Posted on 03/11/2006 7:35:59 AM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
I think she is more comfortable at home and you are doing what the nurses would be doing. And just think there are less hospital germs at home. I am remembering you all and tell her people are pulling for her to get better soon.
I join in prayer for both of your children and for you and your wife!
We confess that You have healed Sara and that even though her wound is open, You have placed Your protection over it to keep it from infection. We confess that Your angels surround this child day and night and that You will not let a hair on her head be harmed. We acknowledge that this whole situation is under control, for You are the God of health and healing. Grant patience and peace to all those in Sara's household, and may there be joy in their hearts, knowing that You take care of everything that concerns them. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I will also pray for God to Bless your finances. It's tough not to have medical insurance. It's even tougher to have a large family and only one car. How many kids do you have? I don't know how you do it. If I didn't have a car of my own, I would go nutz. LOL God Bless you and your family, FRiend.
I don't have any guidance, but your daughter will continue to be in my prayers.
Luke, so sorry to hear that Sara has developed an infection. My prayers are going out for her and the family. Hang in there.
Luke,
We'll keep Sara in our prayers and your little one as well. As everyone has said, KEEP IT CLEAN! It's amazing how that one thing can make such a difference!
As one who had many prayers from Freepers and Family
Friends,etc...let me tell you..someone is listening
as I came through an ordeal, with a bad eye operation,
and it is working out just fine..after many worrisome
hours.. prayers are powerful...Love Jesus and you
will be at peace while you heal....Jake
Let me add my continued prayers for Sara, as well as you and your family.. what a trying time! My heart is with you!
Sorry for the delay. We had a death in the family and I've been offline.
I don't have time to read the whole thread, but it sounds like she has an open wound infected and reopened.
Lots depends if the bone is involved or not. Bone requires Intravenous antibiotic for 6 weeks.
And "dirty" wounds need debridement.
They can give antibiotics at home by home health nurses, and the most important thing about wound care is dressing. Again, family can be taught to do this.
This doesn't require education, but care. When I worked in Minnesota, we taught American Indians with little education to care for Diabetic wounds in the home, and had our nurses come in to give the IV and draw blood tests, so it can be done anywhere.
The debridement can be done by docs in their offices or in a room in the Emergency department where they care for "dirty" cases. Usually once a week.
Colloidal silver is nice, but VERY messy...I've used it on burns in the "good old days"...now we ususally use silvadene...which contains silver...the problem is probably the infection is UNDER dead tissue. You can cut the dead tissue off to get to clean, but often we just cut the dirty parts off and if we're not sure if the tissue is alive or dead, we let it in place until it separates naturally ("eschar") and then remove it...
Lots of exotic ways to remove dead tissue, from packing it with sugar/honey to fancy enzymes to maggots...however, nothing works better than old fashioned "wet to dry" dressings with saline solution (water with a tiny bit of salt to match the body's salt content)...the important thing is to meticulously change dressings...studies comparing these things show it is the meticulous wound care that matters, not the fancy dressing...
Same thing goes for any wound: What's important is to care for it...lots of stuff works...as Freepers have noted, lots of home remedies work...
They usually let it close from the bottom up when infected...takes awhile, but it will heal...you know it's healing when it gets red and beefy and bleeds when you change the dressing...at that point, they can skin graft it if it is large.
http://www.fpnotebook.com/SUR106.htm
I missed the part about her internal injuries...
If she has internal injuries, she may need to stay in the hospital...taking a spleen out is common, and the main problem is that long term she will have immune problems...the intestines must have been damaged, since she had a tube in the nose. Once she starts eating, this is okay.
The pancreas is a nasty thing to injure...it can release digestive juices. But usually it recovers. High blood sugar is watched for all the time. If she can't eat for days and days, they can give IV protein ("Hyperalimentation"). If she takes by mouth, they can give nasty tasting easily digested protein, or just Ensure/milkshakes. Don't worry about sugar. you need it...unless the sugar goes over 300 ignore it.
If the pancreas/abdomen etc is okay, and the main problem is an infected wound, once she doen't have a high fever, but merely a wound to heal, she can go home...
Lots of time, the doc will fill you in, but the nurses may be the best source of information...if you have a nurse relative or friend, have her talk with you and the doc or the headnurse...she can translate, but with the "privacy act", they can't just talk to her...
Hope this helps.
You got it, Luke. Prayers on the way for your family and the medical caregivers.
I think you meant that for Luke Skyfreeper.
***Absolutely I will pray for your daughter, kitkat, and hope others here will as well. What's the nature of the surgery?***
Hysterectomy. And she's young for that.
Luke, I have been praying often for both of our girls, and how nice to know that you are, too. PLEASE keep us updated.
My condolences to you for your loss.
Thanks for adding more information for Luke.
Prayers sent.
Thank you for your reply and let me add my condolences to you and your family and offer prayers. It was very kind to answer in light of your own circumstances.
Thanks for the update Luke. Bump for Sara!
Prayers still going up for your dsughter and your whole situation.
I have nothing to add to all the excellent FReeper advice above, except maybe you could find a goodhearted nurse to come over and do the bandage-changing and cleaning once or twice a week, just to keep an eye on things. Lots of church congregations have a "parish nurse" (usually a retired nurse) to help out pro bono in situations like this.
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