Thanks, both of you.
No, he’s not vaxed, thank goodness. He was trying to tell me yesterday, while in one of his confused states, that covid caused these clots. The only problem with that is that neither of us has had covid, that we know about.
The neurologist called a while ago and said that they are going to do an EEG and an MRI on his brain. His mind comes and goes and that concerns them. At 84 I think that would be expected but they want to make sure no mini clots went to his brain. They are also going to check his legs because most clots in the lungs come from somewhere else, like the legs. He won’t be home tonight. Maybe tomorrow, depending on test results. My daughter and SIL are going down later to visit and I’m going with them instead of driving down alone. The granddaughter is down there now. It’s about an hour drive in a lot of traffic and through some very bad neighborhoods. I can go alone but prefer not to.
Good idea riding with them. I had PT right across the street from Memorial last yea. The hospital campus is pretty secure, but it’s not too far from a somewhat rough neighborhood. Not terrible, mind you, but not great either.
TC, prayers for what you both are going through. Your most important job right now is to eat right and GET ENOUGH REST! And then start looking for some respite care providers.
I had this great post half written. It was about nursing a husband who doesn’t want to be nursed and won’t follow directions...and it was about caring for geriatric patients.
I had just finished the part about husbands and I realized it was pretty long, so KEEPING IN MIND FOLKS’ PREFERENCE FOR NO MORE NOVELS, I stopped. Cos, ya know, community standards and all that.
I could go on about how some are more equal than others, but I’ll digress. Suffice it to say:
Nothing is harder to nurse than a stubborn man who is bigger than you! I would tell you that, as his caretaker, you are entitled and obligated to go with him to his doctor’s appointments. Put it to him like this: “Once you are able to motor about under your own steam and we both know you won’t fall, then you can go to the Dr.’s without me. Until then, I’m kinda responsible for keeping you alive. I need to know the WHOLE game plan to keep you safe and to keep you alive. Don’t like it? Then get to the point where you don’t need me here to be your back-up/pick-up nurse. Now, let’s get exercising!”
And, like I said, YOU get enough sleep!!