Hopefully the worst is finally behind me…
Uncategorized January 22nd, 20101/22/10
Thanks to all of you for your messages of support throughout my ordeal these past few weeks. Well today was the best news I was fortunate to get this month. After 17 days straight of iv treatment with this last week through a PICC line, I was given my final dose of Ceftriaxone and the PICC line removed! Still, the wound left from the removal of the suture that gave me the staph unfortunately has a week or two yet to scar over before I am able to return to rehab/physio. Actually there was one visit I made to the surgeon and he had the nerve to call my case a “hiccup” to one of his nurses, what a jackass!!!
This whole experience has led me to one conclusion: THAT I NEVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE HEALTH SYSTEM WHATSOEVER AGAIN. The goal now is to fully rehabilitate and live as healthy and injury free a life as possible. The only time I hope to see a doctor is if my wife is expecting again or my daughter is sick.
Should the doctor have looked at my scar a little closer look at my scar during my last casting session? Who knows he doesn’t care, I suppose neither do I now. Pretty much the only thing he’s good for is giving notes for work and filling out my insurance forms. Otherwise he just wants my scar to heal over and forget it ever happened. Though I never ever will.
I hope nothing remotely close to my situation happens to any of you out there. For those of you newly injured, just remember things could be worse just read my previous entries. Here’s to hobbling back into our active pursuits!!
January 23rd, 2010 at 12:21 pm
I can’t believe everything you went through, and then for the surgeon, who CAUSED it all, to dismiss your suffering and rehab time lost so cavalierly. I guess the main thing is to not waste any energy on rage (easy for me to say, I realize) try to forgive, and put ALL that energy into healing. I’m so sorry, this whole ATR thing is so lousy and then to have those complications needlessly! I really admire how you stay so positive. Walk on!
January 23rd, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Great news! My Dr was not quite as bad, but somewhere up there. The most important thing is that you are well on the way to continue healing. Good luck and I hope you only have good news to share from now on.
January 23rd, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Don’t generalize one sloppy surgeon to the entire medical field. Medicine is filled with people who are very conscientious and genuinely care about their patients. And remember that they are all human and humans are not perfect 100% of the time. If you expect 100% perfection from anyone, you will eventually be disappointed.
January 25th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Thanks folks I appreciate all the feedback. GerryR you’re right 100% percent perfection all the time is not a realistic expectation, but I dunno I feel these professionals in a sense are paid the big bucks to be “perfect” when it comes to their skills. It’s the whole ripple affect of what this experience has done to me overall that I look back on grit my teeth about. Anyhow the wound is continuing to heal and I can’t wait to get back to rehab.