suzanneuthscsa

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1. DH dying-need prayers

   suzanneuthscsa replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice

   My friend, I will say some more prayers for you and your family tonight. I will pray hard that if you have to make that difficult decision that you will know with conviction and be at peace. My family went through that decision in June of 2004 with...

2. Post-op pain!

   suzanneuthscsa replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I did not leave AMA. Nor was I really enthused about leaving. I was very bitter at the time, and more than a little frightened of getting attached to a baby I was sure would die. (He was under a pound and he did make it!) They made me get up, walk ...

3. Post-op pain!

   suzanneuthscsa replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have often wondered why they didn't move me to ICU myself. I live in San Antonio so it was not a small hospital. I was supposed to have been flown to a larger hospital where the baby actually went. I just went downhill too fast. I also think tha...

4. Personal experience in NICU: Bonus or Weakness?

   suzanneuthscsa replied to suzanneuthscsa's topic in NICU

   Thanks so much for the info all of you. I think that most of my issues with that time in my life happened on the L&D floor. For some reason the actual birth situation has haunted me far more than the NICU experience. I can see the point that I...

5. How long did you breastfeed?

   suzanneuthscsa replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in General Nursing

   #1 24 wk Preemie who spent 3 mos in NICU. I pumped for 6 months but never got much after the first 4 weeks. I think it was due to getting the depo shot after 3 weeks which they told me would not dry my milk up, stress with having a critical baby, an...

6. Post-op pain!

   suzanneuthscsa replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I must confess that I really know nothing professional since I don't start nursing school until next week, but I have a personal experience that is related. When my first baby was born, I had emergency c/s and was put under general. Mind you; liver...

7. Personal experience in NICU: Bonus or Weakness?

   suzanneuthscsa posted a topic in NICU

   Hi everyone! I am a frequent flyer of the NICU since both of my children were preterm. I hated the reason that I was in the NICU, but I was thoroughly fascinated with the entire atmosphere and soon I was not only visiting my baby when I went, but so...

8. Looking for advice on dealing with the hard parts of the job

   suzanneuthscsa replied to nikiw's topic in NICU

   Thank you for caring so much about the babies that don't make it. I am the mother of two preemies, one of them a 24 wkr who weighed under a pound. I always felt most comfortable if the nurse on duty was really emotionally connected to him. There w...

9. Preemie resuscitation in regards to gestational age

   suzanneuthscsa replied to d2k2's topic in NICU

   I had a preemie at 24 wks exactly that weighed 442 g. That is pretty close to that cut-off. He was born in 03-2000. I want to brag and say that did beautifully. He has no major health issues now. He wears glasses and has some chronic BPD. He ne...

10. Preemies born to preeclampsia mom's

    suzanneuthscsa replied to becky927's topic in NICU

    Both of my children were preemie's also. One at 24 wks 442 g and the second at nearly 32 wks at 3 lb 1 oz. They both had IUGR. My first pregnancy I had severe HELLP syndrome which is a more serious form of PIH. Basically, everything that went wro...

11. No New Grads !

    suzanneuthscsa replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU

    I too want to work in the NICU. I am just starting nursing school next week and will be graduating with BSN in 2007. I have personal reasons for choosing this area of nursing. I have given birth to two preemies. My son was 24 wks and weighed less...

12. DH dying-need prayers

    suzanneuthscsa replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice

    Wishing you an uneventful 2006. I pray that your dh steadily improves, and that the message of Christ will reach him through this ordeal. Also, I pray for your family's peace with the knowledge that even though the burdens feel as though they are o...