Terrific news, and great to hear.
I'm delighted for you both.
Be patient with yourselves, and remember to try to be kind to yourselves.
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Asking for good thoughts and such for my wife.
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I'm delighted for you both.
Be patient with yourselves, and remember to try to be kind to yourselves.
Good news. She is coming home on Sunday. Her nerves are “waking” up. She is by no means 100%. But she is progressing smoothly. Her determination and her willingness to push through the pain has helped. I have been getting the house ready for her. We have a long road ahead still but she is strong.
That is wonderful news.
Remember to try to be kind to yourselves and to one another, try to be patient with one another, and remember, also, to give each other plenty of personal and physical and psychological space.
Best wishes to you both.
Fantastic! Hope there is some support for you both for when she comes home.
Good luck with it.
Well ****. We should have been packing our car and getting ready to head home and such. But that is not how it’s going. Yesterday her surgical site started draining, so they started doing tests. Then a young nurse only 3 months on the job brought to the neurologists attention a trend she noticed. A small trend but she saved my wife’s live. My wife’s 02 stat was dropping and her heart rate had been climbing for 36 hours. Several tests were ordered. She has a very large bilateral pulmonary embolism. It’s a very serious issue. The chief of cardiology is driving back from Atlanta to here in Wilmington to look and come up with a plan. We are scared, upset, frustrated and exhausted. Thanks for any thoughts or support.
Sorry to hear this. But at least she is in the right place.
Sorry to learn about this.
However, it is far, far better that this was discovered before her release from hospital so that it can be treated in the right place - a hospital staffed by medical professionals - than the nightmare that would have (not just could have) resulted from this happening at home subsequent to her release.
The very best of luck to you both.
my sympathies, but, as someone who's been through this, it's good it was discovered now.
I broke my femur ~ 11 years ago, and 4 or so days after surgery (they put a rod and screws in) when I was already home I started to feel some upper chest pain that a painkiller didn't help with, back int the hospital and there it was: PE. Nothing really they can do, they put me on a blood thinner (Xarelto) and sent me back home. I was on Xarelto for ~ 6 months, no after effects, everything fine for 10+ years. I broke my femur mountain biking and after I was off the med, I was man biking again. Part of what helps is regular exercise ...
Just make sure they put her on Xarleto or something equivalent and not that old stuff (I think Cumin or so) that requires bloodwork every so often.
Good luck!
Oh dear. As jz0309 pointed out this condition will likely be treated with blood thinners for several months. My 90 year old Mom has CHF and she was diagnosed with a PE last October. They treated it with thinners for three months. Unfortunately, the order to reduce the dose did not make it to her care providers so she continued to receive a high dose after the three month period. She had a fall and hemorrhaged. The night she was admitted to the ER the doctor said she would not make it. But, she is a determined old bird and she pulled through. So, be mindful of avoiding any blunt force trauma during the blood thinner therapy and she should be fine.
I know you have a lot going on but please remember her name and let the hospital know she was on point! We tend to only hear the tragic stories of missed symptoms.
Update. It’s been one hell of a week. On Tuesday my wife had to have the bilateral saddle PE removed. They did it by suction. There was a 50% chance something could go wrong and the procedure could kill her. They got it and she has been off O2 only 20 mins after the procedure. She is doing well in that regard. The infection is being a stubborn SOB. They are going to reopen her back on Saturday clean out the main infection area that is visible on CTs. We are only 5 days from it being a month since the accident. She has been here 21 days. It’s been hell. She is still dealing with severe pain, and worse nerve pain and spasms. They can be brutal. Thanks again.
I second this, take care of your wife but take care of yourself too.
She is home. She came home on Friday. She still has a long road ahead to regain motion, reduce pain, and other issues.
Thank you all for the thoughts, prayers etc. it helped both of a lot.
Thank you all for the thoughts, prayers etc. it helped both of a lot.
Update on my wife’s condition. It took a while for the VA to get her into PT but she is making some progress. She is able to with a walker walk 500 ft before her leg gives out. Daily tasks are still difficult. The crappy part now is the driver who hit us was grossly under insured. We got 20k, lawyer took out 33 percent then Medicare took another 28%. And the VA wanted some. Left us with less than 1200 bucks. We need a walk in shower, hand rails, etc. I don’t know if this is ok but I started a go fund me for us. If you want to help us DM me. I will send a link. Thanks again.
That sucks. Here in the UK the NHS would have picked up medical bills. We are very lucky here to have universal care for all.
As for lawyers they always know how to charge whatever the country.
Hope you are taking some time for yourself as well. It's just as important as looking after your wife. Hope she continues to make progress.