Lyn Done! Please keep us updated.
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If ya'll will please say a prayer for my mommy. She is going to have surgery again at 7am this morning. Her incision still has not healed all the way... and they are going to cut her open again to see why. This time there will be a plastic surgeon there... so maybe he will give some insight on why it is not healing right and how to fix it.
my goodness -- It's still not healed???
of course.... best wishes for success to your mom
I hope the surgery is successful and she gets some answers. Let us know how she is doing.So sorry Joonie that your mom has to go through more surgery. Hopefully, they'll get it done and she'll be better than ever. LindyI am so sorry to hear about this Joonie. I will add her to my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself too! Hiking_galJoonie, yes, absolutely, my prayers are with your mom,
CathyMarie
Joonie, I am so sorry to hear this! She, as well as you, will be in my thoughts.
I missed this joonie. Hope all went well- please let us know.
Hi everyone!
Thanks for the prayers and thoughts. My sister has not called me yet to let me know how our my is doing. They probably got behind like last time and did not get to her until hours after her surgery was to start. OR my sisters just forgot about me again. So.... I am just waiting on one of my sisters to call me.
Yeah, her incision healed all except a 1/2 inch long and about 1/4 inch wide. Her Dr was measuring it every appt to see if it was closing up and it was, and then for about 2 months it just stopped healing. They decided to go ahead and do the surgery, because she keeps getting pus and the other day when my sister was packing it with gauze and cleaning it out, it started to bleed really bad. Plus, she has a blister on it. And she has this pus bubble under her skin again.
Yikes- is she diabetic? I wonder why she has such a hard time healing?
Yes, she is a diabetic. My sister just called and said our mom was doing and looking good.
Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts! They were greatly appreciated!
She also said mom was going to have to wear a wound vac again. Now.... here is the thing... my mom gets really aggitated when wearing one of those. I mean she always seems to be in a bad mood. Mostly because she is annoyed by the limit of movement the short hose puts on her and the carrying the thing around everywhere she goes.
So... she will be in a grouchy mood until the wound vac does not have to suck her insides out anymore. LOL!
I am so happy that she is safely out of surgery, and hope she does alright with the wound vac!
Oh and on top of it all... she has the shingles too! My poor mommy! I felt bad for her before now I feel really really bad for her. I hope she gets along with the wound vac this time around. But it was kinda funny watching her be mean to the wound vac LOL!awwww poor mom- prayers going up for her. Is there anything else they can do for her knowing she's diabetic? Is it under control?
Yeah, her diabetes is under control. She takes insulin. She has been diabetic since she stopped drinking when I was 11 years old... so that would be going on 19 years now. She eats right and all that you are to do when being a diabetic. She took care of my Uncle who was also diabetic, before she got hers. So she knows all about how being a diabetic affects one when they do not eat right. My uncle use to sneak junk food and drink wine.
The time before they had to cut away some of her skin around the incision because it was dead. Then it started healing again.
Who knows why it stopped healing this time around.
Thanks for the prayers!
Hi Joonie, glad to hear your Mum is on the mend, hope it continues, Janie.
Joonie, your poor mommy... abscess and shingles as well and all ontop of diabetes... that is a hard road to travel. My prayers are still with her,
CathyMarie
Thanks for all the prayers! They were GREATLY appreciated!
Well... I went and visited my mommy, Thursday, in the hospital. And she looks sooo GOOD! Much better than the last couple of times she was in there.
She told me she did have some infected bone and they removed that and some of the cement and wiring. And then cemented her back up again. Dr said her incision should be healed in 2 months or less. Let's pray it does!
I told her I gave her 2 weeks tops before she gets angry with the wound vac. She was already complaining about the wound vac. They delivered it to her room, so they can hook her up before she comes home. I think she really wanted to kick the box it was in, but her toe is broke. I forgot to mention she broke her toe a couple of weeks back, as well.
She has been having a hard time of it, but nothing too major. Looks like she is on the mend!
She will get to come home, tomorrow, Friday. Then I can resume my visiting her on Tuesdays and Thursdays! YAY!! I might go see her tomorrow, Friday, depends on what time she gets home and if she is up to hearing my whiney ass kids! LOL!
Geez you crack me up BIGTIME Joonie!!! lololol....you and ya Mum share a toe/foot problem it seems?
So happy to hear all is well with Mum and she is ' cemented'.
Huggles to you both.........Lyn xxxxxxxxxxx
glad of the updates!! Hope she heals quickly.... and doesn't get TOO mad at the wound vac!Joonie:
I tried to call my mom today to see if she was home, but no one answered. I figured she was asleep. She is taking pain meds and they knock her out.
We'll probably go visit her Saturday. It will only be my son that will come with us, as my daughter is gone to a bible quiz competition. And son has been upset he did not get to see his grandma in the hospital. He cried when I told him they were going to do surgery on her chest again. He told me they were not going to fix her hole. I told him yes they will... they will sew it back up like last time if they have to. Then he stopped crying and asked if he will get to see her when she got out of the hospital.
Made my mom feel good when I told her that story of him crying. She did not feel my kids cared much about her, because they did not see her much until she moved down here. So... that made her feel a little better.
Before then I told my mom the way to win my son's hugs & kisses was thru cookies. So... the next week we came over to visit she had cookies and gave my son a couple of them, and he gave her all the hugs and kisses she wanted LOL! Now she keeps cookies and gives them to him before we leave and most times he gives her a hug and kiss. My mom will not ask for a hug or kiss, not her style, but she loves to get them!
I told her if you have cookies or candy you are his bestest friend until those run out... so be sure to keep an ample supply on hand! LOL!
Dang, Joonie! Your poor mom! I hope you tell her she has loads of folk here pulling for her and sending her well wishes. I am glad to here she is somewhat better, but shingles too???? I feel so bad for her!
I hope she is on the mend and headed on the right path now. Maybe you can sneak her some cookies so she will have barter for hugs! Tell your son grandma's LOVE little get well pictures and are more than willing to give cookies for them! It is a win-win situation!
I will keep you both on my list for good health and happiness!
HI Joonie, great news, she deserves a break and some TLC, love Janie.
Well... I found out why my mom was not answering her phone at home. It is because she is still in the hospital!
I called my sister this morning to see why mom was not answering the phone. My sister said because they kept her, and then she said she was busy and would call me back. I called her at work.
She forgot to call me back. So... I called her again this evening at home to get the rest of why she did not get released.
Turns out they have to put my mom on some type of antibiotic for a couple of months or upwards of a year. They are talking of putting her in a nursing home for a 29 after care program. But that is only if her insurance will not pay for her to get the antibiotic while at home. If they deny home treatment, then she will have to be put in the nursing home and they will approve her to get the antibiotic and then after the 29 days she will get to go home and continue to receive the antibiotic at home. It is a bunch of crap it sounds like.
My sister said if we just wanted her home and on the antibiotic we would have to pay everyday for her to recieve the antibiotic and she could be on the antibiotic upto a year. That is over ,000!
So... we find out Monday... what is going to happen. They want to put her in a nursing home that is an hour away from all of us. My sister said she is going to see if they will let her come to the nursing home that is just down the road from where they live. My MIL works there as well. SO... I pray that if she does have to go into the nursing home to recieve treatment that she will at least be in the same city as all of us.
I am sorry to hear of all this. Your poor mom needs a break---you too!!! Let us know what happens on Monday.
wow.. poor mom...
I hope this all gets worked out for mom's benefit....... best to her for a quick recovery
Wow your poor mom. I hope they can get all of this straightened out very soon. My thoughts and prayers are with her. Hiking_galPrayers.Joonie and Family: Prayers will continue for each of you. * Gentle Hugs *
I'm so sorry. Prayers for your whole family!!Aw Joonie, I'm really sorry for you. Your poor mom. I will pray that all works out the best for her, and for comfort for your family. This can't be easy for you all to have to deal with.Thanks for the prayers everyone! My oldest sister is really on the verge of a nevous break down. She has already broke out into a rash and has called her Dr for meds to help her deal with all of this. This would not be the first time my sister has had a nervous break down. She is also dealing with all the crap from her kids and their ex girlfriends, PLUS people not coming into work and quitting again. So... she just has a lot on her plate right now. She is 50. I wish her kids and her grandkids mom's would just realize how old she really is, and how all the stress they are putting on her is not good for her. My sister is a worry-wart, and tries to do for everyone. So... she kinda puts herself into that position to be taken advantage of by her kids and employees. Yikes- I'm late but I'll start my prayers tonight!
Thank you, wannabe. But you are not late, your never late.
I was going to post this last night, but I fell asleep while reading one of the threads. I has been up for over 25hrs. Damn insomnia!
Anyways...
I talked to my sister last night, to see what they were going to do with mom. Well... she is going to get to come home. Her insurance will not pay for her to get the 6 week after care or home care because she has not met her yearly deductible yet. It all has to with her deductible.
They decided that since she only had a small amount of bone infected that she would only need the antibiotic for 6 weeks. Which is a good thing! They were talking upto a year of it.
My sister was not happy when she found out that they were not going to send her to a nursing home for the 6 weeks after care, but to a hospital in Birmingham which is over 100 miles away from us. So... she asked what the other options were. They said they were still the same as before. She could go home and pay the /day for the antibiotic for her receive at home or pay her deductible for her to go to that hospital for 6 weeks.
My sister got a call from one of my moms friends from her church to see how our mom was doing. My sister told her of the problem and all and the lady offered to pay 2 weeks for my moms antibiotic! YAY!! My brother in california is going to pay another 2 weeks. I am paying for 6 1/2days worth. And the rest my sister is going to pay. It is 0/wk.
So... she gets to come home today! YAY!!
My mom told my sister she was fine with going to the other hospital for 6 weeks. But my sister explained to her that we still would have had to pay for her to go, and it is better for her to be home with us. The deductible and the amount for the home care are almost the same amount, the deductible was 0 more.
So... that is that.
Thank you for all your prayers and thoughts. They were REALLY TRULY appreciated!
We'll keep them up joonie! Glad to hear your mom can come home and finances have been worked out. I think it always feels better to be in your own home with your own bed and your own toilet when you don't feel good. I skeeve hospitals. I laid in bed once watching the cleaning person use the same rag they just wiped down the toilet with to wipe the faucets and sink. Yuck! I always look around and see the bed frames are grimey and the floors have blood splotches and I think don't these people know how germs are spread? If me or a loved one is in the hospital I bring the Lysol Wipes and I clean everything! I wipe down the bathroom, the bed frame, the arms of the chairs, the light switches , the door knobs ....that's why they call me Disinfecto!That is wonderful Joonie that everyone is contributing to your mums health. She must be pleased to be going home. Its also good that they are able to treat it with Antibiotics and not have any more surgery.
I hope she continues to get better
Take care
Lisa
Hahaha disinfecto!
Yeah... MIL does that too, but only after she became a nurse. LOL!
[QUOTE=wanttobeRAfree]We'll keep them up joonie! Glad to hear your mom can come home and finances have been worked out. I think it always feels better to be in your own home with your own bed and your own toilet when you don't feel good. I skeeve hospitals. I laid in bed once watching the cleaning person use the same rag they just wiped down the toilet with to wipe the faucets and sink. Yuck! I always look around and see the bed frames are grimey and the floors have blood splotches and I think don't these people know how germs are spread? If me or a loved one is in the hospital I bring the Lysol Wipes and I clean everything! I wipe down the bathroom, the bed frame, the arms of the chairs, the light switches , the door knobs ....that's why they call me Disinfecto![/QUOTE]
You're so funny, wantto!! but I do get the idea you're getting at... MRSA is more prevalent at hospitals than anywhere (so I've been told)
Joonie.. loads of prayers for your mom.....
All I know is when I was so very ill at onset my doctor said I would like to put you in the hospital but I'm honestly afraid you will catch something else and get even worse. That confirmed my opinion of hospitals right then and there!That's such good news, Joonie! Glad she's able to go home and heal there.Oh Joonie! I'm so sorry for all your family! My mil was in the hospital most of last year, so I know how stressful it is on everyone. You will definitely be in my prayers.
You guys are so right about the mrsa. My baby daughter caught it during her stay in the nicu. She and I have had multiple outbreaks. It's awful. This is the perfect solution, she needs to be out of the hospital and home. It's great that all of you were able to work together and have her released home. I'll be thinking of her. LindyI'm glad she gets to go home. Your family sounds very loving and devoted. Mine is like that too for which I am very grateful. I'm sure your mommy is too.I will be going to visit her tomorrow. I am not sure if she is home yet or not. I do not want to call and wake her up if she. So... I will call her tomorrow to see if she is home. I am sure she is as my sister was to go get her when she got off work this evening.
Thanks for the continued prayers!
What wonderful news!!Great news Joonie. This should definately speed up her recovery plan! HGOk... so here is another update.
I called my mom, and was told by my niece she was not home and still in the hospital! I was like what? Why? She was to come home yesterday!!!!!!! She said well moma is on her way to go get her right now.
Then a little while later my sister called me while on her way to get mom. I was like why did she not get to come home yesterday? She said that the pharmacy that was going to let my mom have the antibiotic for the cost of /day decided not to for some reason. And that moms social worker was trying to get it straightened out. Then the social worker called my sister this morning and told her that the pharmacy decided they would go ahead and provide her the antibiotic and it would only be /day.
I talked to my sister to make sure mom was coming home for sure this time and she said she had her in the car and they were going to stop by my moms church, the one she use to go to all the time, so she can see everyone and thank that one lady for her very gracious offer of paying 2 weeks worth for her antibiotic when it was going to cost so much.
My sister said before my moms social worker found that one pharmacy, the cheapest for the antibiotic for a days worth was /day.
Thank you for your continued prayers! They are greatly appreciated!
Fantastic....she is finally on her way to healing. I'm glad this has worked out as well as it has. She is still in my thoughts and prayers!!!! HGYep. And the social worker did not even know why they said /day. She said she was not even going to question it. She just asked if it was 6 as in SIX, and the manager said yes. So... she took it and ran! LOL!
So... now she will be feeling better, I hope. But she will be a grouchy one while hooked to the wound vac LOL!
Well I'll pray for her to be patient with the wound vac LOL. I know how she feels....I was attached to an NG tube for many weeks...not fun. Thanks! She will need all that she can get for the wound vac LOL! It really annoys her to no end.
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