Discharged and distractions
Ross was discharged from the ward on Saturday but not without some drama first!
We were told on Friday night that he would have to stay in hospital until a couple of days after the start of the distraction plan so Nazi Nurse* reckoned, "he might be out before I go to New York next Thursday" (Bitch!)
The consultant actually came to see Ross on the ward on Saturday morning before I arrived so Kev talked to him man to man and it was decided that Ross could come back into clinic on Monday as an outpatient to start the distractions.
Saturday evening it took us a while to get Ross comfortable. Our sofa wasn't big enough for him and his frame so we brought down the double mattress from the spare room and made up a bed on the floor. Plenty of room for him to wiggle and get comfy and our leather sofa was safe from being shredded by his frame.
That was one thing we were warned about - the household damage the frame can cause. It's already shredded the sheet on the mattress, the duvet cover and we've lost some paintwork and plaster on the walls but it's a small price to pay and everything is (eventually!) replaceable. So, if you come to visit excuse the shabbiness but to be honest I really don't care much right now ;)
Ross has had a couple of very good days with only moderate pain relief.
We went to the clinic today to start the distraction process. This is a 24 day plan where the struts on the frame are gradually adjusted 1 or 2mm per day to bring the desired correction on the foot. The distractions should have been started on the 21st so there was 4 days to catch up on! The physio adjusted the struts to todays calculations and Ross was in agony. A couple of them needed adjusting by 5mm so she only did them halfway and said we were to complete the rest later tonight. We did and the screaming was so bad we backed them off 1mm and plan on catching up the rest tomorrow. I have to take him back Weds morning so by then they will be in the correct place.
He's in a lot of pain tonight and isn't settling at all. I've given him all the meds he can have for now and Kev has gone to work so I might bring him into my bed if he gets some comfort and I get some rest.
*Nazi Nurse - patronising idiot who didn't know a lot about anything but loved the power. I was proud of my control...well my almost control. :)
We were told on Friday night that he would have to stay in hospital until a couple of days after the start of the distraction plan so Nazi Nurse* reckoned, "he might be out before I go to New York next Thursday" (Bitch!)
The consultant actually came to see Ross on the ward on Saturday morning before I arrived so Kev talked to him man to man and it was decided that Ross could come back into clinic on Monday as an outpatient to start the distractions.
Saturday evening it took us a while to get Ross comfortable. Our sofa wasn't big enough for him and his frame so we brought down the double mattress from the spare room and made up a bed on the floor. Plenty of room for him to wiggle and get comfy and our leather sofa was safe from being shredded by his frame.
That was one thing we were warned about - the household damage the frame can cause. It's already shredded the sheet on the mattress, the duvet cover and we've lost some paintwork and plaster on the walls but it's a small price to pay and everything is (eventually!) replaceable. So, if you come to visit excuse the shabbiness but to be honest I really don't care much right now ;)
Ross has had a couple of very good days with only moderate pain relief.
We went to the clinic today to start the distraction process. This is a 24 day plan where the struts on the frame are gradually adjusted 1 or 2mm per day to bring the desired correction on the foot. The distractions should have been started on the 21st so there was 4 days to catch up on! The physio adjusted the struts to todays calculations and Ross was in agony. A couple of them needed adjusting by 5mm so she only did them halfway and said we were to complete the rest later tonight. We did and the screaming was so bad we backed them off 1mm and plan on catching up the rest tomorrow. I have to take him back Weds morning so by then they will be in the correct place.
He's in a lot of pain tonight and isn't settling at all. I've given him all the meds he can have for now and Kev has gone to work so I might bring him into my bed if he gets some comfort and I get some rest.
*Nazi Nurse - patronising idiot who didn't know a lot about anything but loved the power. I was proud of my control...well my almost control. :)
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Monday, January 24, 2011
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