Disaster Averted....for now

Laura started calling Dr. M's office yesterday about Nana's midodrine prescription.  They called her back today, and, after speaking with Laura, Dr. M. called the prescription into The Pharmacy.  The Pharmacy at first said "No," but Dr. M can be very persuasive when necessary.

Laura went over about 5:45pm to pick up the prescription!  And we can get this prescription refilled twice!  Praise God!  This will allow Nana's blood pressure to be at a level where her kidneys will function (albeit at a lower-than-normal efficiency).

Now we won't have to fight this battle again for 90 days.  Sorry for the lousy cell phone shot...it was the quickest way to get a photo online.

All in all, Nana had a good day.  She had a visit from the nurse's aid, some friends came by to visit, and even our Pastor stopped by.  We're currently playing musical beds in prep for the hospice to deliver a hospital bed tomorrow.

It's the little things

One of the things that has been a bit of a downer is that all food seems to taste mushy and bland to Nana whenever her lungs are affected with the fluid retention.  Part of this might be attributed to her low salt diet, but even with fruit?

Yesterday was a busy day for Nana.  Both the home nurse and the physical therapist stopped by.  She did fine with both, but her pulse always seems to be on the low side and the nurse was worried about the increased swelling in the legs. She called Dr M. to tell him about the changes and he changed Nana's medicine.

Today, Nana's weight was down about 6 pounds from yesterday, and she's breathing a bit easier. We're thankful for that!  Laura says that her legs are still swollen, but when Nana ate a banana for breakfast, she was able to taste it!  For the first time in a long while, it didn't taste like mush. We're hoping that means her lungs are clearing up!