6 replies to this topic

[Irenec]

If a carer was really rough at performing a bowel evacuation,for a number of years ,what could the consequence be?
Irenec

Edited by Irenec, 27 August 2006 - 11:46 AM.

[juls]

When you say what could the consequence be, do you mean the damage that has been done to the bowel??
Could you tell us a bit more about the problem??

[Irenec]

Irenec, on Aug 27 2006, 08:53 AM, said:

If a carer was really rough at performing a bowel evacuation,for a number of years ,what could the consequence be?
Irenec

The carer in question, was an auxillary nurse,who came to us to help ,before her normal daily job.
She was always in a hurry.as she had to be at work,for a certain time.
She worked for us for about 10 years,but never really understood the health side of my husbands condition.

He alays had small health problems,which obviously effectected his quality of life.Such as bloating,bladder retention,sweating at night.
This came to a head when he got really ill.AD ect.

The carer also fell ill,and was off work for a few weeks My husband seam to get slightly better. Although he had seen a doctor ,and had been prescribed Oxybutinin.
The carer came back to work for one week,before going off sisk again.During the that one week his symptoms came back again! She has now left working for us, and my husband is 100% better.

We also could not understand ,why when we went on holiday he wasnt well before we went ,but during the holiday he seem to get much better.We both worked hard running our own company,so we thought it was stress related,and being on holiday he was more relaxed,now we both think differently,as the carer didnt come on holiday with us.

For the past two months we havent employed any carers,as it is so hard finding the right person.
We only need them as back up in case i am ill

Irenec

[juls]

I'm not sure about over there but here in Australia (if she was an agency nurse) you can put in a formal complaint to the agency which will then be investigated, but otherwise, if she's not working for you any more there maybe nothing you can do. Maybe you could see a lawyer and explore your options??
With my first carer after the accident, i was always getting sick and was quite irregular with my bowels..we asked her to leave after a 3 month trial and with my new carer i was never sick and ran like clock work!
When you employ another carer you should always put them on a trial basis..and as we know you just can't hurry the bowels! It needs to be somone with time and really good hygeine.
sorry i couldn't help you more, but i'm sure someone else on here will be able to give you more advice

[Simon]

Doing a manual evac roughly could cause internal bleeding/rupture of bowel and certainly cause AD. If he was being rushed its likely suppo or enema have not had chance to work so bowel wouldn't empty properly hence (maybe) bloating, feeling ill etc, though this could equally be the carer being rough! Not sure what you can do now, its probably unprovable all you have is just circumstantial evidence.
Just think yourselves lucky nothing major went wrong!
Simon

[Irenec]

Simon, on Aug 28 2006, 04:41 PM, said:

Doing a manual evac roughly could cause internal bleeding/rupture of bowel and certainly cause AD. If he was being rushed its likely suppo or enema have not had chance to work so bowel wouldn't empty properly hence (maybe) bloating, feeling ill etc, though this could equally be the carer being rough! Not sure what you can do now, its probably unprovable all you have is just circumstantial evidence.
Just think yourselves lucky nothing major went wrong!
Simon

We know there is nothing we can do now,but we are glad she left,other wise we most proberbly wouldnt have put two and two together!
We are just so pleased that my Husband is feeling better,although i have lost a lot of wieght, worrying about it,and trying to solve the problem.
We feel to scared to employ someone eles.
Irenec

Edited by Irenec, 29 August 2006 - 05:05 AM.

[juls]

Don't let one bad carer turn you off....i've had two wonderful carers since my accident, i am with the second one now after moving but i still keep in contact with my old carer. There are some really beautiful people out there that are doing the job for the right reasons. It may take you a little while to find the right one but don't give up..it's worth it in the end and so much better for your relationship, you need to look after yourself as well