Good to see you Sprout. I hope you have less stress coming soon. Moving is a PITA. (((hugs)))
LPBeier said:I just thought I would pop my head in and say hi.
Dad is still in the hospital and not too happy about it. But he is not strong enough to come home yet. He has to be able to get himself up to standing and walk with his walker to the bathroom, computer room and dining room. At the moment he can walk the distance on floor, but we have carpet, and he can not get to and from a sitting position to standing.
This is very important because I started my Chronic Pain Management Program yesterday and there are at least three hours from when his worker leaves until DH gets home and then after DH gives him his lunch, he will go for a nap and then to his second job and I won't be home until 2 - 3 in the afternoon. In talking to the physiotherapist today they may put him in a rehab program.
Dad has moments of being okay with everything and others where he complains from the moment I or my sister get there until we leave. The nurses won't give him cough syrup, they yell at him at night to shut up, and he can't sleep at all. Then we talk to the nurses and they say no, he is a great patient and sleeps very well.
As for me, I am getting over strep throat and am attending the pain program Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The trip in is a bit of an ordeal as we have some minor snow, but I am determined not to miss a session. I think it is going to be very valuable. I am also going next week for a scope of my throat to see why I am not swallowing properly and things are getting caught there, sometimes for hours. So, in other words, I am getting a full makeover!
I miss everyone, but find very little time to be on the computer. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers! They are helping!
I won't be watching anything! They have to give me concious sedation just to get that scope down (horrendous gag reflex!)Miss you Laurie, but right now you are on to more important things. Let us know how the scope goes. Swallow studies are not fun...unless they let you watch it live on the fluoroscope!
Tell your Dad to be good and get better so he won't have to put up with those nasty old nurses!
LPBeier said:I won't be watching anything! They have to give me concious sedation just to get that scope down (horrendous gag reflex!)
As for Dad, when I was there today he said last night was so bad he was ready to pack up and come home. I sat there for a moment and then said "and how did you propose to do that without your clothes and walker?" He said he hadn't quite worked out all the details!
LPBeier said:I won't be watching anything! They have to give me concious sedation just to get that scope down (horrendous gag reflex!)
As for Dad, when I was there today he said last night was so bad he was ready to pack up and come home. I sat there for a moment and then said "and how did you propose to do that without your clothes and walker?" He said he hadn't quite worked out all the details!
I won't be watching anything! They have to give me concious sedation just to get that scope down (horrendous gag reflex!)
As for Dad, when I was there today he said last night was so bad he was ready to pack up and come home. I sat there for a moment and then said "and how did you propose to do that without your clothes and walker?" He said he hadn't quite worked out all the details!
i know andy's on vacation, but i hope pacanis hasn't shot himself in the foot!
in his thighty whities and cowboy boots in front of the full length mirror, of course...
i know andy's on vacation, but i hope pacanis hasn't shot himself in the foot!
in his thighty whities and cowboy boots in front of the full length mirror, of course...
Now that's a picture I did not need in my head.
No offense, Fred.
No full-length mirror, but no denial about cowboy boots or tighty whities...I best finish packing and head out--there might be a lone shot coming my way.Huh? I don't have a full length mirror...
I've been posting everyday. I've just been avoiding the threads that turn into bickering or health related threads. I've found that seeing who posted last and clicking on last post, then working my way backwards is a semi-doable workaround, so if I missed something you asked me, sorry
None taken, Sir.
I am heading to San Antonio early Tuesday a.m. I'll be checking email and the forum, but will be out of the kitchen until February 8th when I hook up with my folks.
I am heading to San Antonio early Tuesday a.m. I'll be checking email and the forum, but will be out of the kitchen until February 8th when I hook up with my folks.
Thanks, ladies. I'm about to shut down the computer, finish cleaning out the fridge, and wait for my DH to pick me up. Haircut, movie, and dinner out tonight, early trip to the airport tomorrow.