The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

"That and either they didn't see him hugging the wall or ... they ignored it. And they didn't notice that he hadn't left when he should have if all was well. Of course we don't know if immediate CPR would have saved him."


Too true. I found out today that his left leg was giving him a lot of trouble yesterday morning. A blockage could slow the blood flow down enough to starve the heart of oxygen. Poor guy....he had a slow motion heart attack. I have to be on guard... I have had circulation problems in my left leg before......

Have you had a heart checkup?

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 That was the first thing I had before graves set in they said it was precursor to it

Thanks for the tip!

 

[pennyJo1960]

The long term predisone trying to save my vision 500mg iv weekly 60 mg per day on top of that then no less than 25 ongoing to keep psoriasis at bay now it seems to be gone but almost 2 years on it off almost 2 now, osteo arthritis set in Ankylosing spondylitis hit me in my 30's .. my good old fashioned is in my knees and hands

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have arthritis in my fingers. My pinkie is bent and will only straighten out if i bend it with my other hand. My knuckles are enlarged, especially my right thumb.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am fortunate both hands ambidextrous here
but need to go bed goodnight all

 

[JD4570]

Have you had a heart checkup?

Yup. Aside from being overweight my heart is functioning as it should. My blood pressure is excellent and cholesterol levels are lower than the Doc expected.

 

[Bunnylady]

I found out today that his left leg was giving him a lot of trouble yesterday morning.

So now we are talking embolism? CPR might or might not have helped, but it doesn't take any kind of training to dial 911. What a shame nobody realized he was in trouble sooner.

 

[bruceha2000]

Keep watch over that JD!

 

[drumstick diva]

Please do

 

[microchick]

Morning all. DH and I just came in from a walk in the woods. Beautiful morning here. Sunny and still hotter than usual but after today fall temps set in so we wanted to get out and get some exercise. Found this on the side of the trail.

it's a small hen of the woods mushroom. Too small and too old to do anything with. The ones you want to find are bigger than a cauliflower. Cut them up, roll them in flour and fry to a golden brown and they are simply delicious.

Penny, I hate that they put you through that and you have AS also. I told DH that with the stiffness and morning pain diminished by the Methotrexate I realize just how bad I was hurting and living with it. That's what I told the doctor. I hate trading one problem for another one.

I hope my labs come back good so I can continue on it. Or at least reasonable. Done with docs until the 4th when I have to go to Northeast Regional Hospital for a bone density test.

Internet guy is due today so I'm off to tidy up the house and deck. Hope y'all have a great day. No word this morning about our friend in ICU. No news is good news I guess but this poor guy has advanced Parkinson's disease and no matter what I can't see him coming out of this and going back to his regular life.So very sad.