COPIED FROM FRIDAY GREASY SPOON:
If I happen to be a little scarce on the forum or slow to answer PM's for a few days, please bear with me. After several hours of testing today, my wife was admitted to our local hospital this evening after experiencing several small strokes over the past couple of days. Her ability to grip things with her right hand is just about nonexistent, and walking and talking is an effort for her. She's also a little slow to understand what's being said to her. Her neurologist has suggested some more specific tests for tomorrow, and a consult to decide on a course of treatment that will hopefully produce a full recovery. A little knee mail would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Jerry
SATURDAY:
Two years ago, when I was an inmate of the same hospital while they squeezed every dollar they could out of Medicare and my secondary insurance carrier while warehousing me for "Covid 19" and waiting for me to die, I swore I'd never set foot in the place again if I was coherent enough to refuse, but it seems the quality of care has improved a little since then. Our family practitioner who has been treating us for 30-something years is no longer allowed to see patients there- - - -they have "hospitalist" doctors, most of whom consider English to be a third language. We were very fortunate to deal with three real Americans this time around, including a neurologist who had treated my wife previously. He's a former USAF flight surgeon, which speaks volumes about his qualifications. He believes a heart condition (atrial fibrillation) produced the blood clots, and they made their way to her brain and produced several small strokes. New meds have been prescribed (Plavix) to prevent, or at least minimize the risk of further clotting.
She's home now- - - -so my daughter and I are rearranging the furniture for better wheelchair mobility to bedrooms and bathroom, etc. That might also involve some carpentry work to widen doorways, etc. There's a Hover-Round power chair we inherited from my parents' estate, but it's likely to need some serious rehab to put it in good working order, since it hasn't been in use for the past 4 years or so. The joystick would need to be swapped over for left hand use, and she's definitely NOT a lefty! Fun and games on the home front!
Many thanks to everyone for all the support and encouragement!
Jerry
Last edited by Peggy M; 07/23/2023 11:50 PM.
