Dr. Chin from Hospice came to see Mom today. Mom was sleeping too deeply to wake up very easily, but the Dr. checked her heart and skin (she acquired a couple of sores at the hospital). Everything was fine. Her heartbeat (she suffers from atrial fibrillation) was very steady even though she rarely takes her heart medicine.
She made some changes in Mom’s medicine by doubling her Mirtazapine, canceling her Januvia (diabetes medicine – the doctor felt Mom was more in danger from low blood sugars because she doesn’t eat much than from high sugars), canceling her heart medicine, and prescribing some new medicine which should help Mom sleep more consistently through the night.
On the whole, I was very pleased with the results of the doctor’s visit. I just hope this new medicine does the trick. It goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway) that my stress levels will go down if I can get a little more sleep.
Until next time…
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