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Amanda, my sister in law who just had the baby, is not doing so well.  She is having kidney failure and she has lost 2/3's (although I question that #) of her blood.  She is in ICU.  My brother is very laid back and easy going.  He's also very sensitive and is beside himself with grief.  He won't go to the doctors and force them to tell him whats going on.  All we know is the kidney failure and the loss of blood.  We don't know why any of these things are happening or if it can be fixed.  Please keep her in your prayers, thoughts, whatever it is that you do.  She needs anything that you have to offer right now. 




-- Edited by ZoeandTucker at 18:07, 2006-01-07

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I wonder if she has toxemia(sp?), I know that it is basically a poison in the system and that it can get really bad on the liver and kidneys. I will be thinking about her, is there someone there with your brother? Someone needs to be there to get some answers.

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There are lots of people there with my brother, including our mom and dad, they just won't tell anybody but him.  He's to upset to talk.  She did not have toxemia(SP?) but she was well on her way.  They took the baby early.  It was not due until the end of this month but the baby was so big and she was getting toxemia.  2 weeks ago she started having kidney stones and they would remove them but they couldn't find anything else wrong.  She was perfectly fine after her c-section (you can tell in the picture) and than around 3 this morning things started getting really bad.  I'm so upset.  I wish I didn't live 10 hours away.  I want to be there with my family and I want to be there to support my brother.

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so very sorry to hear that your sister-in-law is having trouble. i just went through it myself with my new granddaughter. she made it through the surgery and now they are saying that her spleen is too small and she may have to be on antibiotics the rest of her life if it doesnt grow. modern medicine is awesome though and its amazing what they can do now. i am sure youre sister-in-law will recover. i will keep them in my prayers.

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I just talked to my dad.  They've given her 7 pints of blood today and she doesn't have hardly any of it left, yet they don't know where it's going.  They have also done a CAT scan to see if they can find where the blood is going and what is wrong with her kidneys because they are still not working.  They don't have the results of that as of an hour ago when I talked to my dad.


Dusty, I'm so sorry to hear about your granddaughter.  If you have mentioned it before (spleen) than I'm sorry I didn't see it. 



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Now that is weird, how can they not know where the blood is going... Weird. I really hope things turn around quick for her.


 



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puttin' I agree about the blood.  I just started thinking about that myself.  I'm wondering if my family has gotten that info. straight or maybe they just didn't tell it to me right considering how upset they all are.  I also question the 2/3's blood loss.  If she's lost 2/3's of her blood how are her other organs still working?  I've been told that everything else is working fine.  I'm so confused.  I wish I were there for my brother but I also wish I were there because I'm more pushy than they are and I feel like I could get some information, even if I had to back a doctor into a corner and tell him I wouldn't let him leave until I got some info. 

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It sounds like something is getting mixed up in the passing of information.  Seven pints of blood doesn't just magically disappear.


I hope the doctors figure out what the problem is and a way to solve it.  You and your family will be in my thoughts.



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Oh my...I pray she pulls through. I almost lost one of my friends after she delivered her still born daughter. It was awful. I know my friend had tons of blood loss and the ended up have to replace 7 units....

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I will be praying for her and your family that everyone gets through this ok..  This has to be hard on your brother..  He wants to be happy for the baby but sad at the same time because of his wife...  I dont know what I would do if I were him...  You hang in there im sure it will be ok..  Please keep us updated so we know how shes doing...    



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Was she an aspirin eater? Causes uncontrolled bleeding in surgical settings. Calcium counters it.

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After the CAT scan they found out that she has pre-eclampsia.  This causes the liver to not function and her body to destroy her own blood.  There really is not much they can do for this.  It will eventually, hopefully, fix itself.  Now its just a waiting game.  They just keep giving her blood and keep her hydrated to hopefully get her liver to start functioning again. 


I questioned the 7 pints of blood and the 2/3's blood loss and that was right.  Her own body is just destroying it.  Scary stuff.  After I find out whats going on the morning I'll let everybody know.  Thank you all for keeping her and my brother in your thoughts.  It means a lot to me.



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I talked to my friend and thats what she had. It took a few weeks for her to get back to somewhat normal. She was in ICU for like a week.

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Paige, that definately gives hope. Its good to have known someone thats gone thru the same thing and we can be helpful in telling others of the outcome.


Hope she is holding strong. Is she able to hold her baby?


Geeze thru all this I forgot to mention that her baby is absolutley adorable. Very cute and chubby. Just how a baby should look. Is baby doing alright?



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They took Noah down to her this morning and she held him for a little while.  She's very weak and is in and out of sleep.  Right now they are in the middle of dialysis.  They are hoping this will get her kidneys to work again.


It really does help to hear of someone who knows someone who's been through it.  It makes me feel a bit better.


I am in the middle of getting a trip planned to go down there.  I hope to leave tomorrow or Tuesday.


Noah has to leave the hospital tomorrow.  Amanda will be sad about that.  Gregory will also because he won't leave the hospital with Amanda still in there.



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Zoe, I am soooooo sorry about your sister in law! I hope everything works out for the best for them. Pre-eclampsia is a scary side effect of some pregnancies, but hopefully she can work through it. I have known several people that had the condition, so I sympathize with you and your family. Keep us updated! I truly believe that angels watch over newborns and new mothers, so hopefully she has the best of the best on her side!

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Wow, sorry to hear that.  You and your family are in my thoughts.  I know that nasty kidney stuff first hand....almost took my life.

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I'll say a prayer for her and the rest of the family.


Hope she gets well soon!



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She is now on life support.  They were doing dialysis and her lungs filled with fluid and all kinds of bad things started happening.  I'm going down on Wed.  I want to be there now.  I couldn't get anybody to watch the dogs until Wed.  I feel so helpless.  How can having a baby go so wrong?  I just don't understand.  All my brother and her wanted to do was add to their family.  Why is that such a bad thing?  I need to be down there right now.  I can't stand sitting here doing nothing.  My hands are tied.  When I talked to my dad this morning my brother is not doing so well either.  He has high blood pressure and it has gone crazy.  He is also flipping out and they were getting ready to sedate him.  My dad said last night he actually smiled.  At around 10 o'clock Amanda asked for him and he went into the room and my dad said he came out smiling.  He said, She asked for me dad.  Bless his heart.  I want to hug him.  I want to tell him everythings going to be okay.  I want him to know that I'm thinking about him and that I'm doing everything I can to get to him.  I want to tell him I love him.  I also want to tell Amanda how much I love her.  I want to go hold that little baby and tell him how much his mommy loves him.  Gillian looked at me this morning and said, Mommy I love you bunches.  What if Amanda never gets to hear that from her child?  I know I shouldn't think that way but it just keeps coming into my head. 

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I am sending tons of prayers to her..and the family. Just reading your post brought tears to my eyes. I just couldn't imagine never hearing my child.

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