Good News: The visiting nurse dropped by yesterday (I know, Sunday!) and left us with extra supplies. Plus she is putting in a standing order with the insurance company for regular deliveries of the items DH needs for his urostomy. It is such a relief to know that we have and will continue to have the equipment we need. Good News: The appliance I put on is still working! It is incredibly reassuring to know we can handle this on our own. DH has enough to handle without worrying if the appliance will leak or fail completely. Makes life easier for both of us.
Bad News: DH has had diarrhea since he was discharged from the hospital. He told this to his primary care doctor a couple of days after he was home. His doctor told us to pick up an over-the-counter diarrhea remedy which we did but it hasn't taken care of the problem. I checked online and learned about the BRAT diet (Bananas Rice Apples Toast) for diarrhea. Not working for us. I mentioned this problem to the VN and she said DH might have C-Diff (clostridium difficile) from his stay in the hospital but we will need further tests to confirm it. If in fact it is C-Diff, then no OTC or diet remedy will take care of it - he will need a prescription. She also didn't like that DH was taking the doctor-suggested remedy and said that it is very hard on the stomach and that we really need to find the reason for the diarrhea. Sigh, sometimes I think we should skip the doctors and just deal with the nurses.
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Glad things are looking up. Will keep checking in with you. Looking forward to baking...and shopping!
Okay - is this a good time to let you know I want to order the cranberry deep covered baker? See, I can cover baking & shopping this way. How good is that? ;-)
Have caught up a bit....sad about the state of doc's and useless nurses. Sounds like you are your best resource! We are going to R/side today to clean out my F-I-L's storage and haul everything home...wish Steph and I could have met you somewhere and had lunch....next time.
The cat bath thing? Umm, the person that wrote that never had a cat.
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