Nurses are such awesome people! Though overworked, overwhelmed, and underpaid considering their workload they are still so informative and encouraging . . .
I am not cut out to be one of them. But with the help of Jennifer Stokes of Option Care and the people from Gulf Coast home health care, I am managing to give Bill his intravenous antibiotics every 6 hours around the clock. Each “drip” takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours to go through the tubing. (Not much uninterrupted sleep happening). The bag says it should take only 30 minutes but we were told this depends on the patient’s veins — and Bill has decidedly difficult veins. Which is why he was switched from an IV to the PICC line catheter early on.
Due to the current Corona virus pandemic, the hospital was limiting visitors to reduced hours, no overnights, and we were questioned, “hand-sanitized”, and banded every day.
Overall, it is good to be home.
Wow! Your situation sounds stressful. So sorry. Prayers for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the prayers, Fay! The Lord is providing and Bill is healing.
Delete😌 Thankful!
Prayers for you both! He is in good hands it looks like!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Andrea! He’s definitely in God’s hands; there’s a bit of silliness during our “procedures” but we are managing.
DeleteI just checked in with your blog yesterday. I’m so glad you got through the hospital stay before the health care system became stressed with COVID patients. I’m glad your husband is doing ok. Take care of yourself, with that sleep deprivation.
ReplyDeleteIt is very good to be out of the hospital environment In the city! We both would rather be here in the country with the crazy goats and sweet donkeys. Our kids are helping with daily feeding chores and even a bit of de-construction of the barn siding, in preparation for the carpenter’s rebuild.
DeleteSleep is a short commodity — I’m typing this at 1:30 a.m. waiting for Bill’s 12:00 midnight drip (his veins cause it to be very slow). But we can make it up later . . .