Doctor Visits

Janet · 07-08-2009, 01:08 PM

Tomorrow I have to take mother to her kidney Dr. I hope she'll have an open mind this time and do what the Dr. suggests. I think I'm going to take her out for lunch too....if things are going okay. She's been pretty good lately...lol....feel like I'm talking about a kid.

Then on Friday...I go to the neurologist for my thumbs and fingers. I really hope that he doesn't suggest surgery.

DianaB · 07-08-2009, 05:04 PM

I hope that your Mom finally listens to the doctor before her kidneys get any worse. I know that her health is a big worry for you right now. Hugs.

As for your hands, hopefully the doctor will have another solution to try before he considers surgery. I don't like the fact that you're having trouble with numbness. I'll say a prayer for you and your Mom.

gja1000 · 07-08-2009, 06:13 PM

Hope all goes well for you and for your mom! Good luck!

Marilyn · 07-09-2009, 03:56 AM

Oh, wow, keep us posted on how both of you are doing!!!

lynne b · 07-09-2009, 04:19 AM

Janet, i hope all goes well for your mom today at the Dr and does what they ask her to do. I also hope you two have a nice lunch together.

As for you i hope you get some answers to your numbness in your fingers, i know all to well what it feels like, i am still having numbness in my foot and it is really annoying not to have the strength in it to do some things and i am sure you feel the same with your fingers. I do hope there are other alternatives then surgery, just don't wait to long....Lynne

katcarasella · 07-09-2009, 07:33 AM

Sending prayers your way for you and your Mom, Janet.

Huge Hugs!!!

DianaB · 07-09-2009, 12:25 PM

Janet, I'm just wondering how things went with your Mom.

Janet · 07-09-2009, 03:31 PM

Things went okay....as far as information. Mom is so scared she was shaking. They have scheduled her to have a tube inserted in her stomach on Tuesday morning. Her kidney function is down to 9%. She's not wanting to do this at all. She doesn't want to be reminded everyday by looking at a tube sticking out of her stomach. There is just so much detail and so much to do it's hard to type it.

I spend most of my time crying right now....just don't know how we're going to handle this. Looks like I'll be the one taking her to another city 2-4 times a week for training on how to do the dialysis. Not absolutely sure how long the training will last. I'm just so overwhelmed right now....hard to describe it all. Thanks for asking.

Marilyn · 07-09-2009, 03:54 PM

Oh, Janet, prayers of comfort are headed your way. This must be a very difficult time for all of you. I hope the dialysis center isn't too far away. Perhaps you and your mom will grow even closer making those trips together. Hugs to you!!

judy · 07-09-2009, 04:35 PM

Oh Janet, I am sending you hugs and prayers. This is not an easy thing for you and your Mom. I am sorry you both have to go through this.

Please remember that God is always right by your side in everything.

gja1000 · 07-09-2009, 06:09 PM

This is very overwhelming right now. I completely understand, but you/she can do it. You will think you can't, but you can. Just keep taking deep breaths and take one day at a time. Feeling overwhelmed is absolutely normal - I would be too!!!

HUGS!

Blueyes · 07-09-2009, 06:18 PM

I'm sorry about your mom Janet. Get a good night of sleep and maybe you'll feel better tomorrow. You are a strong woman, and I know you can do what you have to do. Just remember that nothing lasts forever.

gja1000 · 07-09-2009, 08:25 PM

Janet, Gary wears an insulin pump for his diabetes. It is a tube that comes out his stomach too. I know what you mean about your mom seeing the tube and being reminded that she has a medical problem. Gary was the same way. He didn't want to look at it. But now, it has just become a part of him. You really do adapt to whatever life throws at you , pretty much!

lynne b · 07-10-2009, 04:47 AM

Janet, we have talked about this many times so you know how i feel about everything so i won't say it all again here. Just know that i am here to help you through anything i can.....Love ya Lynne

DianaB · 07-10-2009, 08:12 AM

Janet, I'm so very sorry that you're dealing with this. It's so hard on you and your Mom. Hopefully once she gets started you can find an agency that will help with taking her to dialysis and relieve you. I'm here if you need me. I'll be praying. Hugs.

07-08-2009, 01:08 PM	#1
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	Doctor Visits Tomorrow I have to take mother to her kidney Dr. I hope she'll have an open mind this time and do what the Dr. suggests. I think I'm going to take her out for lunch too....if things are going okay. She's been pretty good lately...lol....feel like I'm talking about a kid. Then on Friday...I go to the neurologist for my thumbs and fingers. I really hope that he doesn't suggest surgery. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

07-08-2009, 05:04 PM	#2
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I hope that your Mom finally listens to the doctor before her kidneys get any worse. I know that her health is a big worry for you right now. Hugs. As for your hands, hopefully the doctor will have another solution to try before he considers surgery. I don't like the fact that you're having trouble with numbness. I'll say a prayer for you and your Mom. __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

07-08-2009, 06:13 PM	#3
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	Hope all goes well for you and for your mom! Good luck! __________________ Gayle

07-09-2009, 03:56 AM	#4
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Oh, wow, keep us posted on how both of you are doing!!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

07-09-2009, 04:19 AM	#5
lynne b Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 614	Janet, i hope all goes well for your mom today at the Dr and does what they ask her to do. I also hope you two have a nice lunch together. As for you i hope you get some answers to your numbness in your fingers, i know all to well what it feels like, i am still having numbness in my foot and it is really annoying not to have the strength in it to do some things and i am sure you feel the same with your fingers. I do hope there are other alternatives then surgery, just don't wait to long....Lynne __________________ 'I try to take one day at a time -- but sometimes several days attack me at once.'

07-09-2009, 07:33 AM	#6
katcarasella KAT'S KRAZY KORNER Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,031	Sending prayers your way for you and your Mom, Janet. Huge Hugs!!! __________________ A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should. Kat

07-09-2009, 12:25 PM	#7
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Janet, I'm just wondering how things went with your Mom. __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

07-09-2009, 03:31 PM	#8
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	Things went okay....as far as information. Mom is so scared she was shaking. They have scheduled her to have a tube inserted in her stomach on Tuesday morning. Her kidney function is down to 9%. She's not wanting to do this at all. She doesn't want to be reminded everyday by looking at a tube sticking out of her stomach. There is just so much detail and so much to do it's hard to type it. I spend most of my time crying right now....just don't know how we're going to handle this. Looks like I'll be the one taking her to another city 2-4 times a week for training on how to do the dialysis. Not absolutely sure how long the training will last. I'm just so overwhelmed right now....hard to describe it all. Thanks for asking. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

07-09-2009, 03:54 PM	#9
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Oh, Janet, prayers of comfort are headed your way. This must be a very difficult time for all of you. I hope the dialysis center isn't too far away. Perhaps you and your mom will grow even closer making those trips together. Hugs to you!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

07-09-2009, 04:35 PM	#10
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Oh Janet, I am sending you hugs and prayers. This is not an easy thing for you and your Mom. I am sorry you both have to go through this. Please remember that God is always right by your side in everything. __________________ *Judy*

07-09-2009, 06:09 PM	#11
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	This is very overwhelming right now. I completely understand, but you/she can do it. You will think you can't, but you can. Just keep taking deep breaths and take one day at a time. Feeling overwhelmed is absolutely normal - I would be too!!! HUGS! __________________ Gayle

07-09-2009, 06:18 PM	#12
Blueyes Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,119	I'm sorry about your mom Janet. Get a good night of sleep and maybe you'll feel better tomorrow. You are a strong woman, and I know you can do what you have to do. Just remember that nothing lasts forever. __________________ Betsi

07-09-2009, 08:25 PM	#13
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	Janet, Gary wears an insulin pump for his diabetes. It is a tube that comes out his stomach too. I know what you mean about your mom seeing the tube and being reminded that she has a medical problem. Gary was the same way. He didn't want to look at it. But now, it has just become a part of him. You really do adapt to whatever life throws at you , pretty much! __________________ Gayle

07-10-2009, 04:47 AM	#14
lynne b Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 614	Janet, we have talked about this many times so you know how i feel about everything so i won't say it all again here. Just know that i am here to help you through anything i can.....Love ya Lynne __________________ 'I try to take one day at a time -- but sometimes several days attack me at once.'

07-10-2009, 08:12 AM	#15
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Janet, I'm so very sorry that you're dealing with this. It's so hard on you and your Mom. Hopefully once she gets started you can find an agency that will help with taking her to dialysis and relieve you. I'm here if you need me. I'll be praying. Hugs. __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

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