Hospital mishap

[Guest guest]

Hi group,

Thanks for all the words of encouragement--they do mean a lot. I'm

feeling much better this morning, made sugar free baked donuts

(bought a donut pan from a catalog, and they are delish!) and have

the laundry started. Took the bandages off my hand and am already

moving my fingers.

I have no intentions of suing the hospital or causing trouble. I

belong to a pain support group in town, and have talked to the leader

and one other member, and we have invited the mayor and one alderman

to our next group meeting. We are going to discuss our concerns

about this sort of thing that happens so frequently at our hospital

and how we are losing doctors because of adminstrative problems. We

are compiling case histories of bungled treatment, and this will be

just one more to add to it. We have a new, young mayor and new

aldermen and they have already made some positive changes in this

stubborn, redneck town of people who tend to say " we've always done

it this way " and resist change to the death. I will speak with my

orthopedist Monday in private and let him know that I hold him

blameless, but that he has to know what happened, and that his

patients are being put at risk without his knowledge. He is a top

quality orthopedic specialist, and it would be a shame for the

community to lose him.

I also have an appointment Thursday with our state representative to

discuss my concerns about SSDI procedures. Maybe he won't be able to

do anything, but just maybe his will be the voice that is heard. You

never know! I'm taking 3 friends with me who have recently been

through the process so that he can hear their stories as well. I

never thought I'd grow up to be an activist. Heck, I never thought

I'd grow up.

OK, on to bigger and bettter things, like playing in the dirt. Ever

try to weed one-handed? Only problem with that is, it's hard to swat

the bugs and weed at the same time. I'm liable to end up with a

dandelion digger stuck up my nose.

Blessings to you all!

Judi