9th April 2005
HELP!
My 5' 8", 155 lbs mother will be 93 this week and has a weakness problem. She is house bound by choice with a walker but was agile enough to prepare cooked meals, wash clothes and dishes and feed the feral cats on the back porch. Her bedroom is 30 feet from the kitchen, and the tv and den is in the middle. I do the shopping and house cleaning.
Three weeks ago she suddenly became weak. She has difficulty pulling up from her recliner to her walker and is slow moving to the bathroom and back and no longer can do her "thing".
Sunday, she complained more of the weakness and some cold congestion in her chest.
Monday morning she felt worse and ask to go to the hospital ER. (she had taken an unknown amount of nitroquick tho no pain, she said there was a pressure there. I have objected to NQ unless there is pain but to no avail)
The ER visit (xrays/ ekg/ bloodtest) found her in excellent condition and no other problem except a slightly elevated blood sugar level and they advised her to see a regular doctor. ( she has never had a sugar level problem and has no regular Doctor) They also gave her a RX for Levarquin antibiotic.
There has been no improvement.
She is getting weaker. she also thinks the Levaquin make her sick at her stomach and last night we returned to another hospital's ER room. I ask the Dr. if they could run test for drugs or lead poison and such and was refused. Anyway the usual dianostic blood tests were run and nothing was found except low sodium and elevated sugar. So it is 6.30 AM, we are back at home and mom is in her recliner, weak and still very poorly.
My goal is to find her a local GP to keep from having to go to the ER and maybe get some tests ordered that the ER wont do.
She has a heart and lung DR. and did have a heart attack 18 years ago. (?)
Her meds are Klor-con, Furosemide, allegra, Cozaar, Toprol xl, and the recent Levaquin.
We have some rust in our drinking water but have had it for years.
So! any suggestions??
My 5' 8", 155 lbs mother will be 93 this week and has a weakness problem. She is house bound by choice with a walker but was agile enough to prepare cooked meals, wash clothes and dishes and feed the feral cats on the back porch. Her bedroom is 30 feet from the kitchen, and the tv and den is in the middle. I do the shopping and house cleaning.
Three weeks ago she suddenly became weak. She has difficulty pulling up from her recliner to her walker and is slow moving to the bathroom and back and no longer can do her "thing".
Sunday, she complained more of the weakness and some cold congestion in her chest.
Monday morning she felt worse and ask to go to the hospital ER. (she had taken an unknown amount of nitroquick tho no pain, she said there was a pressure there. I have objected to NQ unless there is pain but to no avail)
The ER visit (xrays/ ekg/ bloodtest) found her in excellent condition and no other problem except a slightly elevated blood sugar level and they advised her to see a regular doctor. ( she has never had a sugar level problem and has no regular Doctor) They also gave her a RX for Levarquin antibiotic.
There has been no improvement.
She is getting weaker. she also thinks the Levaquin make her sick at her stomach and last night we returned to another hospital's ER room. I ask the Dr. if they could run test for drugs or lead poison and such and was refused. Anyway the usual dianostic blood tests were run and nothing was found except low sodium and elevated sugar. So it is 6.30 AM, we are back at home and mom is in her recliner, weak and still very poorly.
My goal is to find her a local GP to keep from having to go to the ER and maybe get some tests ordered that the ER wont do.
She has a heart and lung DR. and did have a heart attack 18 years ago. (?)
Her meds are Klor-con, Furosemide, allegra, Cozaar, Toprol xl, and the recent Levaquin.
We have some rust in our drinking water but have had it for years.
So! any suggestions??