OldGeezerWNC
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I just added a bunch of stuff below this first entry. I also found a picture of the femostop, not femstop like I've been calling it. I'll add that picture to my cp pictures right now. Friday New Years Day, 9:10 am
Well, I figured I'd do a small note. I was re-admitted on Christmas Day and got out this last Sunday. The leg they did the cath on 10 days earlier got twice the size of the other. It's also black and blue. During this stay they took the wound pump off and just allowed it to drain. Mainly because the wound tech on call wasn't answering his pages. Two of the PA's came in and tried putting the wound pump back on and then finally the nurse came in Sunday at 11am. She took off the botched wound vac suction hose. Then the charge nurse laid out a big bunch of gauze, sterile pads and tape. They put a wet/dry shield on and then discharged me. The nurse told me on the way out to call the home health people as soon as I got home and they'd come out and put the wound vac back on. But when we got home and called. The Pa's had already called and said I didn't need it and not to put it on until Monday AM during the regular home visit. The home nurse had to follow their directions. So we changed out dressings 4 times because they were soaked. I'm back on the pump now. Folks make sure they use a femstop when doing the pre surg cath. My valve is fantastic 14 days out from the surgery, better color, better breath. But I'm beaten black and blue and walking with a walker because of the fingernail sized opening for the cath, that bled because a simple roll of gauze was used to stop the bleeding. I'll post a few pixs on my profile page but not here. That way you have to want to go see them and not just have them pop up. Thanks for prayers I've need them. Rick the Old Geezer of the Smokies. USE A FEMSTOP!!!!!!!
adding: Thanks folks, what they call a femstop here is a femoral stop. It's a yoke looking thing that goes between the legs up high where the cath is. It has a bridge between two 1/2 pipes that the legs fit into.It has a wide strap attached to it that then passes around the legs pulling them together and tight against the inner walls of the stop. On the inner wall of one of the 1/2 pipes is a hard plastic bladder. This is the side that is against the wound from the cath. Once it's all in place, there is a cuff bulb that is pumped like the bp cuff. It pressurizes the bladder next to the wound and keeps pressure on for 3-4 hours giving the boo boo time to heal. Never had a problem with the other 5 caths when they used it. It don't feel so great, but I'm now 14 days past so I wish they'd used it and not the gauze roll. Hope this helps ya'll unnner stand what the old bill hilly was talking about. Thanks my friends, you have meant a lot to me. Rick
In the picture you will see a black thing with a tube. That's the wound vacuum. pump is on my walker. Smile Folks!!! Happy New Year and I'm still here!!!!!
Well, I figured I'd do a small note. I was re-admitted on Christmas Day and got out this last Sunday. The leg they did the cath on 10 days earlier got twice the size of the other. It's also black and blue. During this stay they took the wound pump off and just allowed it to drain. Mainly because the wound tech on call wasn't answering his pages. Two of the PA's came in and tried putting the wound pump back on and then finally the nurse came in Sunday at 11am. She took off the botched wound vac suction hose. Then the charge nurse laid out a big bunch of gauze, sterile pads and tape. They put a wet/dry shield on and then discharged me. The nurse told me on the way out to call the home health people as soon as I got home and they'd come out and put the wound vac back on. But when we got home and called. The Pa's had already called and said I didn't need it and not to put it on until Monday AM during the regular home visit. The home nurse had to follow their directions. So we changed out dressings 4 times because they were soaked. I'm back on the pump now. Folks make sure they use a femstop when doing the pre surg cath. My valve is fantastic 14 days out from the surgery, better color, better breath. But I'm beaten black and blue and walking with a walker because of the fingernail sized opening for the cath, that bled because a simple roll of gauze was used to stop the bleeding. I'll post a few pixs on my profile page but not here. That way you have to want to go see them and not just have them pop up. Thanks for prayers I've need them. Rick the Old Geezer of the Smokies. USE A FEMSTOP!!!!!!!
adding: Thanks folks, what they call a femstop here is a femoral stop. It's a yoke looking thing that goes between the legs up high where the cath is. It has a bridge between two 1/2 pipes that the legs fit into.It has a wide strap attached to it that then passes around the legs pulling them together and tight against the inner walls of the stop. On the inner wall of one of the 1/2 pipes is a hard plastic bladder. This is the side that is against the wound from the cath. Once it's all in place, there is a cuff bulb that is pumped like the bp cuff. It pressurizes the bladder next to the wound and keeps pressure on for 3-4 hours giving the boo boo time to heal. Never had a problem with the other 5 caths when they used it. It don't feel so great, but I'm now 14 days past so I wish they'd used it and not the gauze roll. Hope this helps ya'll unnner stand what the old bill hilly was talking about. Thanks my friends, you have meant a lot to me. Rick
In the picture you will see a black thing with a tube. That's the wound vacuum. pump is on my walker. Smile Folks!!! Happy New Year and I'm still here!!!!!
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