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just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

RE: Digging Out Sunday

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

just Czech wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
just Czech wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
No one is watching Pro football here.
I'm waiting for the tennis to start up for the night.
We ran some groceries up to Paul, and took him out to lunch at El Guapo's, in Denton.
I had a taco salad. And stayed away from the chips and salsa.
So, I behaved myself.

Why are you staying away from chips and salsa?
Sounds like a perfect Sunday for you and I'm glad for you.
Low carb eaters, here, Czech.
I stay away from the "Terrible Trio", as I like to call them, except for a rare treat. (Flour, Sugar, White rice....on rare occasions only.)
We had a nice visit with Paul.
He wants to come home next weekend for the Bunny Show, at the Fort Worth Stock Show.
We get a big charge out of the bunnies.
(And, once again, I will have to talk my peeps out of getting one. Nope. Six cats and a dog, is more than enough. We won't be getting a bunny!)
Oh, okay. I would die.
But, you do need a bunny.

LOL! I cheat every once in a while, Czech!

It has to be for something, really good. wink

No, we don't need a bunny!

As cute as they are, we have enough animals, thank you! biggrin

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I have lost count of how many times I've heard "Omaha" called during this game...

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

FWM, yes, I think you have enough animals to care for now as well. One more mouth to feed and clean up after might be the last straw. Pets require a lot of work.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

What a bunch of pansies

Lindley · Guru

Looks like the Broncos are going to the super bowl

Domestic Engineer · Guru

Woo hoo!!

Divine Geek · Guru

Awww, is Tommy sad?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

PEYTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flan

Lindley · Guru

Now it is between the N.C. panthers and Az.Cardinals. I like them both so I don't care who wins.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

OH MY GAWD!

I think they're shooting off fireworks...or someone has a bomb...

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lindley wrote:
Now it is between the N.C. panthers and Az.Cardinals. I like them both so I don't care who wins.

I like NC, I plan on retiring there so I will root for them, and they will lose.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

But...but...but...Brady was "pressured."

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

Lindley wrote:
Now it is between the N.C. panthers and Az.Cardinals. I like them both so I don't care who wins.

I'm torn. My cousins are big Cardinal fans, so there is the family obligation there. But Carolina has been playing such awesome football all season.

Should be a good game. And somehow, my mother has own control of the remote so we get to watch the game

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We're not big into football here.

FNW · Guru

More snow expected Thursday. FML.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
More snow expected Thursday. FML.

Yuck for you

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

FNW wrote:
More snow expected Thursday. FML.

You are going to be so snowed.. biggrin

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Someone told me we are suppose to get 1-3 inches of snow overnight. Hmm, first I've heard about it. The weather forgot all about us here in the middle of nowhere. ;)

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lindley wrote:
Now it is between the N.C. panthers and Az.Cardinals. I like them both so I don't care who wins.
I like NC, I plan on retiring there so I will root for them, and they will lose.

I will root for AZ, they will lose..

Denver winning today has been my first win for the post-season.

Divine Geek · Guru

I feel like I should know the answer to this.....the blood thinners they put my dad on, will those make him feel cold?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Divine Geek wrote:
I feel like I should know the answer to this.....the blood thinners they put my dad on, will those make him feel cold?

Yes.

Very.

And he will bruise like crazy and a paper cut will bleed like you ripped open a vein.

He may get tired more easily and his iron can drop.

If he starts to display sign of lethargy, he needs his blood checked to see if it is too thin.

I hated being on blood thinners.

And my mawmaw has had a lot of problems on it.

Divine Geek · Guru

He says he's just worn out. He has spent most of the weekend in bed or on the couch. I know that's normal recovery behavior, but its kinda hard on him. He is very rarely sick, so he doesn't know how to do the recovery thing.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Divine Geek wrote:
He says he's just worn out. He has spent most of the weekend in bed or on the couch. I know that's normal recovery behavior, but its kinda hard on him. He is very rarely sick, so he doesn't know how to do the recovery thing.

Please watch him. Do not let him go cold turkey from blood thinners.

Divine Geek · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
He says he's just worn out. He has spent most of the weekend in bed or on the couch. I know that's normal recovery behavior, but its kinda hard on him. He is very rarely sick, so he doesn't know how to do the recovery thing.
Please watch him. Do not let him go cold turkey from blood thinners.

He's still taking them. He is really good about taking his pills and taking them on time. I'm not worried about that. I'm worried he will get frustrated and try to do more than he should. Hence why I was freezing my rear off shoveling yesterday before he even got up.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Well. I came off them all at once and didn't tell my doctor for a year.

Blood thinner, cholesterol, water and potassium.

Stopped them all.

I was becoming a zombie.

Couldn't finish a sentence, lost words, forgot names.

Physically I couldn't get myself in and out of the shower.

All I wanted to do was sleep.

I went to the doctor and he said just keep taking the meds.

I remember sitting in the car trying to remember what to do next.

I looked up side effects.

Each one had the warning of early onset dementia.

Not to mention that as a woman, 7 days a month it looked like horror movie if you get my meaning.

I'm not saying any of this to scare you.

But please, look up the meds he is taking. Become educated on side effects and interactions.

And if you have questions, ask. If you don't like the answer, ask again.

Divine Geek · Guru

So far the only sode effect that is concerning is his cough. He has a horrible cough which the doctor is due to one of his medications causing dry mouth/throat.

Him being cold, I can understand. And is easy enough to deal with. He's having hot chocolate under an electric blanket right now.

I also understand his worn out feeling. He had a heart attck 3 weeks ago, I'd be more worried if he was telling us he felt fine and was trying to act "normal"

This is a man that never uses an alarm clock and is up by 5 am every day. Wanting to stay in bed until noon is a forgien feeling for him.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Get some of this stuff for the dry mouth.

It works wonders. It's not expensive either.

The meds can be adjusted too.

Lindley · Guru

Went to see star wars tonight. It was pretty good. At least I enjoyed it.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
So far the only sode effect that is concerning is his cough. He has a horrible cough which the doctor is due to one of his medications causing dry mouth/throat.

Him being cold, I can understand. And is easy enough to deal with. He's having hot chocolate under an electric blanket right now.

I also understand his worn out feeling. He had a heart attck 3 weeks ago, I'd be more worried if he was telling us he felt fine and was trying to act "normal"

This is a man that never uses an alarm clock and is up by 5 am every day. Wanting to stay in bed until noon is a forgien feeling for him.

Sending healing thoughts your way.

It's hard for anyone to deal with health issues, but male pride...that's a different animal.

flan

weltschmerz · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I feel like I should know the answer to this.....the blood thinners they put my dad on, will those make him feel cold?
Yes.
Very.
And he will bruise like crazy and a paper cut will bleed like you ripped open a vein.
He may get tired more easily and his iron can drop.
If he starts to display sign of lethargy, he needs his blood checked to see if it is too thin.
I hated being on blood thinners.
And my mawmaw has had a lot of problems on it.

Aren't patients checked weekly, anyway? Anyone on anticoagulants has an INR (International Normalized Ratio) test to check for PT and PTT (clotting times) once a week.

If a patient has impaired mobility, the nurse will come to your house to draw bloods.

You shouldn't have to wait for the patient to become "lethargic". INR tests are vital, especially if you haven't been on anticoagulants for very long.

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Monday 25th of January 2016 05:53:19 AM

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I feel like I should know the answer to this.....the blood thinners they put my dad on, will those make him feel cold?
Yes.
Very.
And he will bruise like crazy and a paper cut will bleed like you ripped open a vein.
He may get tired more easily and his iron can drop.
If he starts to display sign of lethargy, he needs his blood checked to see if it is too thin.
I hated being on blood thinners.
And my mawmaw has had a lot of problems on it.
Aren't patients checked weekly, anyway? Anyone on anticoagulants has an INR (International Normalized Ratio) test to check for PT and PTT (clotting times) once a week.
If a patient has impaired mobility, the nurse will come to your house to draw bloods.
You shouldn't have to wait for the patient to become "lethargic". INR tests are vital, especially if you haven't been on anticoagulants for very long.

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Monday 25th of January 2016 05:53:19 AM

No.

They dont.

That's why it's important to recognize it before it becomes a problem.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

As a nurse we checked them weekly. Patients had to be checked weekly all the time. I see now that they have come out with a lot of new blood thinners that don't require weekly checking. I imagine they require some kind of checking though. While taking blood thinners in and of itself isn't dangerous there are things that people on blood thinners have to be aware of. Things like increased bruising. Also they will caution you against becoming constipated. If you strain too hard going to the bathroom you can cause a bleed in your brain. There are other issues like this that need to be watched.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nevermind

-- Edited by lilyofcourse on Monday 25th of January 2016 02:57:55 PM

weltschmerz · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I feel like I should know the answer to this.....the blood thinners they put my dad on, will those make him feel cold?
Yes.
Very.
And he will bruise like crazy and a paper cut will bleed like you ripped open a vein.
He may get tired more easily and his iron can drop.
If he starts to display sign of lethargy, he needs his blood checked to see if it is too thin.
I hated being on blood thinners.
And my mawmaw has had a lot of problems on it.
Aren't patients checked weekly, anyway? Anyone on anticoagulants has an INR (International Normalized Ratio) test to check for PT and PTT (clotting times) once a week.
If a patient has impaired mobility, the nurse will come to your house to draw bloods.
You shouldn't have to wait for the patient to become "lethargic". INR tests are vital, especially if you haven't been on anticoagulants for very long.

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Monday 25th of January 2016 05:53:19 AM
No.
They dont.
That's why it's important to recognize it before it becomes a problem.

I guess the insurance companies don't want to pay for it. Testing is necessary.

NAOW · Vette's SS

When I was on blood thinners I had to have weekly blood draws to test and adjust meds as necessay. I didn't have many side effects though, I didn't even notice a lot of extra bruises or bad bleeding when cut.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

The older thinners (Warfarin) required weekly or bi-weekly PT/INR tests. The newer ones (Pradaxa) only require monthly testing for the first few months, then every-other month for a while, then every six months. The ads you see on TV by the injury lawyers are for very high doses, not maintenance dosages.
Be careful of the electric blanket - it can almost burn a person with lessened sensitivity due to chilling.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I burned myself once on a heating pad.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I was taking plavix.

And the first cholesterol medicine I took was lipitor.

That stuff was horrible.