Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Just a thought...our church has individuals that volunteer their services to assist the elderly and disabled with trips for doctors appointments, shopping etc. Maybe your local church has someone that would be willing to lend a hand (at no charge to you). --- ohgminion rakshasis@...> wrote: > Our local hospital has volunteers to take people to > appointments, no > charge to the patient. It might be worth a call to > the place you are > having the appointment, even if it is a doctor's > office maybe the > hospital can coordinate a driver for you. > > Take care, > RH > > > Dolores, > > > > > > I guess my brother would not be much of a > help. He is short > and I am not sure how well he could help if you > started to fall. One > thing I did think of but I am not sure if it is > available, is a home > health nurse that could help you. I am working a > temp job adding > health care providers and noticed that in quite a > few cases the > insurance plans pay for home health nurses to help a > patient. I > don't actually process the claims, just get the > providers tax id > numbers and addresses but we process for many plans, > blue cross blue > shield, american health group, and many others. > Maybe your current > insurance would pay for such a person. I am not > sure if medicare > will or not. > > > > > > Janet Sample > > > > > > > > > Re: Re: Dolores KU > > > > > > > > > I'm in Topeka, KS and KU is in Kansas City. > That is where an > MDA clinic is, so I am told. With me not getting > around good and > tiring easily I would need a " nurse " of some sorts > to get me around > the hospital and they don't rovide some-such-things. > Just about > everyone I know who doesn't have a family and works > full-time + and > anyone else is my age and don't get around much > better thatn I do. > My one friend just fell on the steps to her apt and > is still having a > hard time getting around. As for the " sores " or > whatever they are I > have always had a difficult healing even after > surgery, there were > times when my incision would just start to open up > after as much as a > week later. The place on my arm is where I cut a > corner too short > turning from the living area into the hallway and > thought it was just > going to be one of those nasty looking little red > blotches (sort of > like a large blood blister) that eventually just > turns into a > brown " age/liver spot " then the next thing I knew I > had a > > > bloody looking spot on my shirt sleeve and > there was this > sort of " gunky " blood oozing out of this place on my > arm. So far it > isn't getting any bigger than in the beginning but > it sort of burns > like a skined knee. The place on my leg still only > has two > raw " icky " looking places and I just hope they don't > break open again > as I am very tired of it not healing. They don't > itch they just burn > ir sting?? My son drives to kansas City every day > but he told me to > make a backup appt at Springfield as that is > probably where we would > end up. He simply takes the interstate to his > turnoff and goes to > the Argentine Yards to show up and they transport > them to and from > the area where the tracks are in ill repair. > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data > and statements > contained herein are not necessarily those of the > list moderators. > The author of this e mail is entirely responsible > for its content. > List members are reminded of their responsibility to > evaluate the > content of the postings and consult with their > physicians regarding > changes in their own treatment. > > > > > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list > and anyone who > sends one is automatically moderated or removed > depending on the > severity of the attack. > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === Joanne Kocourek (mom to , lies, and ) visit us at: http://www.caringbridge.org/il/annakris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Dolores That must have been really scary. I'm glad they were able to put in the stent and work on your breathing. As much as I hate using my nebulizer, it really helps when I need it. Don't worry about the cost of the MDA clinic. They pay what your insurance doesn't pay. They also pay portions of things like wheelchairs and crutches. laurie > This all started a week-ago last night when I appeared to have " lost my left arm " . I was having " severe " pain in my left elbow that it woke me up and when I reached for my husbands dresser I thought the dresser was gone. I reached for it with my right hand and it was still there, so I got my cane and went to the bathroom and then on in the living area where I stayed for a couple of housrs rubbing, massaging, etc until the feeling started to return. I figured that I must have slept on it wrong or something? Saturday around 4:00 I set out some hamburger, my two remaining slices or " boiled ham " and four slices of bread to unthaw and boy did it unthaw as I was out for over two hours, the hamburger blede all over the counter, my boiled ham was not just warm, but Hot to the touch. My bread could have been used as a weapon if I would have thrown it at someone, plus my ice cold bottle of water was not even tempid, it also was Hot. My neurologist gave it a big long name but said that it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.