Monday October 2 2023

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

Stars I am glad that they are keeping him and running more tests and consulting specialists.  Hopefully when they're done they'll have a plan to address the symptoms, and hopefully he'll go along with it

Ado hope the meetings went OK

NJ22 it's warm right now but will be getting colder her later this week too

Hi Dianah, TMB, Tweety

Yesterday went pretty well, did the cooking prep before church and the actual cooking afterwards, after a brief stop at the store as I didn't have enough chicken breasts

Then it was off for my Covid booster, had to wait nearly a half hour before the pharmacist was free.  Then exercised and got a fair amount of packing done, as well as some other vacation prep...getting cash and gas for the car and a car wash

In the evening I noticed that chills were beginning to accompany my sore arm from the booster, and that I seemed to have a low grade fever.  First time I've reacted this way to a vaccine.  Though curiously enough, I felt a bit under the weather a week ago after my flu shot, and that never happened before

I felt fine but sleeping is tricky with a fever, trying not to be too warm or too cold, acetaminophen helped a little

Today the chills are gone but the low grade fever is still there and I'm pretty tired.  Will have to let my boss know I might not be able to finish the day  If so it'll be my first sick day at this place

Another  warm day here in the mid 80s

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

G'morning~

I am actually up and awake. The nurse from the hospital called me to get permission (again?) to do (another?) paracentesis, apparently.

Anyway, after I found out the name of the hospital (!) and his room number, I called his dgt. She was at work, but I left a message to call me; she called right back. I had to ask her if she knew her dad was an alcoholic, and she said she did not. I thought he'd told me weeks (months?) ago that he would call her and tell her that, but that went nowhere. So anyway I explained what's going on. She asked if it would do any good for her to come over here, but I said it wasn't necessary. The plan is to get him into rehab ASAP post hosp discharge. He's still kind of confused, so calling him probably wouldn't help either of them just now. But the call went better than I expected, most probably because she was at work. So I am to keep her informed, naturally.

I have about three more hours until I get Nannie up. I need to go to the store as we are out of the usual: bread and milk, and some other things. I also need to poke round to see what inventory hubby had, as I don't know if he had secretly stashed any vodka, but it's gotta be gone so once he is discharged home....whenever that might be. But, "lead us not into temptation" is a good motto to go by, y'know.

Joe I hope you start feeling better soon. I have to go get a few shots this month.....my 2nd Hep A + B, my second Shingles shot, and at some point one of them-thar 'new' Covid Boosters. Last time I had shots I had 3 different ones on the same day, and fortunately I not only didn't have any reaction, I also had NO soreness in either of my arms, which amazed me.

So, all for now. Talk to you later on.....

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Good morning.

Joe, hope your feeling better soon.

Stars, I'm glad the weight of your husband's condition has been lifted.  I wonder how much fluid they are going to get out?  I do hope that makes him more comfortable and that he's medicated for withdrawal to ease his discomfort.  Might get worse before it gets better. Ask the doc for a PT consult because of all his falls (he'll probably already do this, but a PT consult is also needed to get into SNF, at least here it is).   I hope that you speak with a discharge planner soon and tell them you can't handle him at home, citing your own physical limitations, and that he needs rehab or SNF first.  SNF can strengthen him up for rehab if he's not ready for rehab medically and physically, plus they can keep him sober.  

Slept in really late after feeding the dogs this morning around 6:45.  I need to get my covid shot.  The CVS doesn't take appointments at the one near me so hopefully I won't have to wait long if I just show up.  It's not snowbird season yet so maybe this time of day it won't be busy.  I was starting an IV on a covid patient yesterday and he started coughing and he spiked a fever of 102.8.  I had another covid positive patient the day before but she wasn't sick.

 

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Tweety~ Thanks for that info! Very helpful!

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

All the best Stars.

I haven't been motivated today at all.  Tired and have a headache.  Tested myself for covid and it's not that.  

I got a bill from my old doctor's office for a visit August 2022.  They've done this to me before very slow in billing me. But over a year??? Sheesh  It was for $120.  I was there in February of this year, so probably going to get a bill for that one as well.  I paid it via snail mail as they aren't set up online yet.  Very 1990's of them.  

This was on top of my very efficient new doctor billing me $200 for my "new patient visit" which she charged $500 for and my insurance covered $300.   It was sent via the MyChart app and I paid via the MyChart app as they had my Health Savings Account on file.  Easy peasy.  

Easy come, easy go. 

Took some Motrin and will have some coffee and see if I feel like bowling tonight.  

[No Stars In My Eyes]

This might sound slightly weird, but I am Pickled Tink that the folks at the hospital are calling me, left and right. The discharge planner called me this afternoon, he's going to research possible rehab places. Then the floor's Charge nurse called me later this afternoon. Even the hospital pharmacist called me! So I am answering and asking questions, and I just SO appreciate everyone over at the hospital. It is such a relief to have the "pros" taking him on, and getting things taken care of and planned, etc.

They said hubby is still having a good bit of confusion from the alcohol withdrawal. The nurse told me the meds they were giving him to ease the symptoms, but I sure can't remember them; sorry! They are going to pull out more belly liquid, she said that was one of the reasons he was having trouble with breathing. 

I took Momo shopping with me, and I gotta tell ya, she may weigh only 4 + 1/2 pounds, but toting her around really made my back ache. The cashier at the grocery store said, "It would be worse if it was a child!" I'm sure she's right! I just took my pain meds because my hips ache and my legs feel wobbly; all the activity is wearing me out! When I went out to unload the car and to feed the deer and birds, Momo squeaked and barked while I was outside and she was in the den. But somehow, Nannie managed to fall asleep while Momo was complaining! As soon as I sat down beside her on the sofa, Momo curled up and went to sleep.

Almost time to pull together some kind of supper. I was so exhausted when I got home that I only put the cold stuff away, and the rest of it is still in bags on the kitchen counters and table. But the "kitchen inspectors" aren't due here today so I will take my time straightening things out. I have to remember that *I* am also doing a type of detoxing myself, and I am no longer as young and strong as I used to be. S'tough sometimes, but I am basically okay. 

I want to take a shower, but I may wait until tomorrow, because my legs are saying they do NOT want to stand and support me, that I need to take it easy for the rest of this day. Okie-dokie, I'm going to do just that!

[toomuchbaloney]

The best thing we did a couple years back was get a shower stool and hand wand. I highly recommend.   

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

So glad the hospital folks seem ready to really address what's going on. 

I need to get the 2nd shingles vaccine. I'm late for it but the website says to just go ahead and get the second one. No need to start over. Got my flu shot last week and had no noticeable reaction. 

Tonight there was a reception at Paisley Park, Prince's recording studio. Interesting place to tour. I've been wearing mascara, which I rarely do, and my eyes feel irritated and sleepy. The sessions/lectures were good. 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

I may very well get that bath bench out and use it if my hips and legs are irritating me still tomorrow. I want to be clean, I need to be clean! Though I really do prefer to stand and hang my head upside down for my hair with its final rinse. Meh, one way or the other or a combo of both will work fine. My hip bones are grumpy (no offense, Grumpy!) they ache and sometimes almost sting. The illieal bones feel heavy, as if I might be 'coming down with' ...as I used to refer to it. like it's a cold coming on or something , (my period, that is) except I haven't had one of those for about 20 years. My lateral hips ached something fierce for the past three hours, and my ischeal tuberosities ( I love saying that, it's like words like 'interstitial tissues') are not happy. They feel better while I am in bed; the end of the sofa I sit on has such a sink-hole in its seat where I have parked myself for 7 years now. I will have to get another sturdy, firm cushion and hubby needs a booster cushion because he can't get up with his orifice way below his knees.   My finger joints are achey and pinchy. my thighs are sore an achey, too.  I expect that after I get a good rest and start to decompress from the tensions that have been building, and from the 2-3 days efforts to get hubby to go to the ER

Ah me, the balloon-brain is beginning to lose air; I'm going to go to sleep earlier; last night I think it was something like 4:20 AM before I dropped off to sleep but it won't be like that tonight!