Monday, October 26, 2009

Monday, October 26th, 9:20pm

Had a good visit this evening. Very simple and quiet. I think he is really getting stable enough to be discharged to rehab very soon.

He is off the medicine to raise his blood pressure, and is doing very well. The cough is still an issue. Why has no doctor examined this to see what it is????

That's about it. I've been invited to a Halloween party this Friday. I think it will do me some good to get out a bit.

More tomorrow.
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9 comments:

  1. AMY L.October 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    iS THIS A NEW COUGH, OR DID THE ORIGINAL COUGH NOT GO AWAY? I AM CONCERNED IT IS NEUROLOGIC..

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  2. ToddOctober 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    Thank GOD someone thinks that its neurologic!!! This is the same cough he has had since the beginning.

    He is fine if he is sitting still. But when he starts talking, or laughing, he coughs. The harder he laughs the harder the cough.

    OY!

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  3. AMY L.October 26, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    I GUESS IT WOULD WORRY ME MORE IF IT HAD GONE AWAY AFTER THE LAST STROKE, AND THEN STARTED BACK AGAIN WITH THIS HEADACHE...BUT YOU SAY HE HAS HAD IT ALL ALONG?

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  4. ToddOctober 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    Yea, he gets this cough every fall. Not a productive cough, just a wheezing cough. It is worse when he is talking, or anything where his breathing is accellerated (laughing, crying). And he can't catch his breath, and his face turns read, and he usually has to calm himself down for several minutes after really bad attacks.

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  5. AMY L.October 26, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE ALLERGIES? I WONDER IF AN INHALER WOULD HELP...

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  6. ToddOctober 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    Yes, he had one last year for this very same cough. It was prescribed by Dr. Bernad. How do I get another one? Would a Primatine Mist (R) do anything?

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  7. AMY L.October 27, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    DON'T DO PRIMATINE MIST...IT IS FULL OF STIMULANTS, AND WILL DRIVE HIS BLOOD PRESSURE SKY HIGH. YOU COULD PROBABLY BRING IT UP TO THE NEUROLOGIST SINCE THAT WHO ADMITTED HIM, BUT IT'S KIND OF A FAMILY DOCTOR THING...YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE IT IN BEFORE HE GETS DISCHARGEED THOUGH.

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  8. ToddOctober 27, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    Got it. No Primatine.

    I will talk to the DR tomorrow . . . I'll bet Dr. Bernad knows what he prescribed last year for this. I wonder if he will be cooperative . . .

    Thanks for your help!

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  9. AMY L.October 27, 2009 at 12:06 AM

    IT'S PRETTY MUCH A STANDARD INHALER...NEW NEUROLOGIST SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT OLD RECORD. GOOD LUCK, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE SO MANY POSTS IN A ROW WITH GOOD NEWS!

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