good to hear you are out and doing very well Ma, i missed you,

I am getting alergic to work I think, I am spending more time either posting in here or gazing out the window talking to my little R.J.

not getting a great deal of work done

I would seek legal advice Ma, it doesn't take long and is all dealt with by insurance anyway, it may just make them consider what is the best interest of the patient instead of the hospital next time

in this day and age of mass production and peak proficiency we, the people, tend to be left out of the equation just a little and the powers that be need a little reminder from time to time especially in our medical system

and besides you could do with a couple of grand extra (as could we all), make sure you get photos of the affected parts before you apply any cream or ointments

Thanks Barb.  Rest assured I will do exactly as you suggest.  Didn't think about getting the records though. Thanks


I filled out about 7 pages of pre admission forms and certainly did list on there about my allergies.

The ward duty sister said she rang an Immunoloy Specialist and he said that people DON'T  have a reaction to topical iodine ie: betadine only to IV Iodine in the contrast for xrays.   I have news for him!!

Thanks again Barb

Ma

Thanks John,

I will actually go out and buy a bottle of Betadine, soak off the label, photocopy it a few times and attach it to ALL the letters I end up sending off.

Ma

Hi Ma, glad you are home. Sorry to hear of the ordeal you went through. Reading the other responses, I completely agree with them all, However I would get legal advise before I wrote to them, {hospital.} Photocopy EVERYTHING. I believe too many get away with this sort of unprofessional care because of the hoops "they" will throw at you. Just keep jumping through each hoop. What have you to lose except time!! My sister went through hell after lung surgery {cancer.} The care she received was so negligent it would make you cry, so bad in fact she now has spots on her other lung and will do nothing about it. She "won't go thru that again." Negligent treatment doesn't happen often, but, IT DOES HAPPEN, and I think the are solicitors out there who would be more than willing to go to bat for you. Chin up.
Cheers
Dellie

Ma, get to a doctor for an examination and report super-pronto.

Take photos of the injuries and get the Dr. to verify their authenticity.

Contact a local solicitor for advice on how best to proceed.

Cut your fingernails short and wear thick cotton gloves to bed at night.
(Sorry. Silly sense of humour )

You have my sympathies. I too have a raft of 'chemical intolerances'.

Iodine, Surgical adhesive, latex and nickel intolerances are quite common.

It sounds that you got someone with the "my mind's made up - don't confuse me with facts " attitude.

Sic 'em, baby. Sic 'em!

Not good enough.

Possibly even dangerous.

I hope you get better soon.

lean on Guru when you have to Ma..... He'll be right there for you

Thanks Chris and Robbie, each day it becomes a little easier and hopefully by this time next week I will be back as near to normal as I can be...........gee what's normal at our stage of life....................

if ever you folks feel that the world is pressing down on you and you think your health issues are overwhelming, you come on down and see ole unca Dave

I will take you to see some of my very special boys and girls who's everyday existence is a struggle, a lot cant walk, a lot cant talk, most cant feed themselves and are being looked after by elderly parents or carers

young "Adam" for instance is a perfect example, father ran over him with a tractor when he was 12, left him as a quadriplegic and brain damaged, wheelchair bound of course, perfect example of why you should not let your kids ride on the mudguard of your tractor

I help with his pressure bandages every morning, just lifting him in and out of his chair is an enormous chore (he weighs 90 kilo), he had to have a couple of days off last week,

he has sores on his back and his backside that you could stick your fist into, pressure sores from sitting too long (bed sores basically), nothing can be done about them and he must be hospitalized every now and then to get them seen too, he also has a colostomy bag which must be changed a couple of times a day but often breaks or comes undone before that, his parents wake up to a soiled bed most mornings

he still greets me and everybody else with a grin the size of the northern territory and never complains, I have known him before the accident and after

we have roughly thirty kiddies in our centre (self funded and self run, very little government subsidy) all have a tale to tell, all with elderly frail parents, dont know what will happen to the kiddies when we go, the youngest of our special kids is about 28

I am amongst the youngest parent carers at 52, our oldest is 85, she is crippled with arthritis and crook as a dog but must continue caring for her daughter simply because there is no alternative, everyday is a struggle for her as well, we all help where and when we can

do what I do, consider everyday with a modicum of reasonable health as a gift from god, as long as you can still stand then you are streets in front, a lot cant

when I feel a bit crook I go and see my kids and think how bloody lucky am I, it always leaves me humbled and feeling guilty, and I don't feel anywhere near so bad

my kids always lifts my day!! not having a shot at anyone merely saying praise be to god we have reasonable health and have the ability of speech and mobility to complain about it, in my world a lot cant

glad to hear you are well on the mend Ma!! keep it up

we are all allowed to have a wallow from time to time, I enjoy a good wallow

I use these people as inspiration for myself to thank my lucky stars and get off my freckle and try to do just that little bit more, i have it easy compared to these buggers, I dont know how the parents of these kiddies find the strength to get up each day, somedays I cant find a valid reason to, but these kids and their carers push me

I tried (not too succesfully) to pass that inspiration on, not to demean you or anyone else, I guess one must see these folk first hand to be inspired by their daily struggle for life

I can uderstand the mother rejecting the child, far be it for me to judge, but as is so often the case it is up to the elderly to take up the reigns, sometimes I think the aboriginals had the right idea, feed them to the crocs when born, may be the kindest thing of all

but of course "in the civilised world" we dont allow it

Ma, good to see you will still be around to make scones and carrot cake but for what it's worth my advice would be to go for the jugular of the hospital concerned and do not forget to CC current afair and all the sensationalist news programs, even if you don't send the letter but let the idiots think you have sent one works wonders....