Update...
Kudos to my child who was pretty darn good for 6 hours at the hospital. Relatively speaking.
Dave made it out okay. It is a totally different hospital...nop notch in everything from communication from care. We were greeted for goodness sake and given a pager for when he was out of surgery...when that didn't work...they actually came down to get me. (no losing or knowing where he was at this hospital)
It seems well staffed there too, we were greeted by many doctors and nurses and it was just amazing. There was just a level of stress at the other one.
I spoke to the doctor..he got everything out and he said there was a excess of fluid in the knee, which could mean the bone is infected there, but honestly after the 6 weeks of antibiotics they have to take him off and see what is going to happen there. It is unfortunate because the knee was not where the broken bones were and now something has gotten it.
He did a sample of the fluid but said there was really no change of it growing anything in the petri dish since he was on cubicin. One dose will affect results for 3 weeks. Too bad I didn't get one when I asked for it at the other God forsaken hospital....before he was put on it.
We do not have a wound vac though, the hospital won't let us take it home, and told us we have to wait until Monday for a nurse to bring one...which I am not too happy about since they are releasing him today.
I told the doctor I was going to steal it and we laughed and I said I am serious...I was like you and your wife are going to watch Fox news and you are going to be like "Heeeeey that is Suzanne Giaimo" and then we did our best cop impressions of "Maam, step away from the wound vac" lol.
The leg is in shrink wrap of sorts with a small vaccuum that sucks fluid and such from it. It is looking like he will be on it for 2-3 months (per doctor's orders)...however it will help with granulation of tissue and will cut healing time significantly.
Breaking news...I think that my threat of stealing the wound vac, just got me one today and now Blue Cross is denying it since they didn't get there 48 hour notice...well boo hoo on them.
Dave's BIL told me the best advice...."Tell them to do it anyway and that you will fight with insurance later"....amazing those magical words gets you the damn care you need.
Sigh, it is not the mountains we have traveled but the sand in our sandles that wear us down.
The ambulance people are harrassing us too and have the funniest attitude!!!! They called me and said that I needed to write a number down and I said oh I can talk to you all I am his wife and she said nastily....that I was not authorized and I said "Well, then guess what I am not authorized to take you number down either. Thanks! and hung up.
She was being nasty...and guess what I don't care...amazing when you have bills up to your eyes...it just does not matter...CARE FIRST!!! Bills later.
It is a pretty big setback though...that is an understatement. All in all, I am content at this hurdle at this point, but also have to let the rest of it sink in.
Fueled by prayers from your ladies...how could I not face today?
Hugs and kissses to all the children, women and loved ones.
Dave made it out okay. It is a totally different hospital...nop notch in everything from communication from care. We were greeted for goodness sake and given a pager for when he was out of surgery...when that didn't work...they actually came down to get me. (no losing or knowing where he was at this hospital)
It seems well staffed there too, we were greeted by many doctors and nurses and it was just amazing. There was just a level of stress at the other one.
I spoke to the doctor..he got everything out and he said there was a excess of fluid in the knee, which could mean the bone is infected there, but honestly after the 6 weeks of antibiotics they have to take him off and see what is going to happen there. It is unfortunate because the knee was not where the broken bones were and now something has gotten it.
He did a sample of the fluid but said there was really no change of it growing anything in the petri dish since he was on cubicin. One dose will affect results for 3 weeks. Too bad I didn't get one when I asked for it at the other God forsaken hospital....before he was put on it.
We do not have a wound vac though, the hospital won't let us take it home, and told us we have to wait until Monday for a nurse to bring one...which I am not too happy about since they are releasing him today.
I told the doctor I was going to steal it and we laughed and I said I am serious...I was like you and your wife are going to watch Fox news and you are going to be like "Heeeeey that is Suzanne Giaimo" and then we did our best cop impressions of "Maam, step away from the wound vac" lol.
The leg is in shrink wrap of sorts with a small vaccuum that sucks fluid and such from it. It is looking like he will be on it for 2-3 months (per doctor's orders)...however it will help with granulation of tissue and will cut healing time significantly.
Breaking news...I think that my threat of stealing the wound vac, just got me one today and now Blue Cross is denying it since they didn't get there 48 hour notice...well boo hoo on them.
Dave's BIL told me the best advice...."Tell them to do it anyway and that you will fight with insurance later"....amazing those magical words gets you the damn care you need.
Sigh, it is not the mountains we have traveled but the sand in our sandles that wear us down.
The ambulance people are harrassing us too and have the funniest attitude!!!! They called me and said that I needed to write a number down and I said oh I can talk to you all I am his wife and she said nastily....that I was not authorized and I said "Well, then guess what I am not authorized to take you number down either. Thanks! and hung up.
She was being nasty...and guess what I don't care...amazing when you have bills up to your eyes...it just does not matter...CARE FIRST!!! Bills later.
It is a pretty big setback though...that is an understatement. All in all, I am content at this hurdle at this point, but also have to let the rest of it sink in.
Fueled by prayers from your ladies...how could I not face today?
Hugs and kissses to all the children, women and loved ones.