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List--You may or may not recall that last week I asked about Demerol, since my husband, Joe, was going to have surgery last Friday. He had laparascopic surgery for a double hernia on Friday morning, and the plan was for him to be discharged that same day. However, I was told that the surgeon, in making the incisions, inadvertently nicked Joe's bladder several times, causing profuse bleeding. So they brought him back to the O.R. for a second procedure, also under general anasthesia. (A urologist performed this operation.) Yesterday (Saturday), he was too weak to sit, was still bleeding, and his pulse was about 140. Last nite he received 2 pints of blood. This morning (Sunday), I spoke with the urologist, who said that the bleeding from his bladder had diminished significantly, but he did say that the bladder may not have been the only organ cut into. I'm reeling and I'm furious. 600,000 hernia operations are performed in the U.S. annually, and we pick a butcher! Just wanted to vent, but also have some questions: (1) Two general anasthesias in one day can't be good for PD, can they? (2) I would like to sneak in some powdered/granulated Vitamin C and stir it into his liquid diet to aid in healing. Is Vitamin C a blood thinner? (not what is needed at this time). Also, Joe's meds are 5 mg selegeline and 3 mg Mirapex, which he hasn't taken since Friday. He does not seem any the worse for wear as far as PD goes. Would appreciate your feedback. Thanks in advance. Ann Gibbons CG Joe 64/1.5