Been a busy morning, got onto the WW Net and hear my uncle check in on the net as well. Talked to Paul for a little while about our computers for a little bit.
We filled her spare pill trays this morning and set her timer to 3x per day (Just like mine).
I ordered two more dispensers, just the tray is $20 so why not get all of it for $15
The attic is warm enough to maintain the temp of the home. We went down for our afternoon nap before we cooked Turkey Chili for dinner.
It’s a VERY NICE day outside, the sunny side of the home is 75 degrees. We didn’t get to go outside very much today, we’ve lost our bottles of sunscreen.
Even the attic fans got some exercise today.
Tuesday (Doc)
Heart doctor today so we’re up at 6AM. We ate breakfast at McDonald’s on the way home. The doc was “Unconcerned” about her BP and that threw us. We’ve spent so much time collecting BP readings over the last week. Boo
We ended up eating lunch at Longhorn’s and then home for our afternoon nap. We are still working on building a schedule so that we can be more productive. Having her out front with her requests takes up the entire day. We spend a good while trying to figure out clothes for her. Her stomach and hips are about the same size at 43 inches. She is also looking for summer shoes, but not tennis shoes. She also does not do things she finds difficult, like writing down things I ask her.
Supper was turkey on Rye bread with a few rice cakes and creme cheese while we watch Castle. I did find the sunscreen today, so walking is back on the table.
Wednesday (Church)
We had a great morning and got a lot done. Cooked Salmon for dinner and that turned out pretty well. (The veggies were a little mushy.) We drove the VAN to a used clothing store to look for some pants. The were usual sizes that are waay too small for her. We ended up looking online for Plus sizes and ordered a couple pants.
Church services went ok, but she didn’t get the E-Mail containing the link for the service for some reason.
I chatted with the same guy on my HF radio at 1AM that I did the day before. We talked until we both had to go to bed.
Thursday
We took our BP and Glucose this morning, these are my readings according to the time of day. I printed the reports and dropped them off at the doctor’s office. We do not know if the information warrants a doc visit, but we are sure he will.
Shower and get dressed, we’ve got a lot to do today.
I waited too long to cut them back. (They were already budding.)
I did cut them back anyway risking the bush.
Had to use a rake to carry the thorny branches.
Looks much better, unless the bush dies.
Salmon on Rye for dinner, we watched several episodes of Castle. Doc did not call us back today, I really thought he would. Left the garage door open tonight, it’s just a bit of luck that I found it. Nocturnal animals would love to make a home in a warm garage, cept maybe for all the noise in there.
Friday
Had scrambled eggs and breakfast sausages for breakfast. Checked into the WW Net with the HAM radio guys this morning. Spent an hour looking for women’s socks that we bought at Burlington Coat Factory to no avail, even used image search?
Spent an hour trying to get a check reissued that I didn’t cash. I have a feeling that I should have called the agent. Oops. They are sending a letter to verify I am the recipient.
I got two more used ones from EBAY and one of them was an “E” serial #!!!
(Which saves me $150 bucks to buy one that has a dose overdue Red Light.)
With three doses per day and nine days per dispenser we need six of them to give us a 30 day supply in hand. (Did I mention I saved $120 getting these last two at $15)
Saturday
Checked in on the WW Net, 40M band is long. I didn’t hear most of the participants on the net this morning. We ate lunch at Longhorn and went to watch the grandkids at soccer practice. We were pretty tired after being up all day, a good long nap felt great. Her blood pressure is still high, so we played a game of scrabble.
She won.
Headed to bed.
Sunday
Had a terrible night, my feet started hurting after I laid down. I soaked them in warm water and that helped. My shingles also reared its ugly head even though I took medication for it earlier. I took 250mg of acetaminophen to reduce the pain and watched some TV, I wasn’t good for much else this morning. I did eat a bowl of cereal to settle my stomach. It took another 500mg before I was comfortable enough to get some sleep. When she woke up I took a hot shower and that helped too.
2 hard boiled eggs and coffee for breakfast while I checked in with the HAM guys on the WW Net. We ended up running to the doc in a box, but they were packed. The nearest fire station had just left the barn and the next one was empty when we got there. We ended up going to Longhorn for lunch. We stopped by the fire station on the way home and they checked her BP. They also gave us some good advice on what to do next. Our best bet is to gather documentation that provides a story, then the doctor might see the point we’re trying to present to him.
We spent a couple of hours looking up each medication and what is the best time to take it. We ended up using two dispensers with eight dispensing times to separate her medications to see if she improves. If we’d used one dispenser and were late taking the pills, they would be out of reach under the lid.