August 2024
Amber
Hayes
,
RN
Emergency Department
AdventHealth Fish Memorial
Orange City
,
FL
United States
After all of this happened, I remember waking up from surgery kind of confused, but the one thing I remembered was Amber and her kindness.
I was rushed via ambulance to Advent Health Fish Memorial because I passed out and was in a lot of pain. Upon arriving, I do not remember much, but I know I was brought into a room where a nurse named Amber was awaiting my arrival. She immediately started trying to make me as comfortable as possible. I know I kept passing out, so I was not fully aware of everything. However, my husband arrived, and Amber stayed by my side while tests were run, only to find out I was bleeding internally. Although I knew I was pregnant, I had no idea I was pregnant with twins.
Later, finding out I was pregnant with twins, and one of them was in my right tube, which ruptured. Causing me to nearly die. The other fetus was on my left side, growing normally. By what my husband says, I kept passing out, and Nurse Amber was there the entire time taking care of me. She even walked beside me when they rushed me to the surgery room. She was kind and very informative to my husband. He said she was the only nurse that day to stay with me. She wrapped me in a warm bear blanket of some kind because I was so cold from all of the blood loss that had occurred. I was hooked to 2 IVs and had 2 blood bags running at once to try and keep my heart pumping and keep me alive. I went through I believe 8 total blood transfusion/plasma bags. I could be wrong, but I just remember my husband saying it was a lot.
Although my husband did not know why I was passing out and why my HR and BP were so low, he said Amber kept him calm, and he understands why, at that time, she didn’t just flat out say I was dying, but that I was in a lot of pain and had a ruptured tube. After all of this happened, I remember waking up from surgery kind of confused, but the one thing I remembered was Amber and her kindness. I asked my husband about her because I thought I may have just been dreaming because she was my angel that day. I feel if it weren’t for her and her quick actions, I would not be here today, and neither would my now 1-year-old son. She is the kindest nurse I have ever met, and I am so glad she was there that day.
Yes, the surgeon who did the surgery also acted fast, and he apparently told my husband the baby outside of the tube only had a 25% chance of making it because the surgery would expose him to a lot of radiation from the CT scan that had to be done. But here we are a year after his birth, and he is strong and healthy. I have gone to the ER after this visit, and every time I go, I always ask for Amber and thank her. I am so grateful from the bottom of my heart for her. As I said before, she is an angel.
This whole situation was very scary to me especially not really knowing a lot of what happened until afterwards. But since this occurred, I have looked at life differently. If she wouldn’t have been there would I have been so lucky to survive? Would I have gotten a nurse who cared as much as she did? It worries me because in all my life I don’t think I ever met a nurse so devoted to her patients. She was absolutely amazing. Please thank her for me and my family. I still believe it is because of her that my son and I are here today. And my daughter still has her mommy, and my husband still has his wife.
Later, finding out I was pregnant with twins, and one of them was in my right tube, which ruptured. Causing me to nearly die. The other fetus was on my left side, growing normally. By what my husband says, I kept passing out, and Nurse Amber was there the entire time taking care of me. She even walked beside me when they rushed me to the surgery room. She was kind and very informative to my husband. He said she was the only nurse that day to stay with me. She wrapped me in a warm bear blanket of some kind because I was so cold from all of the blood loss that had occurred. I was hooked to 2 IVs and had 2 blood bags running at once to try and keep my heart pumping and keep me alive. I went through I believe 8 total blood transfusion/plasma bags. I could be wrong, but I just remember my husband saying it was a lot.
Although my husband did not know why I was passing out and why my HR and BP were so low, he said Amber kept him calm, and he understands why, at that time, she didn’t just flat out say I was dying, but that I was in a lot of pain and had a ruptured tube. After all of this happened, I remember waking up from surgery kind of confused, but the one thing I remembered was Amber and her kindness. I asked my husband about her because I thought I may have just been dreaming because she was my angel that day. I feel if it weren’t for her and her quick actions, I would not be here today, and neither would my now 1-year-old son. She is the kindest nurse I have ever met, and I am so glad she was there that day.
Yes, the surgeon who did the surgery also acted fast, and he apparently told my husband the baby outside of the tube only had a 25% chance of making it because the surgery would expose him to a lot of radiation from the CT scan that had to be done. But here we are a year after his birth, and he is strong and healthy. I have gone to the ER after this visit, and every time I go, I always ask for Amber and thank her. I am so grateful from the bottom of my heart for her. As I said before, she is an angel.
This whole situation was very scary to me especially not really knowing a lot of what happened until afterwards. But since this occurred, I have looked at life differently. If she wouldn’t have been there would I have been so lucky to survive? Would I have gotten a nurse who cared as much as she did? It worries me because in all my life I don’t think I ever met a nurse so devoted to her patients. She was absolutely amazing. Please thank her for me and my family. I still believe it is because of her that my son and I are here today. And my daughter still has her mommy, and my husband still has his wife.