Alin's Site

Operating Room Sign & Doorway

At 11:00 PM yesterday I was admitted to the E.R as the doctor ordered with a Baclofen pump site quickly filling with fluid, it was a surgical emergency, the doctor was afraid I might have sepsis and ordered about ten or more vials of blood samples to be sent to the lab one of which was a type and cross in the event I need as transfusion. These tests were run on an IV line to prevent me from having to get stuck twice. After this they hooked me up to the monitor’s and set it up to take my blood pressure every ten minutes which I had a very comfortable Neoprene cuff. We then waited for a bit and they suddenly brought in a digital X-Ray machine, by this time I was slightly more relaxed having a warm PVC lead apron on me for a bit while they took some X-Rays. Then someone came and took an EKG and about 30 minutes after that I was whisked off to the OR. In the surgey they went in again and made a slight lengthening and checked the catheter and also checked into what was up with the major swelling. They found out that the swelling is in fact a Sterile Seroma which is a collection of sterile fluids, mine contains antibiotic irrigation which slowly, or quickly migrated from the spinal area to the pump area along with blood plasma. The Sterile Seroma will take a few days to heal. Next week we go to the neurosurgeon for a follow up to check everything.