Re: Betty's in the hospital Dennis

[Guest guest]

Oh, Dennis, I am so very sorry to hear about Betty's

illness. How frightening that would be to find your

loved one in such a situation. What a strain on you

and everybody in the family - I can only imagine. My

heart goes out to you. I hope that the doctors are

able to get her blood sugar under control, and treat

her pneumonia.

I don't understand either why you don't qualify for

the indigent program? It goes against you because she

is your wife, you live together, and she does not

work. What does that say for the homemakers in Texas

who don't work, and what would happen, if they needed

this type of help? That is just so wrong. I hope

that there is some way that you can get some medical

assistance for your wife, Dennis, and please know that

I will be praying for you both.

Kathe in CA

--- betnden@... wrote:

> On Monday, Betty was diagnosed with pneumonia and

> the doctor prescribed the

> $7.50 ea pills. She took one Monday night and took

> one again on Tuesday

> morning! They are supposed to be 24 hours apart and

> she did 12 or less. By

> the time we got to her SSD lawyer, she could barely

> walk and couldn't drive

> her chair straight. She collided with the desk,

> taking a chunk out of it,

> and was answering questions wrong or not at all. She

> was acting strange, so

> when we got home I put her to bed to sleep it off.

> She was still sick

> yesterday, so she stayed home again and didn't sit

> the child she had

> promised to. This morning, she woke me at 5:30,

> lying on the floor with her

> face pressed into the corner of the top of the night

> stand, babbling

> incoherently and not able to move. I tried to pick

> her up while calling for

> our daughter, but her line was busy, so I was left

> to do it alone. From the

> exertion and finally getting her face off the table,

> I couldn't stand. My

> leg muscles turned to Jell-O. Also, my Sjogren's was

> bad and I had trouble

> talking to the 911 operator. They got her strapped

> down and took her to the

> hospital, thinking maybe a stroke, and after I was

> able to walk well enough,

> I followed. By the time I got there, she was talking

> and doing much better.

> Her blood sugar was 40 and heading down! Now, they

> can't get it regulated,

> it's all over the place.

>

> Now, I'm finding out that I don't qualify for the

> indigent program because

> even though we're married and live together, she

> doesn't count because she's

> not a contributor financially. Does that sound

> right? Also, they can't add

> her to their indigent program because it's been cut

> off, even though they

> are a State run hospital. There's no way we can

> afford the money they are

> talking about. I'll have to vote for Kinky and hope

> he can solve this

> problem. Sorry for the post, things just aren't

> going well at all, and I'm

> depressed, tired, and my eyes are so dry they feel

> like sandpaper.

>

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " It's not Rocket Surgery "

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Dennis:

I am glad that you were able to take Betty home -

hospitals are no place for sick people! She is much

better off at home in your care. I am sorry to hear

that you strained your back and arm, and hope that you

will be feeling better soon too. I hope that you are

able to get the financial situation straightened out.

Take care, and prayers are coming your way!

Kathe in CA

--- betnden@... wrote:

> Thanks to all of you that responded to my post and

> those who were thinking

> of/praying for us.

> I got her out of the hospital yesterday afternoon

> and she's doing ok. Now

> the hurts from her fall are showing up, and it even

> put one tooth back in

> place.

> She started having treatment for Pneumonia, but in

> the hospital they were

> treating her for the flu. They also gave her another

> supply of Pneumonia

> antibiotics, so now we have $150 worth of pneumonia

> pills and she might not

> need them anyhow. Just another confusion.

> Our daughter is supposed to go to the DHS Monday and

> talk face-to-face with

> the woman that told her that we were qualified for

> assistance and now denies

> that. We can wait for a while to see what happens. I

> talked to the finance

> people at the hospital and it appears that they

> evaluate cases in-house, so

> we may still be covered for at least some of the

> bill.

> When trying to lift her off that table, I bruised my

> left forearm from elbow

> to wrist, strained my leg and butt muscles and am

> having trouble getting

> around, too. They are getting better but stil hurt

> really bad, so I'm going

> to have to work it out. I'll be ok in a couple more

> days, and Betty will,

> too.

>

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " It's not Rocket Surgery "

>

> [ ] Betty's in the hospital

> >

> >

> >> On Monday, Betty was diagnosed with pneumonia and

> the doctor prescribed

> >> the

> >> $7.50 ea pills. She took one Monday night and

> took one again on Tuesday

> >> morning! They are supposed to be 24 hours apart

> and she did 12 or less.

> >> By

> >> the time we got to her SSD lawyer, she could

> barely walk and couldn't

> >> drive

> >> her chair straight. She collided with the desk,

> taking a chunk out of it,

> >> and was answering questions wrong or not at all.

> She was acting strange,

> >> so

> >> when we got home I put her to bed to sleep it

> off. She was still sick

> >> yesterday, so she stayed home again and didn't

> sit the child she had

> >> promised to. This morning, she woke me at 5:30,

> lying on the floor with

> >> her

> >> face pressed into the corner of the top of the

> night stand, babbling

> >> incoherently and not able to move. I tried to

> pick her up while calling

> >> for

> >> our daughter, but her line was busy, so I was

> left to do it alone. From

> >> the

> >> exertion and finally getting her face off the

> table, I couldn't stand. My

> >> leg muscles turned to Jell-O. Also, my Sjogren's

> was bad and I had

> >> trouble

> >> talking to the 911 operator. They got her

> strapped down and took her to

> >> the

> >> hospital, thinking maybe a stroke, and after I

> was able to walk well

> >> enough,

> >> I followed. By the time I got there, she was

> talking and doing much

> >> better.

> >> Her blood sugar was 40 and heading down! Now,

> they can't get it

> >> regulated,

> >> it's all over the place.

> >>

> >> Now, I'm finding out that I don't qualify for the

> indigent program

> >> because

> >> even though we're married and live together, she

> doesn't count because

> >> she's

> >> not a contributor financially. Does that sound

> right? Also, they can't

> >> add

> >> her to their indigent program because it's been

> cut off, even though they

> >> are a State run hospital. There's no way we can

> afford the money they are

> >> talking about. I'll have to vote for Kinky and

> hope he can solve this

> >> problem. Sorry for the post, things just aren't

> going well at all, and

> >> I'm

> >> depressed, tired, and my eyes are so dry they

> feel like sandpaper.

> >>

> >> Dennis in Eastexas

> >> " It's not Rocket Surgery "

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Kathe, but my injuries were my buttock muscles and leg muscles. My

left arm was bruised from elbow to wrist from having to snake it under her

in the attempt to get her up.

I do have a question, something I can't explain at all. She has always had a

tendency to put on pounds but did very well for about 20 years, then her

body started producing more fat. She and I would go on a diet together and

she would gain while I would lose 10#. She was in the doctor's office on

Monday of last week and weighed an amount (I won't tell), and by the time

she got out of the hospital, she had gained 13#! That's 5 days time and

almost no food. How could that happen? I can understand part of it since

they were running her IV drip at full speed, 999. Normal is about 200. She

was low on sodium, so they did those full speed iv's to catch her up.

She's comfortable at home and I'm serving her every whim. That's the way we

do each other anyhow, so it's second nature to us.

Dennis in Eastexas

" It's not Rocket Surgery "

Re: [ ] Betty's in the hospital Dennis

>

> Dennis:

>

> I am glad that you were able to take Betty home -

> hospitals are no place for sick people! She is much

> better off at home in your care. I am sorry to hear

> that you strained your back and arm, and hope that you

> will be feeling better soon too. I hope that you are

> able to get the financial situation straightened out.

> Take care, and prayers are coming your way!

>

> Kathe in CA

>

> --- betnden@... wrote:

>

>> Thanks to all of you that responded to my post and

>> those who were thinking

>> of/praying for us.

>> I got her out of the hospital yesterday afternoon

>> and she's doing ok. Now

>> the hurts from her fall are showing up, and it even

>> put one tooth back in

>> place.

>> She started having treatment for Pneumonia, but in

>> the hospital they were

>> treating her for the flu. They also gave her another

>> supply of Pneumonia

>> antibiotics, so now we have $150 worth of pneumonia

>> pills and she might not

>> need them anyhow. Just another confusion.

>> Our daughter is supposed to go to the DHS Monday and

>> talk face-to-face with

>> the woman that told her that we were qualified for

>> assistance and now denies

>> that. We can wait for a while to see what happens. I

>> talked to the finance

>> people at the hospital and it appears that they

>> evaluate cases in-house, so

>> we may still be covered for at least some of the

>> bill.

>> When trying to lift her off that table, I bruised my

>> left forearm from elbow

>> to wrist, strained my leg and butt muscles and am

>> having trouble getting

>> around, too. They are getting better but stil hurt

>> really bad, so I'm going

>> to have to work it out. I'll be ok in a couple more

>> days, and Betty will,

>> too.

>>

>> Dennis in Eastexas

>> " It's not Rocket Surgery "

[Guest guest]

Dennis:

You sound like a great husband - my hubby and I are

the same way - we take care of each other. I would

guess that your wife is gaining water weight rather

than poundage - does she have any edema at all? That

is a great difference in weight, but it could have

been from the IV drip and putting the fluids back into

her. When we ladies get older, it is harder for us to

loose weight - something to do with menopause and

hormones I think. Just keep encouraging her in her

diet attempts, eat healthy with her, and hopefully she

can loose some weight. I am sure it would be better

on her joints and her body to do so. I should really

take my own advice here lol - I try, but it is harder

to loose now than it was when I was younger. Take

care of your wife, and don't forget to take time for

yourself too so you don't flare up too badly - Healing

Prayers coming for both of you -

Kathe in CA

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