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SANDY SENNETT
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WHILE I WAS A PATIENT IN A MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE NURSING STAFF TO STICK MY FINGERS EVERY FEW HRS TO CHECK MY BLOOD SUGAR, BECUASE THE MEDICATION THEY WERE GIVING ME COULD CAUSE IT TO GO WAY UP. THIS HOSPITAL WAS EXTREMELY UNCLEAN AND THAT CONCERNED ME DURING MY STAY AND I MENTIONED IT TO THE NURSES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH NO RESULTS. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS TWO FINGERS ON MY LEFT HAD BEGAN TO SWELL AND BECOME VERY PAINFULL, AFTER A FEW DAY OF MY DOCTORING THEM AT HOME I WENT IN TO SEE A DR. HE IMMEDIATLY OPENED THEM AND DRAINED THEM AND PUT ME ON TWO DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTICS. THIS PROCEDURE WAS REPEATED ABOUT EVERY 3 DAYS AND THE MEDICATION CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. IT GOT SO BAD THAT THE DR. TOLD ME THAT IF WE DID NOT GET THE INFECTIONS CLEARED UP THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF LOOSING MY FINGERS. AFTER THE LAST CHANGE OF ANTIBIOTICS THEY BEGAN TO IMPROVE AND WE FELT LIKE WE WERE GAINING GROUND, BUT THEN THE INDEX FINGER ON MY RIGHT HAND BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING.. THIS TIME THE DR. TRIED A NEW APPROACH, HE INSERTED A DRAIN TUBE IN THAT FINGER( REALLY PAINFULL) AND AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WAS REALLY LOOKING GREAT SO HE REMOVED IT. NOW 5 DAYS AFTER REMOVAL IT IS SWELLED AGAIN AND TODAY HE WILL REINSERT THE DRAIN TUBE ( I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT FUN).
MY QUESTIONS IS CAN I HOLD THE HOSPITAL RESPONSIBLE, I HAVE LOST TIME FROM WORK AND DUE TO THE PROLONGED INFECTIONS, I HAVE LOST FEELING IN THE FINGERS EFFECTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. THANK YOU
MY QUESTIONS IS CAN I HOLD THE HOSPITAL RESPONSIBLE, I HAVE LOST TIME FROM WORK AND DUE TO THE PROLONGED INFECTIONS, I HAVE LOST FEELING IN THE FINGERS EFFECTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. THANK YOU