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turpsIn all the years I've known him, which is a lot, James has never messed up his meds. Last night he managed to take his morning dose instead of the one for evening, meaning he'd doubled quite a few of his tablets. He puts them up into a tablet box himself, and because he has to take so many tends to neck them all back at once straight from the compartment, so it wasn't as if it was only a few he doubled.
A phone to 111, and yeah, he felt silly having to phone his own workplace, and he was off to the hospital to be checked out. Thankfully, because it was over 12 hours since he'd taken the first dose he was okay, and after having his blood pressure and a heart trace done he was on the way home. Still way too late, especially as he needed to be up early for work today. But, in the end no harm done.
One thing that sticks in my mind. 111 will send out and pay for a taxi if they think you need to go to the hospital but aren't ill or injured enough for an ambulance. As James wasn't allowed to drive they arranged for a taxi to take him there, and when a knock came at the door I looked out and saw someone standing on the doorstep in a mask, apron, gloves and full head shield and really, it's not what you expect to see lurking at your door at that time of night.
But yeah, he's fine, will be buying two separate tablet boxes for morning and evening, and we'll both be in bed early tonight.
My MiL is still in hospital and I suspect may be for a while. She doesn't have covid but her oxygen stats keep dropping big time and they're not really sure what's up yet. She's in a side room, the hospital is locked down so she can't have any visitors and is going out of her mind with boredom already, especially when the TV is so expensive she won't pay to have it switched on.
The paramedics also put in a report to adult social services about her house and the lack of heating and hot water. Which is a good thing really as my in-laws have been dragging their feet about getting that sorted. I'm just glad the paramedics didn't see the house a few months ago as it's a palace compared to then. My SiL and her partner have been in and are gutting the place of rubbish and clutter and a skip is being arranged for next week at some point. Hopefully, once that is done and the house inspected and the gas turned back on my MiL will be allowed to come home once they actually know what's wrong with her.
On my walk this morning I called in the newsagents and bought my MiL a load of magazines and will drop them off at the reception of the hospital after James finishes work. I may also have bought a hazelnut latte plus from Costa while I was out and very much enjoyed it.
The reason I had to go into town was to go to the priority post box and drop off my monthly antibody sample. After ten months of doing them, I finally discovered the trick of actually filling the tube with blood, and that is, while it goes against everything I want to do, pushing the lancet hard against my finger gives a better result, because yeah, it hurts more at the time, but it also means the tube is filled fast instead of teasing out droplets of blood. I still can't say I like doing them, but at least it was over with quick this month.
H/c exchange signups are open but I think I'll leave them for tomorrow. It takes me ages to work out Ao3 challenges at the best of times never mind now.
A phone to 111, and yeah, he felt silly having to phone his own workplace, and he was off to the hospital to be checked out. Thankfully, because it was over 12 hours since he'd taken the first dose he was okay, and after having his blood pressure and a heart trace done he was on the way home. Still way too late, especially as he needed to be up early for work today. But, in the end no harm done.
One thing that sticks in my mind. 111 will send out and pay for a taxi if they think you need to go to the hospital but aren't ill or injured enough for an ambulance. As James wasn't allowed to drive they arranged for a taxi to take him there, and when a knock came at the door I looked out and saw someone standing on the doorstep in a mask, apron, gloves and full head shield and really, it's not what you expect to see lurking at your door at that time of night.
But yeah, he's fine, will be buying two separate tablet boxes for morning and evening, and we'll both be in bed early tonight.
My MiL is still in hospital and I suspect may be for a while. She doesn't have covid but her oxygen stats keep dropping big time and they're not really sure what's up yet. She's in a side room, the hospital is locked down so she can't have any visitors and is going out of her mind with boredom already, especially when the TV is so expensive she won't pay to have it switched on.
The paramedics also put in a report to adult social services about her house and the lack of heating and hot water. Which is a good thing really as my in-laws have been dragging their feet about getting that sorted. I'm just glad the paramedics didn't see the house a few months ago as it's a palace compared to then. My SiL and her partner have been in and are gutting the place of rubbish and clutter and a skip is being arranged for next week at some point. Hopefully, once that is done and the house inspected and the gas turned back on my MiL will be allowed to come home once they actually know what's wrong with her.
On my walk this morning I called in the newsagents and bought my MiL a load of magazines and will drop them off at the reception of the hospital after James finishes work. I may also have bought a hazelnut latte plus from Costa while I was out and very much enjoyed it.
The reason I had to go into town was to go to the priority post box and drop off my monthly antibody sample. After ten months of doing them, I finally discovered the trick of actually filling the tube with blood, and that is, while it goes against everything I want to do, pushing the lancet hard against my finger gives a better result, because yeah, it hurts more at the time, but it also means the tube is filled fast instead of teasing out droplets of blood. I still can't say I like doing them, but at least it was over with quick this month.
H/c exchange signups are open but I think I'll leave them for tomorrow. It takes me ages to work out Ao3 challenges at the best of times never mind now.
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Date: 2021-03-04 03:07 pm (UTC)I hope they'll figure out what's going on with your MIL and she can get home soonish. hopefully the magazines will help entertain her for a while. must admit, I'm completely surprised that you were ambushed by a coffee when you were out
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Date: 2021-03-05 12:51 pm (UTC)Oh man, that coffee. I can talk myself out of getting normal coffees at Costa because I have the stuff to make lattes at home. But these hazelnut plus ones. They shout my name. Thankfully Costa is at the opposite end of the highstreet than the postbox I go to, so normally I don't see and get tempted *g*
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Date: 2021-03-04 06:57 pm (UTC)I hope your mil is ok and they figure out what’s wrong, hopefully the magazines will be a nice distraction
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Date: 2021-03-05 12:48 pm (UTC)My MiL seems a little better too. I doubt she'll be out this weekend, but hopefully not too long.
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Date: 2021-03-07 08:37 am (UTC)And continued good wishes for your MiL. That's very nice of you to give her the magazines to stay occupied.
Good luck with your signup!
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:29 pm (UTC)Sadly the magazines are all she has for entertainment. She's in a side room and is finding being alone for so long very hard.
Thank you! I still haven't started it, I'm the worst.
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Date: 2021-03-08 06:21 pm (UTC)Whilt it's good to hear your MiL doesn't have Covid those low oxygen levels sound worrying. Hopefully there isn't anything major and that she will soon be better again and able to leave the hospital.
Your hazelnut latte addiction will be your downfall one day ;-D
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Date: 2021-03-09 08:12 am (UTC)It looks like my MiL will be able to leave hospital in the next few days. They think it's something to do with her heart, but not serious enough that it's life-threatening. She will be on restricted fluids though, as they think it was fluid getting onto her chest that was causing the drop in oxygen.
Oh man, I know! It doesn't help that I can see Costa from my house, the temptation is always there *g*