Yes, I'm glad to know SOMETHING. Now, to find the culprit. Grrrr, if it's the meds. I will question the doctors--again--about the Aricept and Namenda at this stage as well as the Seroquel. Thank you, Aitan!

We had the MRI and Doppler today and she did very well. I was able to bump it up to 1:30 at another location. The nurse called me back at 11:30 to let me know the doctor wasn't in today but suggested I go ahead and give Mom a Trazadone since it was the only thing I had sedation-wise. (I had filled it when I took Mom to that darn Day Care back in August, hadn't used it since.) The nurse reminded me she had put us on the cancellation list at the neuro's office, so we COULD reschedule the tests, but the sooner we could get them done the better.

It made Mom kind of 'tipsy' but pleasant and compliant. They wouldn't let me in for the MRI but the girl winked and said Mom did fine. I went in for the Doppler, which took longer than the MRI. We had to quiet Mom down quite a bit, but it wasn't bad. The girl really got a kick out of Mom saying out of the blue, "I have never kissed a boy in my life!" She said immediately, "Neither have I!" She was really cute with Mom. When we left, Mom invited everyone to come see us again!

See? I got all worked up and everything went just fine. Afterwards, we went for a milkshake then to the park to see the ducks. By the time we got home, Mom was VERY groggy so she took a short nap. But got up and we had a good evening on the patio. I can't believe the difference in yesterday and today!

I've got a lot to learn, y'all, an awful lot to learn.

I just don't know what I would do without you!

I'm so glad things went well for you yesterday.

sames u,
You are never going to learn everything. About the time you think you know what is going on, it all changes.

I know Aitan doesn't care for the Seroquel, but I don't think I could have gotten by without it. It was a life saver for me and Bill had no visable side effects that I noticed.

We did stop the aricept and namenda about a year and half before the end. Things changed faster the last six months but I don't know if things would have been any different we had continued them.

I'm glad that things went well yesterday. If you're like me, you always expect the worse. Hope things continue on the up side.

I got up at 2 this morning and first off I tried to find words to thank you all for seeing me through this. But "Thank You All" is all I could come up with. I've just been shaking my head.

I've paced around in the glow of night lights thinking of all the what if's, what are the doctors going to say, what am I going to do about meds, what's the right thing for Mom. And none of it is in a complete thought! Whew, my mind is like a darn pinball machine going off! And you're right, Joyce, thinking the worst.

Okay, my own advice would be to try to channel that energy elsewhere. I know this worry is getting me nowhere. For one thing, I better focus on cleaning this house or we're going to catch something. And the laundry has grown to mountain heights! I know I'll feel better once the house is clean.

Let's just hope the phone rings and we can see the doctor.

Thank you all....truly, from my heart! I'll keep you posted.

Sames u,
"Thank You" is one of the nicest phrases in the English language. It says volumes!

The anticipation does seem to be worse than the outcome, sometimes, doesn't it? If you need to expend more energy, I have some stuff here, that you can tackle.

Here's hoping for all good news for you today!

Maebee........(smile!)

Little rough last night to settle Mom down in bed. Four hours of CONSTANT talk, back and forth on bedside commode, and once she said it hurt to pee. She was nauseated. Would gag, but didn't vomit. Nurse comes today. Surely they will do another urinalysis, right? (Last one on 5th showed negative for UTI.)

What do I do? I'm to the point of wanting to have her admitted in the hospital to check her from head to toe! Or am I really like that ER doctor said, just frustrated and not accepting progression!? I know I'm getting pretty paranoid.

She just woke up but said it did not hurt to pee when I asked, but of course that could be iffy. She went right back to sleep.

Did they put in a catheter when she was in the ER for the TIA? The catheter can usually cause this pain on urination for a few days.

Ahhh! I'm so sorry I haven't been here! I'm praying anyway, everyone can use prayers all the time, can't they? I'm glad they know what happened!