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Mom update again
This week's frivolities included going to see the surgeon on Thursday for a follow-up visit. My mother is insistent that she wants the colostomy reversal and won't even think about anythng else. Thing is, the surgeon is going to have to remove her entire colon (because it's severely compromised by diverticula) and reconnect her rectum up with her ( Read more... ) -
And more Mom
Last Monday, my mother called mid-afternoon to tell me that she was being taken back to the hospital, to the emergency room. Her blood count had dropped and she needed a transfusion. Since I was working on a project, I couldn't get there until mid-day on Tuesday. Wednesday, she was taken for an endoscopy, since it was suspected that she was ( Read more... ) -
Mom again
...and the hits just keep coming. About 15 years ago or so, Mom developed diverticular disease, which ended up causing a fistula to form between her colon and her urinary bladder (you can paint the picture for yourself of what was coming out in her urine besides urine ;)). At the time, the surgeon removed the piece of offending colon and that was ( Read more... ) -
Frodo's Birthday Party
We had Frodo's 18th birthday party yesterday. Three of our human friends came, accompanied by two iguanas and a chuckwalla:
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I Can Has Grasses
I got kind of fed up with how bare my house was looking after they took the trees away (MONGRELS). So this year, I decided to plant some ornamental grasses around the patio fence and in front of the house. Have a look:
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Contemplating...
a big change in my life. It's starting to feel like it's time to get out of Dodge. Not much is happening on the job front, and Mom's home aide coverage ends next week ( Read more... ) -
Update to HRT or not to HRT
I finally got to the gynecologist after canceling the first appointment (it was the week of my mother's first "episode"). The GYN put me on a low dose birth control pill. I have a follow-up appointment (actually, my yearly) in a month and then we'll see where we are. I'm not thrilled -- I gained weight on this same pill about 20 years ago, and I ( Read more... ) -
Another Mom update
I went up to Brooklyn last week on Wednesday to bring groceries and generally check on things, since the nursing agency was supposed to send an aide to start on Wednesday. In the afternoon, the physical therapist arrived, and the first thing she did was take my mother's blood pressure. It was 241/110, and she had a bad headache. Fearing she ( Read more... )
