More than we expected
@GardenGerty (157552)
United States
July 9, 2018 9:32pm CST
As we expected, the doctor feels that Bob is having side effects from medications. Besides bleeding in ways he should not, he has no appetite, sleeps a lot, and his stomach hurts. He feels weak and dizzy.
Not only did the doctor have him quit the blood thinner, he also had him quit a heart medication. He also wants him to stop all vitamins and supplements to see if his appetite comes back.
He had already skipped the blood thinner. He does not take it on Sunday and he did not take it today. He already had skipped a supplement.
Today was a regular physical, yearly. He did lab and had x rays and an ekg, etc.
After that we went to work on straightening out the bill in yet another city.
Not a lot of luck there, but we did get some data that we need to turn in to VA to work on getting him benefits there.
I also got to see a friend who works full time in the radiology office.
While we were there Bob got a windshield call. We just got back from finding the place.
Tomorrow I get another tooth pulled.
Goodnight friends. I feel very relaxed and relieved.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 18
Sometimes vitamins and supplements can have a reaction with prescription medications. I hope that they get it all figured out and that he'll be feeling better soon.
I had a friend who was telling me about his tooth being pulled and how much discomfort he was in because of it.
I got approved for textbroker, they gave me three stars. I suppose I need fill in this w-9 and send it off and see if I can figure out this article writing business.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
Doc just felt the vitamins were maybe killing his appetitie, but I had wanted him off a couple of the meds for years. I am 3 stars on Textbroker. It can be okay, but it is not my favorite. I put my articles into Word when done and have the spelling and grammar checked.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
11 Jul 18
@GardenGerty I was wondering if I should do that myself, posting it in word to double check my errors.
Hopefully his appetite will return.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, I actually use cut, remove it from TB and paste into word. I do spelling and grammar checks then copy and paste it back in. I cut it out completely so that I do not make the mistake of leaving part of the unedited one in.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
There are so many NEW and very expensive ones and they do not even have antidotes. Hubby had been on one of the oldest, but he has always bled easily anyway. His blood tests monthly have been okay, but doc says that he is just gonna need to quit taking it. My sister was on one of the newer kinds and kept teller her doctor she bled too easily. He did not believe her until she showed up at an appointment with a small cut that would not stop bleeding. Those things are dangerous.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
@LadyDuck Hubby will take a small aspirin daily to maintain the thinned blood. They will monitor him well. He was already on half of the smallest warfarin only six days a week.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
11 Jul 18
@GardenGerty I agree that those things are dangerous and stopping them could also be dangerous.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
He had a really good day yesterday. I believe we are on the right track.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
10 Jul 18
I hope he starts to feel better. Medications and vitamins sometimes don't mix well.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
He has taken vitamins for years. It isn't that they do not mix well, but may be too much for his stomach right now.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
10 Jul 18
I hope they get the situation with your husband figured out soon. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
Last March my daughter commented that including caring for her dad when he was ill I have spent the last twenty plus years caring for sick and dying people, mostly family. I often feel like I have misplaced part of my life.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
13 Jul 18
@GardenGerty I'm sorry to hear that. It's not fair to you to have to put your life aside to focus on caring for others. 
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
Well hopefully this will be the end of the extractions.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jul 18
That is a lot for you two! I hope all gets better soon.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
This seems to be a positive change. He will go back to the doctor in two weeks to see. He feels much better. All four of his prescriptions had a side effect of tiredness and dizzyness. His blood pressure is quite low, but they have him on meds for blood pressure any way. Several of them had potential for stomach pain. The doctor says that the radiation treatment he had has weakened the blood vessels in that area and then the blood thinners are making him bleed easily there.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
11 Jul 18
We are pleased because it is really having a good benefit, quickly.
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