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More prayers please

Posted : 7/8/2006 11:50:11 PM

As many of you will remember, Mom has been having some serious BP issues. In April she had emergency angio to clear an 80% occlusion of the left kidney artery. It was hoped that that procedure would help the BP. It didn't. And she's been back and forth to the doc repeatedly, changed meds so many times it makes my head spin, had a couple major diverticulitus attacks and this horrible yo-yoing BP.......

On Wednesday, we all went down and had a picnic supper. She enjoyed that so much that I promised her we'd do it again today after the parade we had to be in. The National Cherry Festival is wrapping up tonite, and today was the biggie of the three parades. By the time we FINALLY got done with the parade....5 hours after lining up, we were just a few blocks from her house and went straight there. Her BP was way up again....235/85 so off we went to the ER. They were just keeping an eye on things, but the blood work came back with her sodium levels low enough to cause seizures, so they admitted her. Now while we were there, her BP went as low as 85/45...then up...then down...then up...then down......I was getting dizzy just watching the numbers...can only imagine how SHE felt.

The doc who was covering for her doc spent over an hour with her, checking her records, talking to her, examining her, etc. He seems to have a different direction to check now. This poor woman since the procedure has been on such a massive amount of medications, constantly changing meds and has gone from really energetic to dragging ALL the time and in the last couple weeks, not even wanting to eat. Today she had a can of Ensure....and nothing else. I went to the cafeteria, over her protests, and got her a cup of chicken noodles soup, milk and pudding and she actually DID eat it, even tho she insisted that she didn't want anything.....I'm thinking I'm a mean enough old broad that she didn't want to tick me off...and I was NOT taking no for an answer.

I'm sooooo hoping that they can figure out how the heck to control the BP this time and still let her be FUNCTIONAL......instead of drugged out and exhausted all the time.......so any good thots and prayers sure would be appreciated.

jennie_c_d

Posted : 7/8/2006 11:52:08 PM

Of course!

willowchow

Posted : 7/8/2006 11:56:02 PM

Glenda--She's is in my thoughts. Have they ever done an MRI on her?? The do the aortic branch, that would be the legs and abdomen.

The sodium is probably off from the medications. They warned me to make sure I keep an eye on electrolytes and potassium too. The meds suck the potassium and others out of you.

calliecritturs

Posted : 7/8/2006 11:56:16 PM

For sure Glenda -- and for whatever reason she did, I'm glad she listened to you!!

boneyjean

Posted : 7/9/2006 12:02:04 AM

You and mom and family will be in my thoughts and prayers for sure!

sooner

Posted : 7/9/2006 12:04:27 AM

Here too!

glenmar

Posted : 7/9/2006 12:15:07 AM

It's soooo frustrating. She takes a diurectic and all THREE bp meds have a bit in them too...so she goes ALL the time. But, doesn't drink enough to keep a flea healthy. She HAS to have the diurectic or she swells up like a water balloon......I don't believe that an MRI has been done, although she DID have an ultrasound of the colon and gall bladder....I'm hoping to be at the hospital tommorow when the doctor comes in...if not will talk with her nurse about an MRI. I know that she's relieved to be in the hospital tho and not home alone with the bp playing games like it is.

Callie, if I have to camp down there to MAKE her eat, by golly I will. Wed she ate 1/2 of a very thin chicken salad sandwich and about 3 bites of potato salad...oh, and ONE slice of a fresh peach. She made a huge fuss about how good everything was, but sure didn't eat much of it. When I went to the cafeteria she had said she'd eat pudding and applesauce. Got the pudding but they didn't have applesauce or cottage cheese which i know she likes, so she got some protein of MY choosing. She knows that I'm right and that she NEEDS protein and carbs and I *think* she knows better than to give me a hard time when she knows that I'm right. I can be just a tiny bit stubborn.

danehaven

Posted : 7/9/2006 7:14:44 AM

Well wishes and prayers sent.

marty_ga

Posted : 7/9/2006 7:27:12 AM

Prayers being sent that the docs can get this under control!

Paula Diffenbaugh

Posted : 7/9/2006 7:30:56 AM

Glenda, You and your mom will be in my prayers for sure. While your trying to take care of mom be sure and take care of you too. You need to stay healthy to be able to be strong for her.

angelamarie

Posted : 7/9/2006 7:42:42 AM

Praying for you and your mom and family, and for the doctors, too. Take care of yourself.

ron2

Posted : 7/9/2006 8:01:26 AM

A lot of good thoughts and wishes from us.

Vivian

Posted : 7/9/2006 8:03:29 AM

Your both in my prayers.

glenmar

Posted : 7/9/2006 8:54:04 AM

A little good news....she woke up HUNGRY this morning! Ate her oatmeal, and some of the scrambled eggs...said the toast was soggy from being covered, but gosh, it's HUGE that she actually FELT hungry finally.

He is The Boss

Posted : 7/9/2006 8:59:46 AM

Glenda, I'm just seeing this. Your mom and family are surely in my prayers.