Hey there - this will be brief as I am really exhausted but I am 2 wks post op and ok. I lost 6 units of blood during almost 7 hrs srgry which left me w 2 days in SICU instead of heading directly to the floors. Still anemic, had a lot of prob w PCA (didn't work; dosage would reset itself, etc. and morphine was a no-go for me) and was delayed a day in PT due to an un-ordered orthotic jackoff who came in and measured me for an unordered brace 3 hrs post-op as they were trying to mng my pain, and returned the following day to log roll me into this new brace that I didn't even need.
I am going to sue his 3rd party company unless they fire him. It was the part where, blinded by pain and hyperventilating, I ceased movement, the nurse and my husband were watching my heart monitor go thru the roof and I heard him say to me, "pretend it's your bday and you have to blow out your candles. I use that one on my toddler when she's having a meltdown." <-- said to his useless assistant. I'm not paying for the brace, his services, nothing and fully intend to sue him.
The hospital itself was great, my scar is straight as an arrow, ortho team was awesome and the nursing staff save for one incident was amazing.
The pain and fatigue are frustrating but I take it as a good sign that I am annoyed to be tired. Op was Wed Feb 23 at 8:30, and I climbed stairs unattended Saturday at 11. The poo thing wasn't too bad afterall either so that's a blessing.
What I did not expect was the full torso swelling. My entire torso, front and back, is swollen. How long until my hourglass returns?
I am going to sue his 3rd party company unless they fire him. It was the part where, blinded by pain and hyperventilating, I ceased movement, the nurse and my husband were watching my heart monitor go thru the roof and I heard him say to me, "pretend it's your bday and you have to blow out your candles. I use that one on my toddler when she's having a meltdown." <-- said to his useless assistant. I'm not paying for the brace, his services, nothing and fully intend to sue him.
The hospital itself was great, my scar is straight as an arrow, ortho team was awesome and the nursing staff save for one incident was amazing.
The pain and fatigue are frustrating but I take it as a good sign that I am annoyed to be tired. Op was Wed Feb 23 at 8:30, and I climbed stairs unattended Saturday at 11. The poo thing wasn't too bad afterall either so that's a blessing.
What I did not expect was the full torso swelling. My entire torso, front and back, is swollen. How long until my hourglass returns?
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