"You have something protruding from your stomach," my daughter.
That's not what happened, but it's more exciting.
I had been treating specific, mild pain of my g-tube site. The G-Tube is where my feeding tube goes into my stomach.
The pain got worse. I ended up going to the hospital. Pain and redness warrant that.
Gauze was placed over the tube and an ambulance took me.
Under the gauze.
Redness is infection.
They sent me back home!
I took an ambulance there and a different "medical transport" took me back, without ever looking under the gauze.
Pus built up. The next day the feeding tube popped out. I told my daughter to push it in. I yelled.
When the G-Tube doctor opened an appointment was made.
The G-Tube was replaced and I am treating an unknown infection.
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I can't take this anymore. I may not be conscious for the next infection.
About me- In 2002 I had a stroke. It robbed me of speech and movement. It has been years. I now type with one finger and speak enough to not be understood. I didn't used to be a doctor or a nurse. I just know how.
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