UPDATE ON MUM

04/04/2007 by Ted.

EVENING OF 4TH APRIL 2007. AFTER ANOTHER NIGHT STRUGGLING WITH THE PILLOWS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BED MUM HAS HAD A REASONABLE DAY.  SHE HAS BEEN EATING SOLID FOOD AGAIN - A LITTLE PORRIDGE FOR BREAKFAST, SOUP, MINCE AND POTATOES FOR LUNCH AND A YOGHURT AND NUTRITION DRINK FOR TEA. ALSO THE DOCTOR ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND REDUCED HER DOSAGE OF FERUSOMIDE BY 25% - WITH A WARNING THAT IF HER BREATHLESSNESS RETURNS SHE MUST BE TOLD IMMEDIATELY SO THAT SHE CAN INCREASE THE DOSEAGE  TO ITS PREVIOUS LEVEL.  HOWEVER MUM HAS HAD NO RETURN OF BREATHLESSNESS WHICH WOULD BE CAUSED BY FLUID COLLECTING ON HER LUNGS AS A RESULT OF HER HEART FAILURE.

THE DOCTOR ALSO PRESCRIBED SOME BARRIER CREAM TO HELP WITH MUM’S SORE BTM.  HOWEVER TONIGHT THERE WAS BROKEN FLESH IN THE AREA, SO THE DISTRICT NURSE WILL BE CALLED IN TOMORROW TO SEE IF A DRESSING IS REQUIRED.

ALSO TONIGHT A NEW TECHNIQUE IS BEING TRIED TONIGHT TO SEE IF HER SLIDING DOWN THE BED CAN BE ELIMINATED BY STRATEGICALLY PLACED PILLOWS. THE SLIDING IS THE RESULT OF HER SLEEPING IN A SEMI-UPRIGHT POSITION INSTEAD OF A RECUMBENT ONE TO ASSIST WITH KEEPING FLUID FROM  HER LUNGS WHILST SHE IS ASLEEP.

TONIGHT SHE WAS FAIRLY CONTENT AS SHE SETTLED DOWN FOR ANOTHER NIGHT ALTHOUGH SHE FINDS THE DAILY STRUGGLE AGAINST THE ACCUMULATING PROBLEMS VERY TRYING.

SHE SENDS HER LOVE TO YOU ALL AS USUAL,

ME TOO,

TED.

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