Recovery since GOM came home has been good. He has reached a point where most mornings he can pull himself up to standing with out any assistance. We have had a review of the home care package and, because he is doing so well, we want to try to incorporate more standing, so we're going to try for showers every day.
WE got into town together for the first time today. I had to push him in his chair, his back muscles are not strong enough to use the trike. The one time we tried, a few weeks ago he became bent over sideways on the return journey, so we need to give it a bit longer before we try again. We've arranged for him to restart his gym sessions on Tuesday so hopefully he can cope.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Met Physios on Monday and they took the rotunda.
They'd already done some work with GOM before I got there and he hadn't been too bad. Noticed that they've marked the 'white board' with a discharge date of 7th August.
Towards evening visiting gom asked to used the commode and instead of the hoist we managed with the rotunda although the hoist still had to be used to get him into bed as it was too high with both mattresses to use the rotunda.
Tuesday morning I went into town and did some shopping and when I got back had a call from the hospital to say that he would be coming home. The transport would be able to bring the rotunda, so I wouldn't have to go up there. He arrived back about 2pm
There was a bit of bleeding after I changed the leg bag over but it cleared. Then when he went to bed I saw that the wound had been weeping quite a bit (probably chaffing on his undies), so got some disinfected water and bathed it with cotton buds. It seemed to be ok after that until Wednesday morning.
Transfers have been going very well, but his legs are super sensitive and react to the slightest touch, so it's difficult for him to stand for very long periods - even with support.
This morning the wound was very 'mucky' again with a bit of blood in the discharge. Bought some Melolin sterile dressings from the local pharmacy, but the the district nurse came later and she brought dressings and things with her so we should be ok for a while.
The home care is back with us for morning sessions, but we have deferred showers until monday to see if his legs settle down a bit.
He could also be getting a bit constipated so have given him something for that otherwise everything seems to be going very well.
They'd already done some work with GOM before I got there and he hadn't been too bad. Noticed that they've marked the 'white board' with a discharge date of 7th August.
Towards evening visiting gom asked to used the commode and instead of the hoist we managed with the rotunda although the hoist still had to be used to get him into bed as it was too high with both mattresses to use the rotunda.
Tuesday morning I went into town and did some shopping and when I got back had a call from the hospital to say that he would be coming home. The transport would be able to bring the rotunda, so I wouldn't have to go up there. He arrived back about 2pm
There was a bit of bleeding after I changed the leg bag over but it cleared. Then when he went to bed I saw that the wound had been weeping quite a bit (probably chaffing on his undies), so got some disinfected water and bathed it with cotton buds. It seemed to be ok after that until Wednesday morning.
Transfers have been going very well, but his legs are super sensitive and react to the slightest touch, so it's difficult for him to stand for very long periods - even with support.
This morning the wound was very 'mucky' again with a bit of blood in the discharge. Bought some Melolin sterile dressings from the local pharmacy, but the the district nurse came later and she brought dressings and things with her so we should be ok for a while.
The home care is back with us for morning sessions, but we have deferred showers until monday to see if his legs settle down a bit.
He could also be getting a bit constipated so have given him something for that otherwise everything seems to be going very well.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
GOM went in for his op on Thursday
Patient transport let us down again and didn't turn up until 12pm so we were an hour late getting there. The admissions letter requests 11.30 am.
Once we got there all seemed to be going well, but they didn't have the special bed ready for him and they initially thought that it was on the ward where he would be going after the op, but when they tried to get it moved to the admissions lounge it didn't arrive in time for his op.
The registrar had said he would be first on the list so he should have been ready for 2pm but he was still dressed and in his wheelchair when they called for him from theatre. It then became very rushed to get him into a normal bed, undressed and down to theatre, but they said he would be tranferred to the other bed when he got to the ward. I walked his chair and bag down to the ward and then came home.
Phoned the ward at 4pm and he was back and ok, so I went back for evening visiting at 6pm after which I spent time trying to chase up what had happened to the bed as they hadn't moved him to it and he was looking very uncomfortable as he kept slipping down.
Got call at 9.30 am to say he was ok to come home and they had booked transport for 4pm, but they hadn't arranged for any physios to see him and I said that they needed to, but they disagreed. Anyway when I got there he was still in bed even although I had been told he would be up and ok soon.
I then had to search out the sister and press to get a physio to see him as we needed to know that he could stand to tranfer when we got him hom. In the event they didn't have the right equipment so the trial attempt to get him out of bed was a disaster, and they agreed that he would have to stay in for the weekend. They also hadn't done anything to getting the profiling bed (because they obviously thought he wouldn't need it if he was going home), but eventually by saturday morning it arrived.
Hope everything is going well when I get up there at 2, but boy is it HOT
Patient transport let us down again and didn't turn up until 12pm so we were an hour late getting there. The admissions letter requests 11.30 am.
Once we got there all seemed to be going well, but they didn't have the special bed ready for him and they initially thought that it was on the ward where he would be going after the op, but when they tried to get it moved to the admissions lounge it didn't arrive in time for his op.
The registrar had said he would be first on the list so he should have been ready for 2pm but he was still dressed and in his wheelchair when they called for him from theatre. It then became very rushed to get him into a normal bed, undressed and down to theatre, but they said he would be tranferred to the other bed when he got to the ward. I walked his chair and bag down to the ward and then came home.
Phoned the ward at 4pm and he was back and ok, so I went back for evening visiting at 6pm after which I spent time trying to chase up what had happened to the bed as they hadn't moved him to it and he was looking very uncomfortable as he kept slipping down.
Got call at 9.30 am to say he was ok to come home and they had booked transport for 4pm, but they hadn't arranged for any physios to see him and I said that they needed to, but they disagreed. Anyway when I got there he was still in bed even although I had been told he would be up and ok soon.
I then had to search out the sister and press to get a physio to see him as we needed to know that he could stand to tranfer when we got him hom. In the event they didn't have the right equipment so the trial attempt to get him out of bed was a disaster, and they agreed that he would have to stay in for the weekend. They also hadn't done anything to getting the profiling bed (because they obviously thought he wouldn't need it if he was going home), but eventually by saturday morning it arrived.
Hope everything is going well when I get up there at 2, but boy is it HOT
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