:smile: YEA! :dance: Daddy's home, he came home Thursday afternoon.
Obviously he is doing better then he was when the ambulance took him to the hospital on 12/27/08, but he is still weak as he lost 21 pounds while in the rehab for 2 weeks. That's right 21 pounds in 13 days.
I now weigh more than my 6'2" father. He lost more weight in 13 days, than I did in 6 months of Weight Watchers and Curves. (grumble, grumble)
They also never figured out what made him pass out or have a seizure in the first place.
Mom and I are immensely relieved to have him home, yet somewhat appehensive. We are apprehensive because we are facing some of lifes ugly realities. To quote Bette Davis, "Getting old is not for sissys." I say, "Watching people you love age and be in pain is a bitch." ('scuse my language)
Today the lady from the home health care agency came to fill out paper work so that next week he can continue physical therapy in the home. We also have someone coming on Monday to discuss having a nurse in come at least 3 days a week to help with bathing him. He won't let us help him bathe and he is still too weak to do it himself. (where is that pulling my hair out smiley when I need it.:redface: )
He is doing much better than he was, in that he can get in and out of bed by himself and he can go to the bathroom by himself. He is also able to walk from the bedroom to the kitchen or living room with his walker. BUT now that he's home, it's like he doesn't want to do anything else for himself anymore. :irked: He is back to sitting in his recliner all day expecting mom and I to play step and fetch it for him. :frown1: :12:
I'm also not thrilled and maybe just skeptical because in the hospital and the rehab they had him on insulin. Prior to this he took a pill (Glyburide) for his diabetes. They sent him home w/o a prescription for insulin AND told him not to take the Glyburide. So does this mean he is miracuously not diabetic anymore? I'm thinking NOT. Remember what I said about his weight? Mom said he's skin and bones so after dinner she gives him a slice of sweet potato pie the size of North Dakota with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. I'm like mom he can't have that! She said I have to fatten him up he's too thin. (where is that pulling my hair out smiley when I need it.)
The other problem is that dad is prone to blood clots. He has had two or three angioplastys and in February 2008 they took him off the blood thinner Coumadin and put in a stent. During this most recent trip to the hospital they realized that his blood was still clotting and started giving him shots of Heparin. Now he's home and he is not getting Heparin nor did they give him a scrip for Coumadin.
So I'm thinking he is sluggish and having dizzy spells and weakness again because A) his diabetes isn't being treated and B) he needs a blood thinner.
I asked the charge nurse about all this before he left the hospital on Thursday and she said she understood my concerns but she thinks he will be fine because the doctors hadn't written anything for him.
Am I the only one seeing a problem with this picture?
Obviously he is doing better then he was when the ambulance took him to the hospital on 12/27/08, but he is still weak as he lost 21 pounds while in the rehab for 2 weeks. That's right 21 pounds in 13 days.
I now weigh more than my 6'2" father. He lost more weight in 13 days, than I did in 6 months of Weight Watchers and Curves. (grumble, grumble) They also never figured out what made him pass out or have a seizure in the first place.
Mom and I are immensely relieved to have him home, yet somewhat appehensive. We are apprehensive because we are facing some of lifes ugly realities. To quote Bette Davis, "Getting old is not for sissys." I say, "Watching people you love age and be in pain is a bitch." ('scuse my language)
Today the lady from the home health care agency came to fill out paper work so that next week he can continue physical therapy in the home. We also have someone coming on Monday to discuss having a nurse in come at least 3 days a week to help with bathing him. He won't let us help him bathe and he is still too weak to do it himself. (where is that pulling my hair out smiley when I need it.
:redface: )He is doing much better than he was, in that he can get in and out of bed by himself and he can go to the bathroom by himself. He is also able to walk from the bedroom to the kitchen or living room with his walker. BUT now that he's home, it's like he doesn't want to do anything else for himself anymore. :irked: He is back to sitting in his recliner all day expecting mom and I to play step and fetch it for him. :frown1: :12:
I'm also not thrilled and maybe just skeptical because in the hospital and the rehab they had him on insulin. Prior to this he took a pill (Glyburide) for his diabetes. They sent him home w/o a prescription for insulin AND told him not to take the Glyburide. So does this mean he is miracuously not diabetic anymore? I'm thinking NOT. Remember what I said about his weight? Mom said he's skin and bones so after dinner she gives him a slice of sweet potato pie the size of North Dakota with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. I'm like mom he can't have that! She said I have to fatten him up he's too thin. (where is that pulling my hair out smiley when I need it.)
The other problem is that dad is prone to blood clots. He has had two or three angioplastys and in February 2008 they took him off the blood thinner Coumadin and put in a stent. During this most recent trip to the hospital they realized that his blood was still clotting and started giving him shots of Heparin. Now he's home and he is not getting Heparin nor did they give him a scrip for Coumadin.
So I'm thinking he is sluggish and having dizzy spells and weakness again because A) his diabetes isn't being treated and B) he needs a blood thinner.
I asked the charge nurse about all this before he left the hospital on Thursday and she said she understood my concerns but she thinks he will be fine because the doctors hadn't written anything for him.
Am I the only one seeing a problem with this picture?
