Thursday, June 2, 2011

Frustration

Following my other half's fall he had some x-rays taken and it transpired he has osteoporosis with small cracks and compression in his verterbra.  It was decided he would have Aclasta intravenously?? and the appointment was made for this morning.

We were showered, he was dressed and the phone went with the nurse checking that he had taken the Vitamin K.  I said what vitamin K?

It turned out it was vitamin D and he should have taken two doses a week apart  prior to having the procedure.  I had been told to pick up the Aclasta prescription on the way to the surgery this morning so had no idea there was another item and there wouldn't have been enough time to have taken the two doses a week apart anyway.

So, now we start again and have it done in a fortnight's time.  Not a great problem normally but when one is dealing with the confusion of Alzheimer's these small problems become large ones.  Still he has had his first dose - will have the second next Thursday and on the following Thursday will have the Aclasta.  In the meantime he goes to the Alz Club twice a week, I have a Carers' meeting and a funeral to attend, Weekly Pilates to strengthen the body etc. etc.  Obviously I am still stressed or I would take it all in my stride.

However, I did manage to get the gutters cleaned out and some weeding done this morning as rain is forecast for the long weekend.  Pulling the weeds I found that the soil was powder dry so the rain is still needed.  The temperature dropped rapidly this afternoon and we have had showers on and off.

8 comments:

  1. Being a caregiver is such a difficult job. I have been there and know it takes 200% of you to get through any day. Frustration is a big factor and dealing with that is sometimes overwhelming, at least it was for me.

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  2. S O A C -M You are so right. I have just had morning coffee with two other carers and it does help just to talk it over and discover others are going through the same thing.

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  3. Sue - I do hope both you and M are going on alright. I'm so glad you managed to locate my new site

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  4. Molly, yes we are coping - will try and get some more help soon. Thank you for caring.

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  5. Hello heather

    thank you for visiting my blog. Just to let you know it's raining all day here in South Shropshire too, which is extremely good for my garden, as it's been dry for far too long.

    Sounds like you have your hands quite full. Good luck and I wish you the strength to cope.

    May all your problems be weeds!

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  6. Hello Friko, Thanks for visiting. Glad you finally have some rain over there. It was on the news the other day about how dry it is in U.K.

    Thanks for the good wishes.

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  7. Hi Heather
    thanks for dropping by my blog I always love new people to contact.
    Seems you have a lot on your hands at the moment and your care services are not a lot better than ours, still we battle on don't we.
    I just love the picture of the cat on top of the tele, gorgeous.
    Keep strong
    Briony
    x

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  8. Thanks for the comment on the foxgloves. Really, it's not difficult, I think you just have to love doing it or it would be a big chore. Maybe when you get a bit of free time you should try it.
    Do hope everything is going a bit better now for you and your husband.
    Briony
    x

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