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I have severe asthma and part of the reason I put off going to the doctor is the blood gas test which is painful and the fact I know very little will probably change. The cure is sometime worse than the illness, to be very frank. Try to help your Dad find ways to be in control of his COPD. This can be done if you use a pulse oxygen meter, a peak flow meter, and checklists. Also the energy it takes when you are very ill to get dressed and go to the doctor does not seem worth it sometimes. I suggest that you tell the doctor to limit the blood gas tests unless they have not choice. Then, get a respiratory therapist to help you set up a plan over which your Dad can have some control. COPD is exhausting and depressing. Try to avoid the ER and stick with the doctor who can do less invasive testing. After all, if you can't breath, the solutions are there for a doctor. Tell your Dad to write to me for empathy if you need a rest. I am only 56, never smoked anything, and struggle to breath every day. I will pray for you and your Dad daily. Rebecca
Thanks - we bought him one when he came home from the hospital. His lungs still aren't clear, but he won't go back to the ER, so his doctor gave him another round of antibiotics. The oximeter has become his new toy-unfortunately when he sees his level rise to 92 he takes off the oxygen! As soon as he walks down the hall, his level drops to 78-80 and he puts the oxygen back on. We've come to a kind of truce but he knows I'll call 911 again if I have to.
Get yourself a pulse oximeter - you can find them online (I think I got ours at Nebulizer.com or something like that) for about $50. When my father complains of feeling extra short of breath I can use the pulse oximeter to check his O2 levels. If they are in the 80's or lower - you need to go to the hospital. Perhaps if you had one of these at home and your father saw how low his oxygen was he'd be more willing to get the medical attention he needs. This has really helped me and my father. He went in pneumonia late December, the beginning of January and the end of February. The pulse oximeter helped me determine that he needed to go to the ER (helped convince him too!). After 3 hospitalizations so close together the docs determined he has a swallowing disorder where he is aspirating thin liquids into his lungs thus the frequent pneumonia. Now he has to eat a soft diet and drink thickened liquids which has helped. Good luck - sometimes you just need to call 911 whether they like it or not.
Thanks, Naheaton. I said most of those things. He grabbed the arms of his recliner and insisted he was better than yesterday, and he wanted to wait until he got worse (!!). I almost backed down, but then he started coughing. I called 911 while he fumed at me, and the EMTs convinced him to go to the ER. I could have hugged them. They admitted him with pneumonia. This on the same day I had to arrange for hospice for my mom (she's in a nursing home). I'm pooped. But I'm glad I found this website and I was so glad to hear from someone. Thank you again!
He's putting his head in the sand isn't he. Unfortunately it's the first thing that many people think, ignore it and it will go away. But we all know that's not the reality. If it were my dad, I'd sit him down and tell him how much I love him. I'd tell him that he knows in his heart he needs to be seen by a doctor. I'd remind him of when you were a kid and got sick, you sure didn't want to go to the doctor did you? But he knew that even though you were scared, he had to take you to see one didn't he? Now is the time for you to be the one that reminds him of when HE had to make those decisions for you. He did it out of love for you, now it's your turn. Acknowledge that you know he's worried, just validate his feelings. Then take him to the doctor. Good luck.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
The cure is sometime worse than the illness, to be very frank. Try to help your Dad find ways to be in control of his COPD. This can be done if you use a pulse oxygen meter, a peak flow meter, and checklists. Also the energy it takes when you are very ill to get dressed and go to the doctor does not seem worth it sometimes. I suggest that you tell the doctor to limit the blood gas tests unless they have not choice. Then, get a respiratory therapist to help you set up a plan over which your Dad can have some control. COPD is exhausting and depressing. Try to avoid the ER and stick with the doctor who can do less invasive testing. After all, if you can't breath, the solutions are there for a doctor. Tell your Dad to write to me for empathy if you need a rest. I am only 56, never smoked anything, and struggle to breath every day. I will pray for you and your Dad daily. Rebecca
This on the same day I had to arrange for hospice for my mom (she's in a nursing home). I'm pooped. But I'm glad I found this website and I was so glad to hear from someone. Thank you again!