Guest guest Posted June 17, 2000 Report Share Posted June 17, 2000 In a message dated 6/17/00 6:02:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, PeggyFLMT@... writes: << BTW, maybe Petey Pifwrap is a friend of " Pete Newlin " better known as " period, new line. " >> Does say something for VR, doesn't it? Lois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2000 Report Share Posted June 17, 2000 In a message dated 06/17/2000 5:01:54 PM Central Daylight Time, PeggyFLMT@... writes: << " Petey Pifwrap " is *not* the shortstop for the NY Mets, >> Wow! And here I thought Petey was playing the position " fullstop. " <g> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2000 Report Share Posted June 17, 2000 And your quote for the day on that one Chuck.. it's sort of eerie how they always fit.... Random Thought/Quote for this Message: > It takes years to become an overnight success. It should actually quote " It takes months for you to comprehend your least most favorite Doc... " Re: Venting > On Saturday, June 17, 2000 at 4:57 PM or thereabouts, Jayni wrote the > following about Venting: > > Jayni> This reminded me that when I first started doing my favorite > Jayni> neurologist 2-1/2 years ago, he ended each note with something > Jayni> that sounded *exactly* like " Stand up, donkey, I'm going > Jayni> blind. " It took me the better part of a weekend to figure out > Jayni> that he was saying " Standard thank you and signature line. " > > It works for me ... I'll see if I can't fit that in a report sometime > ... :-) > > Had another new doc today who slurred his way through what *should* > have been a relatively straight-forward cholecystectomy ... had to > struggle with nearly every word, but for some reason he would > pronounce just *one* word clearly every time ... " rem-NANT " with this > oh-so-Southern twang ... mumble, mumble, mumble REM-NANT mumble mumble > REM-NANT mumble mumble. Must've thought it was important. :-) > > You really *do* get to learn their idiosyncracies, patter, and style > after awhile, though ... my favorite doc (at my old job) who was once > my *least* favorite ... until I got used to him ... would say things > like, " The patient had the fall down the stairs, with the falling and > the twisting and the backwards ... " I'm gonna miss him. :-) > > Chuck > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Chuck Mattsen mattsen@... > http://www.users.uswest.net/~mattsen > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Random Thought/Quote for this Message: > It takes years to become an overnight success. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Remember four years of good friends, bad clothes, explosive chemistry > experiments. > http://click./1/5532/1/_/9092/_/961279382/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2000 Report Share Posted June 17, 2000 Let's not forget our friend " Pee-odd Gwaf. " Alydia in Wichita Re: Venting > In a message dated 6/17/00 6:02:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > PeggyFLMT@... writes: > > << BTW, maybe Petey Pifwrap is a friend of " Pete > Newlin " better known as " period, new line. " >> > > Does say something for VR, doesn't it? > > Lois > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > TRAVEL FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR! Get dozens of the best travel agents > competing for your business with our new FREE service. > http://click./1/5571/1/_/9092/_/961283640/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 <snip> If you know the name of the medication that starts with M and have anything to say about it let me know. I don't know much about this antibiotic, but when I spoke to the doctor about it, she thought it was a good idea to try it. <snip> Is it Macrobid? http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Macrobid http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/nitro25m.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Jan, just read your post - the one they gave Darrell was Macrodantin. How much it helped, I don't know, because he still got the UTIs, but it may have not gotten as bad. I think the UTIs are just part of the LBD from what I discern now with listening to others. Perhaps the brain can't determine when the bladder is empty. Apparently, the bladder just doesn't empty completely, and the urine " festers " in there. I also think the possibility of that infection being staph is very likely. I believe Darrell picked up a staph infection in one of his hospital or possibly the 7-day stint he had with an acute care place to modify his meds. His first really bad UTI came right after that. One time, the NH even told me the infection was staph, and we all know how hard that is to get rid of. Nevertheless, they aren't listening to you, and I know it is so frustrating, because that's what I went through so much. The medical profession does not recognize the fact that those who know the patient well, have been with them 24/7 and taken care of them, do know more about them than the doctor who may occasionally see them for a few minutes. Darrell never ran fevers at the beginning either. Keep up the good work. Hope Jim is feeling better. June. > > > Jim has another UTI. Seems like every 3 weeks now. I > > am angry, but I pulled my composure together and > > talked professionally to his doctor at the nursing > > home. > > It gets me farther than if I lose my cool! A week > > plus a few days ago, I knew Jim had a UTI. I know > > his behaviors well and I went to the head floor > > nurse and requested that a urinary test be done to > > check for a UTI. I don't know why, but the fax for > > the request was not answered for days and I had to > > bring it up again and the nurses act like they are > > scared to request again to the doctor, because the > > doctor does not like to ok many requests, but they > > faxed again and the doctor had questions like what > > symptoms does Jim have that would give a clue that > > he has a UTI. Aggressive behavior plus > > extreme confusion and delusions does not seem to be > > in the doctor's vocabulary as a symptom of a UTI. > It > > needs to be cloudy urine or Jim complaining of pain. > > Well, I demanded for Jim to have a urinary test, but > > it came back negative, I was told. Again it's the > > scale of numbers they go by at the nursing home and > > lab and if the test doesn't hit above a certain > > number, > > it is considered negative. Jim is so sensitive to a > > UTI that when it is just starting out, I know he has > > one. On Father's Day, I went to visit Jim after I > > spent the day with my Dad and Jim had one of his > > black out seizure type behaviors and a low grade > > fever. Plus he was very restless. Jim very rarely > > has fevers, even with a UTI. When he went to bed, > > the nurse gave him Vicodin and he fell asleep and > > seemed to be resting peacefully and I went home. I > > went in early yesterday morning to visit Jim, > > because I wanted to see how he was doing. He was > > still in bed at 10:30AM, but the CNA said he was > > tired, so she let him sleep and said nothing more, > > so I don't think she observed anything to be > wrong. > > I woke Jim up and sat him up and he was soaking wet > > all over his back from a fever. His entire body was > > HOT and when I sat him up and got him in his > > wheelchair, he had another black out seizure type of > > behavior. He has had these seizure type behaviors, > > but > > usually about one a month, not back to back. I was > > so concerned, I strapped Jim into the wheelchair > > and ran to get the floor nurse, by the time we got > > back to the room, Jim was out of the seizure thing, > > but she took his blood pressure and it was 90/70 and > > then she called the doctor, because I requested for > > Jim to go to ER. I couldn't take him in the car > this > > time, because he was too weak to stand and get in > > the car. Jim's BP fell to 88/60, but she said she > > could not call 911, unless it fell to 85. She did > > call the paramedics, but it wasn't under a 911 > > emergency call, so it took them some time to get > > there. I hate all this " Red Tape " they have > to go > > through. > > Anyway, Jim got to ER and it turned out he has > > another UTI. All this stuff happened, because it > > wasn't caught in the beginning when I knew he had > > one. So, as I said at the beginning, I spoke with > > the doctor today and I asked about that low grade > > antibiotic. It starts with an M, but I can't > > remember the name of it and he can take it daily and > > maybe it will help Jim to have less frequent UTIs. > > We shall see. I know, some people's LOs are on > this > > antibiotic. I have heard some say, it really > doesn't > > have any effect on their LO, they still get UTIs > > anyway. If you know the name of the medication that > > starts with M and have anything to say about it let > > me know. I don't know much about this antibiotic, > > but when I spoke to the doctor about it, she thought > > it was a good idea to try it. > > I sure hope it is something that will work for Jim > > and keep the number of UTIs down that he is getting. > > She will start it when he is off of the antibiotic > > that he is on now. > > Take Care All.....................Jan > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Welcome to LBDcaregivers. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Or Macrodantin? Here's a post from re: Macrodantin: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LBDcaregivers/message/61542 > > <snip> If you know the name of the medication that starts with M > and have anything to say about it let me know. I don't know much about > this antibiotic, but when I spoke to the doctor about it, she thought > it was a good idea to try it. <snip> > > Is it Macrobid? > > http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Macrobid > > http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/nitro25m.htm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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