Ziyal is having more surgery - Page 9

cooleddie74 · October 6 2012, 01:48 PM

Hang in there and keep your chin up, Ziyal! We're proud of you!

Tora Ziyal · October 6 2012, 02:37 PM

Thank you, gentlemen.

Tora Ziyal · October 9 2012, 06:24 PM

The roller coaster ride continues. From Friday to this morning, the tiny bit of wound left deteriorated significantly. So I have another app't with the surgeon on Thursday.

I am so tired of this shit! So ANGRY! At the whole situation, not at the doc in particular. He did say there was a chance that the conservative option might not work.

Rhaven · October 9 2012, 06:30 PM

Kreacher wrote:

The roller coaster ride continues. From Friday to this morning, the tiny bit of wound left deteriorated significantly. So I have another app't with the surgeon on Thursday.

I am so tired of this shit! So ANGRY! At the whole situation, not at the doc in particular. He did say there was a chance that the conservative option might not work.

I'm so sorry to hear this. Non-healing wounds are such a literal pain! Last year, my brother had a problem with a non-healing wound on his ankle from a bike accident. The doctors tried just about everything to get it to heal, finally they put this thing called a wound vac on it. The thing closed in 4 weeks.

Good luck with the doc, I hope they find you a solution.

Tora Ziyal · October 9 2012, 06:35 PM

Thanks for the encouragement, Spooky Cat. Unfortunately, I'm very familiar with wound vacs. Had one for a year. Didn't do the trick.

Bob The Skutter · October 9 2012, 06:43 PM

Kreacher wrote:

Thanks for the encouragement, Spooky Cat. Unfortunately, I'm very familiar with wound vacs. Had one for a year. Didn't do the trick.

Sorry to hear it's not going well. I had a wound open after an appendectomy and the healing process took forever. 4 months of having nurses come out and pack the wound every day and a few weeks of every other day before it fully healed. So I feel your pain there.

Tora Ziyal · October 9 2012, 06:51 PM

^Yes, you do.

But what I mostly picked up on was the daily nursing at home. Here, insurance usually won't pay for more than two or three visits a week.

Bob The Skutter · October 9 2012, 06:57 PM

Kreacher wrote:

^Yes, you do.

But what I mostly picked up on was the daily nursing at home. Here, insurance usually won't pay for more than two or three visits a week.

Was lucky to have the NHS to do that. The doctor was awkward at first about prescribing the supplies they needed but after the first week or two he was fine about it. Must be a nightmare if they're not funding the home visits for you.

Tora Ziyal · October 9 2012, 07:17 PM

I get three visits a week. The first few months that wasn't enough, and my former husband and our nurse friend did a lot of caregiving. But for over a year now, it's been fine. Of course, if I end up getting more extensive surgery again, who knows? Trying not to think about that possibility yet.

Bob The Skutter · October 9 2012, 07:20 PM

Kreacher wrote:

I get three visits a week. The first few months that wasn't enough, and my former husband and our nurse friend did a lot of caregiving. But for over a year now, it's been fine. Of course, if I end up getting more extensive surgery again, who knows? Trying not to think about that possibility yet.

Fingers crossed on not needing it.

Rhaven · October 9 2012, 07:25 PM

Winnie The Pooh wrote:

Kreacher wrote:

I get three visits a week. The first few months that wasn't enough, and my former husband and our nurse friend did a lot of caregiving. But for over a year now, it's been fine. Of course, if I end up getting more extensive surgery again, who knows? Trying not to think about that possibility yet.

Fingers crossed on not needing it.

Add my positive thoughts to that goal as well. Good luck!

Nerys Ghemor · October 9 2012, 07:39 PM

Should the doctor have prescribed bed rest or something, so that the wound wouldn't be affected by movement?

Since this has resisted SO many techniques, is there any chance of your being enrolled now into a clinical trial? I don't know if you remember that Skin Gun video from last year, but that does make me think there have to be some new technologies and techniques out there that could be better than the standard ones.

And personally, I still think the people who screwed it up in the first place by leaving stuff in the wound should be held liable for all that has come after.

RevdKathy · October 9 2012, 08:57 PM

Don't have anything useful to suggest. So here's a giant hug.

Deranged Nasat · October 9 2012, 09:01 PM

This must be incredibly frustrating; you have my sympathies.

It's so disheartening, being unable to function normally due to injury or illness; it plays havoc with your mood and affects your whole outlook on life. But you've dealt with this so well, and I know you'll continue to move forward, no matter the setbacks.

As always, my thoughts are with you. Good luck!

Tora Ziyal · October 9 2012, 09:55 PM

Thanks for the good wishes and hugs, everyone. They're much appreciated!

DN, yeah, it is playing havoc with my mood. I'd like to crawl into a hole and not emerge until I'm entirely well.

Piglet and Pooh, I love your matching avatars and sigs.

October 6 2012, 01:48 PM	#121
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery Hang in there and keep your chin up, Ziyal! We're proud of you! __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

October 6 2012, 02:37 PM	#122
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery Thank you, gentlemen.

October 9 2012, 06:24 PM	#123
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery The roller coaster ride continues. From Friday to this morning, the tiny bit of wound left deteriorated significantly. So I have another app't with the surgeon on Thursday. I am so tired of this shit! So ANGRY! At the whole situation, not at the doc in particular. He did say there was a chance that the conservative option might not work.

October 9 2012, 06:35 PM	#125
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery Thanks for the encouragement, Spooky Cat. Unfortunately, I'm very familiar with wound vacs. Had one for a year. Didn't do the trick.

October 9 2012, 06:51 PM	#127
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery ^Yes, you do. But what I mostly picked up on was the daily nursing at home. Here, insurance usually won't pay for more than two or three visits a week.

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October 9 2012, 07:17 PM	#129
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery I get three visits a week. The first few months that wasn't enough, and my former husband and our nurse friend did a lot of caregiving. But for over a year now, it's been fine. Of course, if I end up getting more extensive surgery again, who knows? Trying not to think about that possibility yet.

October 9 2012, 07:39 PM	#132
Nerys Ghemor Vice Admiral Location: Cardăsa Terăm--Nerys Ghemor	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery Should the doctor have prescribed bed rest or something, so that the wound wouldn't be affected by movement? Since this has resisted SO many techniques, is there any chance of your being enrolled now into a clinical trial? I don't know if you remember that Skin Gun video from last year, but that does make me think there have to be some new technologies and techniques out there that could be better than the standard ones. And personally, I still think the people who screwed it up in the first place by leaving stuff in the wound should be held liable for all that has come after. __________________ Are you a Cardassian fan, citizen? Prove your loyalty--check out my fanfic universe, Star Trek: Sigils and Unions. Or keep the faith on my AU Cardassia, Sigils and Unions: Catacombs of Oralius!

October 9 2012, 08:57 PM	#133
RevdKathy Kid with a limp Location: Throwing snowballs at RevdKathy	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery Don't have anything useful to suggest. So here's a giant hug. __________________ "God bless us, every one"

October 9 2012, 09:01 PM	#134
Deranged Nasat Vice Admiral Location: Warped off into the sunset. With fond memories of most of you, and not a little sorrow at leaving.	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery This must be incredibly frustrating; you have my sympathies. It's so disheartening, being unable to function normally due to injury or illness; it plays havoc with your mood and affects your whole outlook on life. But you've dealt with this so well, and I know you'll continue to move forward, no matter the setbacks. As always, my thoughts are with you. Good luck! __________________ We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile and nothing can grow there; too much, the best of us is washed away.

October 9 2012, 09:55 PM	#135
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Ziyal is having more surgery Thanks for the good wishes and hugs, everyone. They're much appreciated! DN, yeah, it is playing havoc with my mood. I'd like to crawl into a hole and not emerge until I'm entirely well. Piglet and Pooh, I love your matching avatars and sigs.