Freaking Out

Freaking out tonight and that is putting it mildly.


My sister and her 4 children were in an accident today in a Jet boat. 


All the kids are ok although 2 were taken to hospital for observation and have been released with instructions to be further watched for concussion. My sister on the other hand is in surgery at the moment, 12.25am, (my time) after receiving a compound fracture to her wrist. 


Apparently the boat his a submerged log or something like that and everyone on the boat was thrown around. Of the 12 passengers at least 6 were taken to hospital. 


So I'm not able to sleep as I wait for that phone call to let me know she is ok. Last time she had an anaesthetic was when we were both kids and were having our tonsils out and she was quite sick from the aneasthetic :( So I sit and worry and wait. Knowing how useless that is because worry doesn't do anything except upset me!!


I feel pretty useless. I would love to be able to go down and help her out for a bit BUT our circumstances dictate that I remain here and try and earn enough money to pay the rent. 

BIG SAD FACE :(

Hmmm.. Workcover SUCKS

So it seems that in the state of Qld as a patient you have to learn how to 'work' the system to be treated as you deserve to be.

After The Man had a car accident in July last year we have played by what we thought were the 'rules'. Like this one.

If it's not major go see your GP. We didn't think it was major. Minor nose to tail accident. Feeling a bit stiff and sore the day of the accident. The next day (the day we went to the GP) he was in intense pain so we trudged along to the GP and his treatment started at this point.

We think this is important. We don't want to contribute to clogging up the hospital system so we decided to visit the GP the day after his accident. As the accident happened on the way to work  this became a 'Workcover' situation. Because DH has a pre-existing condition 'Workcover' had to cover their but and make sure it had nothing to do with his TM. Fair Enough we thought and it didn't and doesn't.

So he was on 'Workcover'... BUT because he hasn't healed as quickly as was expected??? Lets not take into account we are all different and heal at our own pace.. and if someone ISN'T then maybe HELP find out why? 'Workcover' has dumped him..  because he?? doesn't fit into that neat little box they want him to. 

So today we were chatting to a 'medical professional' who informed that we should have gone through the hospital system and then he would be treated more punctually, he would be seeing the people that can make a difference...

So we're torn. It's not how we live.. we don't want to 'play' games BUT seems we have to so he can get some proper medical attention. What is the world coming to? 

We aren't trying to rort the system.. I need to make that clear. He is not pretending to be injured. He has sustained a debilitating injury to his back. 

My husband has gone from pre-accident having a conditon that limited him in minor ways really. He got tired easily, he had cramping and spasms most of the time but had been, with medical assistance, learning how to get past the pain. He was working a full-time job, could drive a car, was paying taxes, was an active Scout Leader with 20 Scouts in his Troop who were achieving life and Scouting goals with his support.....and the list goes on...NOW He can stand for short periods of time, he can sit for short periods of time, he has limited sleep as he cannot get comfortable, he cannot be a passenger in a car without intense pain so we limit his outings to Dr's and Centrelink. That's it. His world has shrunk to the small things that most of us take for granted. He has progressed to being able to do the dishes.. but 'WORKCOVER QLD' in their wisdom deem he is fit and well enough to go back to work. YEAH.. NO!!!

So our options seem to present at the hospital whenever his pain is not in control.. I'm concerned that he may be hospitalised (which could be good) BUT brings back many memories :((

Laughing is better

Fair dinkum .. Would it kill The Man to read his referral BEFORE sending me, us, EVERYONE.. on a wild goose chase ALL over the hospital.. LOL


Tells me he is as anxiety ridden as the rest of us when it comes to being here at the RBH..


So far we've managed to harass urology, pathology, urology again and now he's headed to medical imaging..


Which apparently was today's destination all along.. Good to know these things.. Oh yes .. And he had to have a full bladder .. oh my goodness.. And he also had to do a mid stream urine test after this fasting so he had NOTHING to give them.. Too funny.. (like the 3 drops in 20 minutes that had JD and I in stitches laughing...)

Then .. Because you knew there would be more.. We've put him in a wheelchair so he can survive the day with the least amount of pain possible and TJ and JD have something new to fight/debate/irritate me about and TJ it seems is not able to cope if he's not touching the wheelchair in some way.. I wish I took a photo of him almost asleep on a wheel....lol.. sad.


Our not at all healthy lunch/snack. Potato gems are a tradition for the boys so we had to follow that tradition. 


We left him in medical imaging.. checking occasionally because the bladder wasn't full then it was too full so it took a while..lol. So JD did multiple trips to check if he was ready.... then we're painting and drawing quietly and da da... he managed to wheel himself down.. only he did a few side trips without us... he went back to bloody urology ????? I guess he needs them to know of his existence..



Peace xx

Hospital Day

We're off too the hospital today.. A semi regular occurrence for us. The Man (DH) has a rare neurological called Transverse Myelitis which was triggered when he had a Flu vaccination in 2007. It's been an interesting journey for our family since then.

Going to the hospital triggers memories for us all. The youngest TJ is refusing to come today (not happening) and I see JD stalling a little bit too.. Yeah not a favourite place but I've always tried to make good memories too..

More coming today..


Peace