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Thanks for the replies. My husband is actually at home and I am changing the bandages. I, now, remember why I have an Accounting degree and not a nursing degree. We are going through a lot of bandage material. I went to the feed store today and got the wrap used on horses to use on his legs to keep the dressing on the bites. It was much cheaper than buying tape or ouchless tape in the store, plus it comes in a variety of colors. My niece is ready for me to use the purple wrap. LOL.
The thing that stressed me out the most about the nurse was, she acted like I shouldn't ask. I had never heard of the antibiotics and my husband and I have taken our fair share then some. One of the other nurses who was cleaning the exam rooms called out to me that it was used to treat these kinds of infections. She just happened to be a friend. For everyone's information this is what I found out about the antibiotic pills and the ointment. They are used to treat these mega bacteria that are extremely hard to kill. The pill for the name brand is over $400.00 for forty pills, $110.00 for generic. The ointment is about $115.00 and there is no generic. These kind of things you like to know upfront. Thanks to my husband's prescription coverage, we only had to pay $55 for the two. The pills make him extremely sleepy. And oh, he was suppose to be on bedrest which she omitted to tell us. Found out last night when we went to eat where my mother works and the doctor was in there eating with his small son. He asked my husband what he was doing out of bed. My husband told him, he was going back to bed as soon as he finished eating. The doctor gave him clearer instructions in the restaurant which I feel the nurse should have told us about when she released him.
We live in a very small town and this doctor isn't my husband's regular doctor. The doctor is actually a children's doctor which in a way is probably the doctor my husband needs to see since he acts like a child when he sick. HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
Thanks for all the prayers.
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