Happy Monday!!
I just started home IV's over the weekend. I went into the hospital on Friday to get my PICC line and get started in the hospital. I am new to this hospital and DR so we agreed to start in patient and leave over the weekend. My PICC placement went smooth for the first time ever.
However, when I got to my room I realized it was not a CF Floor like I was used too. So a lot of things I expected were not there. It wasn't a huge deal since I was there for just a couple days. However, it didn't seem like there were any precautions for germ transmission..well there were but no one put on gloves, gowns, etc. They also didn't really check my blood sugars properly. The first night they gave me no insulin. I followed the rules and left my stuff at home. SO my boyfriend went and got my meds. So to my first question-How do I tell my dr I do not ever want to go there again...in a positive way. I know most of this is beyond his control, but he ended our conversation when I checked in we will see how bad they mess this up? So he knows right? The best part they would not let me leave on Sunday which was the agreement. The dr doesn't come in on the weekend! The home health care person spoke to me as a child. She told me I could not go home on all these IV's. What??? Really for 30 years I have? Long story short I did go home! How should I handle this.... I hate the hospital??
Second question-my aspergillus has brought my hospital stay into NEED! How do you guys manage APBA reactions? A lady on here told me about Tea Tree Oil. She also gave a recipe for a orange mix....does anyone have that?
Last question-My blood sugars are screwed up!! They put me on steroids. How do you manage on steroids? Do you cut carbs? I am using a sliding scale but there is not a rhyme or reason to any of it! I am sweating constantly-hot then cold. I am miserable..ERR!
Ok last one for real!! I am trying to work and do these IV's. I am on so many meds that I am doing something every 6 hours. I have never had such a crazy iv regime. Can I ask the dr to cut back? So I can sleep and heal? One thing to note their are 3 dr's in clinic so they rotate. The one who put me on meds doesn't know me as well. So I feel he doesn't understand!
Thanks in Advance,
Pepsi
I just started home IV's over the weekend. I went into the hospital on Friday to get my PICC line and get started in the hospital. I am new to this hospital and DR so we agreed to start in patient and leave over the weekend. My PICC placement went smooth for the first time ever.
However, when I got to my room I realized it was not a CF Floor like I was used too. So a lot of things I expected were not there. It wasn't a huge deal since I was there for just a couple days. However, it didn't seem like there were any precautions for germ transmission..well there were but no one put on gloves, gowns, etc. They also didn't really check my blood sugars properly. The first night they gave me no insulin. I followed the rules and left my stuff at home. SO my boyfriend went and got my meds. So to my first question-How do I tell my dr I do not ever want to go there again...in a positive way. I know most of this is beyond his control, but he ended our conversation when I checked in we will see how bad they mess this up? So he knows right? The best part they would not let me leave on Sunday which was the agreement. The dr doesn't come in on the weekend! The home health care person spoke to me as a child. She told me I could not go home on all these IV's. What??? Really for 30 years I have? Long story short I did go home! How should I handle this.... I hate the hospital??
Second question-my aspergillus has brought my hospital stay into NEED! How do you guys manage APBA reactions? A lady on here told me about Tea Tree Oil. She also gave a recipe for a orange mix....does anyone have that?
Last question-My blood sugars are screwed up!! They put me on steroids. How do you manage on steroids? Do you cut carbs? I am using a sliding scale but there is not a rhyme or reason to any of it! I am sweating constantly-hot then cold. I am miserable..ERR!
Ok last one for real!! I am trying to work and do these IV's. I am on so many meds that I am doing something every 6 hours. I have never had such a crazy iv regime. Can I ask the dr to cut back? So I can sleep and heal? One thing to note their are 3 dr's in clinic so they rotate. The one who put me on meds doesn't know me as well. So I feel he doesn't understand!
Thanks in Advance,
Pepsi