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@quilteryoyo Bad old hawk! I have a big female red tail who sits on top of my birdfeeder sometimes. You can imagine I don’t get nearly as many birdies visiting when she’s there! So happy your dad is doing better. Still praying for y’all.
So my goal was to be back down to 150 by Christmas, and I’ve been hovering right around 150.8. Yesterday I get up and weigh, and it’s 148.0. Yay, whoosh! But no... I step back on a little later and it’s 155 something. Then 139. It’s just my scale needing new batteries. Oh well!
My new obsession is Dave’s seedy bread with thin slices of Bosc pear, havarti cheese, and walnuts, toasted. So good.2 -
@swenson19d I had to look up kneeling chair. They aren't too, too expensive. If that helps you feel better, get one. Glad your back is a little better. I hope the neruo has some answers for you.
@rheddmobile I imagine you have very few visitors to the feeder if the hawk is there. You are so close to 150. You've got this. I hate it when the batteries on the scale get low and give you false readings. I'm always leering about a big drop.
I talked to mom this morning. Dad is not doing too good. He has breathing issues anyway, so it is really hard to tell if it is CoVID related or "normal" issues. His oxygen level was low when he first got up, but went back to 90%. He has a consistent low grade fever, even with Tylenol. His throat is sore this morning and he felt a little sick at his stomach about 4 am. He was asleep in the recliner, so haven't talk to him yet. I figure the sleep is good for him right now. I was so hoping the worst was behind us. Mom said she isn't feeling as well this morning either, but is okay. I am still good. Have a little bit of a cough, but nothing like I've had in the past. I have a telemed appointment with my doctor at 10:30 this morning. I'll keep you updated.4 -
@quilteryoyo I hope your dad's condition is normal progression of the virus. Continued prayers for him.
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@quilteryoyo I could be wrong but I think the symptoms fluctuation is normal.
Pretty sure I've seen people say they felt great at first (hence asymptomatic spread being an issue) then after like a week they'd get symptoms, feel better, and then get it worse before getting better.1 -
Weight was the same today as last week so at least no gain. I did go over cals like every day but I'm so hungry!
I also realized I forgot to weigh in until after I had already had some coffee 🤣 Not a lot so probably didn't affect weigh in2 -
Sorry I didn't update later yesterday. Dad continued to have a hard time breathing all day. Mom called me at 10:45 last night to let me know he really couldn't breath and his oxygen levels were staying low. So, I went down there and called the VA triage nurse. She said he needed to be seen urgently and that it should be okay to take him to the local ER instead of driving all the way to the VA - 30 min vs an hour. So, that's what I did. They admitted him at 3:00 this morning. I called after I got up this morning to check on him and he is doing good on a fairly high dose of supplemental oxygen - as long as he is laying still. When he starts moving around, his levels go back down to 84%. (He was eating breakfast.) But, she said he wasn't struggling to breathe, so I still have my fingers crossed that he is going to be okay without major intervention. I tried to call his room, but bless his heart, he can't hear at all on the phone. He did call me and finally was able to sort of hear me. He was getting out of breath when talking, but sounded pretty good. It was really good to hear his voice.5
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@quilteryoyo big hugs. I hope he continues to improve.1
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Did well with calories yesterday, weights still up a little but not worried, trend is going down, slowly. Ran 6.5k which was great. Rest day today2
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Sorry about no updates during the day yesterday. It was a stressful day with lots of phone calls and texts. I'm glad dad is so well loved, but it can be exhausting keeping everyone up to date. They did have to put him on a Bi Pap machine last night to keep his sats up, but that seems to be working well for now. I just talked to his nurse and respiratory therapist. They said he is very concerned about me and mom - that we are sick, which we are doing good. She said he made the therapist cry twice last night asking about us. It really doesn't help that he can NOT hear on the phone.
He just called and sounded pretty good, but he is really depressed. They can't give him anything because they don't want to depress his breathing. He can't hear me enough for me to reassure him that we're ok and that he needs to concentrate on getting well. Instead, when we started to hang up, he said, "If I don't talk to you again, I love you." The therapist was in the background telling him that he would talk to me again. This is really hard you all.
I am a stress eater, except when I'm really, really stressed. Then, I can't eat. I'm trying really hard, but I'm not being very successful. I am currently at 131.2 pounds. I was 136.4 last Saturday. I know that isn't good. I have spaghetti sauce cooked, but the doctor had called me yesterday and wasn't very positive about dad's prognosis, so I couldn't eat it. I finally wound up eating some cheese and crackers about 7 last night.
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OMG....this was a really bad week to not check in. I have missed some important stuff.
@quilteryoyo I am so so sorry that you and your parents have been sick and your dad is struggling with worry and fear on top of it all. The worst part of Covid seems to be the separation and the anxiety that that causes. I am praying that he responds well to the treatments and can get released asap. That will really help his depression. It is such a strange virus in the way it ebbs and flows. As for you, you need to try to find a way to eat and keep your energy for them. Maybe just adding a nutritional shake for a while. I love watching squirrels....the ones in Vail, CO were so funny....they were gathering pinecones from the trees....they'd drop them to the ground (bombing us as we sat there) and then they would come down and take them and hid them amongst the river boulders....fascinating.
@shanaber....Happy Belated.....so sorry I missed it! Sounds like it was a good day with some delicious food. I love snooze. Great breakfasts.
@rheddmobile I love Dave's Ultimate Seedy bread...your recipe sounds so good.
@Avidkeo Glad to hear that your dealing with the anxiety and also getting some good runs in. Toxic people - recognize them and drop em. It's hard though when you work with them....
@swenson19d Your grades were incredible considering what you have been dealing with so give yourself some grace. I need a Bob in my life. I have the perfect house for a roomba and hate vacuuming. Problem that I worry about? An old dog (besides myself of course) is that I have heard stories of the roomba running into a "gift" left from the old dog and then it literally drags and spreads the gift all over the house.....Something like Picasso's Blue Period but brown. I think I need to wait to little pup is flying around heaven.
Hope everyone else is doing ok. I have had a busy week, work, PT, Chiro and Mammogram. The PT basically told me that he cannot really help me anymore for the pain....that I need to go back to the doc or go to a hip specialist. Or maybe get a cortizone shot. Bummer. At least I have exercises to work on stretching and strengthening that side. Just got to do them.
The real bummer....that just derailed my week? I got a call back for my mammo....said they see a shadow or area of density that looked different than last year. I have dense breasts...and they are small haha. The lady who did it asked while I was hanging out topless if I had lost weight, while comparing this years to last years. I said yes....since Sept 2019, about 20 lbs. She said that was going into the notes in case the radiologist had questions. I thought that was odd....and it worried me then. When it was done, she made a point to tell me that they would send a letter with the results unless he wants to do more scanning. Sure enough, I have to go back for a scan and ultrasound. I am freaking out. I go to the worst and darkest scenarios...even though my logical self tells me that this is pretty normal and common. I'll keep you posted. Going in Wednesday as that was first available. They wanted me to wait until 21st at the one near my house - I said no way. I need this next week to be over already.
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Still praying for you! I know how it is with the deafness and the phone, my mom is deaf and trying to stay in touch with her drives me crazy. I can only imagine what it must be like for you with him in the hospital. It’s good that you know he is surrounded by people who are taking good care of him.quilteryoyo wrote: »Sorry about no updates during the day yesterday. It was a stressful day with lots of phone calls and texts. I'm glad dad is so well loved, but it can be exhausting keeping everyone up to date. They did have to put him on a Bi Pap machine last night to keep his sats up, but that seems to be working well for now. I just talked to his nurse and respiratory therapist. They said he is very concerned about me and mom - that we are sick, which we are doing good. She said he made the therapist cry twice last night asking about us. It really doesn't help that he can NOT hear on the phone.
He just called and sounded pretty good, but he is really depressed. They can't give him anything because they don't want to depress his breathing. He can't hear me enough for me to reassure him that we're ok and that he needs to concentrate on getting well. Instead, when we started to hang up, he said, "If I don't talk to you again, I love you." The therapist was in the background telling him that he would talk to me again. This is really hard you all.
I am a stress eater, except when I'm really, really stressed. Then, I can't eat. I'm trying really hard, but I'm not being very successful. I am currently at 131.2 pounds. I was 136.4 last Saturday. I know that isn't good. I have spaghetti sauce cooked, but the doctor had called me yesterday and wasn't very positive about dad's prognosis, so I couldn't eat it. I finally wound up eating some cheese and crackers about 7 last night.
I agree with @bearly63 about drinking ensure or something for a while. Just slug it down like medicine, which it is, because your body needs it! Totally apart from the stress, reduced appetite is one of the symptoms of Covid.
Could you maybe use CaringBridge to take the pressure off to update everybody? I know you set it up initially for you and your surgery, but it seems like it would be easier to make one post in one place and let all your people know to look there than to act as a central communication for everybody.3 -
@bearly63 Hope the follow-up scans are just CYA routine. At least they are before the end of the year and will go in this year's insurance.
I had the exact concern over the roomba as we have cats who barf and one will get drippy butt when he is constipated or wormy or sick. Dh has been pressing this issue for a year now so I just gave up and said fine, but you are cleaning the Picasso and replacing rugs. It never runs when I haven't inspected the house so I am hoping to minimize germs painted about. It is insane to sit and notice the bottom of your socks are not fur laden!
I think a hip doc will be beneficial. I love mine of course. Hopefully, they can help get you to healing and progressing.2 -
Oh @quilteryoyo, sending you huge {{hugs}}! I hope the treatments are helping! It is so hard now when people in the hospital have to separated from loved ones and especially with your dad not being able to hear. Is Remdesivir something he could have? I have no idea the availability but it seems to be one of the best treatments.
I agree with everyone that a premade shake or something similar would be a good way to get in some protein and calories even when you aren't hungry. Also Caringbridge seems a great way to inform everyone about how your dad is doing without having to send individual messages or calls.
@bearly63 - I hope all goes well with your followup mammo and ultrasound, hang in there. I worry every time I have one until I get the results back. Years ago I had that call back to come in asap to have a suspicious lump checked. They thought it was a cyst but wanted to make sure. I was terrified as I had lost my aunt to bc just a few years earlier and she was diagnosed at about the same age I was. It wasn't a cyst but I was lucky, it was cancer but fully encapsulated with no spread. This last time they had me go for a 3-d mammo, same squish machine just better technology. While I was there they sent me over immediately for genetic testing since I met all the requirements. My mammo came back normal again but I am still waiting for the genetic test results.
I forget - didn't you see an orthopedic for your stress fracture? Is this issue different from that? I can't imagine that a cortisone shot would be a help if the problem is still from the stress fracture. If there is a hip specialist available I would definitely try that.
Speaking of hips... well, sort of. My hamstring and glute are really bothering me again. They ache at night and it makes it hard to sleep (welcome to your world @swenson19d!). I should have gotten up last night for some Aleve but convinced myself it wasn't that bad. Had to take one though pretty much as soon as I got up. I will be calling my PCP next week to see about a referral to I guess an ortho doc or maybe for PT? I figure I won't be able to get in though until January or February.
No run planned but I may try to get in some strength training in and there is definitely a nap on my schedule for this afternoon. Oh and we are taking Hilde out for a walk in the neighborhood to see the Christmas lights tonight. I have roped in DH to go with us to push the wheelchair.
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Hugs @quilteryoyo I wouldn't worry too much about the weight atm. It's a temporary reaction to high stress. Allow yourself one less thing to stress about. Not that it helps, I know. Glad your dad is doing OK.
@bearly63 hugs on the mammo. Its pretty common to need an US after a mam. They are usually just being cautious. I hope that's the case for you.
I ate too much yesterday. Sigh. But no real change to the scales. I'm hoping to basically just maintain till after Christmas now.2 -
@bearly63 I hope your follow-up shows nothing to worry about. I'm glad you insisted on the quicker turn around. Waiting is the worst. I hope you can find someone to help with your hip.
@rheddmobile I would love to use Caring Bridge for updates. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who need to be kept up to date haven't signed up for it and some of the older people don't do computer stuff. It's hard, but I have at least figured out how to copy and forward updates, so it doesn't take a ton of time. I wish everyone would sign up. I probably should get some Boost/Ensure. We got some for mom and dad. I don't think she is drinking them either. May have to change that tomorrow.
Thanks ladies. Mom and I were able to facetime with dad for about 10 minutes today. He started coughing when trying to talk, so we got off. We're hoping seeing us helped. (I don't have and iphone so I had to borrow one from my brother and then call the nurse, who used their ipad to take to dad's room.) I thought he looked good, considering. Hard part of the day was, after talking to the doctor for about 30 minutes, we decided, if it comes down to it, we are not going to put him on a ventilator. At that point we would just go for comfort care. After that, they were able to lower the oxygen from 100% to 85% on the bipap and his oxygen sats stayed up, so I am hopeful that he is going to make it and get to come home.
Thanks for being here for me!2 -
@shanaber They have dad on Dexamethasone, Remdesivir, and convalescent plasma.1
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Thanks all....trying to think positively. @quilteryoyo sounds like he's getting all the good stuff so it just needs to do its job! Wonder if one of the relatives could take over the reporting job....you email them and they get the word out.
@shanaber.....thanks for the info....so glad yours was ok! I was going to a Sports med guy for the hip....physical doctor....not orthopedic. Wanted someone who would keep me moving....which he did. I'll figure it out at some point....could just be overuse or just aging....it happens....
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OMG - I missed so much! I've had a very rough time at work the past two weeks-- too boring to go into but just hanging in there. Food has been pretty good and doing the run streak. I am quite sore in the mornings (ankles mostly) because I haven't been running much since Pellie moved in.
@quilteryoyo - I can't believe all that has happened to you the past couple weeks. I am so sorry about you all getting Covid. What were they thinking going to work with they can't taste/smell, and being a super spreader. I wonder how many others got it. I pray your dad is going to be able to come home soon! I have to pee every time I pass a bathroom it seems. I agree on drinking Ensure or something like that. Get some protein in somehow.
@bearly63 - I have dense small ones too. I've been called back for shadows/spots, and it always turns out okay. So hopefully that's the case for you. Good for you pushing the appt sooner. who wants to wait another week!
Wow, still can't believe all I missed.2 -
@ddmom0811 thanks for info....they really emphasized the weight loss and I friend who is married to the doc agreed that you get more dense with weight loss....naturally I lose it in my already smallish chest instead of my shapely rear end or muffing top lol!!!2
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Called the nurse this morning. Dad is physically about the same, but he told the nurse this morning that he is ready to quit, die, and go to heaven. He doesn't do well with being alone and tends to be depressed anyway. It would do him so much good if we could go see him, but that isn't allowed! We are going to try to help by taking him a digital frame with lots of pictures of the great-grandkids, his cell phone, which he may be able to hear better with...don't know, and try to video chat with him again this afternoon. I know he's tired and it's hard, but I am NOT ready for him to just give up and die.4
