Elegante Mother is recuperating from another bout of that dreadful cold. We've gone through this two or three times now. In May, she proclaimed that she had never felt so bad before, and I believed her. She got over whatever this upper respiratory gunk this is, only to get it again from one of my sisters.
She was coming along, slowly, when I decided it might be a good idea for the doc to see her. We try to avoid pneumonia at all costs. So, we made the appointment and visited with Doc. G.
He said that she was doing fine, but he wanted her to take two different inhalers. If the "cold" hadn't abated over the weekend, she was to consider having a prescription for antibiotics filled. She was very well last weekend, and then she had a little relapse on Monday. I finally had the antibiotic filled on Wednesday. EM had taken one, when the doc called to say that he wanted to change which antibiotic she was taking. So....back to the pharmacy.
EM was better right after she put the first pill in her mouth. You and I know it doesn't work that way (usually...) but she showed definite improvement. I don't know how to prove it, but I think that taking a pill, and knowing she had a follow-up appointment with the doctor was all she needed to be well. I think she did the hard work all on her own, but she was willing to give the credit to the drugs.
I'm keeping an eye on her, checking to see if she took her medication at the right time. It's also my job to be sure that she eats before she takes the antibiotic.
I'll be glad when we wind down this session and I can spend my time on other, equally important, things!
Comments (4)
I'm so glad EM is doing much better. Those respiratory things are frustrating and tiring for everyone involved. My mother had so many of those. It seemed that everythng she got when right to her lungs. She often wound up in the hospital. I hope EM will be fine from here on out.
Posted by Joy | August 19, 2007 9:51 AM
Posted on August 19, 2007 09:51
Me, too, Joy! Like your mum, everything seems to end up in MY mother's lungs, so we're always on the watch for problems. I'd like to have a few months where we don't have to make a visit to the doc, and I bet she would too.
Posted by buffy | August 19, 2007 2:13 PM
Posted on August 19, 2007 14:13
Hope she's better.
Posted by Susan | August 19, 2007 8:50 PM
Posted on August 19, 2007 20:50
Thanks, Susan! We're still working on it.
Posted by buffy | August 22, 2007 3:18 PM
Posted on August 22, 2007 15:18