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

huggers
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

Yes well lucky for him it is not November so it should all be fine, hopefully none of the other nodules in his liver are growing. The one that went real huge in November had been there at least two years. So with a bit of luck, nothing will have grown much. I have to think that as his bowel and kidneys are so good right now hopefully his liver is behaving too!

They put Dad "on leave" which has worked well for him, lucky we are able to do that. He was getting quite used to being in hospital with the nurses looking after him :rolleyes: so best to get him up and about and moving :D

Off course if the bowls and kidneys are good at the moment then his liver must be too :D

"On Leave" nope can,t do that here unless you are a physic patient, once your in hospital your in, they do sometimes let patients out for the weekend especially if they need the beds which they seem to always need :)

Have a blast with your sister and niece the next couple days. :) Sounds like fun.

I don't think they'd let us spring patients here either, but they should it's a great idea as long as the family can swing it and I bet it does a lot of the patients morale too. Besides, can't let pop get too use to those nurses doing everything for him 24 hours a day! Yikes!

Yep, you're right. There have always been signs with Flynn when things are going off, poops, urine results, that signify a bigger issue with the liver. None of those signs then we can hope that those nodules are behaving themselves too. We'll see if our "theory" holds water come February, but I bet it does.
Bloody long driving day though up and back in the same. whew.

Have a good one and catch you when you're back
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi Trish,
How is your dad and our little man doing? What a nasty drive in one day. I don't drive that month in a month!:eek: xxxx

Hi everyone

Have been a bit busy with one thing and another lately so have not been around here much but I am pleased to say that Flynn is doing good! Dad is doing OK too, that hip is still oozing but it is decreasing so hopefully slowly coming right. He is still allowed on leave from hospital so at least he gets to spend a few nights in his own bed at home!

I am away for a couple nights now, so will catch up in a few days! xxxxxx :D

Have fun!! I'm sure the concert will be a blast!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi Trish and Happy NZ Day!! :D :D :D

Great to read both your Dad and Flynn doing well!! Yay for them!! Things looking better here this morning. Trixie improving and eager to eat today...first time since Monday. She gave us quite a scare, but things looking up now.
Hope you enjoy your day today and the weekend too!! :D

Barbara

Howdy Trish and Flynny,

Hoping all is well and everyone enjoyed the concert.

Hope Dad is good too.

Hello stranger :D

Hoping that you are well. How is your dad doing, how was the concert?

Your right we are overdue a catch up. It is really good to hear that Flynn is very well, he really is a testament to you:p

hmm, can't remember when you get back, but want to hear all about the weekend. I bet it was a total blast!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin

It was fantastic thanks, that Dolly is a awesome performer and man what a voice she has, she can blast it out!! Can sure teach some of these younger singers a thing or two. Little Sparrow was my favourite - although I thought she was saying Little Spaniel for a bit hehehe :D The rest of the time away was awesome too, out to dinner, shopping etc. Mum had a great time for her Christmas present. Going back in 3 weeks for Bruce Springsteen, plus of course Flynny's trip for his scan in 10 days.

Flynn boy and Dad were fine, Mum's sister came and cared for them all. It has rained a lot so hopefully there will be a break today to get him out for an overdue walk xx

Glad you had a good trip, can,t beat a bit of Dolly :D So good that your mum enjoyed it as well, cool going to see The Boss that will be awesome.

That's great that you managed to get your mums sister to look after both your dad and Flynn :)

Hey Tracy!! Lovely to see you! Be nice to catch with Mel too, hope she is doing OK and not doo overworked!! Your new job sounds like it will be fab, I think you should ship yourself off to visit all of us :D:D

Yes Aunty Alison did a great job, Dad loved her cooking!! Mum just called to say his hip dressing is wet, so they are off back to the ward to get that checked.

Oh darn theres always something, I hope he gets on all right. Spoke to Mel last week, she is snowed under at work but she,s ok :p

I have got to get past the interview yet, but if I get it, it will be a challenge and something different from what I,m used to :D

Maybe they had that job pegged out for you all along, especially as they are not advertising it?

Ack, Mum just phoned from hospital and he is readmitted and back on IV antibiotics :mad:

Oh goodness, but maybe this will sort him out quickier, but still not nice being in hospital. My friend that I have dinner with every Friday is in hospital, I visited her tonight and the hospital is really a drab place, and her ward is fully of grumpy nurses lol :p

Did your mum say how long they will be keeping your dad in for, fingers crossed it is only for a few days and he is home soon. Parents they are a nightmare aren,t they :eek:

Yes they are :eek: they actually walked past his ortho surgeon in the corridors on their way up to the ward. He is going to have a good look tomorrow on the ward round. Meantime back on the suction dressing, IV ABs and they will decide tomorrow whether they need to take him back to theatre.

How is your Mom's eye? Aww your poor friend. I must say the nurses here have been fab with him, he gets his own room too as with the infection in his hip they do not want it being passed on to anyone that has had recent surgery. So he gets his own en suite!! Luckily here in NZ, emergency care and hospital admissions are free, well we do pay for it in our taxes but he does not end up with a big bill at the end of it.

So sorry about your dad Trish. At least he's where they can keep an eye on that nasty infection. Poor guy.:o

Happy to hear that Flynny is well and the concert was great! That's quite a drive. Thank goodness it was worth it?:p xxxxx

Yeah we,re the same here, we pay through our taxes, but the NHS system is a mess, the government has closed so many hospitals and wards recently there isn,t enough beds for the patients. My landlord has been in for 3 weeks, when he got rushed in by ambulance the hospital said there was no beds for him and wanted to send him home, luckily his wife is a nurse and told them what was wrong with him, he had septacemia (sp) and demanded a bed :eek:

Mum,s eye is healing well and she goes back to the eye doctor on Friday, so she is hoping to get the bandage lens out her eye and get the all clear. The lens makes her eyesight blurred and its been getting her down a bit, so fingers crossed she can have it out on Friday. I went to pick her up to take her shopping this morning and she had her hand all bandaged up, she cut herself with a knife when opening up a bread roll, so I cleaned it up for her and re bandaged it, so its clean and should heal fine. She is a nightmare ;)

Oh man, Bruce Springsteen coming up! I'm jealous. I wanted to go when he was here and somehow it all got away from me and I didn't go (time). LOL I know you'll have a fab time though.

Oh my gosh, very not great about Dad oozing. hmmm I had to read that sentence twice and then was thinking, well, yea he Is oozing. LOL Still not good and I hope they can get this sorted out soon.

I'm off in a bit to prepare for a zombie night. :) (hosting, not being)
huggers,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi Kathy

Thanks for that, the drive is not too bad... only 5 hrs. But it took us 7 hrs yesterday, we spotted a little country market, outlet stores, and lunch of course. It was nice to meander home. We got stuck in a torrential downpour at one stage. Mum was petrified and made me stop till it passed over

Oh don,t you just love those little markets, and outlet stores they are great for a bargain. Poor Mum, mind you heavy rain can be scary to drive in, unless you stay in Scotland as we are so accustomed to it :p

Well I have some Scottish blood running in my veins so can drive in it pretty well :D, but after I did a little aquaplane decided it best to stop for a while too :eek:

Yip good idea to stop in that weather. Are you going to see your dad today?

I will, this afternoon. Weather is still pretty foul, so wanted to get the laundry done but not looking likely right now. I have a couple of visits to do later today and groceries too, plus walk the boy so it will be a busy afternoon so better get my a into g and get going!!! Have a good sleep and talk soon :Dxx

Hi Trish,
Just getting caught up on things and saw that your Dad is back in the hospital. :( How is he doing? I sure wish they would get that darned infection under control, I'm sure you do too. That is so worrisome. Hopefully another round of IVAB's will do the trick. Does he still have the PICC line in place?

Pleased to see that your trip went well and that the concert was good. Sounds like your Mum enjoyed herself. Dolly is a great performer. Little Sparrow is my favorite too. :) Google David Cook's version, it is so good also. And I am so happy you get to see The Boss, how exciting!!! I LOVE him, definitely one of my lifelong faves. I fight for tickets every time he comes near here and have been very lucky to get them every time so far. He always sells out in minutes. I last saw him a year ago in November for the Wrecking Ball Tour, the show was fantastic as always. I read that he absolutely tore it up the 3 nights he was in Perth, so I think you will be in for quite a show. Which night will you be going?

Happy to see that Flynn did well while you were gone, and that he continues to feel so well. It's so nice that you have people that can watch him for you. I am at a real disadvantage there, I don't have anyone that I could trust with Jasper. I'm hoping for the best with Flynn's upcoming scan. That sure is coming up soon!

Hope to catch up with you soon Trish. I desperately need to post an update on Jasper. I have just been buried with work and ongoing family stuff, and am so tired when I get home. I hate not having as much time as I would like to be on the forum. It sure doesn't take long to get behind on everyone! Just want you to know that I am always thinking of you guys.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo

Dang I must be going blind, I could not find your thread and had to go to stats:o:o I think I need PT on my brain:p

How is your dad? How is everything? Hope all is ok.

Hey you

Popping in too see how you are doing. How's your dad I hope he,s out of hospital and on the mend.

How is the wonder dog that is Flynn.


I'm good work been hectic trying to learn everything, got stuck in the lift today oops

And a Happy Valentines Day to the whole family in New Zealand, led of course by the mighty Flynn-man and his trusted sidekick, Trish.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hey Trish

Sorry I have been Mia had a work thing to sort out which took way longer than it should have!

How is pops going? Hope all is well with Flynn too

Hopefully we will catch up soon

Mel
Xxxxx