Well, Mom's aide really get here this morning but almost an hour late! So goes it!
But after lunch we got a call from Jack's primary care doctor about the tissue samples the wound therapist took from Jack's leg. She said the wound had a suspicious odor and she had sent samples to be checked. He was concerned about the results and wanted Jack to see a wound surgeon this afternoon or go to the emergency room. He said he had not been able to find a wound doctor available today so Jack had to go to the emergency room. Hee hee, we rushed off to the nearest er about 35 miles away. He said he would call ahead because I was not sure just what to tell them when he is using all the technical names for bacteria,etc. Well, we got there just after 3 and got home at almost 6. A kind and gracious friend sat with Mom and that took a great deal of pressure off of me.
Gone 4 hours and what did we discover? That the doctors (2) looked at the wound and pronounced it doing well, that it did not smell that they could tell, but they would prescribe an antibiotic that would handle the bacteria AND NOT CONFLICT WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF JACK TAKES! And that is always the catch not conflict.
Well, I wrote a check to the friend for her kindness and assured her that I appreciated her help. Fed Mom and Jack and myself..... and we have all gone to bed! Thank goodness!
3 comments:
Sue, I am dizzy just trying to follow you. Unbelieveable!!
Caregivingly Yours, Patrick
awww, unnecessary trip to ER.....I guess it's good that primary doc admitted he didn't know what to do, but he could have consulted wound specialist via phone instead of sending you to ER! Good thing you have such wonderful friends to help out! How do you deal with it all??
Paula
oh no! glad you had someone to stay with Mom praying for the wound on Jacks Leg also praying for you
Deb
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