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This update may not make sense, not feeling good and been a rough few days.
Had ROPR surgery 12:45PM on 30 of April, lasted longer that plan, finished after 4PM
Sent to room, later in night nursing staff very concerned, four of five in room called doctor and they called in surgery team and another surgery less than 12 hours after first surgery, 2AM Friday May 1 morning. It took over 2 hours.
Doctor wanted to send me home Friday PM May 1. My JP bulb was putting out 400 ml since last surgery and nursing staff said I shouldn’t be leaving that soon after 2 surgeries and all the blood being sucked out into JP bulb. Told me to refuse.
Got out Saturday afternoon May 2 at times my BP low number was 45. My blood count was down to 9 and it was 16 something when I had test prior to surgery. Even when they pulled the JP bulb, I did about 400 cc since midnight, they puilled it anyway. Doc said body would absorbed it. Nurses didn’t like that and my daughter APRN said they usually wait to pull JP until down to 25-30 a day. Nurse on floor said same thing.
Woke up Sunday with fever and told to go to ER, spent 5 hours getting lots of things checked and told to go home.
Then without me asking on first surgery he put in mesh on a inguinal hernia. I knew I had this hernia for last 30 years and I didn’t care. Wanted it left alone, I would check it myself every now and then and it never got worse or bothered me. Not happy about that. My balls are big as baseballs and black and hurt, penis id also black! Balls are so big you can hardly see I have a penis.
I am in misery!

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@diverjer

Wow, so sorry for your issues. I don’t understand them sending you home so soon. I hope you are able to make some healing progress this week.

Hard to understand Doctors not having more regard for a patient with that much blood loss. Blood count below 10 and BP getting that low is not good.

Best Wishes.

@diverjer
I cannot understand why they pulled the JP drain so quick. A Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain following a prostatectomy with lymph node removal is typically pulled when output decreases to 30 ml or less in 24 hours for two consecutive days. That’s according to UC Davis Health

This really does sounding like incompetence and insurance Malevolence. Why are the doctors letting you go so soon when this thing should be in so much longer and you are not doing well.

I’m sure many of us are angry about this situation.

I sure hope you recover without having to go back to that emergency department again.