My sister is home
My sister is home from the hospital and I am very relieved. She understood why I didn't go to visit her, although we talked on the phone every day. She thought it was because of all the operations I have had but, it is because I was worried about her being contagious.
She's weak and still running a fever and I am making her drink a quart of water every hour she is awake. I know that is one way to help bring it down and I open the windows and sliding glass ddoor for her to keep the cool. I freeze, but it's necessary to keep her tempature down.
The doctor lanced her infection site twice and the swelling is going down but she is still in a lot of pain. I am changing her dressing and wraping her arm in Cling wrap so she is able to shower. It is working out very well, her incision has not gotten wet once. I'm pretty proud of my idea, she was thinking of using a plastic bag. The cling wrap works wonderfully.
I'm not happy with the antibiotics they sent her home with. I don't think they're strong enough but, I have to realize that she suffers from Lupus and Dietabities and that limits they type of antibiotics she can take.
Thankfully, she can bathe and go to the bathroom with out any assistance. I'm cooking and cleaning for her and doing her laundry, which I don't mind doing.
She has complained of vomiting and I explained tp her: you can not take the medications you are without having some food in your stomache. Our older sister died from Alcohol and Drug abuse and the main reason was: she did not eat, properly, so her stomache and intestines were destroyed.
I told her that I was going to start cooking her meals with out any spices on them and she would start eating 3-4 times a day. She can not eat much, yet but, I'm working on that as well. I'm giving her plain oatmeal for breakfast, a sandwich with a little meat and a lot of vegs for lunch, and unseasoned meat and vegies for diner. I can deal wit the vegies but, I'm cooking the meat seperately.
Unseasoned chicken, UGH. I do not like chicken, it was our main meal on the farm.
I will be taking her to all her appointments and am going to be appointed her conservator. That way I will be able to have all her assets transfered into my name and then she will have no income and will qualify for medical assistance. We will set up a new and seperate bank account, in my name, but the debit card will be in her's. It legal, so we're going to do it.
This is going to be a lot of work but it is what needs to be done and I've learned that to get something from the govt, you need to know how to work the system. Fighting the VA has been good experience.
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General Category: Relationships, Romance, Love
Current mood: accomplished
Added on: 11/05/07 01:08
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SHINE-nicebutt776 |
 
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im happy that shes now back at home..hope things will be fine,you and your family..
God Bless Your Family...
Posted on: 11/10/07 01:00
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paulh50 |
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I know that I have mentioned the woman at the clinic my sister goes to has been a great deal of help in giving me information on where to go and how to apply for help, for my sister.
After my sister was discharged from the hospital, the doc wrote in her discharge statement that he wanted her be seen this week for a follow up appointmet.
I asked her if she had made her appointment, yesteday, and she said, "No, the clinic said I couldn't get in until the 17th of this month." I asked her to call the clinic and talk to Lynette and she if she could help and not to worry about the time or day. I would adjust my schedule to fit her appointments.
Later, in the day, Lynette returned her call. I took it because my sister was sleeping.
Lynette told me that she had made an appointment with the doctor, not a PA, for Wendesday at 3pm. She also informed me that I needed to go to the hospital to get a copy of all her medical records, from the hospital, so the doctor could make a completely informed exam and treatment program.
Most people in the clinic are working soley as receptionists and as such they only do their "Job." They say, "It's not part of my job," or "that's not my field."
Lynette is not one of those people. From the first day of her visit to the clinic, Lynette has done much more than her job regarding my sister. And, when I take my sister to her appointment Lynette is the one who is always goes the extra mile to help seriously ill people. This is unusual to see in the Medical Profession.
I know from experience. I'm allergic to Morphine and after one surgery, when I woke up in ICU, I discovered I had a Morphine drip IV. I told the nurse she needed to remove it immediately. The nurse stated she had to contact the the doctor first. I told the nurse if she didn't remove it I would do it my self.
I moaned most of the night from the allergic reaction. The next morning the doc came in yelling at me for what I had done.
I told him, "Fuck you! If you had read my records, you would have known I'm allergic to Morphine. Your arrorgance, ego and bull shit could have killed me."
Needless to say, as long as he was the appointed Worker's Comp doctor, our relation ship was strictly business after that.
Lynette is not one of those people.
I have sent her a Thank You bouquet of flowers. A lot of doctors could learn a thing or two from her.
Posted on: 11/06/07 10:50
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