Chapter 445 - Another Procedure
A visit to the eye specialist on Thursday gave good eye pressures; 12 and 17 I think they were, so her glaucoma is under control so her next visit will be in 12 months' time and an optometrist check up in 6 months.
Our GP had given a referral for her to see a lady doctor H. in Hot Air City about bowel movements. We saw her on Friday last. A very informative doctor. A physical examination in her room was not possible because, as always, the inspection couch was very high and approached by steps. A colonoscopy is planned at the private hospital where the L5 job was done. Dr H. wondered whether the L5 job may have damaged nerve fibres to cause defecation difficulties; we are unsure when her current problems began. I mentioned that her left leg began to fail prior to her introduction to Apomorphine. Way back in 1995 she was treated for diverticulitis problems but neither of us can remember the details. Dr H. thought her PD presentation was strange, calling it a-typical; she is not the first to do so. Also commented that she had her fair share of cancers. In discussing diet she told us that the "2 Minute Rolled Oats" I eat every morning (only me at present) is useless because the processing removes the majority of fibre. The colonoscopy will take place on Wednesday 8th March. The clinic nurse suggested, since we are more than an hour's drive away, that she be booked into hospital on the Sunday afternoon so that the "cleansing procedures" take place in hospital rather than at home. I'm in agreement, I don't wish her to be "caught short" at home and our friendly insurer can bear the cost. I must contact West Beer PD Clinic for advice for Dr H. and the hospital concerning the impact of the cleansing procedure on her uptake of Duodopa.
Dr H. wrote a script for additional blood tests because her reading of the recent blood tests ordered by our GP show low thyroid values.
Her Duodopa flow rate is now 5.0, after having been reduced in steps to 4.5 then brought back up to 5.0. At 4.5 she was very sluggish, disinterested in sewing and dull. As I increased the flow rate I noticed her punding increased (counting coins, sorting cutlery) and her tuneless humming returned, although I had not noticed its lack until it began again. At 4.9 she commented several times that her breathing was difficult. She continues to be troubled by thick saliva.
Last Thursday she began the sniffles, by Friday I had a sore throat, developing into a full blown wog, so I am suffering in our heat wave conditions.
Our GP had given a referral for her to see a lady doctor H. in Hot Air City about bowel movements. We saw her on Friday last. A very informative doctor. A physical examination in her room was not possible because, as always, the inspection couch was very high and approached by steps. A colonoscopy is planned at the private hospital where the L5 job was done. Dr H. wondered whether the L5 job may have damaged nerve fibres to cause defecation difficulties; we are unsure when her current problems began. I mentioned that her left leg began to fail prior to her introduction to Apomorphine. Way back in 1995 she was treated for diverticulitis problems but neither of us can remember the details. Dr H. thought her PD presentation was strange, calling it a-typical; she is not the first to do so. Also commented that she had her fair share of cancers. In discussing diet she told us that the "2 Minute Rolled Oats" I eat every morning (only me at present) is useless because the processing removes the majority of fibre. The colonoscopy will take place on Wednesday 8th March. The clinic nurse suggested, since we are more than an hour's drive away, that she be booked into hospital on the Sunday afternoon so that the "cleansing procedures" take place in hospital rather than at home. I'm in agreement, I don't wish her to be "caught short" at home and our friendly insurer can bear the cost. I must contact West Beer PD Clinic for advice for Dr H. and the hospital concerning the impact of the cleansing procedure on her uptake of Duodopa.
Dr H. wrote a script for additional blood tests because her reading of the recent blood tests ordered by our GP show low thyroid values.
Her Duodopa flow rate is now 5.0, after having been reduced in steps to 4.5 then brought back up to 5.0. At 4.5 she was very sluggish, disinterested in sewing and dull. As I increased the flow rate I noticed her punding increased (counting coins, sorting cutlery) and her tuneless humming returned, although I had not noticed its lack until it began again. At 4.9 she commented several times that her breathing was difficult. She continues to be troubled by thick saliva.
Last Thursday she began the sniffles, by Friday I had a sore throat, developing into a full blown wog, so I am suffering in our heat wave conditions.
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