Doug "Go Aweigh To" in the hospital

chuck1 said:
Just think of the bright side of things.

3. Admiral will treat you like a king for a couple day.
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So long as she gives you a raincheck on #2, until that darned prostate is fixed, right!?! :grin:

Just checked in after not being around a few days, glad to see your messages here Doug! That whole ordeal sounded scary...

Gary, sorry to hear about your Dad and the sudden loss back then. Probably no easier to think about today; I know its not for me when I think of my Dad.
 
Unfortunately sepis remains a hot topic in medicine. I have worked recovering open heart patients for 15 years and it never ceases to amaze me how easy that is in comparison to the challenge of keeping a "Septic" patient alive. By the time signs and symptoms of sepsis are upon you, it is almost too late. Thank god they were able to isolate the bacteria that was the causitive agent. Bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to traditional antibiotics. The reason why is simple. You most likely recieved several broad spectrum antibiotics before the microbe was isolated. This has treatment has been standard ever since I can remember. Several million treatments later you get resistance from an average microbe and it becomes a killer. Example MRSA-staph resistant microbes. With any surgery there involves risk of infection. Anything from contaminated instrument to poor technique??? You will never know. Count your blessings and take care of yourself. With all the skill level I have, I still pray every case to guide me. Grace and peace. Get well soon.
 
It's tough stuff for sure... I would think the survival rate is pretty low.

I've had surgery twice in the last few years and I always think about this issue... (foot this winter and I had my left side put back together after getting hit by a car in a crosswalk). The forms they make you sign about "You could die" are serious, I believe, because of the the crappy germs running around. What do they say about hospitals? Go in healthy, come out sick?
 
Four Suns said:
It's tough stuff for sure... I would think the survival rate is pretty low. What do they say about hospitals? Go in healthy, come out sick?
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That is why it is ever so important to research your perspective hospital and or doctor. Ask questions such as what is your Surgical Site Infection percent? What measures do you take to prevent this? Ask you doctor, nurse, anesthesiologist...did you wash your hands prior to my case? I have worked in several big hospitals, plain simple fact of life just as in anything else some are better that others. I hate to say that when human life is on the line but it is true. I practice the same method with each new patient. I treat them as if they were my family.
 
Great to be alive. Kurt got it right about the antibiotics out there and they way they are dispensed, check on the hospital you may visit via ER or have elective surgery there. You may be surprised that the hospital a little further away is better. The docs wanted to cut in a colostomy and I said no frekin way I want another source of germs. The orderlies were dumping my bottle every 30-60 mins. I had two of them (bottles) and once I was untethered, one in the toilet too.

Today, my "big" project is to clean the boat bottom... that's all the admiral will allow... better then watching TV... and the dog will help by hanging around chasing squirrels.
 
Good to see you are feeling better.
 
Glad to hear positive results Doug......nothing better to take your mind off things than to putter around the boat.
 
GOOD news for me, the doc just called and my prostrate is cancer free.

BAD news, I just got a call from sis just after my good news and her cancer has spread aggressively in 5 weeks her two original cysts grew from 1.5cm to five times bigger and many many more are now present. Her chemo has not slowed down the cancer spread. Some is in the liver and around the heart. She gets more info on Tuesday when she sees her Sloan doc.

If I could, I'd trade my health for sis. She still has a son just starting college and has no grand kids yet. I'm way past that. __________________
 
Go Aweigh2452 said:
GOOD news for me, the doc just called and my prostrate is cancer free.

BAD news, I just got a call from sis just after my good news and her cancer has spread aggressively in 5 weeks her two original cysts grew from 1.5cm to five times bigger and many many more are now present. Her chemo has not slowed down the cancer spread. Some is in the liver and around the heart. She gets more info on Tuesday when she sees her Sloan doc.

If I could, I'd trade my health for sis. She still has a son just starting college and has no grand kids yet. I'm way past that. __________________
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I am truly sad about your situation. I will hope for the best for your full recovery, and her miracle.
 
Doug, I'm glad to hear you're progressing well in your recovery, though sorry to hear about your sister's condition. It sounds like your dog is a great one for recuperative companionship. Keep getting better, and welcome back to the board.
 
Kurt said:
That is why it is ever so important to research your perspective hospital and or doctor. Ask questions such as what is your Surgical Site Infection percent? What measures do you take to prevent this? Ask you doctor, nurse, anesthesiologist...did you wash your hands prior to my case? I have worked in several big hospitals, plain simple fact of life just as in anything else some are better that others. I hate to say that when human life is on the line but it is true. I practice the same method with each new patient. I treat them as if they were my family.
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Kurt,

How can you research such QC measures as Surgical Site Infection percent for a particular hospital? I've heard that outpatient surgery (in general) produces fewer cases of sepsis, staph, etc. -- is this the case?
 
The hospital or outpatient surgery center should be able to produce these numbers for you. The numbers have to be produced to the state board of health or what ever your state has as this makes them public record. As per physician there are multiple governing bodies that hold similar information that allow you do research such things as malpractice.

I would say an outpatient surgery center has it's pros and cons. Fact of medicine, chroniclly ill people carry more incidence of staph and enterococcus. This is because they have been exposed to it multiple times while immunocompromised. These patients do not typically find their way to outpatient centers given they have a much higher risk of complications.
But outpatient centers sometimes slide through the cracks when it comes to strict federal and state guidelines that regulate safe practice. This is not the case in big facilities. The JCHAO is a governing body that makes sure hospitals are doing the "right" things. Most surgery centers are not regulated by JCHAO.

So, If I needed a bunion removed or a knee scope I would maybe select a outpatient center. If I needed anything more serious I would stick with the big boys. You have to remember Anesthesia is dangerous and you can have complications from that so I would rather be in place that could handle it.

Grace and Peace.
Doug hope your recovery is going well!
 
:lol::lol: Sissy boy :lol::lol:

By the way who are we calling Sissy boy:huh:

:smt024 I'm just trying to gain on your post count Gary.:lol::smt043:lol:
 
Welcome back Doug! Glad you are doing better.

I am very sorry to hear about your sister's situation.

Hugs to you and your family.
 
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