Casey,
Please send Amy my good wishes. i hope everything goes well and that
she feels better soon. i'm not familliar with orange coast, with long
beach memorial med center the only hospital (i remember) ever being
in. and i hope that surgery isn't needed, but that if it is, that it
goes well and she recovers quickly!
*hugs*
Leah

--- In oc_ccfa@yahoogroups.com, Casey Smith <caseylsmith@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> My sister Amy was admitted to Orange Coast Hospital in
> Fountain Valley yesterday. She was on 40mg of
> prednisone for 2 weeks and got to the point of pain
> that she could barely get down water. Tomorrow she is
> having an upper gi series and small bowel series, the
> cat scan came back with no perforation but with bad
> inflammation and scar tissue. Her doc wants to do the
> surgery, so we will see what happens tomorrow after
> the tests.
>
> She is taking 100mg of solucortif (same as
> prednisone)3 times a day, every 8 hours, which is
> 300mg every 24 hours.............yikes. Her liver
> enzymes came back elevated, does anyone know why that
> would happen? Does anyone have any stories about
> Orange Coast Hospital in Fountain Valley? The doc
> wants to do a laproscopic surgery to clear the
> stricture and take the appendix out. She is in room
> 339 if you want to call!
>
> Any stories or suggestions are appreciated!!!!!
>
> Hugs to you all, and I hope you are all doing well!!!
>
> Love,
>
> Casey
>
>
>
> Love, and Blessings,
> Casey Smith
>
>
> "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will
soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they
will walk and not be faint" Isaiah 40:31
>
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