Yeah, but that's if there's only 13 in the bag.
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Lays Sour Cream and Onion chips say 17 chips. I've never noticed that before... maybe because it's at the bottom of the bag.
Guess I should listen to my youngest son. 409 lbs, a couple years ago, 209 lbs now.
That's quite a drop. I just weighed myself. I'm 209.4 with my headphones on.
My "normal" has been 214 for a long time.
I think my max was 226 at one point an honestly I felt sluggish. That small difference very noticeable to me. I feel better now at 209.
My "normal" has been 214 for a long time.
I think my max was 226 at one point an honestly I felt sluggish. That small difference very noticeable to me. I feel better now at 209.
Rusty, I hope you get feeling even better now that you've had infusions again and didn't have a bad reaction.
My healthiest weight was 150. I was that weight through high school & most of college up until my early 30s when I had a bad ankle injury that impaired my mobility. Was up around 220 range for a long time. When I went to the doctor on Friday I weighed 198. Last 2 visits before I weighed 199. I was feeling nauseous and doctor was worried about me. It was something I ate, but he was still concerned and told me a way I might be able to qualify for health insurance/medicaid. Since I am Mom's caregiver she could start paying me and we could put she pays me $50 week or so and that it would be low enough to qualify, but I'm not sure how the taxes would be filed. Have to talk to someone who knows about taxes on that.
I read the requirements for Louisiana Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitors and having had 2 or 3 hypoglycemic events or having serious problems (such as dka) means someone qualifies. The doctor can check boxes to say she meets the criteria and see if it will cover it. Don't need to buy the monitoring device thingamajig because it can link to a cellphone. So, she can keep her phone charged and on and it will get signal from the sensor. Sensor is ready to transmit in about 15min and lasts 10 days. They improved the method of attaching it and covers are sold to protect the sensor while showering. The sensors themselves aren't so high in price but I know Mom will want it covered. The app is free to download and you scan the QR code on the applicator thing that attaches the sensor and it will register it and let you start using it.
Visited Mom in ICU on Friday and today. She was in a recliner on Friday but moved herself back to the hospital bed without help (aside from us moving her various cables and stuff she was hooked up to out of the way). Today when we arrived she was in the surgery area for a stent to try to remove the kidney stone. It was too large to pass through so they moved it aside to stop it from blocking the flow of urine. It had blocked and caused stagnation which led to the UTI. Her bp is still high because of it. They said it has to be broken up with a laser and the specialist for that comes in Wednesday. She's not thrilled about having to stay that long. She wants to go home and I can't blame her. There is a toilet in her room but no grab bars or anything for her to hold on to and it is not ADA height. They took the catheter out for the stent and they might have to bring her a portable commode.
Stopped to eat at a chinese buffet in Eunice before heading home. Napped and then went to the store to get storage bins, food, etc. Found some cambpbells chicken broth for Mom. She can't keep anything but water down for now and probably will need to be on liquid diet when she gets home. They said to start with clear liquids and jello and move up to things like Ensure. It's going to be a bitch sorting her diet out. Our gp is eager to see her again. It as super foggy and dark on the way home from the store so I couldn't even see my road and missed it. Had to back up and turn in after I checked gps to see where tf I was.
Tomorrow my brother works a bit earlier so we won't get to stay as long and won't stop to eat on the way home. So we might have to eat before going if we wake up early enough. The route there is twisty and the roads are terrible but its got pretty scenery. Trees hanging over the road in some spots, open fields in others. Rice fields, cows, etc. Saw a neat house with a 3 car garage and then a separate detached 2-story garage with giant doors. I like that setup.
Been communicating with 2 of Mom's sisters (lost contact info for one of them and she's the one who contacts us the least). Mom's oldest sister and youngest sister have been very concerned about her. Youngest sister wants to come out here and help clean things up but she lives in California. She's a sweetheart. Also been keeping my sister up to date on stuff. My dad's brother has also been concerned for Mom. I'm not in touch with my cousins/extended family too much because none of them live nearby. Dad's family are out in NJ & VA area. Mom's family are mostly in California.
My healthiest weight was 150. I was that weight through high school & most of college up until my early 30s when I had a bad ankle injury that impaired my mobility. Was up around 220 range for a long time. When I went to the doctor on Friday I weighed 198. Last 2 visits before I weighed 199. I was feeling nauseous and doctor was worried about me. It was something I ate, but he was still concerned and told me a way I might be able to qualify for health insurance/medicaid. Since I am Mom's caregiver she could start paying me and we could put she pays me $50 week or so and that it would be low enough to qualify, but I'm not sure how the taxes would be filed. Have to talk to someone who knows about taxes on that.
I read the requirements for Louisiana Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitors and having had 2 or 3 hypoglycemic events or having serious problems (such as dka) means someone qualifies. The doctor can check boxes to say she meets the criteria and see if it will cover it. Don't need to buy the monitoring device thingamajig because it can link to a cellphone. So, she can keep her phone charged and on and it will get signal from the sensor. Sensor is ready to transmit in about 15min and lasts 10 days. They improved the method of attaching it and covers are sold to protect the sensor while showering. The sensors themselves aren't so high in price but I know Mom will want it covered. The app is free to download and you scan the QR code on the applicator thing that attaches the sensor and it will register it and let you start using it.
Visited Mom in ICU on Friday and today. She was in a recliner on Friday but moved herself back to the hospital bed without help (aside from us moving her various cables and stuff she was hooked up to out of the way). Today when we arrived she was in the surgery area for a stent to try to remove the kidney stone. It was too large to pass through so they moved it aside to stop it from blocking the flow of urine. It had blocked and caused stagnation which led to the UTI. Her bp is still high because of it. They said it has to be broken up with a laser and the specialist for that comes in Wednesday. She's not thrilled about having to stay that long. She wants to go home and I can't blame her. There is a toilet in her room but no grab bars or anything for her to hold on to and it is not ADA height. They took the catheter out for the stent and they might have to bring her a portable commode.
Stopped to eat at a chinese buffet in Eunice before heading home. Napped and then went to the store to get storage bins, food, etc. Found some cambpbells chicken broth for Mom. She can't keep anything but water down for now and probably will need to be on liquid diet when she gets home. They said to start with clear liquids and jello and move up to things like Ensure. It's going to be a bitch sorting her diet out. Our gp is eager to see her again. It as super foggy and dark on the way home from the store so I couldn't even see my road and missed it. Had to back up and turn in after I checked gps to see where tf I was.
Tomorrow my brother works a bit earlier so we won't get to stay as long and won't stop to eat on the way home. So we might have to eat before going if we wake up early enough. The route there is twisty and the roads are terrible but its got pretty scenery. Trees hanging over the road in some spots, open fields in others. Rice fields, cows, etc. Saw a neat house with a 3 car garage and then a separate detached 2-story garage with giant doors. I like that setup.
Been communicating with 2 of Mom's sisters (lost contact info for one of them and she's the one who contacts us the least). Mom's oldest sister and youngest sister have been very concerned about her. Youngest sister wants to come out here and help clean things up but she lives in California. She's a sweetheart. Also been keeping my sister up to date on stuff. My dad's brother has also been concerned for Mom. I'm not in touch with my cousins/extended family too much because none of them live nearby. Dad's family are out in NJ & VA area. Mom's family are mostly in California.
Well, I took my 1989 Crain tacker apart before I toss it. I thought maybe it could be the trigger.
Nope, the circuit board passed away.
....bored. ...so I had to take something apart.
We've had just over 4" of rain in the past 24 hours, so no good reason to step foot outside.
Breezy too, but at least it's not cold. It's 58 degrees now and supposed to stay that temperature for the next 24 hours straight...... Not normal for sure.
Nope, the circuit board passed away.
....bored. ...so I had to take something apart.
We've had just over 4" of rain in the past 24 hours, so no good reason to step foot outside.
Breezy too, but at least it's not cold. It's 58 degrees now and supposed to stay that temperature for the next 24 hours straight...... Not normal for sure.
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Well, I'm pretty sure you can't find those boards anymore except maybe on ebay. That's a bummer.
Went to visit Mom and brought her a bunch of stuff. Some of it she didn't like so I'll return it to the store. Others she did like. She likes the sleeping cap I got for myself from Amazon better than the new cap-- new one was way too tight. I'll be returning it. Socks will be regifted to a friend. My friends always appreciate warm socks. LOL. She was most excited about the toilet paper. The tp they have in the hospital sucks and I brought the Charmin ultra strong mega roll. She actually said "Yay" when I handed it to her.
Put air in one of the tires, grabbed a triple burger from Dairy Queen to try, went to post office for packages, went to Walmart for RX and groceries, dropped off a rotisserie chicken at friend's house, unloaded stuff, dissected rotisserie chickens, fed dogs & cats, fed the moo cows some sweet feed, and did some minor cleaning.
My brother is getting on my last nerve. Kicked 6 more bottles out of his room into the hallway and doesn't even try to move them out of the way. Trash is full so I need to take it out and then clean the bottles up. Still need to haul out the trash that I emptied litterboxes into. Lots of stuff to do.
Friend wasn't able to come over today bc his daughter was sick but he'll come over tomorrow after work.
Forgot to mention that I really miss the garage forum that was a sister forum to this one. I get garage envy every time I pass this one house in Mamou on the way to visit Mom.
First off, they have a nice long driveway that gets wider near the house.
Second, it has a 3 car attached garage
3rd it has a shop garage as well. Hard to tell how large it is but when I pass by there is a truck parked out front and that 2nd garage is massive.
Went to visit Mom and brought her a bunch of stuff. Some of it she didn't like so I'll return it to the store. Others she did like. She likes the sleeping cap I got for myself from Amazon better than the new cap-- new one was way too tight. I'll be returning it. Socks will be regifted to a friend. My friends always appreciate warm socks. LOL. She was most excited about the toilet paper. The tp they have in the hospital sucks and I brought the Charmin ultra strong mega roll. She actually said "Yay" when I handed it to her.
Put air in one of the tires, grabbed a triple burger from Dairy Queen to try, went to post office for packages, went to Walmart for RX and groceries, dropped off a rotisserie chicken at friend's house, unloaded stuff, dissected rotisserie chickens, fed dogs & cats, fed the moo cows some sweet feed, and did some minor cleaning.
My brother is getting on my last nerve. Kicked 6 more bottles out of his room into the hallway and doesn't even try to move them out of the way. Trash is full so I need to take it out and then clean the bottles up. Still need to haul out the trash that I emptied litterboxes into. Lots of stuff to do.
Friend wasn't able to come over today bc his daughter was sick but he'll come over tomorrow after work.
Forgot to mention that I really miss the garage forum that was a sister forum to this one. I get garage envy every time I pass this one house in Mamou on the way to visit Mom.
First off, they have a nice long driveway that gets wider near the house.
Second, it has a 3 car attached garage
3rd it has a shop garage as well. Hard to tell how large it is but when I pass by there is a truck parked out front and that 2nd garage is massive.
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I got into a creepy mess today trying to find a shut off for an ice maker on a fridge. Usually under the sink, not there so find the crawl space which was a mission. Downstairs in a bedroom closet there was another closet with a 2'x2' access door on the wall. Climbed in there with my light and panned around the area and it was full of spiders. I've never seen that much of an infestation ever. Anyway the exterminator is coming tomorrow to deal with that. Crazy what we run into.
Also on the final stages of demolishing the trailer houses on my property. Took a year to evict and get it cleared off.
Also on the final stages of demolishing the trailer houses on my property. Took a year to evict and get it cleared off.
Yeah, I miss garage forum. That was fun to share ideas with others.
Did he fold it over into this one like the painting forum I ran.
They all seem to get folded except my coffee forum. That was a great little forum and spoke to lots of coffee producers. One was from Costa Rica. We became good friends until he passed away.
I liked the painting forum because I know very little about painting and Keith put me in charge.
Yesterday when I drove by the house that gives me garage envy they had a frickin' HELICOPTER in the driveway right in front of the shop garage! Couldn't take a pic bc I was driving.
Today I got up early, cleaned my toilet, swept the hallway, swept the kitchen, took out empty boxes, took out trash, had my brother get the trash full of litter out bc it was too heavy for me, went to visit Mom with my brother along, stopped to eat, went to pick up friend, got him some food, brought him back to our house and he helped me tackle cleaning up her bed. Stupid dust buster I got doesn't work worth crap so we had to sweep. Filled up multiple laundry bags, plastic bins, and a couple of 55 gallon trash bags. Got stuff better organized, but not perfect. Just enough that we could clean off her bed, change the mattress pad, sheets, pillowcases, & blankets. Still need to do more, but both of us were exhausted and needed to rest. Friend found some new curtains she'd bought and put them up. There's still another set to put up but I'm not sure where he put them. I'll do it tomorrow if I can find them. I think he's gone to bed for the night so he didn't answer when I asked where they got put. He might not remember. Got the dog steps situated where Fippy can easily run up them to get on the bed without them being in Mom's way. Then got some stuff moved out of the way in the bathroom. Needs major organizing and cleaning, but there was only so much we could do in a few hours. My back started waving a white flag. Took friend home and then went to Walmart to get cleaning supplies.
Will have to clean the carpet either tonight or tomorrow morning. Waiting til tomorrow morning to haul some stuff out bc I can't see to haul it out at night. Lights don't work. And landline went out. Not sure what is wrong with it but there's nothing but static and no dial tone. And the trash bags are blocking the phone box outside.
On the good news front: Laser procedure went well for Mom. Kidney stone was broken up and passed. She ate solid food and they made her take an actual shower for the first time in 15 years. She didn't like it-- doesn't like water coming down on her hair for some reason. Her bp and sugar were good and she called when my friend was over to say she may be released tomorrow. She was so happy about that. But man, she didn't remember that she crapped and peed in the bed or that we got her a bed pan and she used it. Still need to thoroughly clean that. And the toilet. Ugh. That toilet is so disgusting. And the floor under it wobbles so that needs to be fixed eventually.
Need a subfloor repair and new vinyl sheet. Also need new kitchen flooring. Might as well tear up the hallway carpet and put in LVP because the pets have destroyed that carpet. One or more of the cats keeps having diarrhea on it.
Lots of work to do, but still happy Mom will be coming home.
Today I got up early, cleaned my toilet, swept the hallway, swept the kitchen, took out empty boxes, took out trash, had my brother get the trash full of litter out bc it was too heavy for me, went to visit Mom with my brother along, stopped to eat, went to pick up friend, got him some food, brought him back to our house and he helped me tackle cleaning up her bed. Stupid dust buster I got doesn't work worth crap so we had to sweep. Filled up multiple laundry bags, plastic bins, and a couple of 55 gallon trash bags. Got stuff better organized, but not perfect. Just enough that we could clean off her bed, change the mattress pad, sheets, pillowcases, & blankets. Still need to do more, but both of us were exhausted and needed to rest. Friend found some new curtains she'd bought and put them up. There's still another set to put up but I'm not sure where he put them. I'll do it tomorrow if I can find them. I think he's gone to bed for the night so he didn't answer when I asked where they got put. He might not remember. Got the dog steps situated where Fippy can easily run up them to get on the bed without them being in Mom's way. Then got some stuff moved out of the way in the bathroom. Needs major organizing and cleaning, but there was only so much we could do in a few hours. My back started waving a white flag. Took friend home and then went to Walmart to get cleaning supplies.
Will have to clean the carpet either tonight or tomorrow morning. Waiting til tomorrow morning to haul some stuff out bc I can't see to haul it out at night. Lights don't work. And landline went out. Not sure what is wrong with it but there's nothing but static and no dial tone. And the trash bags are blocking the phone box outside.
On the good news front: Laser procedure went well for Mom. Kidney stone was broken up and passed. She ate solid food and they made her take an actual shower for the first time in 15 years. She didn't like it-- doesn't like water coming down on her hair for some reason. Her bp and sugar were good and she called when my friend was over to say she may be released tomorrow. She was so happy about that. But man, she didn't remember that she crapped and peed in the bed or that we got her a bed pan and she used it. Still need to thoroughly clean that. And the toilet. Ugh. That toilet is so disgusting. And the floor under it wobbles so that needs to be fixed eventually.
Need a subfloor repair and new vinyl sheet. Also need new kitchen flooring. Might as well tear up the hallway carpet and put in LVP because the pets have destroyed that carpet. One or more of the cats keeps having diarrhea on it.
Lots of work to do, but still happy Mom will be coming home.
Zan, they use the helicopter to avoid traffic getting to the airport where they get a board their G 650 to fly to New York, have dinner and watch a Broadway play.
That's not how you do it?
That's not how you do it?
I'm glad your mom's coming home. I never even liked working in them.
I just pulled the fattest tick off of my cat. Those things creep me out.
Yuck!
Been pulling ticks off some of my cats. I hate ticks.
So, Mom came home but had to go back to the ER the very next morning. When they made her take a shower the 2nd time she complained that she felt like she accidentally pulled on the string for the stent and that it felt like it came out a little. She was just absolutely pouring out clear odorless urine (well, odorless at first-- after it sat awhile it wasn't). She started feeling cruddy- gassy & nauseous right before leaving after the paperwork was signed. She had mentioned it to the nurses but they didn't think anything of it. So they still released her. She started vomiting in the truck (into a bowl I brought along for that purpose just in case) but refused to go back to the hospital.
Got her home and she only got worse. She was still absolutely pouring urine out. Had no control of the flow. I had to run into the store to get night defense diapers and bed pads. Put down bed pads and got her into a diaper but she somehow shifted the pad out of the way and soaked the sheets. Diaper got stuck to her and then ended up tearing and exploding with the gel absorbent stuff going everywhere. I had to clean it all up, get her into a new diaper (after getting her to the toilet) and ultimately close to 5am she said she wanted to go back to the hospital. My brother got her to the truck in the wheelchair and then went back to bed. I took her to the ER nad was able to get her back into the wheelchair and into the ER. They took her in & BP was still way too high. Sugar was over 300. They treated her for those things and eventually treated her for nausea-- but not before they had her roll on her side to change the bedding she soaked & she simultaneously farted and vomited multiple times. Did some scans and found out the stent had dislodged. Around 8am they were able to reach her urologist who told them to pull her stent out. But the doctor there didn't feel comfortable doing that and wanted to transfer her to the urologist in Eunice (an hour away). The ambulance would take hours for approval so I said I'd drive her. Doctor said he still had urologist on the line and would ask him if that would be OK. Then nothing for 3 more hours. Turns out the urologist hung up. And for some reason all urologist offices in the ******* state close down at noon on Fridays. The local ER said urologist never called back and that they kept calling the hospital he worked at. By noon there was still no response. 1pm, 2pm, etc. I finally called the other hospital myself and was told best course of action would be to get her to their ER. I even went across the street to our GP but he was out for lunch. Left a message for him. After 3pm they *finally* decided to just transfer her over to the Eunice ER and let me drive her. I had to fill out all sorts of forms.
She was really unhappy, wanted to go home, and was hungry but they refused to feed her bc she'd been throwing up before she got the anti-nausea meds. That day I'd also promised my friend I'd go to the casino in Marksville to pick up some tool chests and lumber in my truck. It was the last day to be able to get it as the stuff was going to be thrown away if he didn't get it then. About $1k worth of stuff. Mom said she was ok with me dropping her off at the Eunice ER and driving there. So, I drove the hour to Eunice and got stuck behind every flaming moron possible. People who went 15mph under speed limit, people who didn't know how to stay in their own lanes. People who didn't know how to go when the light turned green, people who decided to get in the left lane to make right turns, etc. It was raining pretty hard too. I got her into the wheelchair and into the ER-- which was not easy. They didn't have ramps to get up the sidewalk near the handicap parking anywhere close to the building and the ER entrance is not ADA friendly. Outswing door that doesn't say open or soft close. It shuts fast. I was struggling to get the door to stay open for me to get her through. Someone inside finally held it open. I asked again if she was sure it was OK for me to go meet up with my friend and she said it was fine. Took over an hour +20min to get there bc that was the most convoluted hillbilly backroads ******** I've ever dealt with. GPS on phone and truck disagreed with each other and it took me out into cow & donkey land with streets that had no lines, no street lights, etc. Mom called when I was about 8min from my destination to say they told her she could be released. Friend sent me his location via FB messenger so I found him, he & a coworker loaded stuff up and I followed him back to his house (another hour+) and unloaded the stuff. I couldn't help bc it was too heavy. Called Mom to let her know I was getting gas and heading back out to get her.
Another hour approximately and I was back there and they told me which room she was in. Same room number as the other ER it just so happened. She was in a good mood. The male nurse was cracking jokes and had been very attentive. They'd given her food. She filled me in on what transpired: The doctor came in to pull the stent but didn't see the string to pull it out and assumed it had come out so he said she could go. She noticed she was still gushing urine so she checked, found the string, and pulled it out herself. No pain or bleeding. She showed the nurse when he came to check on her. He brought the doctor back in. Doctor asked how she found it, apologized, and said he should hire her to look for things. The profuse leaking finally stopped. Nurse had me help him change her to a clean diaper, he changed her into a fresh hospital gown, and helped her put on her jacket. I got her sleepers on her feet and he wheeled her to the exit door. I got her to the truck and got her in. While in the Eunice ER they fed her. When she'd been in a regular hospital room there they kept giving her apple juice so she was wanting me to stop at the store to get it. I stopped to get DQ for myself- smell made her gag briefly but she didn't throw up. She said it was mostly gas. The burger was microwaved so it wasn't the best. I popped in to the store and got no sugar added apple juice for her. Got her home and she was able to walk to the house and to her computer chair by herself. After about an hour she wanted to go to bed and was able to get to her room by herself and get into bed. She kept asking for apple juice. I wish I'd declined to get it bc I didn't realize how much sugar it can have. The power went out and she was miserable. Couldn't see, couldn't use her cpap, kept wanting apple juice. Was sweating profusely. She took off the gown bc she soaked it through. She stayed with her tits hanging out for a good couple of hours before asking me to get her a shirt and help her put it on. Power eventually came back on, she put her cpap on and went to sleep. By morning she was sweating again and not very lucid. I tried to use a blood sugar meter but it errored out and would not stop messing up. Tried to exchange it but had lost the lancet thingy so couldn't and ended up just buying a whole new kit. This one worked but only said Hi. I had to get my brother to come get the lancets to work. At first he whined but when he woke up more he realized how important it was. I couldn't get her to take her insulin. She was yelling at me and kept dropping her hands and half falling back asleep. Brother got her to take it and 15min later I had to run to the bathroom so he checked her sugar again. Still HI. Checked about 2hrs later and still Hi. I went to the store again to get zero sugar electrolyte water. When I got back my brother came in and checked her sugar again, still Hi. So he had her take insulin again. By that point we'd gotten her to get up and go to the living room bc she was lucid enough and I wanted her to get her legs moving. She had to pee and wouldn't let me check her sugar when I wanted to, but she eventually got up, went to the bathroom, and climbed into bed after. I checked sugar and it was down to 489. Got her to take insulin again and last check (~20min after insulin dose) was 382. She's had insulin 3x. No food except a celery stick. She did take her meds though. At least some of them. I'm hoping I can get her down to safe levels and not have to take her back to the hospital. Need to consult the doctor in the morning though. No more apple juice, I guess. Hopefully the electrolyte stuff with no sugar can help but I need to get some food into her.
Been absolutely exhausted, but at least I can now get blood from her myself. Still don't know how to draw her insulin. She knows how and has been able to the last 3x though. I'm letting her rest before I check again.
TL: DR? Medical nightmares for Mom & I'm exhausted.
So, Mom came home but had to go back to the ER the very next morning. When they made her take a shower the 2nd time she complained that she felt like she accidentally pulled on the string for the stent and that it felt like it came out a little. She was just absolutely pouring out clear odorless urine (well, odorless at first-- after it sat awhile it wasn't). She started feeling cruddy- gassy & nauseous right before leaving after the paperwork was signed. She had mentioned it to the nurses but they didn't think anything of it. So they still released her. She started vomiting in the truck (into a bowl I brought along for that purpose just in case) but refused to go back to the hospital.
Got her home and she only got worse. She was still absolutely pouring urine out. Had no control of the flow. I had to run into the store to get night defense diapers and bed pads. Put down bed pads and got her into a diaper but she somehow shifted the pad out of the way and soaked the sheets. Diaper got stuck to her and then ended up tearing and exploding with the gel absorbent stuff going everywhere. I had to clean it all up, get her into a new diaper (after getting her to the toilet) and ultimately close to 5am she said she wanted to go back to the hospital. My brother got her to the truck in the wheelchair and then went back to bed. I took her to the ER nad was able to get her back into the wheelchair and into the ER. They took her in & BP was still way too high. Sugar was over 300. They treated her for those things and eventually treated her for nausea-- but not before they had her roll on her side to change the bedding she soaked & she simultaneously farted and vomited multiple times. Did some scans and found out the stent had dislodged. Around 8am they were able to reach her urologist who told them to pull her stent out. But the doctor there didn't feel comfortable doing that and wanted to transfer her to the urologist in Eunice (an hour away). The ambulance would take hours for approval so I said I'd drive her. Doctor said he still had urologist on the line and would ask him if that would be OK. Then nothing for 3 more hours. Turns out the urologist hung up. And for some reason all urologist offices in the ******* state close down at noon on Fridays. The local ER said urologist never called back and that they kept calling the hospital he worked at. By noon there was still no response. 1pm, 2pm, etc. I finally called the other hospital myself and was told best course of action would be to get her to their ER. I even went across the street to our GP but he was out for lunch. Left a message for him. After 3pm they *finally* decided to just transfer her over to the Eunice ER and let me drive her. I had to fill out all sorts of forms.
She was really unhappy, wanted to go home, and was hungry but they refused to feed her bc she'd been throwing up before she got the anti-nausea meds. That day I'd also promised my friend I'd go to the casino in Marksville to pick up some tool chests and lumber in my truck. It was the last day to be able to get it as the stuff was going to be thrown away if he didn't get it then. About $1k worth of stuff. Mom said she was ok with me dropping her off at the Eunice ER and driving there. So, I drove the hour to Eunice and got stuck behind every flaming moron possible. People who went 15mph under speed limit, people who didn't know how to stay in their own lanes. People who didn't know how to go when the light turned green, people who decided to get in the left lane to make right turns, etc. It was raining pretty hard too. I got her into the wheelchair and into the ER-- which was not easy. They didn't have ramps to get up the sidewalk near the handicap parking anywhere close to the building and the ER entrance is not ADA friendly. Outswing door that doesn't say open or soft close. It shuts fast. I was struggling to get the door to stay open for me to get her through. Someone inside finally held it open. I asked again if she was sure it was OK for me to go meet up with my friend and she said it was fine. Took over an hour +20min to get there bc that was the most convoluted hillbilly backroads ******** I've ever dealt with. GPS on phone and truck disagreed with each other and it took me out into cow & donkey land with streets that had no lines, no street lights, etc. Mom called when I was about 8min from my destination to say they told her she could be released. Friend sent me his location via FB messenger so I found him, he & a coworker loaded stuff up and I followed him back to his house (another hour+) and unloaded the stuff. I couldn't help bc it was too heavy. Called Mom to let her know I was getting gas and heading back out to get her.
Another hour approximately and I was back there and they told me which room she was in. Same room number as the other ER it just so happened. She was in a good mood. The male nurse was cracking jokes and had been very attentive. They'd given her food. She filled me in on what transpired: The doctor came in to pull the stent but didn't see the string to pull it out and assumed it had come out so he said she could go. She noticed she was still gushing urine so she checked, found the string, and pulled it out herself. No pain or bleeding. She showed the nurse when he came to check on her. He brought the doctor back in. Doctor asked how she found it, apologized, and said he should hire her to look for things. The profuse leaking finally stopped. Nurse had me help him change her to a clean diaper, he changed her into a fresh hospital gown, and helped her put on her jacket. I got her sleepers on her feet and he wheeled her to the exit door. I got her to the truck and got her in. While in the Eunice ER they fed her. When she'd been in a regular hospital room there they kept giving her apple juice so she was wanting me to stop at the store to get it. I stopped to get DQ for myself- smell made her gag briefly but she didn't throw up. She said it was mostly gas. The burger was microwaved so it wasn't the best. I popped in to the store and got no sugar added apple juice for her. Got her home and she was able to walk to the house and to her computer chair by herself. After about an hour she wanted to go to bed and was able to get to her room by herself and get into bed. She kept asking for apple juice. I wish I'd declined to get it bc I didn't realize how much sugar it can have. The power went out and she was miserable. Couldn't see, couldn't use her cpap, kept wanting apple juice. Was sweating profusely. She took off the gown bc she soaked it through. She stayed with her tits hanging out for a good couple of hours before asking me to get her a shirt and help her put it on. Power eventually came back on, she put her cpap on and went to sleep. By morning she was sweating again and not very lucid. I tried to use a blood sugar meter but it errored out and would not stop messing up. Tried to exchange it but had lost the lancet thingy so couldn't and ended up just buying a whole new kit. This one worked but only said Hi. I had to get my brother to come get the lancets to work. At first he whined but when he woke up more he realized how important it was. I couldn't get her to take her insulin. She was yelling at me and kept dropping her hands and half falling back asleep. Brother got her to take it and 15min later I had to run to the bathroom so he checked her sugar again. Still HI. Checked about 2hrs later and still Hi. I went to the store again to get zero sugar electrolyte water. When I got back my brother came in and checked her sugar again, still Hi. So he had her take insulin again. By that point we'd gotten her to get up and go to the living room bc she was lucid enough and I wanted her to get her legs moving. She had to pee and wouldn't let me check her sugar when I wanted to, but she eventually got up, went to the bathroom, and climbed into bed after. I checked sugar and it was down to 489. Got her to take insulin again and last check (~20min after insulin dose) was 382. She's had insulin 3x. No food except a celery stick. She did take her meds though. At least some of them. I'm hoping I can get her down to safe levels and not have to take her back to the hospital. Need to consult the doctor in the morning though. No more apple juice, I guess. Hopefully the electrolyte stuff with no sugar can help but I need to get some food into her.
Been absolutely exhausted, but at least I can now get blood from her myself. Still don't know how to draw her insulin. She knows how and has been able to the last 3x though. I'm letting her rest before I check again.
TL: DR? Medical nightmares for Mom & I'm exhausted.
Holy Hell Z ! Any nursing homes near by ?
Mom needs professional care, and you need to smoke some herbs
Nice job persevering through the insanity and I hope stability is on its way.
Mom needs professional care, and you need to smoke some herbs
Nice job persevering through the insanity and I hope stability is on its way.The only nearby nursing homes absolutely suck. Black mold, nurses ignoring patients, etc. Got her sugar down to 205 now-- been checking every so often. She didn't want to take more insulin this time. If she goes to eat something she'll take insulin. She's lucid but tired and wants to sleep. Covid threw everything out of whack with her system and the kidney stone causing the UTI didn't help. The nurses here are not very professional and not well trained.
I'll be calling the doctor in the morning to ask to get her an appointment with the diabetes specialist asap and see if we can get her on the Dexcom G7 quickly. Hoping the pharmacist named Joe will be in on Monday so I can talk to him and see if he can help out any. He might know some of the info and he really cares about people and goes above and beyond to help.
I don't smoke or use any herbs. Last time I was around someone who was doing so it gave me a migraine. I have a weird reaction to things-- like no reaction to Vicodin and narcotics stuff. Bad reaction to Valium (makes me really agitated and jittery instead of relaxed). So, I don't want to know what other stuff would do. LOL. I'll stick to chocolate and listening to cats purring.
I was so stressed yesterday that I almost got into a fight with someone in a parking lot though. I go to back out and this dude parked to my left decides to run up to his passenger side and throw his door open so wide it almost hit my mirror. It was blocking me from backing up. I yelled at him to watch it and called him an *******. He laughed and climbed inside his truck digging for something. I was 2 seconds away from rolling my window down (since I couldn't open my door with his door in the way) and slamming his door on him. Then he got back out and shut the door, but he stood so close to my truck he would get hit by my mirror. I yelled at him to move the **** away from my truck so I could back out or I was about to punch him in the face. And I'm normally not that impatient or violence-inclined, but I seriously was ready to just hit him with my door, jump out, and start punching him.
Also, I got a blood pressure machine to test out on mom but it kept flashing error codes. I have no luck with equipment. LOL. My old one finally died. It lasted a good while at least. 15+ years.
As an aside, I remember that back in the 80s, the local hospital hired a man who claimed to be a doctor. They never checked his references and just accepted he was telling the truth. For years he was killing patients, injuring patients, and responsible for most of the medical malpractice. Really doing horrible. Now, I'd assumed that they finally caught wind something was wrong and they checked and found out he lied. However, when I mentioned it to Mom she said that the local hospital didn't catch it. He applied for a job at the VA hospital and they did the background check and found out he had flunked out of nursing school and never gone to medical school to be a doctor. And they didn't even fire him right away. I don't know how the hospital didn't get sued into the ground over that crap.
I'll be calling the doctor in the morning to ask to get her an appointment with the diabetes specialist asap and see if we can get her on the Dexcom G7 quickly. Hoping the pharmacist named Joe will be in on Monday so I can talk to him and see if he can help out any. He might know some of the info and he really cares about people and goes above and beyond to help.
I don't smoke or use any herbs. Last time I was around someone who was doing so it gave me a migraine. I have a weird reaction to things-- like no reaction to Vicodin and narcotics stuff. Bad reaction to Valium (makes me really agitated and jittery instead of relaxed). So, I don't want to know what other stuff would do. LOL. I'll stick to chocolate and listening to cats purring.
I was so stressed yesterday that I almost got into a fight with someone in a parking lot though. I go to back out and this dude parked to my left decides to run up to his passenger side and throw his door open so wide it almost hit my mirror. It was blocking me from backing up. I yelled at him to watch it and called him an *******. He laughed and climbed inside his truck digging for something. I was 2 seconds away from rolling my window down (since I couldn't open my door with his door in the way) and slamming his door on him. Then he got back out and shut the door, but he stood so close to my truck he would get hit by my mirror. I yelled at him to move the **** away from my truck so I could back out or I was about to punch him in the face. And I'm normally not that impatient or violence-inclined, but I seriously was ready to just hit him with my door, jump out, and start punching him.
Also, I got a blood pressure machine to test out on mom but it kept flashing error codes. I have no luck with equipment. LOL. My old one finally died. It lasted a good while at least. 15+ years.
As an aside, I remember that back in the 80s, the local hospital hired a man who claimed to be a doctor. They never checked his references and just accepted he was telling the truth. For years he was killing patients, injuring patients, and responsible for most of the medical malpractice. Really doing horrible. Now, I'd assumed that they finally caught wind something was wrong and they checked and found out he lied. However, when I mentioned it to Mom she said that the local hospital didn't catch it. He applied for a job at the VA hospital and they did the background check and found out he had flunked out of nursing school and never gone to medical school to be a doctor. And they didn't even fire him right away. I don't know how the hospital didn't get sued into the ground over that crap.
