tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post2352939367774586638..comments2023-12-11T04:28:04.590-06:00Comments on Dream Mom: Back to the HospitalDream Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351348027973964625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-79837150110060216242011-06-28T22:05:47.387-05:002011-06-28T22:05:47.387-05:00Thanks, Claire! What a nice thing to say! Yes, ove...Thanks, Claire! What a nice thing to say! Yes, overall, I feel confident in terms of assessing what is an emergency and when to escalate an issue. I do listen and ask questions so that I have a good understanding of an issue. That part does make it interesting at least. As Dear Son disease has progressed, every issue becomes more complex, in terms of diagnosis and in terms of treatment.<br /><brDream Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351348027973964625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-34482295217388266262011-06-28T08:54:55.793-05:002011-06-28T08:54:55.793-05:00Dream Mom - you may not have an official degree in...Dream Mom - you may not have an official degree in a health care field, but you know quite a bit, including which questions to ask and how to be a polite pest when needed, and when to go right to the top when needed. I'm a nurse, but I would not do as good a job as you are doing!<br />Can they arrange visiting nurses to come and check on wound healing, or would that be more trouble than its&#clairesmumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-39204445754618144772011-06-27T09:23:37.305-05:002011-06-27T09:23:37.305-05:00Hi Eileen! Big Academic Medical Center is pretty t...Hi Eileen! Big Academic Medical Center is pretty thorough on their testing. Yes, they did do bloodwork-both basic, plus others (infection markers) and blood cultures (bacterial and fungal) both of which were negative. All were done on the first admission. <br /><br />Now then, here's how I'd answer your question, and keep in mind I don't have medical knowledge per se. Dear Son's Dream Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351348027973964625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-60324565689478199192011-06-26T03:44:55.362-05:002011-06-26T03:44:55.362-05:00Glad things are finally looking up a bit - but did...Glad things are finally looking up a bit - but did they not do that basic labwork and identify the pathogen and what it is sensitive to at the start? Is this more doctors who know better by looking (and not thinking) than the clnical scientists and their very specific tests in the lab? I despair at doctors who don't/can't accept that lab tests do have limitations so you have to take Eileennoreply@blogger.com