[AT] Off Topic Ed needs Some Devine Intervention.

[Edward Tabor]

I am febrile but only at 101.3, but that is because, I sure, I'm taking 
975 of tylenol with 15 mg oxycodone (3 percoset) every 4 hours to try to 
ease the pain.  I'm an RN as well, and I tried to tell the doc yesterday 
that it was infected, he wouldn't listen.  He drew fluid from my knee, 
sent it for cultures and gram stain.  He also drew blood, haven't heard 
n or been able to get results of the tests.  
The suture line has been "healed" since 4/2/04, when the sutures came 
out.  At that time I told the doc that the lower suture line looked 
infected (red, warm and boggy) and when the suture was pulled out, puss 
followed those in question.  When I asked about antibiotics, I was told 
to "wait n see."  Docs treat patients like they are STUPID, but if I 
kept a tally of every time I "SAVED" a docs ass on the floor, by 
catching oddball vitals, or a slipping exam  or the gut feeling that a 
seasoned nurse gets that "something isn't right" (ask your wife, she 
knows what I mean), they would owe me BIG.

Ed

Mike S Meulenberg wrote:

>Hi Ed,
>My wife is a Nurse Practitioner in a Critical Care Unit. When I read your
>post to her, she thought it sure sounded like an infection was the
>culprit. Hopefully they obtained cultures, because according to her, your
>at risk for MRSA and other nasties. Either that or it could be an
>inflammatory reaction, but it would have to be one hell of a reaction to
>pop the sutures. Do you have a fever? She said if she was in the same
>situation, and was in that much pain, with that much drainage, she
>wouldn't wait until Monday, and would hit the ER.
>
>Take Care,
>Mike
>
>
>On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 19:16:25 -0400 Edward Tabor
><edward.tabor at zoominternet.net> writes:
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>>I'm sitting here, typing this, I know damn well it's off topic but I 
>>
>>need some devine intervention here.  As most know, I had a bad left 
>>knee 
>>that has underwent several surgeries and causes me much pain.  On 
>>22, 
>>March, I had a denervation surgery which actually helped my pain 
>>alot. 
>> Was really looking forward to returning full time to work, in a 
>>month. 
>> Also, I have been receiving Synovial Fluid replacement injections, 
>>my 
>>last was on Tuesday.  On Friday, I awoke with my knee burning and 
>>red, 
>>by lunch it was sop painful I could not bear weight on it.  Neither 
>>doc 
>>that worked on me (one with the shots, or the one with the 
>>denervation 
>>surgery wanted to see me, finally just showed at the one doc's 
>>office. 
>> Was see, fluid drawn off and blood drawn.  Bottom line is, I was 
>>sent 
>>home, said it is not infection.  Now my suture line has split open, 
>>and 
>>is draining enough to saturate a 5 x 9 dressing and half a pant leg 
>>
>>every hour.  It hurts so bad I'm at a loss for words and nothing 
>>relieves it.  If I can last, I go back monday, I suspect to be 
>>admitted.
>>
>>BTW:  Because of this I missed my first (and most favorite) tractor 
>>pull 
>>of the year.
>>
>>Ed 
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