PAINKILLERS AND SEDATIVES

AFTER RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA AND VISITING MY GP I WAS PUT ON STRONG PAINKILLERS AND SEDATIVES
I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO EMPLOY A PERSON TO LOOK AFTER MY BUSINESS [FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A SHORT TIME] AS I COULD NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY
I HAD A RETRO FURNITURE AND DESIGN BUSINESS AND THIS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE PAIN AND THE REDISTRICTED MOVEMENT AND MEDICATION
I COULD NOT LIFT ANYTHING HEAVIER THAN A SMALL CARTON OF MILK
BUT WITHOUT INCOME AND THE STATE OF MY MIND AND BODY I HAD TO EVENTUALLY CLOSE MY BUSINESS-AS I COULD NOT AFFORD THE RIGHT DESIGN TEAM /BUYER----- IN THIS PERIOD I WAS ZOMBIE LIKE AS A RESULT OF THE MEDICATION I HAD TO TAKE GIVEN TO ME TO TONE DOWN THE CONSTANT PAIN FROM ANY MOVEMENT
I COULD NOT EVEN COOK OR LEAVE THE HOUSE DURING THIS PERIOD
I HAD MANY CARERS WITH ME ON MANY OCCASIONS- FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS -PHYSIOTHERAPISTS-ETC -DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS CIRCUMSTANCES FORCED ME TO CLOSE A FIVE YEAR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

J HOWELL TILLER M.D. ADVICE TO ME----- 'BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE'

THIS IS JUST A SMALL RUNDOWN OF HOW THINGS WERE UNFOLDING FROM THE FIRST 5 MONTHS AFTER I ARRIVED BACK IN AUSTRALIA-ON ADVICE FROM J HOWELL TILLER M.D
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IN SYDNEY THE DOCTOR THAT I CONSULTED REGARDING THE STATE OF MY CHEST WALL AND THE RASH COVERING MY BODY
HE ADVISED ME THAT
-THE SKIN WAS SO THIN ON MY CHEST AND THE THE RASH OF THE INFECTED AREA WAS CLOSE TO OPENING UP
-- THEY ALSO TOOK A X-RAY AND IT WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE THAT THE TWO IMPLANTS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND WERE DIFFERENT SIZES--
ONE WAS UNDER MY COLLAR BONE AND THE OTHER STICKING INTO MY RIBS

PLEASE NOTE

CONSTANT MEDICATION FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS--FOR PAIN AND TO SLEEP
I WAS CONCERNED AS I WAS COULD NOT LIFT ANYTHING AS I HAD LITTLE OR NO MOVEMENT IN MY ARMS
I COULD NOT WALK WITHOUT BEING CONSTANTLY OUT OF BREATH
FOOD HAD TO BE BOUGHT IN AS I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF BED-I HAD TO RELY ON FRIENDS OR NEIGHBOURS TO HELP AND ESCORT ME AS I COULD ONLY WALK A SHORT DISTANCE
I LOST ALMOST 3 STONE IN WEIGHT--SHOWING ON MY FACE AND BODY
FROM THE CONSTANT PAIN I WAS HUNCHED OVER AND COULD NOT SIT OR STAND UPRIGHT--AS EVERY MOVEMENT OR JOLT WOULD INCREASE THE PAIN
I WAS ALSO VERY COLD AND COULD NOT KEEP WARM AND HAD TO WEAR A HEAVY WOOL ARMY COAT TO BED TO KEEP MY BODY TEMPERATURE UP--I COULD NOT STOP SHIVERING OVER THIS PERIOD
ANY MEDICATION OR APPOINTMENTS---I HAD TO RELY ON FRIENDS OR NEIGHBOURS WITH CARS TO ESCORT ME
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IN THIS PERIOD I CONTACTED J HOWELL BY FAX AND BY PHONE--[30%SUCCESS]
IN RETURN J HOWELL TILLER M.D. TOLD ME NOT TO TAKE ANY MORE PAIN KILLERS--AS DIFFERENT PEOPLE TAKE DIFFERENT TIMES TO HEAL
**HIS OTHER COMEANT WAS ----BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE**

THIS HAPPENED 14 WEEKS AFTER THE ORIGINAL OPERATION IN MIAMI

16 WEEKS AFTER THE OPERATION BY J HOWELL TILLER M.D.
MY HEALTH -PAIN AND INFECTION WAS STILL CONSTANT
SO I CALLED J HOWELL TILLER M.D.
AND MY ONLY ADVICE FROM TILLER WAS TO HAVE A HIV TEST

THE FIRST 5 MONTHS IN BACK IN SYDNEY

I HAVE MANY MANY ENTRIES ,BILLS --- LETTERS AND REPORTS
TOO MANY TO COVER IN THIS BLOG

I WILL AGAIN CUT OUT 70% TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF MY TIME BACK IN AUSTRALIA

-AFTER BEEN GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR FROM DOCTOR J HOWELL TILLER .M.D. MIAMI

*GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA-THEIR IS NOTHING MORE I CAN DO HERE
-YOUR BODY WILL SORT ITSELF OUT

THE NEXT GROUP OF ENTRIES ARE FROM THE FIRST 5 MONTHS BACK IN SYDNEY

-I AM SORRY TO SAY THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST OF 6 DIFFERENT SECTIONS

THE PICTURES AND POSTS OF THE DIFFERENT SECTION MAY BE A BIT DISTERBING

--SORRY BUT I HAVE TO SHOW AND TELL YOU-- HOW IT WAS --AND-- HOW IT IS

YET ANOTHER WHEELCHAIR

AFTER TWO HORRIFIC DAYS IN LA--AND WITH NO CONTACT FROM J HOWELL TILLER M.D.
THE HOTEL ORGINISED A WHEELCHAIR AND ALERTED THE AIRLINES OF MY CONDITION
BEFORE I WAS ALOUD TO BOARD THE PLANE--I HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT I HAD THE ALL CLEAR FROM J HOWELL TILLER M.D. TO FLY-THEY ALSO WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD A LETTER FROM THE DOCTOR [WHICH I DID NOT]
SO I HAD TO SIGN A WAVER FOR THE AIRLINES-BEFORE THEY WOULD BOOK ME IN
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS MONTERED ME CONSTANTLY DURING THE WHOLE FLIGHT----THEY ALSO ORGINIZED A WHEELCHAIR FOR ME FOR WHEN I ARRIVED IN SYDNEY ---I WAS TAKEN FROM THE PLANE AND STRAIGHT THROUGH CUSTOMS IN TO THE ARRIVALS-WHERE I HAD TWO FRIEND READY TO MEET ME

SALLY BURST INTO TEARS AND THE FACE ON MITCH SAID IT ALL
---AS TO ALL APPEARENCES I WAS DYING

POINTS THAT ARE OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME REGARDING MY FIRST TWO OPPERATIONS IN MIAMI WITH -J, HOWELL TILLER M.D.

LACK OF SERVICE AND CONSERN AFTER OPERATIONS
BEING SENT HOME IN A WHEELCHAIR
STILL LEAKING AND LACK OF MOVEMENT
RASH NOW BIGGER PURPLE AND BUBBLING
NO BLOOD TEST TAKEN REGARDING INFECTION---ALSO
NO SWAB/RESULTS WERE TAKEN OF MY INFECTION

HAVING THE SECOND OPERATION IN A BEAUTY ROOM
BEAUTY ROOM=WAXING AND TINTING ROOM
LACK OF NORMAL PROCEDURE----NO IRRIGATING THE WOUNDS BEFORE OR AFTER
ALSO NO STERILIZATION OR NORMAL EQUIPMENT IN BEAUTY ROOM
NO DRAINS INSERTED AFTER SURGERY

I ACCEPTED J HOWELL TILLER M.D. ASSURANCES THAT ALL WOULD SORT ITSELF OUT

THE NEXT DAY I LEFT MIAMI TO CATCH A FLIGHT TO LA TO GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA AS ADVISED BY J HOWELL TILLER M.D.
AS I WAS STILL VERY WEEK AND IN PAIN I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE ME OUT TO THE AIRPORT AND ORGINISE A WHEELCHAIR FOR ME TO GET ONTO THE PLANE TO LA
ON THE PLANE TO LA MY CHEST EXPLODED AND BLOOD AND PUSS COMPLETELY COVERED MY T-SHIRT-DURING THIS FLIGHT I HAD TO CHANGE THREE TIMES
ALSO THANKFULLY I GOT BANDAGES AND PADDING FROM THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS -AND THANKFULLY THEY AND THE SURRONDING PASSENGERS KEPT A CONSTANT EYE ON ME
THE AIRCREW ORIGINED A WHEELCHAIR FOR ME AT LA AIRPORT AND A CAR TO TAKE ME TO THE HOTEL
I STAYED IN LA FOR 2 DAYS IN THE ROOM AT THE HOTEL AS EVERY TIME I MOVED FLUID FLOWED FROM MY CHEST AS WELL AS UNDER BOTH MY ARMS
[-I MUST THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR CONSTANT CHECKING ON ME]

AND YES I TRIED TO PHONE DOCTOR J HOWELL TILLER AND LEFT MANY MANY MESAGES EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND I WAS SCARED AND NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO -COME BACK TO MIAMI -GO TO AUSTRALIA --ALL I NEEDED WAS ADVISE OF MY NEXT MOVE AS I WAS IN CONSTANT PAIN AND NOW FLUID LEAKING FROM 3 OPEN AREAS---

BUT I GOT NO RETURNED CALL TO THE HOTEL OVER THE TWO DAYS I WAS CHECKED- IN

NO NEED TO STAY ON I WAS TOLD GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA

THE NEXT DAY AFTER A HORRIFIC NIGHT I CONTACTED DOCTOR HOWELL TILLER M.D. AND ASKED IF HE HAD FOUND OUT ABOUT THE INFECTION
---NOTE... NO TESTS WERE DONE ON THE INFECTION
HE THEN TOLD ME HIS FRIEND WAS ON HOLIDAY AND PROBERLY THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HE WOULD HAVE DONE IS PUT IN DRAINS--
BUT IT WILL RIGHT ITSELF AND NOT TO WORRY ---EVEN WHEN HE LOOKED AT MY CHEST-- HE REMARKED----IT WSA WORSE
'HE THEN SAID IF HE HAD KNOWN THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE CUT ME OPEN AGAIN[ IN THE BEAUTY ROOM IN THE BACK OF HIS OFFICE]
AND AGAIN LEAVE IT ALONE AND THE BODY WILL OBSORBE IT
THEN I QUESTIONED THAT MY BODY WAS LOP SIDED AND I STILL HAD A CREASE ACROSS MY RIGHT CHEST
HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE CREASE WAS NOT AS BAD AS BEFORE
HE AGAIN TOLD ME THE INFECTION WOULD GO AND THE CREASE WOULD FADE AND THE LEAKING WOULD STOP --SO NO NEED TO STAY ON IN MIAMI BUT TO GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA-THEIR WAS NOTHING ELCE HE COULD DO FOR ME
HE ALSO CONSOLED ME BY SAYING THE PAIN AND SUFFERING AND LACK OF MOVEMENT AS WELL AS THE DISCHARGE FROM UNDER MY ARMS WAS NORMAL
--EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL GOING ON FOR SO LONG AFTER THE OPERATION-AND TO ME AND OTHERS IT WAS NOT IMPROVEING BUT GETTING MORE INFLAMED AND WITH NO SIGNS OF IMPROVEING ----I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE
-SO ALL I COULD DO WAS ACCEPT HOWELL TILLER ASSURANCES THAT IT WOULD ALL SORT ITSELF OUT

THE INFECTION WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE BODY

THE NEXT NIGHT THE INFECTION WAS GETTING WORSE -SO I ASKED A FRIENT TO TAKE ME UP TO SEE J HOWELL TILLER M.D.

WHEN I ARRIVED AT HIS HOME I SHOWED HOW PURPLE AND INFLAMED IT WAS

AND AGAIN HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE-AND HE WISHED HE HAD A CAMERA

BUT--STILL TOLD ME TO GO HOME THEIR WAS NOTHING ELCE HE COULD DO AND NOT TO WORRY ---AND SAID THE DISCHARGE WOULD STOP AND THAT MY BODY WOULD ABSORB THE INFECTION-HE ALSO TOLD ME HE WOULD PHONE ANOTHER DOCTOR IN LA TO GET ANOTHER OPION OF THE INFECTION-

THEN TOLD ME HE WISHED HE HAD NEVER DONE THE OPPERATION-----HE ALSO SAID IF HE HAD KNOWN THE INFECTION WOULD GET WORSE HE WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THE SECOND OPPERATION ON MY CHEST

NOTE THE PHOTO IS ONLY THE START OF THE INFECTION --

PURPLE AND BUBBLING

YET ANOTHER 3 DAYS ON -I HAD TO GO TO SEE DOCTOR J HOWELL TILLER M.D.
NOTE AT THIS STAGE I COULD NOT BREATH PROPERLY AND NEED ASSISTANCE TO WALK
I SHOWED HOWELL TILLER THE INFECTION IN THE CENTRE OF MY CHEST AND IT WAS PURPLE AND BUBBLING AND GETTING BIGGER EVERY DAY ALSO THE RASH WAS NOW COVERING HALF MY BODY
HOWELL TILLER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE-
HE THEN PUT A NEEDLE IN IT AND BLOOD AND PUSS CAME OUT EVERYWHERE
HE THEN WHIPED IT DOWN WITH SOME ANTISEPIC CREAN AND TOOK A PHOTO OF IT
I ASKED WHETHER I SHOULD HAVE IT BANDAGED TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND HIS RESPONCE WAS NOT TO WORRY JUST KEEP IT MOIST AND THE BODY WOULD ABSORB THE INFECTION
I ALSO MENTIONED AND SHOWED HOWELL TILLER THE BUBBLING UNDER MY ARMS THE SAME AS IN MY CHEST
BUT SUPRISE SUPRISE I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY THE BODY WILL ABSORB THE INFECTION

LEAKING AND INFECTION

TWO DAYS AFTER BEEN SENT HOME FROM THE BEAUTY ROOM--[WAXING AND TINTING ROOM] HE TOLD ME EVERY THING NOW WOULD BE FINE AND NOT TO WORRY

WRONG

ONLY TWO DAYS I WAS STILL LEAKING FLUID AND PUSS AND THE INFECTION AND RASH OVER MY BODY WAS GETTING WORSE

NOW FOUR DAYS LATER I HAD TO HAVE FLUID REMOVED BY THE GIANT NEEDLE
I WAS SHAKEING AND IN TEARS AND SAID I COULD NOT COPE WITH ALL THE PAIN AND CONSTANT FLOW OF FLUID FROM BOTH MY ARMS

HE THEN TOLD ME HE SHOULD HAVE PUT DRAINS IN BUT DID NOT

BEAUTY ROOM OF HORROR

4 WEEKS AFTER MY ORIGINAL SURGERY
I HAD ANOTHER OPERATION IN THE BACK ROOM OF HIS OFFICES WHICH HE CALLED HIS BEAUTY ROOM-I WAS WORRIED WHEN I ARRIVED AS THIR WAS NO STERILIZATION ANYWHERE-BUT THEN ASSURED HE DOES MANY OF THE SAME OPPERATIONS IN THIS ROOM --NO NEED TO WORRY

I WAS LATER TO DISCOVER--FROM THE BEAUTICAN

---SHE INFORMED ME THIS ROOM WAS USED FOR WAXING AND TINTING

[BEAUTY ROOM]

WITH NO ASSISTANT IN THE ROOM I HAD THREE MORE INJECTIONS ON EACH SIDE--LOCAL-I WAS THEN REOPENED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND ALSO HAD THE EXTRA SKIN FROM THE ORIGINAL SURGERY CUT OFF AND DRAINED OF FLUID AND PUSS
I HAD NO IRRIGATION AND WAS RESEWN AND SENT BACK TO THE HOTEL AND TOLD THIS WOULD FIX IT--ANY STORY TO GET RID OF ME--BAD FOR BUSINESS-EVERY TIME I VISITED THE OFFICES I WAS PUT IN A BACK ROOM AS NOT TO BE SEEN BY OTHER CLIENTS AS I WAS EVEN THEN STARTING TO LOOSE WEIGHT AND THE PAIN AND THE INFECTION WAS SHOWING ALL OVER MY FACE AND BODY

AFTER NO FOLLOW UP FROM J,HOWELL TILLER M.D.

AFTER CALLS CALLS AND CALLS-THE ONLY WAY HOWELL TILLER COULD GET RID OF ME WAS TO COME VISIT
AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW AFTER ANOTHE 5 DAYS AFTER TAKEING OUT THE SECOND LOT OF BLOOD AND FLUID FROM A NEEDLE
I WAS PUT ON ANTIBIOTICS AS I WAS STILL YES STILL LEAKING FLUID AND PUSS AND NOW HAD A RED RASH DEVELOPING

I THEN SAID TO HOWELL TILLER M.D. WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR ME TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITALTO HAVE THIS FIXED UP --ALTHOUGH I HAD BEEN PAYING HOWELL TILLER I DID NOT HAVE THE EXTRA FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE HOSPITAL AS WELL
HE THEN TOLD ME HE WOULD RE-OPEN ME AND STOP THE LEAKING
I FORGOT TO SAY ALSO I HAD A VERY BAD SCAR FROM THE OPERATION AND A LINE CREASE ACROSS MY CHEAST
BUT TOLD HE WOULD FIX THIS UP ALSO WHEN HE RE-OPENED ME

YET ANOTHER 5 DAYS WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS

FIVE DAYS AFTER THE NEEDLE INJECTED INTO BOTH MY SIDES TO REMOVE BLOOD AND FLUID

BACK AGAIN AND IF YOU EVER HAD THIS SIZE NEEDLE PUT INTO YOU WITH OUT PAINKILLERS IT BRINGS TEARS TO YOUR EYES

MORE FLUID AND BLOOD WAS TAKEN OUT BY NEEDLE AGAIN DUE TO THE CONSTANT FLOWING

I ASKED IF I SHOULD BE PUT ON ANTIBIOTICS AS I COULD NOT COPE WITH THE
PAIN
AND NEEDED TO ENSURE NO MORE PROBLEMS

BUT TOLD BY J. HOWELL TILLER M.D. I DID NOT NEED THEM!

I AM GOING THROUGH FIVE CHANGES A DAY -WITH BLOOD AND PUSS AS WELL AS FLUID UNDER BOTH MY ARMS

AFTER LEAVEING THE SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTREDOCTOR J HOWELL TILLER GAVE ME PAIN TABLETS-WHICH I TOOK TO GET TO SLEEP
FOLLOWING DAY I WOKE TO FIND THE SHEETS AND THROUGH TO THE MATTRESS SOAKED AND COVERED IN BLOOD
--THEIR WAS NOT ANY DRAINS PUT IN AFTER THE OPERATION
OF COURSE I PANICKED
AS DOCTOR HOWELL TILLER M.D. LIVED AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOTEL
I SENT THE MANANGER AROUND TO HIS HOME AND HE TOLD THEM HE WOULD BE AROUND SOON AS HE WAS 5 MINUTES AWAY
TWO AND A HALF HOURS HE WANDERED IN-AND TOLD ME HE EXPECTED THIS TO HAPPEN
I ASKED WHY I WAS NOT WARNED AS I WAS TERRIFIED AT THE LOSS OF BLOOD- HE CLEANED UP UNDER MY ARMS AND TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY
ANOTHER FOUR DAYS LATER STILL MAJOR PAIN WITH NO ANTIBIOTICS
AFTER CONTACT AGAIN WITH HOWELL TILLER M.D. AS I HAD NO FOLLOW UP FROM HIM-EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM DUE TO PAIN AND BUILD UP AND FLOWING FLUID DOWN MY BODY
HE AGREED TO USE GIANT NEEDLES AND MANUALLY FROM UNDER BOTH ARMS HE REMOVE BLOOD AND FLUID - I WAS STILL IN CONSTANT PAIN

NAMES PLACES EVENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED

I HAD MY FIRST OPERATION IN MAY 1996

-THE OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTRE MIAMI

-THE OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY J.HOWELL TILLER M.D.

THE OPERATION WAS A CHEST AUGMENTATION-IMPLANTS TO ENHANCE MY BODY

-CLOSE YOUR EYES AND GET SOMEONE TO READ THE SECTION I HAVE TAKEN OUT OF MY JOURNAL

-WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE DIEING IT IS AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF PAPERS- FAXES -HOSPITAL NOTES --DOCTORS REPORTS - PHONE CALLS AND PICTURES OF YOUR JOURNEY YOU KEEP