Hospital acquired Infection.

[cuddlepop]

[quote=Alice in Blunderland;404036]Staph aureus has different strains. MRSA is one strain. It stands for Methicillin Resistant Staph aureus. This strain is more common in hospitals.This strain is also carried by normal healthy people living in the community.These people are known as carriers of MRSA.

MRSA is not always infective. If it is in carriers it does not require treatment.

My understanding is, if your son is not isolated then probably he hasnt got MRSA. He is probably suffering with a different strain of Staph aureus for which he is getting the treatment in form of Flucloxacillin. Metronidazole is being given for anaerobic infection. Ask the doctor/ nurse next time you are on the ward

Unfortunatly lastnight his temp peaked again and puss was ozing from is wound.
Consultant has put him in a single room and wont be available to speak to us until Monday.
My son is down in surgery just now and they will phone when he gets back up to the ward.
We can see him outwith visiting hours too.

trying to get information from nursing staff is like pulling teeth.

[percy toboggan]

Metronidazole had a very bad effect on me.
I took it to treat an absess on a tooth.
I felt dreadfully ill for two days.
I hope he is reaction free.

You must be feeling exhausted!
Good luck to him.
Good to know the Consultant's 'clocked-off' for the weekend eh?

[Angela]

Good to know the Consultant's 'clocked-off' for the weekend eh?

Come on, percy, what's that supposed to mean?
Yes, consultants do have weekends -does that offend you in some way?

cp, I really do feel for you. I know it can be very difficult to get any information at all from nursing staff. Do you know who your son's registrar or SHO is?

Consultants are seldom on the wards over weekends in my experience, but your lad won't have been abandoned.

[percy toboggan]

[quote=Angela;404089]Come on, percy, what's that supposed to mean?
Yes, consultants do have weekends -does that offend you in some way?

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They should work a rolling week.Illness and sickness don't have weekends off. Or is flexibility just for us lesser oiks?

p.s. I've told you - I don't 'offend' - you overuse that word.

[Angela]

[QUOTE=percy toboggan;404138]

Come on, percy, what's that supposed to mean?
Yes, consultants do have weekends -does that offend you in some way?

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They should work a rolling week.Illness and sickness don't have weekends off. Or is flexibility just for us lesser oiks?

p.s. I've told you - I don't 'offend' - you overuse that word.

Some of them do work a rolling week, in A&E and ICU for instance, where there are more consultants because it's necessary for one to be present at all times. They still have to have time off, and in general it makes sense for consultants to take weekends off, because you don't get the elective surgery and other procedures over the weekend that you do during the week.

I don't think I do overuse offend, percy, but never mind, I'm happy to agree to differ.

I'm sure we will agree that the main thing is that cuddlepop's son makes a full and speedy recovery.

[Anne x]

My Nephew is a Registrar in Nottingham and before that Glasgow a paediatrician (excuse spelling before patrol set in ) he works weekends extra shifts and always appears to be on call a more dedicated young man I have yet to meet having said that hospitals do appear to have nothing happening at weekends no tests no results etc apart from ICU and A E

I feel for everyone on this thread Cuddlepop for her Son and Angela for having contracted Infection and thank God beat it

I was under the impression that swabs were taken on addmission from the the nostril as that is the most common infected area sent to the labs and if that patient on admission had any infection was isolated that is if the patient took it in to the hospital in the first place
I personally think routine swabs should be taken from the staff and I mean all staff Medical Domestic & Porters in our hospitals as everyone needs to be clean and germ free having said that in the heat they are all working must breed germs
I have been at our local hosp in Aberden visiting for the past 6 weeks all I can say is Oh my Gosh !!
But I wish every one entering Hosp not to be afraid as it is not all doom and gloom most staff are meticulous and clean as are hospitals and it helps if everone takes all precautions

[percy toboggan]

I think in this day and age when the service is the recipient of loads more cash than ever before that it should work weekends. The vocational calling of medicine cannot somehow disappear on a Friday afternoon.

Medical Professionals who currently have every weekend off are earning very good rates of pay...they need to demonstrate more commitment.

Weekends are for treatment, and specialist care. Not for marking time 'til Monday morning.

I might hang on 'til I can get the ops on the ips done in FRance at the expense of HM Government.Not much infection there, apparently. Dunno if they work weekends.

[Oddquine]

Consultant means just that I think, PT. The registrar and housemen(housepeople) do the day to day care under their overview.

As far as I can see much of the increase going in to the NHS is to combat the problems which have arisen because of the privatisation of cleaning and other facilities and to pay the extra managers necessary to co-ordinate the privatisation of facilities.

Sorry to hear about your son, cuddlepop, and I hope he improves sooner rather than later.

[cuddlepop]

Made such a fuss yesterday that the Registra spoke to me on the phone this morning.
My son has a "complectated" infection.Everytime they go in they find more puss and not alwas in the same area.Have taken more swaps and await results.So far they've managed to isolate the infection to the lower arm and hand.
We are talking weeks in hospital and eventual muscle weakness in his right arm when he eventually recovers.
The wound is so extensive now we are talking plastic surgery/skin grafts.
I know he's young but they've just asked him to rewrite his life plans.

Will be able to speak to him when my brother goes up and sorts his patient line account.
Thats a nightmare and a rip off worthy of another thread.

[teenybash]

What a nightmare.....words escape me.......somewhere, somehow, something has to be done...........my heart goes out to you.
At least the infection is contained and not travelling round his system.
Lets all pray that your son proves them wrong and he makes a full and complete recovery.

[Angela]

Will be able to speak to him when my brother goes up and sorts his patient line account.
Thats a nightmare and a rip off worthy of another thread.

Patient line is a total rip off, and as you say cuddlepop, worthy of a whole different thread.

I'm so awfully sorry to hear about the complications, but I proved the medics wrong with my recovery and hopefully your son will too.

[cuddlepop]

Patient line is a total rip off, and as you say cuddlepop, worthy of a whole different thread.

I'm so awfully sorry to hear about the complications, but I proved the medics wrong with my recovery and hopefully your son will too.

I hope and pray he finds your strenght and recovers just like you did.
I also know youth is on his side but when you are young you dont really appreciate what the medics are saying.My son eventually had to be told straight that he would not be returning to work this year.
Got a bit of an appetite today so eat his hospital food,good sign as before he'd rather starve.
He's even going to let his uncle shave him tonight.

[poppett]

Hope your son continues to fight the infection and gets well soon.

Patientline is an absolute nightmare! Don`t get me started on that one!

[cuddlepop]

Consultant was on his ward rounds and his PA is off so spoke to another lady who took my phone number and the consultant will phone or make other arrangements to see me tomorrow.
My son knows that if they find extensive muscle infection they will remove the muscle in his lower arm.He know also knows he wont be working again this year and unfortunatly he may never be able to return to joinery.
At 21 thats a hell of alot to take in.

I think we'll need some "talking " therapy too.

[_Ju_]

Cuddlepop, above all and in the face of all the medical knowledge, people often suprise the professionals and heal incredibly. And if one door closes, a window opens somewhere.

To you and your family hope and healing. Take care.

[highlander]

Im so sorry to hear that he may never be able to go back to his job, is there anything that we can send, like magazines, paperbacks or sweets, i know when i was in hosptal in inverness for a month i was climbing the walls, we used to pass our papers around, but you must be finding it so expensive to keep taking things to him, please pm me and let me know what he likes.

[cuddlepop]

Im so sorry to hear that he may never be able to go back to his job, is there anything that we can send, like magazines, paperbacks or sweets, i know when i was in hosptal in inverness for a month i was climbing the walls, we used to pass our papers around, but you must be finding it so expensive to keep taking things to him, please pm me and let me know what he likes.

Thank you Highlander thats a lovely thought.
my son's not really into reading but will read autobiographys,heading for charity shops tomorrow.He loves playing his PS3 but with only one hand its rather difficult.He has an old mp3 player which i'll take in tomorrow.
Patietline is a rip off but at least it gives him satalite tele/phone access and games.This time I know to buy the £10 package for the week.
Have an appointment to see the consultant tomorrow at 10.30 ,so will write out my list of questions for tomorrow.
If/when he has to have skin grafts will request Glasgow instead of Aberdeen,that way family can stay at my daughters flat.
The £ signs are multiplying as we speak but what else can you do,unconditional love knows no monetary price.

[badger]

Cuddlepop this story just seems to get worse as a saga of incompetence and, as you say, it will affect your son for life. I think I'd feel like keeping a diary and when your son is safely home again send it to Nicola Sturgeon.

NHS in Scotland is supposed to be better than England, or at least has wasted less money, but sometimes it feels as if we are in the 19th century.

[cuddlepop]

Consultant was helpfull in respect of giving us a rough guide to my sons continued care in the hospital but would have to look into our concerns as to why it took so long for the bug to be identified and then where he was on the surgery list as far as other prioritys went.

The food is awful as a caterer I'd have been ashamed to serve that to an animal never mind a sick person.

My sons not long back from surgery and still feels awful so doesnt want to speak to his old mum.All he would tell me is that he's back down again tomorrow .Will just have to wait until my brother sees him and phones me.

[teenybash]

Hopefully all will get better from now on................remember keep talking and then talk some more. Your son wil be so very comforted knowing you are there, even if he doesn't want to talk at the moment.....he is fighting a hard battle and you with him...remember to be kind to yourself.