26 February 2023
Some things get resolved, others remain otherwise. Life goes on or it doesn't. And in the meantime you forget the things you can't remember.
So I thought I'd start Sunday by tying up a few loose ends. Before I forget.
BYRAM
We did eventually receive an order of bandages from Byram in January but it was only 36. And that was supposed to last 30 days.
We use two each dressing change so that was an 18 day supply.
To stretch it out, we used one 9x9 from the Byram order and two 4x4s supplied by Kristine the LVN from 21st Century.
But when we tried to reorder on the Web site, we couldn't complete the order because Joyce had an outstanding balance of around $28 for the 36 9x9s. And she had an outstanding balance because Byram hadn't sent her a statement yet. So she hadn't sent them a check.
So she called them to place the order. And they sent 36 again.
I wrote to Dr. Tong explaining the problem mathematically. And the surgical team issued an order to Kaiser's Durable Medical Equipment authority the full 100 and Byram called to say they got the authorization.
Just yesterday the rest of the order to last a month arrived.
BIOPSIES
No, we still haven't heard the results of the biopsies from earlier this month. That would be a little over two weeks ago.
MOM
This has been a rough month for my mother. She had a urinary tract infection that was untreated far too long partly because it was undetected and partly because it took forever to get blood work done and evaluated.
She did have a course of antibiotics but after that she became delusional after lunch Feb. 6 and after trying to talk to her doctor for three hours, I finally called 911 to take her to the Emergency Room.
She had to be sedated with three shots of Atavan through her sweater over an hour and half before they could take blood and evaluate her.
She got a full work up for once, including a brain scan. No urinary tract infection was detected but there was a hint of pneumonia. She was admitted for further tests around midnight. And no stroke. She is in remarkably good health for someone her age.
On Feb. 15 she was transferred to Golden Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility. She does well there until Feb. 18 when she is rushed to the ER again after vomiting with a temperature of 93, glucose reading of 89 and a very low blood oxygen level. Pneumonia again.
When she is finally stabilized, she is again admitted and spends a few days recovering before returning to Golden Pavilion on Feb. 21, where she remains to finish two courses of antibiotics and build her strength back up.
So I've been half there for Joyce and half there for my mother this month.
Some things get resolved, others remain otherwise.