Since Vicki came home last week, we have had a visiting nurse and a wonderful physical therapist visiting the home treating Vicki and getting her moving agian. The frustrating thing is that the doctor says one thing. the therapist says another and the nusrse yet another. Who do you believe?
Since Vicki is taking Coumidin, her nusrse is suppose to monitor the blood and regulate the dosage. Tuesday the nurse arrived and Vicki had just finished PT so her blood pressure was slightly elevated. The nurse took her blood and told her the coumidin was at a 1.5 and she needed to take three pills a day and when she came back yesterday, the level was at a dangerous 4.5. She was told not to take any more until next week. Vicki has been weak and having headaches and the doctor says it is most likely caused by the high coumidin level and she should eat vitamin K foods to bring the level back and should this continue we need to go to the hospital.
Seems like she takes three steps forward and four backwards with the coumidin, not to mention the volume of hair that our drains are eating....Well she is feeling better but still has the headache, so she is staying in bed most of the time and moving every 5 mins and wanting something else since she cant get comfortable.
The bruising seems to be clearing and she has more motion than the day before but it is without a price. Makes us appreciate the suffering Christ paid for each of us.
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