Healthcare-NOW! – PBS ombudsman: Ignoring single payer was a mistake
Yes, PBS Frontline erred by not covering single payer in their program Obama’s Deal. More importantly, in my mind, they erred significantly in the manner of editing the interview with Dr. Flowers of PHNP. Continue reading
Today, Barbara’s doctor ordered the end of the TPN. Not because she’s eating enough yet. She’s not. Rather it is because the risk of infection is simply too great on that stuff. Eliminating it was the main justification for this surgery in the first place.
So what now? Continue reading
Moving to roughly weekly on the updates, as not much is changing right now. Surgical site is healing well. She’s still finding eating to be difficult, and because of that, is still on supplemental Parenteral nutrition. Her stomach apparently shrunk a lot. So besides the tummy tuck, this whole incident also gave her the same effect as a gastric band.
I’m with her today at the LTAC. She’s eating a little, but not enough to provide sufficient nutrition. Doctor has put her back on TPN (supplemental). She’s still allowed an unrestricted diet. We ate lunch together today for the first time since 6-Aug-09. Baby steps.
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Barbara is officially upgraded to “eat anything, anytime, so long as you eat” diet status!
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She’s at Kindred (Room 301) and has already been seen this morning by wound care. She has also had her rehab consult. Rehab will begin in earnest on Monday. There is a good chance that I will be able to go back to be with her beginning then as well. My shingles are improving very quickly. Valtrex in the first 24 hours of an outbreak makes a significant difference!
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Barbara is leaving from Hermann ICU sometime this evening. She is transferring back to Kindred for wound care and rehab. This is a very good sign of progress. Let the celebrations begin!
Now if only my shingles will improve enough for me to visit her.
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Damn. Just got the word they didn’t move Barbara after all. DVT discovered at last minute. Move canceled until further notice.
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No seriously. It is good news! Barbara has been moved from the ICU unit to a regular floor. I don’t have the room number yet. She was supposed to call me and let me know after she is settled. If you have a direct line into the hospital, that number rings in the ICU room she was in. So you can dispose of that number now.
No, that doesn’t mean I can go see her. I have to stay away from all patients until I am no longer contagious. Chickenpox can kill adults, especially ones who are already weakened from surgery or illness. I don’t need that bad karma.
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