Bedsore
My dad's infection was almost gone a week after seeing Dr P. The main problem then was the bedsore just above his tailbone: it was this rather huge gaping wound. Scary. This area inflicted him the greatest pain, rather than his left leg.
After a couple of visits by the hospice nurse, here's the current management:
(1) Use Aquacel AG+ on the wound
(2) Pieces of small gauze to cover the wound
(3) Larger thicker gauze to cover (2)
(4) Got dad to sit on a child's float so that the bedsore is lifted up
(5) Apply Sudocrem on the rashes
My dad's maid claimed that the rashes started only after the float was used.
His constipation came back. So we slowly reinstated the relevant medicine, right up to "Lactul x3 daily, Senokot 2 tabs x3 dail, and one time boost Senokot 6 tabs. After about 3 days of constipation, we admnistered enema: thank goodness it worked!
Vomiting came back too. Again, on the hospice nurse's advice, we continued the metochlopramide before each meal, added Pantoprazole once a day before breakfast, and added Gaviscon after every meal.
Meanwhile, one night my dad's maid ran away, due to dispute with the agent. It seems that from the very start, she had requested of the agent that her salary be paid straight to her but the latter told us to pay to her first. My sister found out from a few friends that, unlike permanent maids, salary for temporary maids are paid to agents who then would pay the maids. Problem was that the maid claimed that the agent was slow in paying her and so, we guessed, she felt insecure. The agent countered by showing us screenshots that supposedly prove she did pay but those weren't clear to me.
There were two choices then: (a) pay the maid directly and taking precautions to have proof of payment, or (b) wait a few days for replacement. Thankfully it was the agent who came up with this plans (we still have deposit with her). Ban, my sister and I concluded that the maid genuinely cared for my dad and there was no dispute that she did her work well. Hence, we opted for (a). By the time Ban and I brought her back (she went to Penang island), it was past 3am @@
After a couple of visits by the hospice nurse, here's the current management:
(1) Use Aquacel AG+ on the wound
(2) Pieces of small gauze to cover the wound
(3) Larger thicker gauze to cover (2)
(4) Got dad to sit on a child's float so that the bedsore is lifted up
(5) Apply Sudocrem on the rashes
My dad's maid claimed that the rashes started only after the float was used.
His constipation came back. So we slowly reinstated the relevant medicine, right up to "Lactul x3 daily, Senokot 2 tabs x3 dail, and one time boost Senokot 6 tabs. After about 3 days of constipation, we admnistered enema: thank goodness it worked!
Vomiting came back too. Again, on the hospice nurse's advice, we continued the metochlopramide before each meal, added Pantoprazole once a day before breakfast, and added Gaviscon after every meal.
Meanwhile, one night my dad's maid ran away, due to dispute with the agent. It seems that from the very start, she had requested of the agent that her salary be paid straight to her but the latter told us to pay to her first. My sister found out from a few friends that, unlike permanent maids, salary for temporary maids are paid to agents who then would pay the maids. Problem was that the maid claimed that the agent was slow in paying her and so, we guessed, she felt insecure. The agent countered by showing us screenshots that supposedly prove she did pay but those weren't clear to me.
There were two choices then: (a) pay the maid directly and taking precautions to have proof of payment, or (b) wait a few days for replacement. Thankfully it was the agent who came up with this plans (we still have deposit with her). Ban, my sister and I concluded that the maid genuinely cared for my dad and there was no dispute that she did her work well. Hence, we opted for (a). By the time Ban and I brought her back (she went to Penang island), it was past 3am @@
Comments
Sometimes the maid is problematic. Other times its the agent that's to blame. Never easy.
Having a foreign domestic helper can be a blessing and a curse -- personal experience. I used to cringe when I had to call "home," and had to listen to all the helper's complaints. Thankfully, your Dad's helper really cares for him, and is taking good care of him. It is one of those situations where you are damned if you do, and damned if you don't -- often we cannot do the work ourselves, so we are dependent on such helpers, and we have to deal with issues as they come up. SR