All of the above, except the house doc rather than a hospitalist, as well as the cardiologist are involved. She's back in the nursing home setting now. The team there has been trying to navigate her ugly disposition. It's quite difficult now because they've had to lower her serequel and mood stabilizer meds because they are messing with her heart electrodes as well as she's gained water around her lungs again.Has there been consult with:
Via my Mom,
- a wound care specialist?
- an infectious disease specialist?
- a hospitalist?
- a patient advocate?
Ian
augmentin I believe is the oral antibioticIs she on any heavy-hitting beta-lactam antibiotic, or vancomycin?
Thank you to you, and to your Mom for trying to be helpful. 'freaking out' is for her and my neice too. I'm concerned because of her having had the gangrene...thinking she still does.Okay, I’ll just straight-up say that I am freaked out because I don’t have the knowledge to know if that is an emergency or not, so in my cluelessness, I’m siding on freaking out.
I have been doing just that with limited answers. Her nurse is helpful. My sis had to have her left foot and shin removed for a similar 'sore' she developed during home care, and it went on for months. They determined at that time she had both wet and dry gangrene when she was admitted after her hip surgery. She has another sore on her right heel. It's not as gruesome as the one on her hip though as it's still closed but deeply discolored.I would be asking a fuckton of questions.
Thank you again for trying. I'm flabbergasted the home care possibly let the foot one cause the amputation, the hip one is same side; can they amputate clear to her pelvis without creating a larger dilemma I wonder?I’m so sorry, @Sandie33
Wine slushies are a refreshing summer drink. They are watered down wine mostly once the slushed ice starts to melt.I'm so sorry to hear of your good friend's passing. Sounds like she was a tough cookie to have all that was wrong going on and didn't raise a fuss.
Wine slushies, that's a new one on me.
Also, a huge thank you for the spoiler/warning Sandie! I choose not to look at it & would be of no help there anyway.
a baby dose of pain killer dalaudum, (spellings aren't the best for me), is given before they start digging.
augmentin I believe is the oral antibiotic
She has another sore on her right heel. It's not as gruesome as the one on her hip though as it's still closed but deeply discolored.
can they amputate clear to her pelvis
without creating a larger dilemma I wonder?
It's a mess any way I try to approach it.
Yep, I'm a hugger, firm believer they are big medicine. I appreciate the talk. It has helped to calm me and get my ajna pointed in a more solid direction, thanks Ian.*hugs* (if you accept)
Getting her to comply is the issue. I did talk her into ABS padding around the wound site to see if she's more comfortable. With the fluid building up it's a crap shoot to roll her.repositioning
that's it.Dilaudid (hydromorphone).
she has a severe reaction to it.fentanyl
That is deserving of a five heart rating John
I'm making spaghetti boulganaise ... life smells good.
There'd better be a very special place in heaven for you Sandie, or I'll be having words with the authorities up there
Then, while held up in traffic, because the road crew is still working on our beautiful new road ... I thought of @Asa and her new babies...oh the training phases ♡. I recall the last pup I had survived many jalapeño sky raisins...me, not so much.
Oh no! Hoping everyone is all cleared up now.♡hives
I'm so envious!It's been exciting. LOL