Chapter 599 - We Are Mending

 I had sent the Enduring Guardianship paperwork by Express Post for signing north where it arrived the following day. A few days later after another witnessed signing the paperwork was sent south for another to sign and immediately posted back to me last Friday. Online tracking advised me the envelope arrived at an industrial suburb of Hot Air City last Sunday. So this morning I was advised that I will receive it today, 3 days later, a few 80 kms away from said suburb. I suppose that is value for money, $9 for each leg of the triangular journey, since it may not have arrived back to me by next Xmas, if at all.

Our new GP, a lady, over at the modern medical complex on the outskirts of town, referred her to a specialist at the local hospital. some days later a call asked me to bring her to a physio in the rooms behind the hospital. As a result we had a 2 hour consultation with the physio, who  discussed the prolapse problem with us in great detail. Today a call from the physio confirmed my fears that nothing other than surgery would "fix" the problem and asked me to continue giving a Movicol at breakfast and lunch and also as I have been, about 3 cups of orange juice each with 2 teaspoons of Benefiber. Over the past week or so the quantity and frequency of these may have changed somewhat so I must ensure these quantities are maintained for regularity of poop at #4 & #5 on the Bristol chart. An hour after speaking with the physio I was belled for the loo. We both decided that the commode was probably more comfortable than the toilet with its bidet. She left behind a goodly quantity of #4. I almost decided not to give her a Movicol at lunch but decided to maintain the plan to see what happens before backing off if accidents occur. Now that I think about the matter, I had started to give her a number of prunes, which normally have no effect on her, at breakfast so they will be discontinued.

When the new GP saw the stoma she prescribed an antibiotic, Cephalaxin, 4 times a day. The granulation at the site reduced but when the GP saw it a few days ago she prescribed the same 3 times a day. I still apply the Kenacomb on the reddened skin around the stoma. On advice, I give her a probiotic to counter possible side issues caused by the antibiotics.

Fed up with the anxiety caused me by petty mistakes and ordering delays of Duodopa at the chemist we have dealt with for 20 years, a month ago when collecting the previous Duodopa order I asked for our scripts kept on file and haven't returned since. Instead, I have been going across the main street to another chemist which has a better ambience in that the racks of products are much better laid out and further apart, the staff are friendlier and not as crowded with customers, the latter possibly due to being located on the other side of the main street from the super market.

I have had some helpful discussions with counsellors at the state Parky organisation and although encouraged to seek respite, I have decided not to because I doubt she could be attended to properly during the night, needing to be rolled into comfortable positions to minimise dyskinesia. Also, I am finding that when her dyskinesia is minimised, she begins to sense the cold, needing a blanket in our unheated (by her choice) bedroom or the ability to switch on an overhead fan should dyskinesia continue for a time.

I suspect her right foot is slowly developing the problems of her left. If so, in time she will be unable to stand at all, then we will be in dire circumstance. I will raise this matter with our new GP.

Yesterday, she fiddled the Samsung Tab A loaned for her Skype video chats with the lady up in Cane Toad State. This morning from 0600 I went seeking a beeping noise and found that the tablet had an alarm set along with a 5 minute snooze setting.