The Sick Room

[PrincessFiona60]

Hey, guess what? A cardiologist who he was seeing the most became his primary doctor. As such, it is not uncommon to have such as one's primary doctor. Are you OK with that FACT.

Do I regret it? Yes. A general doctor he should have had? If only he had had a freaking general practitioner? With all due respect, get real. I wish he had had a more talented cardiologist that might have recommended to the right specialist. Nah...Tums and calcium prescription should do it. Weeks pass.

Hey doc, somethings seems a bit more serious here.

What I regret is that cardio doc letting 7 weeks go by. My dad isn't one to lay in bed. I truly regret letting that time go by while the infection in his vertabra dissolved it.

As far as a cardiologist being ones main physician, that's not uncommon at all.

You are yelling at the wrong person and your brother should go consult with the doctor who prescribed the meds in the first place.


And I certainly would not listen to a dermatologist about the medications I was taking.


Legal action, you need a lawyer, not a bunch of home cooks.

 

[Caslon]

I'm still trying to get him to buy a $700 hearing aid which he can afford.

Yes, he should get an accurate BP reading and a blood panel for cholesterol, now that his dermatologist convinced him to stop taking all his meds. I still say...how dare he.

 

[GotGarlic]

Hey, guess what? A cardiologist who he was seeing the most became his primary doctor. As such, it is not uncommon to have such as one's primary doctor. Are you OK with that FACT.

Do I regret it? Yes. A general doctor he should have had? If only he had had a freaking general practitioner? With all due respect, get real. I wish he had had a more talented cardiologist that might have recommended to the right specialist. Nah...Tums and calcium prescription should do it. Weeks pass.

Hey doc, somethings seems a bit more serious here.

What I regret is that cardio doc letting 7 weeks go by. My dad isn't one to lay in bed. I truly regret letting that time go by while the infection in his vertabra dissolved it.

As far as a cardiologist being ones main physician, that's not uncommon at all.

Actually, it is uncommon to have a specialist as a general practitioner. Doctors specialize for a reason - trust me, I know, I've had several - and it doesn't make sense to take up their MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE time with relatively minor ailments.

I don't expect you to listen to me, though, Caslon. I don't know what you get out of this site, but you seem to spend most of your time here griping and complaining about various things. I hope your father gets better soon.

 

[Caslon]

I'm sorry. The venting thread. Got it!

 

[Addie]

Caslon, your father should be seeing a General Practitioner as his PCP. Not a cardiologist.

I was scheduled for cataract surgery. I went in for my pre op checkup. While I was waiting to be called, I could feel myself slipping away. Just then my name was called. The Aide put the cuff on my arm and couldn't get a reading. He called the doctor and he tried. In the meantime, I was slipping away. I had taken my medications including the BP that morning before I left the house. And I could feel myself slipping away. The last words I heard was "Do we have a crash cart?" It seems every time I was admitted to the hospital, a doctor who wasn't checking my chart from previous hospital admittances, kept upping my BP medications. Eventually, I was taking dangerous levels of BP meds. When I went home, my PCP called me and wanted me to come right in to see him. He found the problem.

Every doctor I saw, even in the ER, was upping my BP meds without checking my chart or records further back. So now, when I get out of the hospital, I go to his office within the next 24 hours so he can check my chart and BP. He keeps a close check on me. Thank you Doc! EVERYTHIN medical should go through your PCP.

 

[Mad Cook]

Caslon, your father should be seeing a General Practitioner as his PCP. Not a cardiologist.

I was scheduled for cataract surgery. I went in for my pre op checkup. While I was waiting to be called, I could feel myself slipping away. Just then my name was called. The Aide put the cuff on my arm and couldn't get a reading. He called the doctor and he tried. In the meantime, I was slipping away. I had taken my medications including the BP that morning before I left the house. And I could feel myself slipping away. The last words I heard was "Do we have a crash cart?" It seems every time I was admitted to the hospital, a doctor who wasn't checking my chart from previous hospital admittances, kept upping my BP medications. Eventually, I was taking dangerous levels of BP meds. When I went home, my PCP called me and wanted me to come right in to see him. He found the problem.

Every doctor I saw, even in the ER, was upping my BP meds without checking my chart or records further back. So now, when I get out of the hospital, I go to his office within the next 24 hours so he can check my chart and BP. He keeps a close check on me. Thank you Doc! EVERYTHIN medical should go through your PCP.

Hell's teeth....and then people over here complain about the NHS!!! At least we have to see a GP first and then s/he points you in the right direction. It's not fool-proof here but I've never heard anything quite like this. Your experience, Addie, was close to being medical malpractice!

 

[Caslon]

A bit off topic for the sick room but...can anyone here relate to having small biting mites in their house? I don't have pets, nor potted plants. I live next to a golf course and the grass comes right up to my first floor balcony. They are supposed to dwell on grass. I get bitten about every 5 or 6 days. I have my mattress and pillow cases covered in plastic. My error might have been placing a mattress heating pad over the plastic covered mattress. I have to start some line of defense. I'm think they are biting mites and not no-seeum flies. I'm going to vacumm more frequently and wash my sheets and clothes more often in hottest water. I heard of a product called Permethrin spray and will try that. Any and all advice welcomed, especially anyone who has dealt with this problem. I haven't until now. Fleas and mosquitos? Yes. Biting mites are supposed to be extremely hard to see from what I've read. I couldn't see anything.

 

[Rascal]

Just found out a pub mate that I spoke to on Friday was in town yesterday, he and his new fiancé were in a restaurant when he dropped dead, 54 and fit as a fiddle. Unbelievable, I still can't get my head around it. We have to enjoy every day we can.

Russ

 

[Rascal]

And an internet friend was on holiday In Mexico. We chatted all the time, his family put a post up under his name, telling everyone that he had a massive heart attack and died. This was about 2 weeks ago.

Russ

 

[PrincessFiona60]

My condolences, Russ.

 

[GotGarlic]

I'm sorry for the loss of your friends, Russ.

 

[Rascal]

Thanks for thoughts.

Russ

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Russ, sorry to hear that you lost two friends.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

I'm not exactly sick, but I had an interesting talk with a specialist today - a nephrologist. He's the same doc that Himself goes to just to monitor his kidneys since he's diabetic, comes from a family of diabetics, and wants to stay as healthy as he can.

Well, apparently my kidneys are OK (in spite of my Dad having cancer in part of one removed, along with half a lung, and along with a tumor on his bladder...in other words, don't smoke!). Instead, my current PCP decided that it's time someone specialized got my low blood sodium levels adjusted.

After decades of avoiding salty foods, not adding salt to most of what I cook, and drinking copious amounts of water...I have to increase my salt intake and reduce the liquids I drink. Unlearning decades of habits. Not gonna be easy.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I'm not exactly sick, but I had an interesting talk with a specialist today - a nephrologist. He's the same doc that Himself goes to just to monitor his kidneys since he's diabetic, comes from a family of diabetics, and wants to stay as healthy as he can.

Well, apparently my kidneys are OK (in spite of my Dad having cancer in part of one removed, along with half a lung, and along with a tumor on his bladder...in other words, don't smoke!). Instead, my current PCP decided that it's time someone specialized got my low blood sodium levels adjusted.

After decades of avoiding salty foods, not adding salt to most of what I cook, and drinking copious amounts of water...I have to increase my salt intake and reduce the liquids I drink. Unlearning decades of habits. Not gonna be easy.

If you salt something and it still tastes bland, salt it again. You'll know when it's right. If cows in a field with a salt lick can get it right, stands to reason humans can too! I stop eating food with lots of salt when it tastes salty...my sodium levels are the only perfect thing about me that can be mentioned in public.

 

[taxlady]

If you salt something and it still tastes bland, salt it again. You'll know when it's right. If cows in a field with a salt lick can get it right, stands to reason humans can too! I stop eating food with lots of salt when it tastes salty...my sodium levels are the only perfect thing about me that can be mentioned in public.

hee hee

I think we can learn to do this with most stuff we eat. It often requires unlearning bad habits first. I think CG unlearned the excess salt habit a little too well.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

It's the only thing I learned too well, taxy! "Salt? What's that?"

It won't be a problem getting back to using salt as much as I know I'm going to have a hard time limiting my liquids. I like the flavor of coffee, of all sorts of tea...and, of course, my glass of wine each night. Now I'm going to have to drink less coffee and tea during the day.

At least Himself will be thrilled with my sudden increase of miles between rest stops when we drive.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

It's the only thing I learned too well, taxy! "Salt? What's that?"

It won't be a problem getting back to using salt as much as I know I'm going to have a hard time limiting my liquids. I like the flavor of coffee, of all sorts of tea...and, of course, my glass of wine each night. Now I'm going to have to drink less coffee and tea during the day.

At least Himself will be thrilled with my sudden increase of miles between rest stops when we drive.

Did the doctor say all liquids or just water?

 

[Cooking Goddess]

ALL liquids, PF. He even mentioned the liquid equivalent of ice cream! When I pointed out that watermelon is something like 96% "water", along with the high water content of many fruits and veggies, he said "we won't go that far just yet". I told him I was never going to restrict myself to just protein and starch, so I think he knows where I stand on that.

So far I've had only about 1/3 of the liquids I usually consume by this time of day. I guess it's a good sign that I don't feel like I'm crossing the dessert in my mouth! I'll admit that a lot of my liquid intake is mindless sipping, but at least it's non-alcohol, low calories sipping.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Oh, that stinks!