[tri-med] Re: the bleeding stoma

Well I'm glad you've got a solution at last. You can always rely on 
the wonderful families on this list. When Tess's stoma was weepy we 
used the split round gauze pads too.

At 10:27 PM 9/04/2009, you wrote:
>We went to the GI dr on Monday.  What a waste of time and money (the 
>hospital raised the parking fee).  The only thing that came out of 
>this visit was that Annette should get 12 ounces of Pediasure and 25 
>ounces of water a day, we need to add a protein supplement to her 
>feedings, the GI surgeon is the one who should take care of the 
>bleeding b/c it's the stoma not the stomach, and it took two hours 
>to come to this conclusion.
>I don't remember who, but someone told me to put two 2x2 split gauze 
>pads around the stoma b/c it might be the pressure from the Benik 
>vest that is causing the bleeding.  Hey, you're right.  That took 
>care of the problem.  I guess personal experience trumped the 
>diploma this time.  THANK YOU for your GOOD advice.  It 
>worked.  Problem solved.  Be blessed, you made Annette a happy girl
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>Sincerely,
>Annette
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Jocelyn,  wife to Frank,  Mother to Ian, Gillian and Susan, Nanna to 
Carly 21  Mathew 20,  Ashleigh 19, Alex 17,  and Tess  (Trisomy 18,) 
age 12 yrs,  & Benny the Maltese, plus one amazing DIL and two 
amusing SIL's of whom I'm very fond, and their extended family who 
are too many to list here.   

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