Update on my wife

M.J.,
Took alot to scan this picture. Been there with your wife.
Wife should recover fine. I lost my tomb stone courage of deep diving. Only dive shallow now. Dont go knuckle to knuckle no more with criminals. I just shoot first. Less paper work. Slight memory loss and do off the wall things like buying a boat. ;)

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Wow thats some scary shit!!



Well I was just coming on to give you guys a report.

My wife has developed a infection in the incision, and is being brought from th home to the doc sometime today.

we shall see what happens?
 
Seems to be common these days with surgery, infections that is. We're all praying for her -- that should help her recover I hope.
 
Doc says that it is not infected!!

Says cause the staples are in her groin they are aratated ferom the movement in that area, and a few of the staples have pulled and the wound has started to open a little.

This is normal and that she has to keep that part covered now and no more PT for right now.

We are hoping to bring her home from the rehab center this week. She hates it there and wants to come home!!

I can't blame her!! I would not have lasted this long!! So they are trying to arrange for the VNA to come each day for wound care and PT twice a week.

We shall see??

Thanks all!
 
I've talked to MJ a couple of times today. His wife is back at the hospital. She was supposed to come home today, but she developed a bad infection and blood sugar is out of control. They picked her up in the ambulance and transported her to the hospital a short while ago.
the problems never end for the big guy. :-/
 
Well here's the deal,

she went to doc the other day and they said some staples have pulled and that it was not infected ( I knew it was!!)

Told her to keep the leg up and stop PT. But my wife thinking she know better she did PT when they came for her and now the wound has opend right up!! and now has a infection!

Today her sugar kept droping to danger low and they could not get it up at the nursing home. So they called the Ambulance to take her to the Hosiptal.

They got the sugr up and looked at the leg, called the surgen and they cleaned it and say they will clean and change bandage every 4 hours till 100% clean.

Then they will put her on a Wound Vac. A wound vac is a great thing!! makes you heal like 10 X faster!! She was on one last year for a non healing foot wound.

They cut a spounge and put on the wound, wrap in plastic, pop a hole and add ther Vac to suck it up, much like a vac pack machine you use to pack fish.

They leave it for like 7 to 10 days. And when done your like new!!

I was at the nursing home from 6pm yesterday to 10 pm went to work 10pm to 8am at the home at 8:30 till 2:30 pm and then hosiptal till 7pm tonight.

I am wiped out!! I called out of work tonight, So I will get some rest. go to the home in the am to collect her belongings, then to the laundry mate cause the dryer is dead >:(, Then to the hosiptal to sit with her again!

Thanks all for your concern!!
 
Ok they have her on IV anti stuff and she is feeling better today!! the infection site is much cleaner and after her surgeon takes a look they will decide what next to do.
 
Macojoe,
Based on my experience with doctors and hospitals it's a damn good thing that you are there to keep an eye on the doctors and nurses. No matter how well meaning they may be, there's not enough of them to go around and they miss things. They also don't always communicate well. Be there, ask questions, and keep them on their toes. Hope your wife is on her feet again in no time.

Rick
 
Well my wife goes under the knife one more time tomorrow morning to fix the area were the last op spit open.

They say they will cut away all bad stuff and close with stiches this time, and with any luck she will be home for the week end??

Sunday will be one month since she has been in the Hosiptal and she is more then ready to come home!!
 
Thanks again guys!!

She was operated on again today to repair the infection site.

Doc says all was well, they opened it up looked at the vain and said there was no damage to the graph and that he trimed all the bad stuff away and sewed it all up.

Hopes that this will the last time ever in that leg!!

If all goes well she might be home for the long weekend??

We will see
 
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