell her "Lady, I'm Black! All we do is put lotion on!" Anyway, she also mentioned itching can come from a low fat diet and I might need to add more fats to my diet. She did labs and X-rays and gave me IV fluids in addition to nausea meds (lifesaver) and itching meds. The itching meds calmed it down a little, but it still didn't stop! I'm so baffled. She sent me home with Zofran (thank you sweet baby Jesus) and told me to call my surgeon. Last night when I got home I was able to keep some chicken Soup down. I'm calling OCC in the morning. I was thinking of buying extra nausea meds while I was there, and should have. If I need to, I can always drive down there tomorrow.

HoosierGirl, I hope your right. I look like the poor dogs I used to see with fleas scratching themselves raw. Its embarrassing and I know I'm making people nervous, but I can't stop! I'm all blotchy red. Now that I know it's nothing serious, I will take my Benadryl and wait until it passes.

:/ I'm sorry B2B, hope it does indeed pass soon!

[Kindle 8,667]

B2B, glad you're feeling better. I was thinking of getting Zofran down there, too. Just in case, so I wouldn't have to bug my PCP for an Rx once I got home. Do they have them for sale at OCC or would I have to pick them up at another pharmacy?

[back2barb78 890]

B2B, glad you're feeling better. I was thinking of getting Zofran down there, too. Just in case, so I wouldn't have to bug my PCP for an Rx once I got home. Do they have them for sale at OCC or would I have to pick them up at another pharmacy?

They gave us a nausea med that we took for two weeks if I remember correctly. I don't know if they will sell you extra. I know Mexico is famous for the pharmacies though and I should've gone with my instinct to buy some extra nausea meds for home.

[Kindle 8,667]

Do you know what anti nausea they sent home? Here are the meds Carolyn told me I'd get and no anti nausea on the list....

Supradol (NSAID) 4 days

Inhibitron (Omeprazole) PPI 2 months

Pemix (cinitapride) anti ulcer 7 days

Denvar (Cefixime) antibiotic 5 days

(I thought the NSAID was strange, and definitely on my list of things to ask about pre-op)

[karliy 61]

B2B sorry u haven't been feeling well! keep us posted. And the Pemix is for the anti nausea and the omeprazole is for anti ulcers rite?!

[back2barb78 890]

I will Karliy The Pemix was the anti-nausea med. And the supradol is a med I was familiar with giving all the time to postop c-section patients called ketorolac or toradol. Wonderful non-narcotic pain med. They gave it to us IV after surgery too.

[shungsleeve 62]

He was my surgeon. He was is young but da guy is great. U will really enjoy ur stay there bcuz da staff r very friendly ppl. Here is one of his results. I had surgery March 19th 2013.

You look great.

[karliy 61]

So I just scratched my biggest scar and a tiny lil piece came out and it started oozing clear yellowish liquid especially if I pushed it a lil bit. Should I be worried? It's the tiniest little pin prick of a hole now!

[Kindle 8,667]

I will Karliy The Pemix was the anti-nausea med. And the supradol is a med I was familiar with giving all the time to postop c-section patients called ketorolac or toradol. Wonderful non-narcotic pain med. They gave it to us IV after surgery too.

So I guess since it does help with GI emptying, the Pemix must help with nausea, but sounds like they don't actually dispense a true CNS antiemetic. Maybe I'll see what I can pick up at one of the local pharmacies just to have it on hand. Hopefully won't need it. Thanks for the info.

[HoosierGirl 780]

This happened with my drain site...closed up and stopped draining about 24 hours after the ripped of my scab "incident".

[DeeJack08 522]

Thx

[ByeByefatgirl. 82]

He was my surgeon. He was is young but da guy is great. U will really enjoy ur stay there bcuz da staff r very friendly ppl. Here is one of his results. I had surgery March 19th 2013.

 

 

 

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alright Deejack looking good!

[healthbound1 69]

Hola!!!

Just checking in with everyone and reporting that I was successfully sleeved on Wednesday Dec 4th I'm feeling good and just finished my first "drinkable yogurt" with a lot of sounds from my stomach, but no complaints.

b2b, glad you were able to determine that it's nothing serious. I wondered if maybe it was something liver related (liver problems can make you itchy everywhere). Look forward to hearing what the OCC says.