Mom Update

[Janet]

I took Mom to her regular Dr. today. She had bloodwork done last Tuesday so it would be ready for today. She also has a very bad cough so wanted to get it checked.

While listening to Mom's chest, her Dr. said she could hear lots of crackling so had Mom get a xray while she was there. She wanted to see if it was bronchittis or pneumonia. Her Dr. doesn't really think it looks like either, but fluid in the lungs because of heart failure. Gayle...is this correct? Mom kind of went off in her own world then and I'm sure doesn't remember her saying that.

Mom was prescribed a Z pac for an antibiotic and hopefully it will help. She also had to have the blood work done all over again. They send it to another city and somehow it got cancelled along with some other peoples. Mom's color isn't good and both the nurse and Dr. noticed it. Mom did cry a bit in the Dr's office because she is just tired of feeling so weak and tired all the time. She has always been so active.

To make her feel a bit better I took her to Wal Mart to pick up her prescription and taught her how to use one of those motorized carts. She absolutely love it! Thinks she's some kind of race driver now.....LOL. It sure lifted her spirits.