Duelling nurses

[Izzy_*now*]

Nurse(s) come evey two weeks now. My pressure sore is healing well, becoming smaller and smaller and I hope will soon be gone.

Sometimes a trainee will come with a regular nurse. Yesterday the nurse said I should lie down evey ½ hour. (That would make me a shut-in.) The trainee asked me if I was able to go out much and I said "Yes; whenever there was a need". She said "Good'.

How can I lie down every ½ hour and still go out?

Sometimes I must just follow my own judgment, with their thoughts in mind.

[Izzy_*now*]

and I have also filed a complaint about inaccessibility here

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562

[lighter]

Heh.....

::picturing me trying to roll you up that.... backwards::

My weak knee would be towards the dropoff

Maybe we'll wait for them to improve access; )

Lighter

[debkor]

Izzy,


hahah did they know what the other said.  That just made me laugh outloud but I'm glad your pressure sore is healing.

Love
Deb

[Izzy_*now*]

hi Deb,
Well you know how medical colleagues stick together!

If they heard one another, contradict one another, they would stay quiet and hope I was stupid enough to not notice.

I could have pointed it out, then it's 2 nurses against one older lady. They would use many latin terms to explain what they did and I would have egg all over my face.

So I guess they left here, either not having heard one another, or fingers crossed that I hadn't noticed.

Well I noticed and now they are 'outed' on an anonymou Forum!

(Just another little tidbit of MANY, that have come my way! over the years!)

    

Love
Izzy

[Izzy_*now*]

Heh.....

Maybe we'll wait for them to improve access; )

Lighter

Hi lighter

It is things like this that sometimes make me think that I am not of this world     

xx
Izzy

[lighter]

Izzy.... you aren't 'of this world.'

You've distanced yourself from that world now.... thankfully.

Yes, you see glimpses of it now and again.

When you're asked to accept or ignore something that's pretty obviouse to you....

like the nurse's advice.

As far as that goes..... it's good for you to settle down and prop your legs up every now and again... as you can.

It helps circulate blood and toxins..... helps with swelling.... yes?

Lighter

[gratitude28]

Izzy,
Just make sure you are near mattress stores when you go out.
Love, Beth

[Izzy_*now*]

funny, Beth

Lying down in public? Hmmmmmmmm I suppose I could get away with it.

and lighter,

Oh yes, elevating my legs! I had to when I first left the hospital. I took a stool to work and put my feet up while at my desk. One gal friend always brought me a footstool when I visited.Then came the time when the swelling was 'under control' and I didn't need to be so watchful.

Now I spend 12 hours in bed, from reading time until wake up time. Yesterday I had a lie-down at 1:00 and at 4:00 to read but fell asleep both times. I had one awful night of 'surface sleep', after I finished my book at 3:00 a.m.

I have been up for over an hour and my leg is still looking good---- so if I ever get to the point of no swelling, I could be all right. ..... for someone on the downhill road, timewise. I don't relish another break, another cast. I said No More in 2003, but had this one. Now I again say, "No More".

Circulation is another reason. Take the 'purple' out of my legs, except for the scars; they remain purple: pantyhose covers.

Love
Izzy

[lighter]

Everyone should elevate their legs daily..... if only for 15 or so minutes.

Glad you're on the mend.....

no more BREAKS!

: )

Lighter