*wants to scream*

[lady_karelia]

So, DB had a spot on his thigh. It's not a new thing; he's had it quite often. Usually, it appears, develops giving him discomfort for a day or three, then bursts and disappears. He had surgery once for it, them removing it and assuring him it would never come back. Yeah right. It reappeared two years later, developed, made him miserable for a couple of days, burst and disappeared. And has done so a few times since. Not this time around. It appeared and developed, giving him extreme discomfort for days on end, and it never burst or disappeared. By Sunday, he was in enough pain to demand to be taken to emergency care. This is the South, yeah. Eight hours spent in ER on Sunday, and they finally decided to keep him in, seeing he couldn't walk properly or talk properly and was near screaming in pain. They gave him antibiotics iv-style, and since yesterday, steroids, along with heavy-duty pain killers. Tonight, very finally, an actual MD who has a say in the matter of patients, saw him and decided it's time to drain the damn spot. In the morrow. Morning or afternoon, who knows.

I just love the efficiency of the hospital. Not. Nurse No 1: "Are your vaccines all up-to-date? I'll give you a tetnus jab, just in case."

DB: "Yes they are, and no, thank you."

Nurse No 1: "Why ever not? You need to be up-to-date!"

DB: "I am up-to-date, the last jab being less than two years ago."

Nurse No 1: "But, just in case?" She looked hopeful here.

DB: "Ma'am, have you read the package insert of the tetnus jab? The very one you can't spell properly I bet. It says every ten years a booster is required. Furthermore, the package insert also states that the jab should not be given at a time of acute infection."

Nurse No 1: "oh, but it won't do any harm."

DB: "I'm sure you're right," rolling his eyes, "but, honestly, no thanks."

The same scenario the next day about the flu shot. Uh, yeah, he really wants 25 mcg of mercury in his system when he's acutely ill.

Meantime, he's been filled with painkillers, antibiotics, and steroids.

Finally, it looks like they're doing something aside from drugging him. Draining the damn thing. In the morrow. Who knows when tomorrow.

I've not slept in two nights and been going between hospital and home. Wish me luck?

Comments

[subvers.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey! How awful for DorkBoy! He must be in such terrible pain - there's nothing worse than being at the mercy of idiotic medical people!

*hugs you*

I hope you get some rest before you have to go back, sweetie. And I hope he gets to come home soon!

[closetravenclaw.livejournal.com]

Poor thing! At least he knows how to stand up for himself in those situations. Try to get some rest in between, and hopefully he'll get to go home after they do the draining. I can see your frustration, really, it's not like the spot is an abscess caused by a puncture from an old rusty nail or something--a tetanus shot?--are they trying to get more money from the insurance companies? *hugs*

[ozratbag2.livejournal.com]

I wish both of you the best of luck, and hopefully, DB will have his cyst sorted out sooner rather than later.

Nurse No 1: "oh, but it won't do any harm."

First rule - if you don't know what you're giving, don't give it, or try and bully a patient into having it.

I think I'd like to have a long talk about patient harrassment with that nurse. If I tried a similar stunt here, particularly after the patient (DB) had refused the jab - and rightly so - there would be all sorts of complaints flying thick and fast.

Having a booster when up to date does bugger all, just makes you feel sick and with a very sore arm for days afterwards. So, essentially, DB would have been paying to have more pain...

Ooookay...

[irishredlass69.livejournal.com]

Oh Dear! I can just see you seething at Idiot Nurse. I hope DB is feeling better soon. Remember to take some me time maybe a hot bath, tea and a nap are in order for you. You do not want to end up sick yourself.

~Hugs~
Irish

[shalimar1981.livejournal.com]

*hugs* it will all be okay. Get some sleep and don't worry too much even with the... interesting hospital staff. *hugs again*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

This sounds terrible!

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

Oh, my sweet, that sucks. Good thing you both know a thing or two about shots/vaccines. Sure hope DB feels better soon despite the incompetents!

*hugs and love to all*

[mad-queen-mab.livejournal.com]

That nurse sounds about as competent as the ones back at University, who, on one particularly memorable visit, gave me a pregnancy test for a sprained ankle.

I'm glad they're finally doing something to help tomorrow.

[ariadne1.livejournal.com]

Damn! Good luck, good luck to you both.

*kicks idiot nurse* DB did a grand job of saying "No" a million times. I don't get why that's necessary, and whether it's a TN thing or a medical culture thing, but...

*hugs you*

Feelin' your all's pain, my friend.

Hope everything works out smoothly and easily and they take good care of him.

[crankydragon.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Hope you guys aren't at Baptist DS. They're a bunch of morons over there. Thinking good thoughts for you and hoping things work out soon!

[apisa-b.livejournal.com]

Oh dear,
all the best for DB; I hope they will do something about that abscess(?) soon.

[ellaselenelupin.livejournal.com]

It seems hospitals are always the same all over the world. eh! I hope he feels better soon and can come home quickly.

[little-beloved.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey! That's just completely lousy! What a pain in the arse to have to go through all of that. I hope DB is better soon and out of that place! *squishes you*

[geminiscorp.livejournal.com]

ACK!!! I hope they figure out what's wrong and he gets better soon! *hugs you hard*