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limey · 08-12-2006, 05:36 PM

I have also been away and am glad that things are moving in the right direction, if not steadily ... Positive vibes from Scotland.

footfootfoot · 08-13-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

The one with a contrasting color address label front and center on it, with my mom's name and address. My business card was inside the case, along with the glasses.

I guess you don't have to read to be a social worker anymore.

It will surely come as comfort to you to know that your mother's care at the hands of social workers and their ilk will be immeasurably improved once the whole libertarian program gets under way since business practices such as these will not survive, in the long run...

Sorry for the slip into sarcasm. I'm having challenges this week.

Glad to hear things are improving, if incrementally.

wolf · 08-18-2006, 01:07 AM

hings had been going fairly well as far as my mother's healing, however, this week there has been a setback related to the healing of her wound. The wound on her abdomen had been left open to heal from the inside out, which is apparently common in cases where there was a lot of internal infection. The wound began widening a bit last week, and now there is increased drainage, although no pus, and there is a possibility of infection. I spent today accompanying her to an appointment with a surgeon ... not the one who did her procedure, but rather one who was nearer to the nursing home. He was a good guy, and I have reports from folks at work that he's a good doctor. He made some changes to her medications, and my mom will be watched carefully for any changes. The nurse that cares for her is very spunky and effective, and is keeping a good eye on things.

seakdivers · 08-18-2006, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

The nurse that cares for her is very spunky and effective, and is keeping a good eye on things.

I have a feeling that your Mom is quite spunky herself, and is keeping tabs on the nurse...... one can never be too careful...

Elspode · 08-18-2006, 03:27 PM

Wound infections are nasty, but manageable. Good job keeping Mom on the path to healing, Wolf.

zippyt · 08-18-2006, 09:50 PM

The nurse that cares for her is very spunky and effective, and is keeping a good eye on things.

Good they are the BEST kind !!!!

wolf · 08-19-2006, 10:51 AM

I spent another night in the emergency room, interestingly in the same exam area where all of this started ... Curtain 10 at Chestnut Hill. Spunky nurse wanted my mom seen by doctors that had done her surgery and made it so.

All is well, the original doctors think the nurse is an idiot, nothing wrong with the wound ... but I'll tell you what, it looked entirely different last night versus the day before. Last night it was clean and dry, and the right colors of reddish pink, the day before it was bright right, dripping with blood, and with yellow bits poking out in wrong places.

Ah, the mysteries of medicine. It was nice to see Doctor Wong, though. He's a funny guy.

In an interesting coincidence ... the driver of the ambulance that took my mom to the hospital was the best man at my other boss' wedding ... I had told my mom to ask if he was on the truck and she would be treated like a princess ... and so she was. A different crew took my mom back to the nursing home. Somehow my mom found out on the way that the one fellow was the brother of a guy I worked with, and the other was a friend of another of my coworkers.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-19-2006, 05:20 PM

I'm not surprised that everybody at least knows of, everybody, in that tight knit medical movers society.

Sounds like things are looking up.

wolf · 08-19-2006, 06:52 PM

If she weren't still weak, shaky, and occasionally confuddled, I'd agree.

limey · 08-20-2006, 05:32 AM

Still rooting for you and your mum ...

Elspode · 08-21-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

If she weren't still weak, shaky, and occasionally confuddled, I'd agree.

Um...*I'm* that way more often than not, so no worries.

CzinZumerzet · 08-22-2006, 06:58 AM

Hope you are still taking good kind care of yourself Wolf, you do deserve more treats you know..

wolf · 08-28-2006, 06:45 PM

In the time that I haven't been posting there has been yet another trip to the emergency room, but things now appear to be proceeding much better in terms of my mom's progress.

In a moment of true wonderment ... while I was visiting with my mom yesterday, she had another, very unexpected visitor. My mom's old doctor (the one before the DO she goes to see now) showed up out of the blue.

Well, not quite out of the blue. I got the story out of him. Somehow, despite him no longer being my mom's doctor of record, and having left the practice he was in when he was last her doctor, somehow got mailed a copy of my mother's hospital discharge summary. And so, he decided to track her down. He was my/our family doctor for about ... (counts on fingers, toes, and ends up having to strip ammo out of mags to complete) 32 or so years.

If I hadn't been there when he showed up, I would have accused my mother of hallucinating.

footfootfoot · 09-05-2006, 10:14 PM

Wolf, That's touching and funny. (the last part)

Griff · 09-06-2006, 06:39 AM

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And so, he decided to track her down.

Wow. Good guy. I can't imagine a relationship with a doc lasting that long anymore.

08-12-2006, 05:36 PM	#106
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I have also been away and am glad that things are moving in the right direction, if not steadily ... Positive vibes from Scotland. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-18-2006, 01:07 AM	#108
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	hings had been going fairly well as far as my mother's healing, however, this week there has been a setback related to the healing of her wound. The wound on her abdomen had been left open to heal from the inside out, which is apparently common in cases where there was a lot of internal infection. The wound began widening a bit last week, and now there is increased drainage, although no pus, and there is a possibility of infection. I spent today accompanying her to an appointment with a surgeon ... not the one who did her procedure, but rather one who was nearer to the nursing home. He was a good guy, and I have reports from folks at work that he's a good doctor. He made some changes to her medications, and my mom will be watched carefully for any changes. The nurse that cares for her is very spunky and effective, and is keeping a good eye on things. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-18-2006, 03:27 PM	#110
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Wound infections are nasty, but manageable. Good job keeping Mom on the path to healing, Wolf. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-18-2006, 09:50 PM	#111
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	The nurse that cares for her is very spunky and effective, and is keeping a good eye on things. Good they are the BEST kind !!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-19-2006, 10:51 AM	#112
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I spent another night in the emergency room, interestingly in the same exam area where all of this started ... Curtain 10 at Chestnut Hill. Spunky nurse wanted my mom seen by doctors that had done her surgery and made it so. All is well, the original doctors think the nurse is an idiot, nothing wrong with the wound ... but I'll tell you what, it looked entirely different last night versus the day before. Last night it was clean and dry, and the right colors of reddish pink, the day before it was bright right, dripping with blood, and with yellow bits poking out in wrong places. Ah, the mysteries of medicine. It was nice to see Doctor Wong, though. He's a funny guy. In an interesting coincidence ... the driver of the ambulance that took my mom to the hospital was the best man at my other boss' wedding ... I had told my mom to ask if he was on the truck and she would be treated like a princess ... and so she was. A different crew took my mom back to the nursing home. Somehow my mom found out on the way that the one fellow was the brother of a guy I worked with, and the other was a friend of another of my coworkers. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-19-2006, 05:20 PM	#113
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm not surprised that everybody at least knows of, everybody, in that tight knit medical movers society. Sounds like things are looking up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-19-2006, 06:52 PM	#114
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If she weren't still weak, shaky, and occasionally confuddled, I'd agree. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-20-2006, 05:32 AM	#115
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Still rooting for you and your mum ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-22-2006, 06:58 AM	#117
CzinZumerzet .....short for Caz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The West Coast of England Posts: 358	Hope you are still taking good kind care of yourself Wolf, you do deserve more treats you know.. __________________ ..down by the zea zippin' zider

08-28-2006, 06:45 PM	#118
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	In the time that I haven't been posting there has been yet another trip to the emergency room, but things now appear to be proceeding much better in terms of my mom's progress. In a moment of true wonderment ... while I was visiting with my mom yesterday, she had another, very unexpected visitor. My mom's old doctor (the one before the DO she goes to see now) showed up out of the blue. Well, not quite out of the blue. I got the story out of him. Somehow, despite him no longer being my mom's doctor of record, and having left the practice he was in when he was last her doctor, somehow got mailed a copy of my mother's hospital discharge summary. And so, he decided to track her down. He was my/our family doctor for about ... (counts on fingers, toes, and ends up having to strip ammo out of mags to complete) 32 or so years. If I hadn't been there when he showed up, I would have accused my mother of hallucinating. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-05-2006, 10:14 PM	#119
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Wolf, That's touching and funny. (the last part) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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