chen35
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Post by chen35 on Oct 28, 2024 10:01:15 GMT -5
My mom feels like her doctors take her more seriously with her hair dyed. She'd have happily gone gray but she sees a lot of doctors. That's ridiculous. I also believe her . I was thinking the exact same thing 🥲
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TheOtherMe
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Post by TheOtherMe on Oct 28, 2024 10:01:29 GMT -5
DN3 and his wife and baby are back in Iowa City at Children's Hospital. 7 month old is still not gaining weight for an undetermined cause. Today she is having a feeding tube put directly in to her stomach.
I can't imagine how scary this is.
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raeoflyte
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 28, 2024 10:35:14 GMT -5
DN3 and his wife and baby are back in Iowa City at Children's Hospital. 7 month old is still not gaining weight for an undetermined cause. Today she is having a feeding tube put directly in to her stomach. I can't imagine how scary this is. I can't either. I hope they get good news soon.
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Post by soupandstew on Oct 28, 2024 10:42:04 GMT -5
I treated myself to an at-home mani/pedi thing which, although not nearly as enjoyable as the salon, was nice and my claws look better.
After lunch I'll unload the dishwasher, run some laundry and make a pot of beef noodle soup for supper.
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soupandstew
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Post by soupandstew on Oct 28, 2024 10:43:45 GMT -5
That's ridiculous. I also believe her . I was thinking the exact same thing 🥲 Sadly, many segments of our society are ageist, sexist, and ableist.
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Post by bean29 on Oct 28, 2024 10:44:07 GMT -5
I was somewhat worried about my mom's Medicare Advantage plan covering her Hospital Stay/Cardiologist etc, but it is covered. Her oop max for the year looks like it is $3500 and it is only $285/day for the first 6 days. I think after day 6 the co-pay is 0, but I expect her to be released by Wed, possibly tomorrow.
I stayed with mom as much as I could over the weekend, b/c she forgets why she is there. I prefer one of her kids be with her, but during the week it will be difficult. If she was at her assisted living facility things would be more familiar to her - her room has familiar furniture and pictures in it. Since she is not expelling all fluids correctly, she could not get her wedding ring back on yesterday. DH yelled at me for not bringing it home. She asked about it 2x yesterday, so I left it there as I expected she would keep asking about it. I told them this am I was taking it home and wrote it on the list of patient possessions that I took it home. I will send an update to my siblings too.
My DS is 32 today. We will go out to dinner, but we have not set anything up yet. Have a crown appointment on Wed.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Oct 28, 2024 10:53:46 GMT -5
I was somewhat worried about my mom's Medicare Advantage plan covering her Hospital Stay/Cardiologist etc, but it is covered. Her oop max for the year looks like it is $3500 and it is only $285/day for the first 6 days. I think after day 6 the co-pay is 0, but I expect her to be released by Wed, possibly tomorrow. I stayed with mom as much as I could over the weekend, b/c she forgets why she is there. I prefer one of her kids be with her, but during the week it will be difficult. If she was at her assisted living facility things would be more familiar to her - her room has familiar furniture and pictures in it. Since she is not expelling all fluids correctly, she could not get her wedding ring back on yesterday. D H yelled at me for not bringing it home. She asked about it 2x yesterday, so I left it there as I expected she would keep asking about it. I told them this am I was taking it home and wrote it on the list of patient possessions that I took it home. I will send an update to my siblings too. My DS is 32 today. We will go out to dinner, but we have not set anything up yet. Have a crown appointment on Wed. Why is that any of his concern? It is your mother's and your judgement call. If you thought it would be easier on her to have it there that is your call. Or if it was just that you were too darn exhausted and burn out so you decided to just not deal with it at all that is fine too! You got enough on your plate. Wedding rings aren't your priority right now. DH can blow it out his butt. He doesn't need to have an opinion he needs to shut his trap and support.
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bean29
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Post by bean29 on Oct 28, 2024 11:26:24 GMT -5
I was somewhat worried about my mom's Medicare Advantage plan covering her Hospital Stay/Cardiologist etc, but it is covered. Her oop max for the year looks like it is $3500 and it is only $285/day for the first 6 days. I think after day 6 the co-pay is 0, but I expect her to be released by Wed, possibly tomorrow. I stayed with mom as much as I could over the weekend, b/c she forgets why she is there. I prefer one of her kids be with her, but during the week it will be difficult. If she was at her assisted living facility things would be more familiar to her - her room has familiar furniture and pictures in it. Since she is not expelling all fluids correctly, she could not get her wedding ring back on yesterday. D H yelled at me for not bringing it home. She asked about it 2x yesterday, so I left it there as I expected she would keep asking about it. I told them this am I was taking it home and wrote it on the list of patient possessions that I took it home. I will send an update to my siblings too. My DS is 32 today. We will go out to dinner, but we have not set anything up yet. Have a crown appointment on Wed. Why is that any of his concern? It is your mother's and your judgement call. If you thought it would be easier on her to have it there that is your call. Or if it was just that you were too darn exhausted and burn out so you decided to just not deal with it at all that is fine too! You got enough on your plate. Wedding rings aren't your priority right now. DH can blow it out his butt. He doesn't need to have an opinion he needs to shut his trap and support. Well, I said he yelled at me, but he was just trying to ensure someone did not walk off with it. I left it there b/c she kept asking were it was, and I figured she will continue asking. I picked up the container yesterday and showed it to her, but when she tried to put it on her finger she could not slip it on. I did not want her to force it on, as if they need to get it off again, it could be an issue. We can get it made a bit bigger if need be. She has not gained weight, it is just that she is retaining water. As mom has dementia, she does not retain current events. I am lucky that my DS and DB are supportive and my DH actually is too. My mom would be very upset if her ring was lost, and I have a feeling she would know if we gave her a different one. She has been wearing that ring for 63 years. I sent an update to DB and DS, DB said he will try to stop in after lunch. DB sells Medical Equipment and Consumables. His territory is the whole state and possibly IL, and MI. He used to have territory in other states, but I think they may have given him all of WI now. He can work "from home" which is sometimes anywhere his laptop is. So, if he is sitting in a Dr's waiting room, he is often handling e-mails etc. DS has her MIL at home, but she just got out of the hospital. She had a bedsore that did not heal properly, and they may do plastic surgery on it. I can't remember why she landed in hospital, but BIL had to give her IV 3x a day and She has PT coming to the house 3 days this week. So, on top of everything else she has the stress of trying to keep her house clean enough for Medical people coming in and out of her house.
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