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Dargo's little girl needs our prayers

Thanks for the Picture update WM....sitting up looks promising.

So pretty...i do pray some of that pain as gone....hang in there Mel your courage is remarkable:thumb:
 
Her section of skull that was removed is not fixed in place yet or this massive swelling could cause brain damage. Still, I cannot imagine how of must feel to have so much swelling that your skull plate has moved as shown in CT scan at 4 this am.

Yes indeed, when able, she is working her way into the basket. She was looking through magazines until pain got too bad. Her surgeon cannot be reached and nobody else can be reached to get her that really powerful pain reliever. I'm about ready to hit the streets. Heck, I've already eaten at Churches chicken at 2:30 am. The ladies behind the bullet resistant glass even insisted giving me the food free when they asked what I was doing on MLK Blvd at that hour. Truly kind women. Even offered to have their cook escort me to my car. I assured them that I'd be okay with a wink. They said I wasn't as dumb as I looked. LOL!

Trying to just get Mel put under for a while so her emotions may ease with a break from the pain. Still no word; it's Christmas day.
 
BTW, I want to sincerely thank all of you again while I'm still awake. You guys are great and the very generous basket is appreciated more than I can express!
 
I obviously only have limited Internet via phone. Isn't there some pro football game on today? Of all my kids, Mel is my football buddy.
 
Brent, we all wish we could do more. If there were some way to take her pain and pass it around so she would hurt less a lot of us would be arguing about being first in line. Special young lady and I hope she gets through this and has no more major problems.
 
Dargo said:
I obviously only have limited Internet via phone. Isn't there some pro football game on today? Of all my kids, Mel is my football buddy.
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Dallas and Cardinals at 7:30 pm ET on the NFL network. Other than that I don't see any until Sunday.
 
You'd kinda think the Doc's would be available to check on her Christmas or not.
Seems like a pretty serious operation to do right before Christmas then disappear
for the weekend.
 
I think Brent said that they could be reached if the situation was life threatening. That is the good news.
 
loboloco said:
Brent, we all wish we could do more. If there were some way to take her pain and pass it around so she would hurt less a lot of us would be arguing about being first in line.
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There'd be no argument! :ermm: I'd make sure I was first.
Hang in there, Dargo. Still talking with The Almighty about your girl. Methinks that by now, she's become our girl. Hope you don't mind sharing! :flowers:
 
Be strong Brent. I'm praying for Mel and your family. Let's hope this time will pass quickly and the healing will soon be forgotten.
 
Dang. I feel so helpless. Besides no relief from the pain (unbelievably, they have just dropped her down to stuff like Vicoden), her swelling is really becoming an issue. I can't post any more pics with her swelling worse. It's starting to rip at the staples in her head and there is no way they can even check her left eye right now. The pressure from the swelling has to be unreal. Her skin is getting shiny from being stretched. One nurse is getting so upset that she is willing to risk her job to drive to a surgeon's house and bring him to her room. She is a very kind black lady. I don't want her to lose her job, so I asked for directions and I'd go beg. She said that I may get arrested if I did. I don't know what to do.
 
I cant believe you are having that kind of trouble there. If her head is swelling and pulling out the staples and they are cutting her back to vicodin something is crazy wrong. At my hospital I would advise you to contact the hospital supervisor, the chief resident and dont stop demanding to seen their boss. Just dont lose your temper and dont give up.
 
Call me if you want, I gave you my number. If you get no help soon my wife offered to come up and help you. I have had a few beers but she hasnt, I will keep my mouth shut but she wont.
 
mak2 said:
. . . contact the hospital supervisor, the chief resident and dont stop demanding to seen their boss. Just dont lose your temper and dont give up.
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I have to agree, you need to bump this up the ladder and get someone to see Mel.
 
I was thrilled to pieces to see the latest pic of Melanie sitting up from earlier today.
However, I have to agree with Mak's post below.
I do hope something has been done by now.
This is unreal.
Best wishes from here, and the prayers will not stop until we know that little girl is out of pain and the situation has been properly addressed.. as it SHOULD have been by now.


mak2 said:
I cant believe you are having that kind of trouble there. If her head is swelling and pulling out the staples and they are cutting her back to vicodin something is crazy wrong. At my hospital I would advise you to contact the hospital supervisor, the chief resident and dont stop demanding to seen their boss. Just dont lose your temper and dont give up.
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That is just horrible. Yes, like everyone said, demand that someone see her. Unbelievable. I feel awful for her. I will continue with my thoughts and prayers.
 
She's made it this far, Brent. Don't worry, she'll get there. We're all pulling for you and your daughter.
 
Looking back on this and thinking a little, perhaps the call to drop her back from Fentanyl to Vicodin was based on her stats and her activity levels.
I do agree that her doctor(s) should have been available, holiday or not.
Her nurse/those on duty at the hour probably would have been the ones in charge to make that call, and that sucks when situations arise like this.
 
I hope everyone has gotten some much needed rest & Mel,s pain has been releived and other concerns have been addressed , continued thoughts & prayers . :flowers:

Not being able to find the doc or surgeon is BS , I,m afraid I would have handled it a lot differently which problly wouldn,t have worked out so good . So kudo,s to you Dargo for showing restraint at such a tough time . :wink:
 
There is a fine line between pissing off the staff and getting quality care when hospitalized. I am fortunate to have a nurse for a wife and she handles that aspect of things much better than I do!:whistling:There are times when it is necessary to get the patient advocate involved and holidays make it that much worse. There are also a patient bill of rights that all hospitals must adhere to. Tough call at times.
 
Hey Brent,

Been offline for a couple days but glad to hear the surgery was a success but I'm truly sorry to hear that things aren't going as well as hoped post-op.

Not sure if you've had any success yet but if you need to talk to someone at the hospital, ask for the Administrator on Duty. There's one available at all times and they have to come if requested. They are senior level people and can make things happen.

Prayers and best wishes still heading your way!

Brian
 
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Has anyone heard from Dargo? I mean PM wise or anything?
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I had sent him a text last night asking how Mel was and he responded that she was far worse. On top of that he said he was sick (think from the stress of it all) When I sent him text this morning he did not respond.
I know he has a history of migranes so he could very well have one of those (at least lets hope so and not something worse with Mel)

All I can say is keep praying people
 
Thanks for the update, Working Woman. Keep us in the loop as much as you can.
You betcha there'll be prayers ascending from North Dakota!
 
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