Thank you for the distinction! I can’t read Medscape however, because IAnotAD and they won’t let me in. Poo.
Funny you should say that, since she definitely had her moments… (One of her campaign posters: she was the Libertarian candidate for Lt. Gov. of California in the late 80’s -these days when she’s not caring for dad she makes genuinely spectacular Halloween wreaths. Pictures don’t do them a bit of justice. ) She worships my father and cares for him without complaint. For which I am deeply grateful. Because I worship my father, too, but I couldn’t do what she does for a host of reasons.
roflmao Tell me that’s not your stepmom. (Your dad’s just TIRED.) Those wreaths are awesome BTW.
That’s her. She’s a trip. So’s my dad.
And thanks about the wreaths. They really are, you should see them in person, the craftsmanship is exquisite and every doll is completely original, unique and handmade in every detail.
Same thing for her OJ Trial Chess Set.
Wow. Not only is she very, very talented, I vote for you as possibly having the best set of parents ever.
Assuming you dug a little deeper and got the bigger picture, here’s the kicker: my real mother was an ordained minister in the Church of Religious Science.
:eek:
it’s one of those things that would be rejected as too far-fetched if it were written as fiction.
(BG: I am an RN)
If your dad is essentially bedbound, he is at very high risk of developed deep vein thromboses (DVT’s) in his legs. Clots in the legs can cause tiny clots to shower to the brain, causing strokes or TIA’s (transient ischemic attacks, or “mini-strokes”).
Your dad’s symptoms sound like TIA’s to me.
Has he had dopplers done of his lower extemities (translation: ultrasound of his legs) to see if he has any clots? This is a painless and simple procedure.
If a patient has DVT’s, it may be appropriate to have a Greenfield filter placed. This is like a little colander that’s placed in the main vein to the heart, to catch any clots that come up from the legs.
I don’t know if the VA’s computer system is up to par. I know that where I work, we can easily access our patients’ records, and our care definitely benefits from this. Knowing that your dad is mostly bedbound would lead me to ask the doctor for venous dopplers if he didn’t think of it himself. IMO, venous dopplers would be the very first thing to be done, and then you can go from there.
Sorry about that; at least you have some terminology to google, if you want more information.
This is incorrect except in exceedingly rare cases. DVTs are in the venous circulation and will be filtered out by the lungs (pulmonary emobolus) unless there is a septal defect in the heart to allow the embolus to cross into the arterial circulation.
I agree that the symptoms could be ischemic in etiology; I disagree that DVT is a likely source.
…It can’t be rejected if you put it in an autobiography. lol
I’m not a doctor either, but I just filled out the registration information and they let me in.
Seriously?? That’s fantastic! I will have to give that a whirl, thanks!