Combined Non & Half Stat Days: 4/23 - 4/27/06
4/23/06: Non-stat
Breakfast continued to include ham. Lunch was normal. Dinner was, once again, Mom's choice, chocolate cake and ice cream. She received a second glipizide when she went to bed. All three iron pills were administered.
I can't remember why this day turned into a No Stat Day, but I do remember Mom's relief both when she awoke and at dinner.
4/24/06: BM Half-stat
The second blood pressure was taken because I noticed a fair amount of feet swelling and I was curious about her BP, considering that she hadn't been up that long and her feet looked fine when she awoke. Even though her BP was fine, her feet continued to puff a bit more and before she went to bed I decided to give her 10 mg furosemide, even though I didn't take her evening blood pressure.
We are finally back to bacon with breakfast. Lunch was her usual.
I was going to make tuna casserole with lots of veggies for dinner but she asked for hamburgers. Since I hadn't put out hamburger to thaw, I headed out to Carl's Jr. to get her favorite fast food hamburger: The $6.00 Jalapeno Burger; with onion rings (and loads of ketchup). She was happy. She also got a second glipizide before bed.
Her Bowel Movement occurred just previous to the time I took her second BP: Fair volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
4/25/06: Half-stat
Breakfast was normal. Lunch was normal. Dinner: Once again I'd planned something else, this time Mac & Cheese with all those good veggies in it, and she opted for ham & eggs. I think this happened because I decided, about an hour before dinner, that it was time to freeze what was left of the ham; she wasn't ready to be done with it and asked that I hack off "some for dinner tonight, several slices, I want two eggs with it." So, that's what I did.
No extra pills tonight. She did receive all three iron pills.
4/26/06: BM Half-stat
The timing of her stats is deceptive, today. She headed into the bathroom at 1330, at the same time that I received a business phone call I had to take. The call took about 15 minutes. All the while I was checking in with her, signalling for her to stay seated, that the call was "almost over". By the time I finished she was very impatient, so we began her bath immediately and I didn't remember to take her stats until just before I served her breakfast. She tried to talk me out of stats altogether but, you know, considering that we're sort of blowing off evening stats, lately, I figured I'd better get the "morning" ones in.
Today was only a two meal day. It was one of those days that she just wasn't interested in any lunch when she awoke from her nap, which is okay, except that I, thus, forgot to administer her second iron capsule. She's getting plenty of iron, though, so I'm not worried.
Dinner was my Mac & Cheese "mixture" (Mom's description), with lots of extra ground meat; chopped celery, onion, green pepper, garlic and sun dried tomatoes.
Her Bowel Movement occurred just before we began her bath, at some minutes before 1400: Fairly good volume; good consistency; very easy elimination; fairly easy clean-up.
She retired at 0115, 4/27/06. Her light went off at 0130.
4/27/06: BM
Breakfast included polish sausage instead of bacon.
Lunch was V-8 juice, only, but preceded an early dinner of Mac & Cheese from last night.
No extra meds or supplements. No forgotten meds or supplements.
Her Bowel Movement occurred at 2335: Excellent volume; good consistency, slightly smeary; very easy elimination; somewhat challenging clean-up.
As of the time I'm writing this, at 0005, 4/28/06, she is up. I don't expect her to go to bed for awhile, since her morning began at about 1300.
Breakfast continued to include ham. Lunch was normal. Dinner was, once again, Mom's choice, chocolate cake and ice cream. She received a second glipizide when she went to bed. All three iron pills were administered.
I can't remember why this day turned into a No Stat Day, but I do remember Mom's relief both when she awoke and at dinner.
4/24/06: BM Half-stat
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A.M. Blood Glucose: Time: 1439 Reading: 135 |
A.M. Blood Pressure: Time: 1508 BP: 119/67 Pulse: 62 |
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Afternoon Blood Glucose: Not taken |
Afternoon Blood Pressure: Time: 1736 BP: 115/53 Pulse: 59 |
The second blood pressure was taken because I noticed a fair amount of feet swelling and I was curious about her BP, considering that she hadn't been up that long and her feet looked fine when she awoke. Even though her BP was fine, her feet continued to puff a bit more and before she went to bed I decided to give her 10 mg furosemide, even though I didn't take her evening blood pressure.
We are finally back to bacon with breakfast. Lunch was her usual.
I was going to make tuna casserole with lots of veggies for dinner but she asked for hamburgers. Since I hadn't put out hamburger to thaw, I headed out to Carl's Jr. to get her favorite fast food hamburger: The $6.00 Jalapeno Burger; with onion rings (and loads of ketchup). She was happy. She also got a second glipizide before bed.
Her Bowel Movement occurred just previous to the time I took her second BP: Fair volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
4/25/06: Half-stat
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Blood Glucose: Time: 1242 Reading: 157 |
Blood Pressure: Time: 1300 BP: 122/61 Pulse: 63 |
Breakfast was normal. Lunch was normal. Dinner: Once again I'd planned something else, this time Mac & Cheese with all those good veggies in it, and she opted for ham & eggs. I think this happened because I decided, about an hour before dinner, that it was time to freeze what was left of the ham; she wasn't ready to be done with it and asked that I hack off "some for dinner tonight, several slices, I want two eggs with it." So, that's what I did.
No extra pills tonight. She did receive all three iron pills.
4/26/06: BM Half-stat
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Blood Glucose: Time: 1443 Reading: 139 |
Blood Pressure: Time: 1442 BP: 129/64 Pulse: 64 |
The timing of her stats is deceptive, today. She headed into the bathroom at 1330, at the same time that I received a business phone call I had to take. The call took about 15 minutes. All the while I was checking in with her, signalling for her to stay seated, that the call was "almost over". By the time I finished she was very impatient, so we began her bath immediately and I didn't remember to take her stats until just before I served her breakfast. She tried to talk me out of stats altogether but, you know, considering that we're sort of blowing off evening stats, lately, I figured I'd better get the "morning" ones in.
Today was only a two meal day. It was one of those days that she just wasn't interested in any lunch when she awoke from her nap, which is okay, except that I, thus, forgot to administer her second iron capsule. She's getting plenty of iron, though, so I'm not worried.
Dinner was my Mac & Cheese "mixture" (Mom's description), with lots of extra ground meat; chopped celery, onion, green pepper, garlic and sun dried tomatoes.
Her Bowel Movement occurred just before we began her bath, at some minutes before 1400: Fairly good volume; good consistency; very easy elimination; fairly easy clean-up.
She retired at 0115, 4/27/06. Her light went off at 0130.
4/27/06: BM
Breakfast included polish sausage instead of bacon.
Lunch was V-8 juice, only, but preceded an early dinner of Mac & Cheese from last night.
No extra meds or supplements. No forgotten meds or supplements.
Her Bowel Movement occurred at 2335: Excellent volume; good consistency, slightly smeary; very easy elimination; somewhat challenging clean-up.
As of the time I'm writing this, at 0005, 4/28/06, she is up. I don't expect her to go to bed for awhile, since her morning began at about 1300.
posted by Gail Rae @ 23:59
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