Mom is doing okay

[cornerofmadness]

She will be in the hospital for a few days. They did amputate the toe today but the residuum looked good so hopefully they got all the infection. They're keeping her there until the bone cultures come back and they can give her some IV antibiotics (especially since the bactrim she was on was depressing kidney function).

She's in good enough spirits. 'are you happy now?' Well yes and no, sorry you lost more toe, Mom but yes I'm glad it's done. I've been after her to have it prophylactically amputated for a few years now before it became an emergency... because I've seen far too many times, patient doesn't want to lose a toe and in 36 hours they're losing the leg.

I know my students dislike the written component of my exams but without it I would have only had ONE student out of 10 pass today. With the written component 7 passed. Also I don't know how I don't just give up.

What I Just Finished Reading:

Hormones, Hexes, & Exes by J.C. Blake magic and menopause and basically popcorn that needs way more worldbuilding.

What I am Currently Reading:

Another Fine Mess - this is odd. Good but odd

Silent Evidence by Clea Koff, a new series, FBI/private forensic specialists who do missing persons cases. So far so good (it's a good palate cleanser from all those cozy mysteries I read)



What I Plan to Read Next: back to my popsugar book list

Comments

[shipperslist]

because I've seen far too many times, patient doesn't want to lose a toe and in 36 hours they're losing the leg.

Yeah. This. "You just don't know how to do your job and treat the wound!!11"

Look, Waldemar, there's no blood circulation in that toe and it's NECROTIC you MORON, no band-aid will cure it.

[cornerofmadness]

Exactly!

And of course, I would get 'I want a MALE doctor.'

sure I'll go get ya one and let's see if he can lay his penis on that and magically grant it blood flow....

[shipperslist]

Argh, talk about the True Magical Healing Cock. 😁😁😁

[cornerofmadness]

right. Often this was cured (whether it was wound care or other treatment that only a man could provide) by telling them it might be a 2-3 hour wait for the male doctors to find room in their schedule or you can see me now

[spikedluv]

I'm glad your mom is doing okay and that it appears they only need to take the toe.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks so much. how are you doing

[spikedluv]

I'm doing okay. Foot hurts a little bit more today since the meds wore off. I'm just taking Tylenol during the day. I tried Oxy last night and it was weird. I thought it would make me fall asleep, but I spent hours (until at least 2:30am) in this 'liminal' space, half awake and half asleep.

[cornerofmadness]

Yeah Oxy can do that. I'm glad your foot isn't too bad. So long as you keep it up it shouldn't do too badly

[sperrywink]

Glad your mom got surgery and is okay. Because yeah. Wanna keep the leg.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. She was doing well last night.

yeah and seriously I scrubbed into way too many leg amputations when an infection moved like greased lightning