The past couple of weeks have been difficult. Mom has had a bit of a rough time of it. We went to the Dr. yesterday. She lost 10 lbs over this last month!! She is still complaining of having abdominal pain, so on Monday she is going to have a CT scan of her abdomen to see if there's anything going on.
The Dr. also made some med changes: Her lasix was decreased to 20 mg from 40, Potassium was dc'd, Trental was dc'd. The only meds she's on now are Lasix and Lisinopril on M-W-F, and the Trazadone and Ranitidine at bedtime. Also got an order for something that I can give her when she has anxiety and agitation. I'd rather just give her something when she needs it, rather than give her something that will make her into a zombie and take away whatever personality or memory she has left. I guess they have to try them though.
Not to mention the cost. I don't know how elderly pay for their medicine, because they are on a fixed income. The two meds we tried cost $140. and $170. each...and she can't even take them. Pretty crazy I tell you.
I now have a POA for Mom, but still need to get the medical POA. Will update after Monday when we get the results of the CT scan.
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