Updatia

[ellyssian]

We have failed for one more week, and here, we're just moving into it.

Rachel and Justin both have a stomach bug, and Brandon slept until 10:00am, making it very likely that he has something Not Quite Right as well.

We continue to not have a single week with all of us healthy.

On the way back from Justin's birthday dinner, Rachel got sick in the car, leaving us pulled over in a falling-rock zone, with both Deb and Rachel at risk of getting flattened by motorists who refuse to leave the lane they're in, even when the other lane is clear. Thankfully, that didn't happen, although there were some close calls, especially when Rachel almost backed out into the highway. Later that night, Justin got hit with it suddenly, which is unfortunate - a not-so-fun end to an otherwise good birthday.

Deb has once again decided I'm on too many medications and need to get a second opinion. I'm loathe to do so because: 1) time; 2) money; 3) many docs have been trying to get me to go on blood pressure meds since I was 25, so it's not realistic to expect them to suddenly say: "Naw, you're fine; 163/112 is perfectly normal for someone on four blood pressure meds, it's not really a concern." Different meds may help, but this doc is already messing with the mix and seeing what happens, so going somewhere else would mean starting over, and repeating all of what's been happening so far. Deb also insists I'm on 15 meds, thus greatly reducing my impression of her as Someone Who Can Count, because I know that 15 != 3 bp pills + 1 allergy pill + 1 nose spray + 1 daily inhaler + 1 rescue inhaler + 1 OTC heartburn med (which I'm not, actually, currently on, because I finished the 14 day course but am waiting to see if it's still needed; the price of said OTC meds is what started her off.) Then again, you can't argue with her, as was proven the other day when she shouted "Woah!" and I did, and the car backing up into us almost hit us until I noticed him and floored it, thus moving out of the way, which we would have been, if she hadn't shouted.

Comments

[patrixa.livejournal.com]

My opinion is free, and you know what I say about free advice. But here goes anyways: after you tell me what is going on physically and I look the concerns/problems up in several good sources, it turns out your doctor follows what is generally reccommended. Which doesn't mean a second opinion is not a good idea if it eases problems. A second op. dr would, I think, go over your present care program and then discuss it with both you and present dr. Perhaps you ought to discuss Deb's concerns with your physician. Good ones should not mind the questions...they are not unreasonable. Sometimes, if a solution is not forthcoming, a dr may even make the suggestion. When I do not understand or care for how a treatment course is proceeding, I ask why, what if we...blah blah blah. Never had any doctor get upset over it. I have 2 cardiologists, one at MIT and one at MGH and they coordinate, but do not quite work together. Plus, of course, my primary care doctor. When conditions don't change, she does consult other drs. 163/112 is not saying much for improvement, but the changes in meds can take a few months to stabilize. good luck, Dr. Mom

[nhmetalchick.livejournal.com]

You all need to live in a bubble like John Travolta did many many years go in that movie! LOL

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

No, that'd probably just trap whatever's bugging us in with us...

Need to figure out why things are going wrong, and change whatever that is...