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re: Watching parents health deteriorate as they age is hell
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:42 pm to ColdTurkey
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:42 pm to ColdTurkey
Been there. Watching parent go from active to bed ridden for 1+ years is awful. I'll pray for you and your family. Just know that you'll never regret spending extra time with them when you can.
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Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:47 pm to wasteland
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This might be hard to understand but the doctor knows a lot more than you do.
Knowing a lot and actually using that knowledge to help a patient manage their illness are two very different things. The poster knows a lot more about the day to day problems of his mother than her doctor. I will go out on a limb and say that from your post you have likely never had the experience of having to find a competent doctor to treat yourself or a loved one. They are not all created equal, and more than a few should be stripped of their license to practice.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:35 pm to ColdTurkey
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she’s worried it’ll make her pop positive for THC at her doctors office again
Why the frick is her doctor testing for THC? That is not normal, at all. That's a specific ordered test, not part of a typical blood or urine lab.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 12:03 am to mmmmmbeeer
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Why the frick is her doctor testing for THC? That is not normal, at all. That's a specific ordered test, not part of a typical blood or urine lab.
It requires nothing more than checking a box on the labs request sheet, it is pretty typical of pain management physicians to want to know what non-prescribed meds a patient my be using.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 12:24 am to EA6B
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It requires nothing more than checking a box on the labs request sheet, it is pretty typical of pain management physicians to want to know what non-prescribed meds a patient my be using.
Thanks...missed the pain management doctor part.
That said, it's almost more suspect, imo. If weed has been proven to be an effective treatment for RSA, this doctor is doing nothing more than keeping her hopped up on pills to fill his own pockets.
No doctor, pain management or not, should be testing for THC, imo. It's relevant to nothing.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 12:30 am to ColdTurkey
I was going to post earlier this morning.....Then this afternoon....Then This evening....about you not being alone, but I’m in the ER (Now in ICU) with my dad who is 73. He has COPD and Stage 4 (maybe 5?) Kidney Disease but this morning his knees gave out completely, he fell pretty hard causing gashes everywhere which is no good since his blood and skin is EXTREMELY thin.
Just 2 months ago we were here when he had flu, his family doctor said Brochitis but nope. Those meds weren’t doing anything and that’s when he tested positive for Flu. As soon as the Flu meds kicked in he was feeling okay enough to go home. That was a turning point in which he always had help from us kids and my mom. He even drove himself to work a few times but that’s about it.
So here we are now- his strength is pretty deteriorated and cannot breathe well without oxygen. There comes a point in our lives where our parents are dependent on us kids. It is then that we try to stay strong for them just like they always did for us. As kids when we would get hurt or sick, as bad as our parents wanted to cry, they did not do it in front of us. Never will they be a burden even though they feel that they are. So many people would want to switch places with someone who wishes they had just 1 day or a few hours to spend with their loved one that they lost. My husband and I chose not to have kids because that’s the best decision for us. Because of that we won’t have kids or family to take care of us. So if you’re a child- be the hero, the strong one and never take a day or an hour spent with them from granted.
I read a quote that was something along the lines of- “My dad taught me everything I know. But the one thing he didnt teach me was how to live without him.” The truest, most relatable, sad thing I’ve ever come across in regards to an ailing or passed on father.
Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you.
Just 2 months ago we were here when he had flu, his family doctor said Brochitis but nope. Those meds weren’t doing anything and that’s when he tested positive for Flu. As soon as the Flu meds kicked in he was feeling okay enough to go home. That was a turning point in which he always had help from us kids and my mom. He even drove himself to work a few times but that’s about it.
So here we are now- his strength is pretty deteriorated and cannot breathe well without oxygen. There comes a point in our lives where our parents are dependent on us kids. It is then that we try to stay strong for them just like they always did for us. As kids when we would get hurt or sick, as bad as our parents wanted to cry, they did not do it in front of us. Never will they be a burden even though they feel that they are. So many people would want to switch places with someone who wishes they had just 1 day or a few hours to spend with their loved one that they lost. My husband and I chose not to have kids because that’s the best decision for us. Because of that we won’t have kids or family to take care of us. So if you’re a child- be the hero, the strong one and never take a day or an hour spent with them from granted.
I read a quote that was something along the lines of- “My dad taught me everything I know. But the one thing he didnt teach me was how to live without him.” The truest, most relatable, sad thing I’ve ever come across in regards to an ailing or passed on father.
Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 12:37 am to GeauxLSUGRL
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I was going to post earlier this morning.....Then this afternoon....Then This evening....about you not being alone, but I’m in the ER (Now in ICU) with my dad who is 73. He has COPD and Stage 4 (maybe 5?) Kidney Disease but this morning his knees gave out completely, he fell pretty hard causing gashes everywhere which is no good since his blood and skin is EXTREMELY thin.
Just 2 months ago we were here when he had flu, his family doctor said Brochitis but nope. Those meds weren’t doing anything and that’s when he tested positive for Flu. As soon as the Flu meds kicked in he was feeling okay enough to go home. That was a turning point in which he always had help from us kids and my mom. He even drove himself to work a few times but that’s about it.
So here we are now- his strength is pretty deteriorated and cannot breathe well without oxygen. There comes a point in our lives where our parents are dependent on us kids. It is then that we try to stay strong for them just like they always did for us. As kids when we would get hurt or sick, as bad as our parents wanted to cry, they did not do it in front of us. Never will they be a burden even though they feel that they are. So many people would want to switch places with someone who wishes they had just 1 day or a few hours to spend with their loved one that they lost. My husband and I chose not to have kids because that’s the best decision for us. Because of that we won’t have kids or family to take care of us. So if you’re a child- be the hero, the strong one and never take a day or an hour spent with them from granted.
I read a quote that was something along the lines of- “My dad taught me everything I know. But the one thing he didnt teach me was how to live without him.” The truest, most relatable, sad thing I’ve ever come across in regards to an ailing or passed on father.
Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you.
I’m so sorry to hear that and I’m sending up a prayer for your dad and the rest of you guys right now. It does feel good to know I’m not alone, I just hate that anyone has to go through it. I went to the store earlier and came back to find mom on her bedroom floor. She’s been sick and got dizzy getting up out of bed. Think she has fluid behind her ears. Scared the fricking shite out of me. Keeping an eye on her through the night.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 7:07 am to ColdTurkey
Sorry about your mom.
Marijuana needs to legalized. Too useful to be illegal.
Marijuana needs to legalized. Too useful to be illegal.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:23 pm to EA6B
That’s a mighty incorrect assumption on your part. The last few years have been rough and I have several doctors now and have had to change a few. But we aren’t talking about me you stupid arse.
The poster has no idea what mom feels or why yet he thinks an over the counter supplement will work better than doc’s prescription. Pain management docs are up to date on other options for pain.
The poster has no idea what mom feels or why yet he thinks an over the counter supplement will work better than doc’s prescription. Pain management docs are up to date on other options for pain.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:33 pm to ColdTurkey
There's a reason why I refuse to move away from my family here in Louisiana.
My parents are two of the most important people in my life along with my SO. A life without them while they're still alive is just an absolute waste and would leave me kicking myself as to why I didn't spend more time with them when they eventually die. That's like voluntarily being an orphan to me. Sounds dumb but that's how I rationalize it.
You will have only two parents and once they're gone, they're gone forever.
My parents are two of the most important people in my life along with my SO. A life without them while they're still alive is just an absolute waste and would leave me kicking myself as to why I didn't spend more time with them when they eventually die. That's like voluntarily being an orphan to me. Sounds dumb but that's how I rationalize it.
You will have only two parents and once they're gone, they're gone forever.
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