Thankful for Visitors
Today Bob had his OT from 9-10, his first PT session from 10-11, and his second PT after lunch, from 1-2. Some visitors from work caught him out and about, walking without assistance!
Tim and Bob as the patient *walks himself* to PT!
Terry visiting with Bob...who's already in bed after a busy day.
Wound-Vac Dressing Change #7
*Dressing change #7 (12/13, today): 18.3cm long x 5.8cm wide x 1.7cm deep
*Dressing change #6 (12/11, Mon): 18.5cm long x 7cm wide x 1.7cm deep
Getting Ready
I spent a large part of my day today arranging things for Bob's Friday discharge. I scheduled his final inpatient wound dressing change at Sea Pines to happen Friday morning at 10am so he could be home hopefully by lunchtime. I also made sure that today's and Friday's dressing changes were being done by one specific nurse instead of another. (I had to meet with the charge nurse, nursing supervisor, case manager and finally the wound-care supervisor, but my request to remove one of the two wound-care nurses from Bob's care was coordinated and I felt so much better after that- every once in a while you come across a health care worker who should really be doing something other than providing health care, you know?)
I also arranged a hospital bed to be delivered at home on Friday and scheduled the 3-times-a-week home health care visits for wound dressing changes starting next week Monday. I confirmed with our case manager and our insurance company that the portable wound-vac unit ordered yesterday wound be delivered tomorrow (Thur) to Sea Pines so Bob will leave the rehab hospital connected to his own home wound vac system when he leaves on Friday. I setup Bob's next two weekly post-op appt's with his surgeon, and also stopped and picked up an XL mattress topper, sheets, etc for the hospital bed.
Absolutely no complaints here! Would rather be making all of these plans and arrangements than feeling heartbroken and helpless with him critical in the ICU. He's come a long, long way in a relatively short time! ~ Talk about blessings ~
I also arranged a hospital bed to be delivered at home on Friday and scheduled the 3-times-a-week home health care visits for wound dressing changes starting next week Monday. I confirmed with our case manager and our insurance company that the portable wound-vac unit ordered yesterday wound be delivered tomorrow (Thur) to Sea Pines so Bob will leave the rehab hospital connected to his own home wound vac system when he leaves on Friday. I setup Bob's next two weekly post-op appt's with his surgeon, and also stopped and picked up an XL mattress topper, sheets, etc for the hospital bed.
Absolutely no complaints here! Would rather be making all of these plans and arrangements than feeling heartbroken and helpless with him critical in the ICU. He's come a long, long way in a relatively short time! ~ Talk about blessings ~
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