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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 10sd replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 11 months ago by Stickerbunny.

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- 05/10/2012 at 4:01 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  My grandmother is in the hospital – her main arteries are clogged in her heart and they have to do surgery to fix it. She is trying to decide if she is doing the surgery, which because of her refusal to take a blood transfusion is very dangerous (doctors are giving a 50/50 chance) or leave it and within three years they will completely clog and cause a fatal heart attack. If she does the surgery, it will be within the next few days. Could use some vibes for her. The surgery will be a quadruple bypass, with no ability to put blood back into her and she’s on a lot of blood thinners.
  
  And my mother is in a bad place, she is given control of saying no/yes to blood transfusion once my grandmother is under. So if the surgery goes badly, she has to be the one to tell the doctors not to try to save her, because she is the one my grandmother lives with and trusts not to be selfish out of her kids. I can’t imagine being told they can save her if you sign a paper and having to say no.
- 05/10/2012 at 4:07 PM
  Sarita
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  VIbes to your Grandmother – it’s hard to see our precious Grannies go through illnesses. Hugs to you.
- 05/10/2012 at 4:19 PM
  LBJ10
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  I’m not sure how this works for her religious beliefs, but could she use her own blood? They can take the blood a few days before hand and then hang onto it in case it is needed during the surgery. Not sure if that is possible with the medications she is taking.
  
  Anyway, I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother.
- 05/10/2012 at 5:06 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  Unfortunately her religious beliefs don’t allow them to take her own blood for that. Some people of her faith do, but she feels it is too close to the wrong side of the line. She is discussing with an Elder of her religion if it is OK for them to do something where they can put the blood coming out of her back in during surgery… not sure exactly what she meant, but the doctors and my cousin who is also of their religion suggested it and she isn’t sure on if she’d allow it or not until she can talk to what is basically their priests.
  
  Thanks for the vibes. We won’t know her decision for a few days, her blood count is very low, so they have to get that up before they can do the surgery. I can’t make it down to see her before the surgery, but I am going in July if she makes it through I will see her. I hope so, I haven’t been able to get down there for a few years and we had planned to spend a week hanging out.
- 05/10/2012 at 7:16 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  Stickerbunny I’m really sorry, this sounds like a very difficult situation to go through. Lots and lots of vibes for your grandmother.
- 05/10/2012 at 8:41 PM
  FrankieFlash
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  Healing vibes for stickerbunny’s grandmother. And healing vibes for you too stickerbunny. I know this is a tough place for you to be in too.
  
  *I edited this to include my original message because I think using Symbols won’t work for vibes anymore since it was gone.
- 05/11/2012 at 9:42 AM
  Stickerbunny
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  Thanks, Frankie. Yeah it’s kind of tough – she half raised us, was the “other parent” while my mother worked a lot of the time, my father was more of a paycheck than a guardian. When I was a teen instead of going out with friends all night, or talking to girlfriends on the phone for hours, I would call her up and we’d talk all night, every night and even watch TV together over the phone. lol
- 05/11/2012 at 12:16 PM
  Beka27
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  I’m very sorry. I am familiar with her religion and they are absolutely adamant about their beliefs. I respect their right to have those beliefs, but I wouldn’t be able to make that decision. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts.
- 05/12/2012 at 4:46 PM
  Hazel
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  Stickerbunny, I’m very sorry you and your family are going through this. I hope everything works out for the best and your grandma gets better. Healing vibes from me too.
- 05/13/2012 at 11:42 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I hope your grandmothers surgery goes well. That must be a very hard situation.
- 05/13/2012 at 3:50 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  Thanks guys.
  
  She’s been sent home to rest and get her blood count up to 38 from 34. She’s on B12 shots and they took her off blood thinners. They intend to do the surgery next week if her count is high enough. Apparently there is a solution they push through the veins during surgery to prevent them collapsing due to blood loss, so that will take some of the risk off, but not a lot, she still has a risk of losing too much, but her veins will stay open at least to let her replenish as long as it’s not too much. The Elders OK’d that since it isn’t plasma or blood. I’ve been calling her daily and she seems OK, half our family has been arguing with her though to take blood (even calling the two people who have the right to say yes to that if she is unconcious trying to get them to go behind her back), wish they would just leave her alone… not their choice and she’s not going to back down, why stress her out more?
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