Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Loved Bob Newhart, too!
They both lived a good long life.
Dad liked Tim Conway too from Carol Burnett. That was a good show too .
Good for you ! It’s on your Mom , when she is ready she will take pain med .
I’ve been pleased with myself lately , as well , that I have been better about letting go of feeling bad about my MIL’s situation of her choosing.
Perhaps I should toast to her “ right to rot” . !!
But she is the one that is refusing pain meds. This is on her, this is her responsibility.
If I was 88 and in pain, I would take anything they would give me to help
A friend said she wants to move some place cooler.
I said your going to probably have to go to Alaska for that.
We are supposed to get a break from the intense heat, Thursday, so something to look forward to.
Summer is only good if you have water activities, beach , pool. Otherwise Fall is better .
May The Lord continue to bless your union.
I am fortunate to have a great pharmacist that has always taken the time to speak with me over the phone or in person.
If they have a new manufacturing company making their meds, they inform me that is why my pills look different.
Nacy,
I am like your mom and check everything before I take it.
Llama,
Many pharmacists do work very long hours. Not as many drugstores are open 24 hours a day now.
But rite aid , mix up my mom's meds, the they doubled her heart rhythm meds , that slows her heart rate. Luckily mom realized the pills looked a little different than usual, or it could of ended very bad,
In my experience, pharmacists will even bring up important issues with their customers. They keep a record of meds that are prescribed.
Years ago, I went to buy an over the counter medicine and my pharmacist warned against me taking it, because it would interfere with a prescription medication that I was taking.
I also find that overall doctors know very little about the prescriptions they give for any medications having to do with anxiety, depression and so on. They are sold a bill of goods on the latest darling of the pharmaceuticals all unaware that getting off some of these things takes almost years of tritrating down in miniscule amounts. Doctors have replaced psychiatrists and when a patient goes in with a complaint they reach for a prescription pad with little knowledge of the drugs and what's happening out there in the world with them.
Just my humble opinion.