Well, Mom should be coming down of the new pain meds. They stopped them on Friday, and it takes a couple of days to get out of your system. They now have her on her old standby Vicodin, which she was taking before the surgery. I have high hopes that some of the mood swings and impatience is due to the meds...We will have to see in a few days.
The weekend went pretty well. Dad is still having swelling in his legs, and they took him back off food this weekend. He has another swallow test tomorrow, and hopefully he can go back onto thickened liquids at least, then maybe onto solid foods. His congestion is almost all gone (hmmmm, just a few days after he got Prednisone...I'm still pretty bitter about it all...). He was having some pain today, so he was dozing for most of my visit.
Mom seems to be getting stronger. They can get her standing with support, and she is taking a few steps with a special walker. She is taking a step and dragging her left foot, but it is a start. I am so very proud of her and happy she is making an effort. It is a tough road for Dorth...This does not sit well with her. But, she does like to receive the kudos when she does good. She has been quite a challenge for me and for the staff. Patience does not seem to be in her vocabulary. I can't imagine what she is going through, but I am hoping that some of this is due to medication and she will be a little more tolerant and accepting that not everyone can do things as she deems perfect. This was always a bit of a riff between us when I was growing up. She is neat as a pin, and I, frankly, am not. I would fold something, and she would unfold it and refold it because it was not "just right." I guess I never saw it as much of a problem and always kind of overlooked it, but now that she can't fix things on her own, maybe this is more of and issue than I could have imagined. Either way, off the meds, I am hoping for her to be a little more calm, less paranoid and hopefully happier...Although, she is still happy with her "Britney-esque" head shaving incident...So, I guess that is something.:)
Hope everyone's Valentine's Day was a good one! I got to celebrate my best friend's birthday at a lovely party...Great friends, great food (2 cakes!), some "Rock Band," and lots of laughs. A really nice night with friends...It was a really good break for me!:)
Love to all!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment