Tuesday, February 6, 2024
I could always tell when I a patient had a patient starting the dying process by looking into their eyes. The light in their eyes begins to dim The eyes are the window to the soul. I believe. the soul leaves the body slowly allowing for movement by the person through the grief process of losing our old self and the a to ability to perform physical tasks as we move toward transition. The light in my eyes is dimming and has been for last 6 months. I bought a wheelchair for going out to Dr. because... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Planning on being taken care of at home
This last episode of COPD exacerbation that started in October made me so weak and had to go back on 02. I wwas too weak to climb the 2 steps to get into the house. I had to buy a ramp. And just when I had started to feel better, I got covid. I took 2 days of the plaxovid and my heart rate and bo dropped to 58-60 and 100/50. I was too dizzy to get up and walk. I stopped the plaxovid. I did a telehealth and started on Bactrim. I started doing chair and bed exercises. I am much stronger now. I got... Sign in to see full entry.
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Monday, January 1, 2024
Happy New Year
We had a great holiday. Quarantined with Covid. Rick got it first. He tested positive and I tested negative. Made an appointment with Tammy NP at walk-in clinic. We both went and tested at the clinic. Rick was positive and I was negative. We were seen in the car. Tammy prescribed plaxovid for Rick. She said I was probably 2 days behind with symptoms. Rick was terribly congested and the side effects of the plaxovid was awful. We were seen on Thursday before Christmas. I home tested on Saturday... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 26, 2023
Goodness it's been a long time
Well, same song second verse with my lungs. My heart rate gets tachy with any exertion. I'm on 02 continuius now. I had episode of a sudden rash thay they diagnosed as scabies.????? I was sent to dermatology. He diagnosed a staph infection from my left leg. the culture xamw back as fecal material. Ttratment change to acetic asid wraps, wash off and apply silvadine ointment and wrap kerlex and repeat twice a day. Everything cleared in 2 weeks. Rick's sister has early dementia. She has wanted to... Sign in to see full entry.
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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Good News Bad News
I had my pulmonary CT scan yesterday and finished my sputum specimen.The good news is ho pulmonary embolus. I went to the walkin clinic and saw the Tammy the best NP Ive ever had. I had another cherst x=ray and it was worse than the one I had then first of January. This is the bad news. I was a breath away from the ER. I agreed to a steroid shot and had an IM antibiotic. She doubled my antibiotic strength. I am feeling better and can breath and feel stonger. +++ Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Where to Start
Well, I have had puemonia 4 times now since September. Along the way, I picked up new doctors. I now have a caediologist and a pulmololitgist to go with my cancer Dr. I got to spend 2 days in the hospital for pneumonia and UTI. I had my cardiac tests completed. Passed the chemical stress test and echocardiogram showed I have a slightly enlarged right ventricle. I have been on 5rounds of antibiotics for the pneumonia and an ulcer on my left leg that started when I scratched myself in my sleep.... Sign in to see full entry.