No posts because there's nothing new. He's getting around better on crutches, but hasn't been out a whole lot. But then, who's around to take him out?? We go out for dinner and he goes with us now. He's been to church the last two Sundays.
We're all going to Charleston this coming weekend to pack it up and move it out. Friends are loaning us a van and we're hoping that between the van and my cr-v we can get it all out. But if not, we have one more weekend. Hmmmm.... maybe we can't get it all!!
Next doctor visit is Thursday, October 30, for another cast change.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Thursday night
Not much to tell. Went to the orthopedic today and got a new cast. Incision looks good. New cast is just a few degrees closer to flex than the other; and it's royal blue (so it won't look so dirty). Next appointment in four weeks.
He's now free to sit with his leg down for periods of time. If it gets tight, put it up for a few hours. An aspirin a day to combat possible blood clots. He can ride in the back seat of the car for a couple of hours at a time, with leg up mostly.
Oh, and the hives are substantial. Not outrageous, but lots of them on torso and arms.
He's now free to sit with his leg down for periods of time. If it gets tight, put it up for a few hours. An aspirin a day to combat possible blood clots. He can ride in the back seat of the car for a couple of hours at a time, with leg up mostly.
Oh, and the hives are substantial. Not outrageous, but lots of them on torso and arms.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday night
You wouldn't believe today ...
Farb took JIII to the allergist this morning. They left the house about 9:30. I waited and waited to hear from them and finally called Farb's cell about 1:30. They were on the way home! Ok, the appointment was in Cary, so that's a long way. But apparently there was a very long wait, then a reasonably long visit with the nurse, then PA, then doctor. Then a long ride back home and they stopped for some (takeout) lunch. The allergist looked over everything and decided that re-testing would not be necessary and that the Rx he'd had was still the best course of action. So he got a new Rx with 2 refills. ALL THAT for THAT??!!! Well, really we're just glad he didn't have to go through testing again and that the doctor agreed with the known best remedy and gave him a refillable Rx. Whew!
His throat is improving, but still hurts and he will only eat soft foods until it's much better. I brought him red beans and rice from Justin's Deli for dinner -- and some of their wonderful gingerbread muffins.
Next event will be the orthopedic for cast change on Thursday. We'd really like to hear that JIII can travel in the car so he can go to Charleston with me for the weekend and supervise packing.
Farb took JIII to the allergist this morning. They left the house about 9:30. I waited and waited to hear from them and finally called Farb's cell about 1:30. They were on the way home! Ok, the appointment was in Cary, so that's a long way. But apparently there was a very long wait, then a reasonably long visit with the nurse, then PA, then doctor. Then a long ride back home and they stopped for some (takeout) lunch. The allergist looked over everything and decided that re-testing would not be necessary and that the Rx he'd had was still the best course of action. So he got a new Rx with 2 refills. ALL THAT for THAT??!!! Well, really we're just glad he didn't have to go through testing again and that the doctor agreed with the known best remedy and gave him a refillable Rx. Whew!
His throat is improving, but still hurts and he will only eat soft foods until it's much better. I brought him red beans and rice from Justin's Deli for dinner -- and some of their wonderful gingerbread muffins.
Next event will be the orthopedic for cast change on Thursday. We'd really like to hear that JIII can travel in the car so he can go to Charleston with me for the weekend and supervise packing.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday evening
Again, no breakfast today. Late lunch, once he was so hungry he had to ignore the throat pain, of scrambled eggs and pancakes again.
For dinner we went on an outing! It was nice to get out. Meat loaf and mashed potatoes for dinner so as not to irritate his throat. Still no fun swallowing, but the food was good. The outing was a little longer than it should have been since he was sitting up for nearly 2 hours, so by the time we got home not only was his throat hurting, his leg was throbbing, too.
Tommorrow morning is the big outing to go to the allergist to see about getting refills of the Rx that works best at keeping the hives at bay. (The Rx he got before surgery runs out tomorrow!) Unfortunately, only the Cary office had an opening, so it will be a long outing. Maybe he'll lie down on the examing table once he gets in there.
For dinner we went on an outing! It was nice to get out. Meat loaf and mashed potatoes for dinner so as not to irritate his throat. Still no fun swallowing, but the food was good. The outing was a little longer than it should have been since he was sitting up for nearly 2 hours, so by the time we got home not only was his throat hurting, his leg was throbbing, too.
Tommorrow morning is the big outing to go to the allergist to see about getting refills of the Rx that works best at keeping the hives at bay. (The Rx he got before surgery runs out tomorrow!) Unfortunately, only the Cary office had an opening, so it will be a long outing. Maybe he'll lie down on the examing table once he gets in there.
Follow-up to Friday afternoon
I don't know what happened to the follow-up I wrote Saturday morning about Friday afternoon, but here's the shortened version:
We had to call the orthopedic again to call the anesthesiologist again because it got later and later and the anesthesiologist had still not called. The second call did the trick and they called Friday evening. Without seeing him, they can't be sure ... but unless he spikes a high fever, we are to assume the position he was in during surgery ("the doctor requried him to be on his stomach" -- well, no duh! -- did they think he could do surgery on the back of the leg with him face up and the leg up in the air??) caused more than typcial injury to the vulva. Just numb it with Chlorasceptic, he says! So, Friday night he had a shake and did not enjoy it.
Saturday
He didn't care to eat anything Saturday morning, even though he was hungry. He wouldn't even have ice cream or frozen limeade treats because he'd have to swallow. Finally, early afternoon, he agreed to scrambled eggs and pancakes. Even though it hurt to swallow, he enjoyed them. For a late-night dinner, he had a burrito. Same issues still.
Saturday was his first shower! Thanks to Becky for the shower seat and to Susan for the shower stool. Both were used for the big event. We got the cast and knee all wrapped up good with garbage bags, rubber bands and velcro strips. Then he sat on the chair and put his leg on the stool (Dr. gave him shower and bathroom priveleges, but he still should keep his leg up as much as possible), so he was able to take a nice long shower. This worked much better than the shower before surgery when we had a tall stool in there and he had to hold his foot up off the ground and balance on the stool.
Thanks to Daniel and Alyssa for the visit. It was nice to see him talking and laughing. :)
We had to call the orthopedic again to call the anesthesiologist again because it got later and later and the anesthesiologist had still not called. The second call did the trick and they called Friday evening. Without seeing him, they can't be sure ... but unless he spikes a high fever, we are to assume the position he was in during surgery ("the doctor requried him to be on his stomach" -- well, no duh! -- did they think he could do surgery on the back of the leg with him face up and the leg up in the air??) caused more than typcial injury to the vulva. Just numb it with Chlorasceptic, he says! So, Friday night he had a shake and did not enjoy it.
Saturday
He didn't care to eat anything Saturday morning, even though he was hungry. He wouldn't even have ice cream or frozen limeade treats because he'd have to swallow. Finally, early afternoon, he agreed to scrambled eggs and pancakes. Even though it hurt to swallow, he enjoyed them. For a late-night dinner, he had a burrito. Same issues still.
Saturday was his first shower! Thanks to Becky for the shower seat and to Susan for the shower stool. Both were used for the big event. We got the cast and knee all wrapped up good with garbage bags, rubber bands and velcro strips. Then he sat on the chair and put his leg on the stool (Dr. gave him shower and bathroom priveleges, but he still should keep his leg up as much as possible), so he was able to take a nice long shower. This worked much better than the shower before surgery when we had a tall stool in there and he had to hold his foot up off the ground and balance on the stool.
Thanks to Daniel and Alyssa for the visit. It was nice to see him talking and laughing. :)
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday afternoon
JIII has had his ups and downs. Yesterday he had an appointment to go to the allergist because his "temporary" hives medicine he got before surgery runs out on Monday. However, when it was time to go he didn't think it was such a good idea. Nice Dr. Judge's office was able to reschedule for Monday.
Sometimes he's happy and eating; sometimes not. Last night he enjoyed chicken pie and sweet tea from Angie and pineapple cake from Zest with great gusto.
This afternoon his sore throat from the tube during surgery became more than just a sore and scratchy throat and has caused minor alarm. The orthopedic's office is calling the anesthesiologist's office to see what to do or where to go. At 3:00 on a Friday, hmmm....
Sometimes he's happy and eating; sometimes not. Last night he enjoyed chicken pie and sweet tea from Angie and pineapple cake from Zest with great gusto.
This afternoon his sore throat from the tube during surgery became more than just a sore and scratchy throat and has caused minor alarm. The orthopedic's office is calling the anesthesiologist's office to see what to do or where to go. At 3:00 on a Friday, hmmm....
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday morning
It was a long afternoon and night with hives and then a drop in blood pressure. This morning, though, all was looking really good and the doctor signed for him to be released. The nurse says that will happen around lunch time.
Now heavier pain is settling in (the kind that makes you toss and sweat) and it's a toss-up what to take. Narcotics can bring on hives again and since he hasn't eaten, probably nausea too. He's already had something non-narcotic that's stronger than Tylenol but it didn't help.
Now heavier pain is settling in (the kind that makes you toss and sweat) and it's a toss-up what to take. Narcotics can bring on hives again and since he hasn't eaten, probably nausea too. He's already had something non-narcotic that's stronger than Tylenol but it didn't help.
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