Sunday, May 22 When I got to the hospital this morning, I saw that Linda was moved to ICU (third floor) during the night and is intubated. She is not doing well. Aspiration pneumonia is what they told me. The only person I saw was a doctor who told me what had happened and he…
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Linda’s First Week in Hospital
Wednesday, May 18 They are doing all sorts of tests–bloodwork, ECG, ultrasound, chest x-ray, nuclear scan, etc. And many specialists! So far I’ve seen a hematologist, psychiatrist, pharmacist, endocrinologist, and several internal medicine doctors. The first diagnosis was DVT in her “lower right extremity.” Upon questioning, it was discovered that she had not taken XARELTO®…
Linda Goes to Hospital
Some of you have gotten bits and pieces of the story today about Linda, but I’ll try to summarize it as best I can right now. Linda has given me permission to share with family members. First, you know that Linda had hip replacement surgery in January. Her recovery at home went very well, with…
Acupuncture (April 2022)
Individual Acupuncture with Sophie I’ve lost count of how many individual acupunctures with Sophie I’ve had. I don’t think they are sticking to the limit of 10 sessions for chronic pain patients anymore. In fact, Sophie told me today that Acupuncture is currently no longer under the Pain Management Program. That’s because the in-person version…
Pain Physical Therapy #17: April 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 I don’t ordinarily schedule medical appointments on Tuesday because of that being grocery shopping. This appointment was originally scheduled for Monday but Francis emailed me and said he needed to reschedule. Since I only have to go to Safeway today, I agreed on the 11:30 a.m. appointment on Tuesday for Pain…
Another crown: April 2022
Thursday, April 7, 2022 This should have been a routine 6-month cleaning, but it turned out that the dentist saw a cavity under a crown (upper right). I had x-rays then the procedure began. First, with a “numbing” shot (actually, two shots) then lots of drilling and pulling to get the old crown off. I…
Fasting: April 2022
Thursday, March 31, 2022 I’m planning another 84-hr. fast, beginning tonight after supper and lasting until break-fast/brunch on Monday, April 4. This time, I have set out only my prescription meds (AM and PM) which are all small pills that I can take with water. Speaking of water, I will be sure to drink plenty…
Linda’s Recovery: The Second Month
March Physical Therapy David (or Earl) came to the house on March 1, 3, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, and 25. By the end of that time, the PTs had Linda walking outside with her walker for short distances. Earl’s last visit was on Monday, March 28. From this point on, Linda is on her…
Fasting: March 2022
84-hr. fast, beginning after supper on Thursday night (March 3) and ending with break-fast on Monday morning (March 7) I’m 30 hours in to my 84-hour fast. I got a little hungry at suppertime, while I was fixing food for Linda and Emily. But I got over it. I’m having coffee with heavy cream in…