Flynn 11 y/o Foxie Cross - Right adrenalectomy- Good Bye Flynny We will miss you

Oh Trish, I did not know Dad was in hospital.

I do hope everything is ok. I will read back through your thread at lunch.

Love ya

Hi Sharlene, Marianne and Addy!

Poor Dad has an infected hip joint replacement. He had the original surgery 4 years ago. A couple of weeks back he casually mentioned to me about this "lump" on his hip that he had showed his GP who gave him antibiotics for what he thought was a superficial infection. I immediately had a look and it was a lump that looked infected about the size of a mandarin on the old scar :eek::eek:!! I took him straight to ED and he was admitted to hospital, they sent him home the next day with a plan to aspirate a few days later after the GP ABs got out of his system. When they tried to do it they could not get fluid, he was sent home again for further review a week down the track, but last weekend I was not happy with it and took him back to ED. So in the end on Tuesday he was taken to theatre and it took them ages to clean it out, wash out his hip there was quite a lot of necrotic tissue. So the wound keeps on oozing but that can take up to 10 days to settle down.

So now he has to have long term IV antibiotics for at least six weeks. The problem is these infections are notoriously difficult to heal once it gets in the joint. They often have to take the old hip out, they put an antibiotic infused spacer in, the hip, have them in traction for six weeks while it all settles down and the infection resolves and then they put a new hip in. So that is two big surgeries which we want to avoid if at all possible as Dad had a small stroke when they did the first hip 4 years ago, so not the best anaesthetic risk!!

This is a chronic infection, Dad had noticed discomfort there at least 3 months back (yes we have had words about him not telling me this!!!!) The ortho team has said as it is chronic it has a better chance of the antiobiotics fixing it and avoiding further surgery, but if he had presented septic and unwell they take the old metalware out asap. So we have fingers crossed this approach works. x

Oh my goodness! I bet you did have words about this, as getting it taken care of sooner rather later is in his best interest. (no more surgeries!) Not sure why some people can be so stubborn about saying they hurt.

So you have the sneak in plan figured out and ready to go? Did you have a chat with Flynn about being on his best behavior?! No chases the nurses now Flynn-man. :)
hahahaha

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Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Trish,
I am so sorry to read this news about your dad.:o What is Flynny managing to do all day while your at work? I bet he's missing his best bud. Sending healing energy to your dad and lots of love to you and our little man. Xxxxx

Trish,
How scary that is! Dads don't handle us being adults very well and they don't want us to worry.

My father had rotator cup surgery and they botched it. I came home one day and he showed me a very bruised lump sitting in the crook of his arm. Casually he asks if I think it should be checked out. I replied "Yeah!" The sharp edges of cartilage that they left sawed off his bicep muscle.

Dads are dads. We love them anyway and I hope that yours has a speedy, surgery free recovery!

Hey you, hoping the IV meds work for your dad and he gets out soon. How did it go sneaking in Flynn I bet they both enjoyed :

Hi Trish,
So sorry to hear about your Dad!! I hope he is feeling better and that the infection is soon eradicated! Just hated to see either of my parents in the hospital. Very stressful on them to not be in their own home. I hope he is doing well and able to get some rest.
Did he get to visit with Flynn as you mentioned? I love the idea of sneaking Flynn in for a little morale boost! Pets should be allowed in certain places of the hospital because they are beneficial in comforting the patients!
Hoping you are all doing well...especially your Dad! ;)

Barbara

Hope your dad is doing okay, and on the way to beating this infection. How cool of you to spring him for the night! :) Good daughter! LOL Betcha Flynn-man liked that too.

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Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi all

We are ticking along OK, thanks for popping in to say Hi!! Flynn says a big howdy doody back to you all and the pups! He is in fine form, still appears to be feeling really good. He is all booked in for his checkup scan in Auckland on Wednesday 19th Feb. I will take the day off and drive him up and back hopefully, all going well, in one day.

I am off tomorrow for a meeting a few hours north of here and staying up there overnight, my sister is coming along for the drive as her daughter has recently moved to the city we are going too. So we will do dinner with Lauren and spend the night there then some shopping the next morning before driving back home :D Flynny is having a sleepover with Mum. Dad is still in hospital, we are waiting for the hip wound to stop oozing, he has a daily dressing change and daily IV antibiotics and is starting to feel much better. If it doesn't dry up soon he may have to go for another washout. This afternoon when I got to his room, he was up pottering about tidying up his locker, which is an improvement on laying in his bed which is what he has been doing :D The last two days I brought him home after he had his treatments in the morning and returned him first thing the following morning to see the Drs. But he has to stay in tonight as I am leaving at 6am, so a bit too early to be taking him back to hospital at that time of the morning. This is the main reason I only want to be away one night so I can get him home on leave over the weekend!

So that's us, not too much news but the best news is my Flynny boy is still doing good :D xx

Howdy doody Flynn and Trish. A night away with your sister and some shopping ok and a little bit of work inbetween, seems like fun. Fingers and paws crossed for the 19th February, but knowing Flynn everything will be just fine :D

Good to hear that you can spring your dad out of hospital some nights, couldn,t do that here, Flynn will keep your mum company until he can get home for good :p