Daughters bad start to the week.
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So my daughter has not got off to a good start this week.
Monday evening walking one of her dogs, it bolted after a cat in the park, pulling her of her feet and resulting in her cracking her head and dislocating her right shoulder.
Ambulance service said two hours wait, so she lay face down on the path in a great deal of pain.
We were very close to home and a number of wonderful neighbours came out to support with cushions and a blanket.
One of the neighbours happens to be an A&E Consultant and so he helped and guided us as we managed to get into a seated position and eventually to stand and for me to take her home.
The Ambulance arrived after 3 1/2 hours, administered pain killers and took her off to our regional hospital in South Cheshire.
I collected her later at 02:00 and brought her home.
Just to mention that she has recently had a bone/vascular transplant in her left wrist which is extremely painful.
During her fall, she concentrated on not landing on that arm.
Tuesday afternoon I drove her for a Physio appointment at Arrowe Park Hospital in Birkenhead.
During the Physio activity she started having epileptic seizures.
Over the next 2 hours she had approx 6 and several partials.
The hospital decided that she must stay over night and that they would undertake a CT Scan.
Her epilepsy situation has been rather unstable for the last 2 years due to immune system problems resulting in changes to her Meds.
Stability has been improving thanks to an Epileptologist's support but the pain she suffers from her left wrist condition and a frequently dislocating right shoulder are not helping with this.
Now waiting for a call to bring her home from Birkenhead.
Monday evening walking one of her dogs, it bolted after a cat in the park, pulling her of her feet and resulting in her cracking her head and dislocating her right shoulder.
Ambulance service said two hours wait, so she lay face down on the path in a great deal of pain.
We were very close to home and a number of wonderful neighbours came out to support with cushions and a blanket.
One of the neighbours happens to be an A&E Consultant and so he helped and guided us as we managed to get into a seated position and eventually to stand and for me to take her home.
The Ambulance arrived after 3 1/2 hours, administered pain killers and took her off to our regional hospital in South Cheshire.
I collected her later at 02:00 and brought her home.
Just to mention that she has recently had a bone/vascular transplant in her left wrist which is extremely painful.
During her fall, she concentrated on not landing on that arm.
Tuesday afternoon I drove her for a Physio appointment at Arrowe Park Hospital in Birkenhead.
During the Physio activity she started having epileptic seizures.
Over the next 2 hours she had approx 6 and several partials.
The hospital decided that she must stay over night and that they would undertake a CT Scan.
Her epilepsy situation has been rather unstable for the last 2 years due to immune system problems resulting in changes to her Meds.
Stability has been improving thanks to an Epileptologist's support but the pain she suffers from her left wrist condition and a frequently dislocating right shoulder are not helping with this.
Now waiting for a call to bring her home from Birkenhead.
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
Hoofy , this post was not about the dog !!I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
To the OP , I really feel for you and your daughter I do hope she can recover well . My daughter also struggles to control her epilepsy and balance the medications . I cant imagine how much of an addition level of complexity the other health aspects bring to that balance .
Both be strong and well done for the support you give your daughter and the strength it gives her.
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
I'm quite big, being a Huskey/Malamute.I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
It wasn't my fault though, the cat gave me a dirty look.
OK, maybe a bit my fault, but I've already apologised.
cliffords said:
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
Hoofy , this post was not about the dog !!I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
To the OP , I really feel for you and your daughter I do hope she can recover well . My daughter also struggles to control her epilepsy and balance the medications . I cant imagine how much of an addition level of complexity the other health aspects bring to that balance .
Both be strong and well done for the support you give your daughter and the strength it gives her.
Over the years, she has only ever been seen by Neurologists.
I do not have one good word to say about the first.
Last year we met with an Epiletologist who was on another level of understanding.
She went all the way back through my daughters history, unraveled the twisting path and decisions made along the way.
She has started to correct some of those decisions.and has set out a plan of correction.
We have seen a definite improvement but the progress is hindered by the painful left wrist.
The wrist healing process is estimated to be around 6 months but as this improves, we can get back onto progressing the plan.
Wishing you and your daughter good luck for the future and how things stabilize.
cliffords said:
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
Hoofy , this post was not about the dog !!I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
To the OP , I really feel for you and your daughter I do hope she can recover well . My daughter also struggles to control her epilepsy and balance the medications . I cant imagine how much of an addition level of complexity the other health aspects bring to that balance .
Both be strong and well done for the support you give your daughter and the strength it gives her.
asfault said:
cliffords said:
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
Hoofy , this post was not about the dog !!I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
To the OP , I really feel for you and your daughter I do hope she can recover well . My daughter also struggles to control her epilepsy and balance the medications . I cant imagine how much of an addition level of complexity the other health aspects bring to that balance .
Both be strong and well done for the support you give your daughter and the strength it gives her.
The second is a Border Collie who is a b
ger for pulling and zigzagging along the way.Unfortunately, she has just snapped her left hind cruciate and is currently in a crate recovering.
My daughter saw the cat so I was a bit surprised that she wasn't prepared.
so called said:
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
I'm quite big, being a Huskey/Malamute.I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
It wasn't my fault though, the cat gave me a dirty look.
OK, maybe a bit my fault, but I've already apologised.
I mean, I love dogs, too (is that yours in the photo? Lovely!), but my post was really expressing my shock at how what is potentially a funny video fail has resulted in a scary medical problem, and made me think about whether I could control such a dog.
I'll stick with miniature schnauzers.
Hoofy said:
so called said:
Hoofy said:
Yikes! Hope she makes a full and swift recovery.
I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
I'm quite big, being a Huskey/Malamute.I guess that's one good reason for having a dog you can fully control. It might catch you off guard rather than be constantly tugging (easier to control as you just provide an opposing force). How big is the dog that bolted?
It wasn't my fault though, the cat gave me a dirty look.
OK, maybe a bit my fault, but I've already apologised.
I mean, I love dogs, too (is that yours in the photo? Lovely!), but my post was really expressing my shock at how what is potentially a funny video fail has resulted in a scary medical problem, and made me think about whether I could control such a dog.
I'll stick with miniature schnauzers.
But, as I say, he is normally the calm, quiet, non-aggressive, I love everyone doggy.
Having said that, since our cat Webby, 'She who Malamutes must obey', passed away, , he seems to have found his courage towards other cats.
My daughter was moved into ICU last night as a precaution.
They've undertaken a second CT Scan to try to dispel any concerns that she suffered any brain injury when she fell.
She seemed a lot better last night so hopefully on the mend.
so called said:
Yes, that is one of our dogs and the GUILTY one.
But, as I say, he is normally the calm, quiet, non-aggressive, I love everyone doggy.
Having said that, since our cat Webby, 'She who Malamutes must obey', passed away, , he seems to have found his courage towards other cats.
My daughter was moved into ICU last night as a precaution.
They've undertaken a second CT Scan to try to dispel any concerns that she suffered any brain injury when she fell.
She seemed a lot better last night so hopefully on the mend.
Phew. Sounding positive already!But, as I say, he is normally the calm, quiet, non-aggressive, I love everyone doggy.
Having said that, since our cat Webby, 'She who Malamutes must obey', passed away, , he seems to have found his courage towards other cats.
My daughter was moved into ICU last night as a precaution.
They've undertaken a second CT Scan to try to dispel any concerns that she suffered any brain injury when she fell.
She seemed a lot better last night so hopefully on the mend.
globaltraveller said:
Not sure if it's the right thread to have a dig, but could you have driven her to the hospital and avoided an ambulance?
She lay face down on the pathway for 2 hours and we couldn't move her because of the level pain.When one of our neighbours arrived with his next door neighbour, the A&E Consultant, was the point where we were able to start to move her.
After some careful manipulation by the Consultant, to untrap a nerve, we were able lift her and for me to walk her home.
While still in severe pain, and now at 3 hours I called regarding the ambulance.
They advised "on it's way".
Now, I could have cancelled it but the decision was based on my daughter being in severe pain.
Choices were -
1 - The ambulance is some minutes away before pain relief.
2 - Drive her to A&E and sit and wait for 2, 3, 4 hours before pain relief.
What would you do for your daughter ?
so called said:
What would you do for your daughter ?
Support her in making a complaint against the Ambulance Service and writing to her MP.No one in the NHS wants to provide a service as poor as this but likely your daughters experience will only count as a tiny statistical contribution to the response time figures and not be counted as the scandalous failure that it was.
oddman said:
so called said:
What would you do for your daughter ?
Support her in making a complaint against the Ambulance Service and writing to her MP.No one in the NHS wants to provide a service as poor as this but likely your daughters experience will only count as a tiny statistical contribution to the response time figures and not be counted as the scandalous failure that it was.
4 weeks previous, my daughter had an Epy seizure in the local ASDA at around 9:00pm.
Similar situation in that she banged her head dislocated her shoulder when she hit the floor.
She was out for a few minutes and I had to call an ambulance.
By 01;30am and no sign of the ambulance after more than 4 hours, after some manipulation of the shoulder, we managed to get her off the floor and onto a seat.
We then got her to my car, where I called and cancelled the ambulance.
On the way home we spotted a parked up ambulance in a side street with the two crew sat as if they were waiting for a call out ???
Brainpox said:
so called said:
On the way home we spotted a parked up ambulance in a side street with the two crew sat as if they were waiting for a call out ???
More likely having a break but being available for category 1 calls. If there was nothing to do they would be back at base.Never thought about that, thanks.
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