Guest Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 he's now got C difficile and is in an isolation ward. As if he doesn't have enough to cope with It's just one thing after another and I'm scared he's never going to get out of that place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Oh dear! It's probably due to all the antibiotics he's been on. I do hope he gets over it soon. *hugs* I had been wondering how he was doing, but hesitated to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Oh Poet I am so sorry to hear this, what a dreadful time he is going through. I assumed, as you hadn't mentioned him for a while, that all was going well Hospitals today seem very dangerous places to be ill in. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Sorry to read he is not too good again Poet...I too have been wondering how is was but not dared ask. Hopefully this will just be a short set back and he will improve again. He really sounds to be a remarkable man and I'm sure he isn't going to give up knowing how much support he has from his family. sending a hug for you. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 oh heck, how is he doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I'm sorry to hear your news Poet, rest assured those postive vibes are still coming your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 So sorry to hear this Poet. Thinking of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Sorry - sending positive vibes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 apart from still being a bit disorientated, he seemed okay. I can tell by his eyes that he isn't totally with us but there are flashes of recognition. It's so sad because he was completelly compus mentus before he went into hospital He's in an isolation ward so we have to don plastic gloves and aprons before we go in and wash our hands before and after. Hope they recycle all that plastic! His left arm is maroon (almost black) from the wrist to the elbow and quite swollen. It was an awful shock when I spotted it and I was thinking thrombosis, gangerine, what the heck is it!!!??? Called the nurse and she said she 'thinks' it's from when he had his last blood transfusion. She said the blood can sometimes leak into the soft tissue making it swollen and bruised but she'll get the doctor to check it out tomorrow. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow and put it on here, it's terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Called the nurse and she said she 'thinks' it's from when he had his last blood transfusion. She said the blood can sometimes leak into the soft tissue making it swollen and bruised but she'll get the doctor to check it out tomorrow. Sorry he seems to be having such a hard time at the moment The nurse is probably right, after an infusion, particularly if the skin is friable there can be seepage into soft tissue, and even a little can leave horrendous bruising around the venflon site Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 So sorry to hear about this setback, Poet . If it's any comfort ( ) my dad had c. diff too and was put in a single room. He didn't seem bothered in the least by it and did get over it. Your hospital sounds more hygiene conscious than his . We were just told to use soap and hot water (the hand gel wasn't enough apparently). I had to remind Mum every time we went - she didn't seem to get it . Fingers crossed your Dad gets rid of it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Called the nurse and she said she 'thinks' it's from when he had his last blood transfusion. She said the blood can sometimes leak into the soft tissue making it swollen and bruised but she'll get the doctor to check it out tomorrow. Sorry he seems to be having such a hard time at the moment The nurse is probably right, after an infusion, particularly if the skin is friable there can be seepage into soft tissue, and even a little can leave horrendous bruising around the venflon site Karen x thanks Karen, that's reassuring. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 So sorry to hear about this setback, Poet . If it's any comfort ( ) my dad had c. diff too and was put in a single room. He didn't seem bothered in the least by it and did get over it. Your hospital sounds more hygiene conscious than his . We were just told to use soap and hot water (the hand gel wasn't enough apparently). I had to remind Mum every time we went - she didn't seem to get it . Fingers crossed your Dad gets rid of it soon. yeah, we were told the handgel wasn't enough too. thanks for the reassurance V. I've heard C Diff mentioned on TV but as usual, the media blow it out of all proportion and imply it's fatal! I s'pose it's like the flu, it can be dodgy for the really ill/elderly. Although my dad is both, he's pretty strong so, fingers x'd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I agree with Karen about the bruising. It's amazing how badly some people bruise at IV sites but it's not an indication of poor care. It sounds as if the hospital are doing all they can to get your Dad through each hurdle he's having to face. Good luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Absolutely. Blood vessels are friable at the best of times, and particularly so in the elderly and those who are in a weakened state after a prolonged illness, like your father, so it is quite common for a drip to "tissue". In the olden days a soothing poultice would have been slapped on it, but they were found to be hazardous in other ways and their use discontinued. They stank to high heaven anyway. It sounds as if your father is receiving the best of care Poet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 you should see it! His whole forearm (right the way round) is almost black and swollen, it was a real shock! I s'pose you medical ladies have seen it all before but it made me panic. I just wish they'd forewarned us, it's not like we don't speak to them before we go in. We always say "how is he?" on the way in and they always say "fine"! He's got terrible stomach pains at the moment, the nurse thinks it might be some sort of colic type 'thing'. I just feel so sorry for him, he just keeps getting one thing after another. p.s., what does 'friable' mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 p.s., what does 'friable' mean? Delicate. Easily broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 In the olden days a soothing poultice would have been slapped on it, but they were found to be hazardous in other ways and their use discontinued. They stank to high heaven anyway. I must be weird because I used to volunteer to do all the kaolin poultices on my ward because they smelt so lovely! It's flattering to know that I was nursing "in the olden days", Egluntine! I can understand why it would look alarming to you, Poet, but it isn't uncommon I'm afraid. I do hope your Dad gets better soon. *hugs* p.s "Friable" mean "easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder". In your Dad's case, the fragility of the blood vessel walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 . It's flattering to know that I was nursing "in the olden days", Egluntine! I must have been an olden days nurse too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Poet, I am so sorry to pick up this thread again and hear about your Dad. I had hoped to hear you were planning his homecoming and camping trip. But there seems to be such a lot of really good nursing experience on here that I think we should open an Omlet hospital. Your Dad could be the first patient, I'm sure he would be better in no time. .... but who would be matron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 This is so embarrassing....I wasn't meaning Kaolin.....that does smell lovely. I was meaning a cooling black concoction that we used to put on a gamgee pad (remember those?) and apply it to the "tissued" area. It worked, but smelt vile. Trouble is, I can't remember for the life of me what it was called. Him Indoors couldn' t recall either. Old age and decrepitude is taking its toll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Was it glycerine and ichthalmol? we used to call it glyc and ich sounded like glicanik boy was it sticky Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That's the fella! Glyc and Ick.....It all comes flooding back to me now. Came in a curiously old fashioned bottle...with a cork. Very Florence Nightingale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That's the fella! Glyc and Ick.....It all comes flooding back to me now. Came in a curiously old fashioned bottle...with a cork. Very Florence Nightingale. A bottle with a cork? - did you drink pop from a bottle with a marble in it as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'm not quite that old! We did find one buried in the garden when I was a child though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
