Update time.

[chelelev]

Things are looking much better.  I am home.

I did have the surgery to get the ick out.  My dressing has to be changed everyday and the pocket (where the ick was) packed lightly.  It wasn't MRSA just a staph infection that still requires some heavy duty antibiotics.

They put the PICC line in Monday morning, there was no getting around that.  Mark got trained last night how to prep and deliver my drugs.  The meds have to be mixed up before I can have them.  Wound care came by to change the dressing and teach Mark (he was less than thrilled about this part) as it was not usually their policy to come everyday.  Just might have to this time.  He'll do it if push comes to shove.

Still off the foot. I can cheat and walk on the heel, the surgery was on the ball of my foot.  I have a handy dandy walker to get me around the house.

This puts such a crimp in my spring plans.  But it is nice to be able to stay up and watch something on tv past 9 pm.

Comments

[wendywoowho.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you are getting the care you need, and are on the road to recovery. How scary this all is!

[parker-wolf.livejournal.com]

I'm glad things are looking better. The changing of dressings and packing wounds is something I did when I worked in the minor surgery dept when in the Navy -- that's the only reason why I could change that kind of stuff on my own (mouth, belly button) w/o help or instruction.

If you have never done it before, it is icky and kind of scary because you are stuffing stuff into another person's body. :o|


Also -- yay on not being MRSA :o)

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