Re: Advice, where do I go from here? - Bill

[Guest guest]

Bill & all,

You made mention of a " form " for making records. Did you make it in MS

Word? It may seem silly but I can't figure out how to make one. I have

tried & tried.

I used to do that kind of stuff all the time. I used to do all our

programming in VB & Access to make our data bases. Now I can't make a

spread sheet.

I have the software, thanks to a gift from Microsoft in exchange for some

work I did for them a while back.... The trouble is, I can't figure out how

to use it.

If you have a " form " in any format that I can use.... Would you consider

sending it to me via an attachment?

God bless,

Meigs

davidmeigs@...

Meigs Family Webpage:

http://home.earthlink.net/~davidmeigs/index.html

Re: Advice, where do I go from here?

,

Walking is excellent for you legs and heart. However your arms and upper

body

need to be stretched also. Watch the ritual that a dog or cat goes through,

every time they get up from laying down. That is the type of exercise you

need. You do not need (and can not do) aerobic exercises. You need to move

all

your joints as far as they will move to keep that amount of motion (range of

motion). You can do these exercises while sitting or laying down even.

I made a form on my word processer and just mark the times. Charlotte tells

me

what time she felt better the next time I come in and what time the " OFF "

period

started when I come in for the next pill. A spreadsheet would also be a

good

way to make the form - in fact you could just type in the first pill time

and

have it fill in the times for the rest of the day for pills, then print it

and

leave it with a pencil at your pills. Leave a space for notes. That way

most

of the repetitive writing is gone. See below (italics are handwriting Bold

is

printed) that most is repetitive. Same for the rest of the day. Then get a

3

hole punch and keep the sheets in a binder. Sumerize as I did below (after

the

ON period) for the doctor - don't expect them to read your entire notes.

=============

Sinemet 25/100 - Baclofen - Prempro - Amantadine - tylenol - florinef -

zoloft

( 8:05AM ) Note's (BP 135/82 HR 81 Temp 97.3) Tired this AM

ON period started 8:20AM

=================

Her " ON " time generally varies from 15-30 minutes after I give the Sinemet

through the tube and 25-45 minutes after I give it to her by mouth. She

does

complain that she never gets the full " ON " period when she gets the pill by

mouth.

The " OFF " period is more affected by time of day (or how tired she is). If

we

go to the doctor or outdoors (other than the deck), she wants the pill after

2

hours. Even going out on the deck causes the OFF time to come at least 15

minutes early. Early in the day, the OFF period doesn't start for about

2-1/2

hours after taking the pill, but after the 5 PM pill the OFF period comes at

about 2 hours, but I have to make her wait to at least 2-1/2 hours to keep

the

total dosages within reason. I am looking forward to the experimental pump

system that will give continuous medication all day.

Take care, Bill and Charlotte

[Guest guest]

,

Unfortunately, I use Corel Office, and it does not convert tables to MSWord

well. Send me your list of medicines and rough times you take them, and I will

make you a form which I will convert to html and send in an email.

Take care, Bill and Charlotte

===================================

Meigs wrote:

> Bill & all,

>

> You made mention of a " form " for making records. Did you make it in MS

> Word? It may seem silly but I can't figure out how to make one. I have

> tried & tried.

>

> I used to do that kind of stuff all the time. I used to do all our

> programming in VB & Access to make our data bases. Now I can't make a

> spread sheet.

>

> I have the software, thanks to a gift from Microsoft in exchange for some

> work I did for them a while back.... The trouble is, I can't figure out how

> to use it.

>

> If you have a " form " in any format that I can use.... Would you consider

> sending it to me via an attachment?

>

> God bless,

>

> Meigs

> davidmeigs@...

> Meigs Family Webpage:

> http://home.earthlink.net/~davidmeigs/index.html

> Re: Advice, where do I go from here?

>

> ,

>

> Walking is excellent for you legs and heart. However your arms and upper

> body

> need to be stretched also. Watch the ritual that a dog or cat goes through,

> every time they get up from laying down. That is the type of exercise you

> need. You do not need (and can not do) aerobic exercises. You need to move

> all

> your joints as far as they will move to keep that amount of motion (range of

> motion). You can do these exercises while sitting or laying down even.

>

> I made a form on my word processer and just mark the times. Charlotte tells

> me

> what time she felt better the next time I come in and what time the " OFF "

> period

> started when I come in for the next pill. A spreadsheet would also be a

> good

> way to make the form - in fact you could just type in the first pill time

> and

> have it fill in the times for the rest of the day for pills, then print it

> and

> leave it with a pencil at your pills. Leave a space for notes. That way

> most

> of the repetitive writing is gone. See below (italics are handwriting Bold

> is

> printed) that most is repetitive. Same for the rest of the day. Then get a

> 3

> hole punch and keep the sheets in a binder. Sumerize as I did below (after

> the

> ON period) for the doctor - don't expect them to read your entire notes.

>

> =============

> Sinemet 25/100 - Baclofen - Prempro - Amantadine - tylenol - florinef -

> zoloft

> ( 8:05AM ) Note's (BP 135/82 HR 81 Temp 97.3) Tired this AM

>

> ON period started 8:20AM

> =================

>

> Her " ON " time generally varies from 15-30 minutes after I give the Sinemet

> through the tube and 25-45 minutes after I give it to her by mouth. She

> does

> complain that she never gets the full " ON " period when she gets the pill by

> mouth.

>

> The " OFF " period is more affected by time of day (or how tired she is). If

> we

> go to the doctor or outdoors (other than the deck), she wants the pill after

> 2

> hours. Even going out on the deck causes the OFF time to come at least 15

> minutes early. Early in the day, the OFF period doesn't start for about

> 2-1/2

> hours after taking the pill, but after the 5 PM pill the OFF period comes at

> about 2 hours, but I have to make her wait to at least 2-1/2 hours to keep

> the

> total dosages within reason. I am looking forward to the experimental pump

> system that will give continuous medication all day.

>

> Take care, Bill and Charlotte

>

> If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

>

> shydrager-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I also have correl office! Right now the meds I take are Wellbutrin,

Sinemet, & Baclofen.

Thanks,

Meigs

davidmeigs@...

Meigs Family Webpage:

http://home.earthlink.net/~davidmeigs/index.html

Re: Advice, where do I go from here?

>

> ,

>

> Walking is excellent for you legs and heart. However your arms and upper

> body

> need to be stretched also. Watch the ritual that a dog or cat goes

through,

> every time they get up from laying down. That is the type of exercise you

> need. You do not need (and can not do) aerobic exercises. You need to

move

> all

> your joints as far as they will move to keep that amount of motion (range

of

> motion). You can do these exercises while sitting or laying down even.

>

> I made a form on my word processer and just mark the times. Charlotte

tells

> me

> what time she felt better the next time I come in and what time the " OFF "

> period

> started when I come in for the next pill. A spreadsheet would also be a

> good

> way to make the form - in fact you could just type in the first pill time

> and

> have it fill in the times for the rest of the day for pills, then print it

> and

> leave it with a pencil at your pills. Leave a space for notes. That way

> most

> of the repetitive writing is gone. See below (italics are handwriting

Bold

> is

> printed) that most is repetitive. Same for the rest of the day. Then get

a

> 3

> hole punch and keep the sheets in a binder. Sumerize as I did below

(after

> the

> ON period) for the doctor - don't expect them to read your entire notes.

>

> =============

> Sinemet 25/100 - Baclofen - Prempro - Amantadine - tylenol - florinef -

> zoloft

> ( 8:05AM ) Note's (BP 135/82 HR 81 Temp 97.3) Tired this AM

>

> ON period started 8:20AM

> =================

>

> Her " ON " time generally varies from 15-30 minutes after I give the Sinemet

> through the tube and 25-45 minutes after I give it to her by mouth. She

> does

> complain that she never gets the full " ON " period when she gets the pill

by

> mouth.

>

> The " OFF " period is more affected by time of day (or how tired she is).

If

> we

> go to the doctor or outdoors (other than the deck), she wants the pill

after

> 2

> hours. Even going out on the deck causes the OFF time to come at least 15

> minutes early. Early in the day, the OFF period doesn't start for about

> 2-1/2

> hours after taking the pill, but after the 5 PM pill the OFF period comes

at

> about 2 hours, but I have to make her wait to at least 2-1/2 hours to keep

> the

> total dosages within reason. I am looking forward to the experimental

pump

> system that will give continuous medication all day.

>

> Take care, Bill and Charlotte

>

> If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

>

> shydrager-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>