On my second trip to the ER, I was taken a little more seriously and got a little more than ineffective pain killers. The pain was like nothing i’ve ever experienced…a full 10 on the hospitals little number chart with the little sad crying face…even with the maximum dosage of pain killers and muscle relaxants. In stead, I got morphine (which still did not do anything for the pain in my hip), an X-ray (which revealed nothing) and a needle inserted into my hip to remove some fluid for testing.
If it was an infection, the doctor said, I would likely experience some relief immediately following the procedure because it would relieve some of the pressure. Not only did the doctor get a full syringe of cloudy fluid but it came so fast it sprayed him and my gown. Kinda disgusting but it did give me instant relief. Suddenly I could sit with pain that was merely unbearable and could move without feeling like I was going to pass out from the pain.
Since the fluid was obviously infected, I was admitted to the hospital and scored surgery two hours later with an orthopedic surgeon who specialized in hips. After a conversation with a specialist in infectious disease I got a cool little tube draining my hip fluids into a bottle taped to my side and an IV I get to keep for four whole weeks! That came with a catheter which goes almost to my heart. I’m on crutches and will be for awhile. Actually, I’m not allowed to get up at all except go to the restroom and I’m going a little stir crazy here.
At any rate, it looks like I’m stuck here until Monday and then I get to either go to the doctor every day for an intravenous antibiotic treatment or they’ll teach me how to do it myself at home.
And I guess that is the long way of saying I shan’t be online for a few days at least. Hopefully I’ll be back next week when I’m home, allowed to move around and sit upright and a little more comfortable. And I probably will NOT be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling or if I do it will publish late. If you sent yto our submission through BlogCarnival it will get where it needs to go. I you sent it directly to me, I’ll pass itt on and send you a note.
I wish you a full and quick recovery!
I was thinking of you today. Praying for you!!
Oy – and still she blogs! This lady is amazing!
We’ll be praying for your speedy recovery.
Ouch!! Sounds painful. You need a laptop! Then you could spend your down time writing us notes. We’ll pray for you.
God bless.
Thank you! And I’m actually on our laptop, but I lack any serious concentration at the moment. I may post to my personal blog, but I don’t know. We’ll see what I feel like, I guess.
Oh, Dana. I’m so glad they figured out what was wrong. You are not one to complain, so I wish you’d been taken more seriously the first time.
I will be thinking of you and praying for a quick recovery.
Dana, So glad the doctors were able to diagnose and treat the cause of your pain. Praying for a rapid recovery!
That sounds awful! Praying for a quick recovery.
“Oy – and still she blogs!”
That’s what I’m thinking, too. Wow. What an ordeal. I hope you’re feeling better very soon.
Oh, ouch! Praying for you and your family.
I’m so sorry to hear of your ideal. My family and I will definitely keep you in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless and a speedy recovery on the wings of Angels.
Praying for you!
Hugs and prayers, Dana! I’m sure the carnival will be ok and your dh will handle things nicely. Goodness, but I’m so sorry this is going on! How frightening!
So sorry to hear about this, Dana. Hope you’re healing up soon!
Oh my, Dana! Take care, and I hope you recover soon.
Hugs from Florida! Feel better soon!
Nance
Will pray for you!
I must have missed something somewhere!
I hope all will be well. And that you have help with the kids through all of this.
I’ll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Going to search to see what I missed
Praying that you’re feeling better soon.
Praying for a quick and complete recovery!
Oh, Dana! I do hope you are better soon, for the sake of your hip, as well as for the sake of your sanity. We’ll be saying our prayers for you!
Take care and get well soon. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you.
Ouch!! Prayers ascending for you.
“Oy – and still she blogs!”
Hey, hour after hour of the Discovery Channel gets old after awhile.
Thank you so much, everyone! Hoping to go home tomorrow!
Wow, that sounds awful! I hope you are back at 100% soon.
This sounds really painful! I wish you a speedy recovery and hope everything is back to normal soon!
I was out of town last week and missed this. Praying for you and I hope you will be feeling better soon!
Blessings
Hello there,
I know you probably have hundreds of them, but I have put you on my blog to receive an award. I like your blog and want my friends and visitors to go visit you and be blessed by your blog the way I have.
If you visit, scroll down a bit to Uber Blog Award:0)
Take care.
Ruth
Oh, Dayna, I’ve been buried in financial stuff since last week and only just learned of your hospitalization. I ended up in the hospital unexpectedly a couple of years ago with a staph infection and it was an awful experience, but luckily I had good care and my recovery was speedy and fairly uneventful. I wish the same for you! Hugs from far-off Alaska…
You poor thing. We will pray for your speedy recovery.
Janine