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Wife had surgery this morning,,,,
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Yvonne has a staff infection in her arm. They are going to put a pic line in tomorrow and can then come home but has to go back every day for antibiotics for about 3 weeks. They are going to see if its possible to have someone stop by give the meds at home.
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Hi again, I just talked to Yvonne again, They are putting in the pic line tonight instead of tomorrow. Now she has to stay till Sunday because the antibiotics are not built up enough in her system and now she has to go in 2 times a day for antibiotics for 3 weeks. This whole mess has been very hard for both of us to deal with.
I can imagine.Originally Posted by Tom W
This whole mess has been very hard for both of us to deal with.
I'm so sorry that you are going through this. But I would rather everything get done in the hospital properly so that when she comes home, she can stay home.
There are many home health care down here that do maintain PICC lines. I've even had a child in school this past month with one. Her antibiotics are given every 12 hours and the agency has scheduled it around school (her grandmother lives in the home and is a nurse, so she starts the first one at 5:00 AM).
To clear the infection, it is very important that the doses are given at the correct time so the antibiotic levels in the blood stay at the proper levels.
There are many home health care down here that do maintain PICC lines. I've even had a child in school this past month with one. Her antibiotics are given every 12 hours and the agency has scheduled it around school (her grandmother lives in the home and is a nurse, so she starts the first one at 5:00 AM).
To clear the infection, it is very important that the doses are given at the correct time so the antibiotic levels in the blood stay at the proper levels.
Ugh that sounds pretty tiring for both of you
what a long haul! Fingers crossed that the infection starts to clear up soon though
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Yvonne is a RN and when she used to work in a smaller hospital she was the one trained to put in PICC lines, She also worked ICU and med-surge so she knows all about the line and the meds and such things.
She is going to look into having someone stop by and give the meds instead of going to the hospital twice a day, depends on her insurance I guess. We are in Wisconsin and have had some bad snowstorms and very cold weather lately so I hope it is possible to have someone run the meds at home if possible. Or driveway is all ice and all we would need is her to fall and injure the shoulder or worse. I also don't like the idea of going in and out of the cold 2 times a day.
She is going to look into having someone stop by and give the meds instead of going to the hospital twice a day, depends on her insurance I guess. We are in Wisconsin and have had some bad snowstorms and very cold weather lately so I hope it is possible to have someone run the meds at home if possible. Or driveway is all ice and all we would need is her to fall and injure the shoulder or worse. I also don't like the idea of going in and out of the cold 2 times a day.
Sorry to hear that Yvonne is going through so much after her surgery. I'm glad that she is in hospital at the moment and they are getting a handle on what it is now. Sending many many vibes your way so that Yvonne is feeling much better soon
I hope that the insurance company and the hospital figure something out so that she doesn't have to risk going out on the slippy driveway a couple of times a day.
I hope that the insurance company and the hospital figure something out so that she doesn't have to risk going out on the slippy driveway a couple of times a day.
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Hi, I took Yvonne to see her DR this morning to get her stitches out and a checkup. He got the results back from the swab of her nose and found the same bug as from the fluid in her shoulder. Also the tests they did on the bug with different antibiotics shows its a very tough bug. The normal antibiotics they give just before the surgery had no effect on it. So it looks like the bug was in her blood before her shoulder surgery, the DR figures she got it because she works in a nursing home. The DR said he is going to go back to doing a nose swab of people before surgery like they used to do years ago to make sure there is nothing going on and is going to use a different antibiotic on surgery patients before the surgery that work in hospitals and nursing homes and places like that.
I didn't know if I liked her DR that did the surgery when I first met him but after today I am pretty impressed that he took the time to figure out what happened and what he can do to prevent it happening again. He said the big wigs and the Pharmacy won't like using a different antibiotic on some people before surgery but he said he don't care what they think and they will have to get over it LOL.
I didn't know if I liked her DR that did the surgery when I first met him but after today I am pretty impressed that he took the time to figure out what happened and what he can do to prevent it happening again. He said the big wigs and the Pharmacy won't like using a different antibiotic on some people before surgery but he said he don't care what they think and they will have to get over it LOL.
Yvonne continues to be in my thoughts.
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Well here we go again, Yvonne went in for her antibiotics this afternoon and found out she has to stay in the hospital again. They think her fevers might be from the meds but her blood work is messed up also. I don't understand it all but it has something to do with a white blood count, it should be at least a 5 but hers was 2.7 this morning and there was something else the DR didn't like but I don't remember what it was. So now there is a internal med specialist helping to try and figure it out. They are stopping the antibiotics for 24 hrs to see if the blood work improves. The DR is worried if there is a bone marrow problem or she is getting septic.
Still sending vibes for your wife Here's hoping the news is good and that she recovers soon.
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Hi again, Well they figured out Yvonne was having a reaction to the IV antibiotic. They put her on a different IV med and is doing good on it. The therapist says her shoulder is coming along good.
Now that they know she is doing OK on the new med the hospital set her up with the stuff needed to run the meds at home 2 times a day. So since Yvonne is a RN and trained to install PICC lines and take care of them she now runs her own meds. So we hope finally the worst is over and just needs time now.
Now that they know she is doing OK on the new med the hospital set her up with the stuff needed to run the meds at home 2 times a day. So since Yvonne is a RN and trained to install PICC lines and take care of them she now runs her own meds. So we hope finally the worst is over and just needs time now.
Oh, that's great! What a relief. I hope it all goes smoothly from here on out...
That's a pleasant update. I hope you'll really be able to enjoy Easter now.
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Hi, Yvonne got some great news yesterday, her latest blood testing shows a great improvement in the white counts and sed rate and whatever else was messed up before she started the new antibiotic, so I assume it means its working and not causing any other odd problems like the first med was.
