I was wrong

[cornerofmadness]

4 AM taught me that. Holy fuck. All the nerve block was gone and hydrocodone wasn't TOUCHING the pain. I'm like give me something!!! Toradol worked (actually non-narcotic but you have to be careful with the nephrotoxicity).

We have adjusted my meds. I finally saw the ortho resident at 930 at night (and again at 630 AM) but she didn't know anything. I had the NP look it up this morning. I was right, the stitches are against the bed so I need to change the way I get out of bed to stop pulling on them.

We also found conflicting orders. The surgeon has me weight bearing to tolerance the resident has me as non weight bearing. We're trying to get a clarification. So maybe I can go to the home for a week or so, get stronger then go home unless the surgeon changed his mind.

Right now I'm also asking for a med change. I don't want the full aspirin for blood thinning. It's ripping up my stomach. I will end up with a GI bleed. can we find something enteric coated. And thankfully I know what I'm talking about because I almost got the two norcos and two tylenol which would have been like 4 tylenol to the liver (norco has tylenol in it)

Comments

[badly_knitted]

It pays to have knowledge, obviously. Could have been a nasty mistake there.

Hopefully someone soon can tell you something helpful. How can they not know the details regarding their patients?

[cornerofmadness]

Thanks

Honestly Ortho has at least 6 residents because I've seen that many. You're exhausted (they no longer work them 36 hour shifts like when I did it) and she never saw me before. She should have looked at the chart but didn't expect someone to know what was going on to challenge her.

[rahirah]

Yikes. Hope they get it straightened out.

[cornerofmadness]

me too

[ysilme]

I'm getting whiplash from all the bizarreness going on for you - all crossed fingers for things to work out properly and you getting the medication that helps more than it does damage! *hugs*ai

[cornerofmadness]

Right? it's all so insane. THanks though

My God

[dauntless_heart]

The surgeon has me weight bearing to tolerance the resident has me as non weight bearing.

That's a hell of a conflict!

It's a darned good thing you know about medications!!

Re: My God

[cornerofmadness]

Yeah, this is what happens when you work residents to death. It's fixed now but it also means I might have go home, ready or not

[used_songs]

It's awful that you have to navigate all of this. Our health system is a terrible mess. I'm so sorry.

[cornerofmadness]

Thanks. This one is understandable. They still work residents12-16 hours a day (better than my 36 hour shifts when I was a resident). It was a simple (and now fixed) error

[spikedluv]

And more nonsense!

I'm sorry you'll be going home (from your comment above). I hope things have worked themselves out (in the last 24 hours) to where maybe that has changed. *fingers crossed*

I hope your pain level is better.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. Not going home yet but that can change fast. I did worse today than yesterday

[spikedluv]

How ridiculous is the health insurance industry that I have to cheer you not doing well just so you can stay in hospital? I haven't checked my f-list, but I hope things are going well today.

[cornerofmadness]

today is good. I'm going back to the home tonight.

[spikedluv]

I'm glad to hear that! Surprising, since they were so crappy, but it's better than being home alone.

[cornerofmadness]

they get better with each visit. I haven't said it yet but they did me a solid b y leaving all my stuff in my room without charging me for the room