When one of us hurts, all of us cry ~

[Moonstruck]

To Terry and Marie,
best wishes and good health... ...soonest

DEAR CHUCK!
I can quite understand your frustration. MSRA is a real problem over here too! My wife, a nursing sister, tells me that at one time any nurse with MRSA would be sent off work until they were no longer infectious. They did that until they realised it was endemic and the whole of the staff would be permanently house-bound. The people who selflessly treat us are subjected to all the bugs we have. We can do our best to protect them and us but that's why it's called Multi-Resistant.
Marc

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Chuck

sorry, folks...I meant no offense with my previous comment. I'm just venting frustration.

My FIL is down there in FL...has been dealing with a chronic illness that requires frequent similarly invasive procedures, and it seems that whenever he has to be in the care of a medical facility, these "procedures" inevitably result in a nasty infection. However, in the care of his wife (MIL), at home...this has never happened once. (in 3 years!).

Chuck, no offence taken. Hospitals are where all the people go when they are sick, so that is where the greatest concentrration of bugs would be.

[overlander63]

I am coming to you "live" from a hotel near the orthopedic surgeon's office, where tomorrow morning I will be going to get the stitches removed from my latest misadventure. The hotel is needed because the doctor is over 2 hours' travel time away from home, not counting rush hour traffic snarls. We would have to leave home at 4 in the morning to ensure we would be there in time if we left from home. With any luck we will be home tomorrow afternoon.

[balrgn]

Best of luck pardner! Hope this is getting easier fo you!

[Foiled Again]

Sending you and the wife both a major dose of Karma. Can't have too much Karma. Maybe if you hold your laptop over the infected area the karma will flow down thru the ether and sooth the infection.

I'm so sorry you've had this bump on the road to recovery. I know you'll beat it and move foreward, so keep your spirits up.

Airstreaming season SOON... and if you have to put a ramp up to the door to do it, oh well. Now where did I see an aluminum ramp for getting a motorcycle onto a truck.... would that work?

GET WELL SOON! Pretty please

Paula

[sd90mac]

Chuck,

I am so sorry for lashing out to you. I really did not mean it to sound that way, I know you and everyone, especially Terry, are getting frustrated.

I try not to get upset and yell, scream or cry, but every once in a while it slips out. I am also dealing with a bad situation at work and am on the verge of telling them where they can put my job. No vaseline will be provided.
If I didn't need the insurance for Terry's care I would.

I really do appreciate all the airstream family has done for us and will forever be in their debt.

Thank you so much for understanding.

Marie

[Chuck]

Originally Posted by sd90mac

...No vaseline will be provided...

Ouch!

[sd90mac]

Originally Posted by Foiled Again

Sending you and the wife both a major dose of Karma. Can't have too much Karma. Maybe if you hold your laptop over the infected area the karma will flow down thru the ether and sooth the infection.

I'm so sorry you've had this bump on the road to recovery. I know you'll beat it and move foreward, so keep your spirits up.

Airstreaming season SOON... and if you have to put a ramp up to the door to do it, oh well. Now where did I see an aluminum ramp for getting a motorcycle onto a truck.... would that work?

GET WELL SOON! Pretty please

Paula

Paula,

There is a ramp in the garage for loading scooters on the truck. Now we can use it to load Terry onto the airstream. Good thought on your part!!!

My sister called a little while ago, and she's making reservations at the Ocala National Forrest campground for Memorial day weekend. Anyone near there why don't you join us. They have an sob, but we'll forgive them because she has been giving me a lot of help and free massages (she's a licensed massage therapist). We'll be there on Saturday and Sunday. We are going biking on the trails (NOT TERRY) and since they own a bike shop in Fort Myers, maybe I can get my bike tuned up, or whatever they do to them.

Well, need to get Terry settled (and me) for the night. Cookie is at Terry's brother's again and seemed really happy to see him.

Might be back on later.

Marie

[davidz71]

Originally Posted by sd90mac

....I am also dealing with a bad situation at work and am on the verge of telling them where they can put my job. No vaseline will be provided....
Marie

Marie,
I will pass on to you one word of advice from the Assistant Police Chief of my sister's police department in TX. and that is "You're the only one in charge of your own morale." The second one came from my father years ago and it is "Don't let the bast__ds get you down!" There are times I wish I had thought a little harder about them before I opened my mouth and gave them hell. I don't always practice what I preach.

[Foiled Again]

If your work situation took a sudden drastic turn for the worse right after Terry's accident, you may be in a hostile workplace. There are Federal laws against this, but it's a long hard road to go and should best be avoided. Your husband's medical bills could have an adverse effect on the group rate premiums being charged for your workplace. (God I hate to admit it, but I own a small company and had an opportunity to hire a good prospect, but she'd had a kidney transplant and was taking $5K in Rx meds a month.) With only 20 covered employees, our premiums would have tripled. In large workplaces, say 300+ employees, that kind of increase usually doesn't happen.

I've been shocked and dismayed to see how many hospitals actually work very hard at getting older nurses who are just on the verge of becoming fully vested in their pension funds quit. They also ruthlessly drop people who have any physical limitations, sometimes even temporary ones. They'll take a nurse who has worked in pediatrics for 20 years and transfer her to the E/R. Of course, if patient care suffers because the nurse isn't able to stay on her feet at a dead run for 8 hours... tough. As long as they can get her/him to quit or be terminated for a failure of some sort.

If you think you are being discriminated against and your workplace has 50+ employees, First - you are entitled to up to 12 weeks of unpaid family leave. There are quite a bit of nitpicking regulations, but if you have to take leave to REleave your pressure consider it. Second - employers ARE afraid of getting sued, so get your facts together quietly. Have several other people been dismissed or driven out? Are they all over 50 or even 45? If work is becoming unpleasant, is it one person or does it seem to be endemic. Keep a journal of each incident (calm, cool, just the facts m'am). Get on the internet and research the federal and state regulations against workplace discrimination. Remember, knowledge is power and employers DO fear the cost and bad publicity which follows a potential lawsuit. If they know you've got them dead to rights, they will likely back down. "When you've gottem by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."

I have a friend in the answering service business who is a genius. She found a way to deal with two problem employees by using the hostile workplace regulations in her favor. It's too long to post here for the general forum, but I'll email it to you privately. Just letting it be known around the job that you have some familiarity with these regs could make your supervisors think twice before making your life hell. Hopefully her e-mail will help you.

Paula

[sd90mac]

Good Morning,

The situation at work has been going on for about 5 months, and is a management team who has been put on probation by the home office for not performing up to par, and they are taking it out on the rest of us. Been through it before, but with the problems Terry has had, it's made it more difficult to handle. They are very careful too avoid crossing that fine line but can make life very difficult. I will get through it, been through 5 teams, and are still there. Pass the antacids please.

Well, need to eat so we can make it to Dr. office.

Marie

[Chuck]

Originally Posted by Foiled Again

"When you've gottem by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
Paula

Oh, THATs a KEEPER!!!


I LOVE it.

(can I use it? )

[sd90mac]

Hi all,

We are home again. Uneventful trip and guess what, he was not admitted to Tampa general for anything. Next visit with the ortho is May 3rd. Still no weight bearing, but the x-rays looked good.

Off to get Cookie from Lynn's then dinner. At you later.

Marie

[Stefrobrts]

Glad to hear it - good news! Congrats on being home again!

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Janet

Nice try Terry - blaming the dog!

It was worth a shot!...
I guess I won't be doing much camping before May 3, my next doctor's appointment.

[azflycaster]

What could a little dog do!!!!

[Foiled Again]

Originally Posted by Chuck

Oh, THATs a KEEPER!!!


I LOVE it.

(can I use it? )

I stole it from Seal Team 2... pass it on.

(They say I'm rotten to the Corps, but that I'm great to the Fleet!)

Paula

[sd90mac]

Good Morning,

The infection is clear according to the lab results from Tuesday night. yea, yea, yea.

Going to Infectious Disease Dr on Monday.

Have good day.


Marie

[Moonstruck]

Great news!
Has he started learning Russian yet?
Marc

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Moonstruck

Great news!
Has he started learning Russian yet?
Marc

Да, что-то сделать с моим временем оно дает меня.