May 16 2013
Took my mom for what was probably her final physical therapy session with Celeste at Thornton Hospital. Her shoulder is almost back to normal and she’s off her pain meds so it only makes sense, especially since she can keep doing the stretching exercising at home. We celebrated afterwards by going to The Cove (the …
May 13 2013
Delivered my mom to her appointment with Debbie, a hearing specialist. From the way Debbie listens and speaks you would never know that she herself has to wear two hearing aids. She took my mom into a tiny, sound-proofed listening room where she sat on a kid’s chair in front of a kid’s table. (I …
May 09 2013
Took my mom for her second physical therapy session with Celeste. Her range of motion has definitely improved since her last appointment. My mom’s not doing badly either. The exercises seem to be doing their job really well and increasing her flexibility. Again, my mom’s not doing badly either.
May 07 2013
Took my mom to her first official physical therapy session with Celeste this morning. She had my mom do some mild stretching to measure her maximum arm rotations and then she had her do some shoulder exercises, a couple using a cane as a prop. She seems already to have improved since the first assessment …
May 03 2013
Took my mom for her first ever physical therapy appointment today. She had recently strained her left shoulder and her primary care doctor thought it might be a good idea. Spent a productive and reassuring half an hour with RPT Nicole, first answering many questions and then assessing the problem. After having my mom try …
Jan 25 2013
Took my mom for a followup doctor visit to check on her cat scratch wound from last Saturday. After waiting only about five minutes we were ushered into one of the exam rooms by a polite and very friendly new nurse named Regina who basically narrated everything she did, including which buttons she clicked on …
Jan 19 2013
So before she went to church, my mom stopped at my brother’s house to drop off a kitten calendar that was a gift from my sister. My brother has five cats, three of which are black siblings and one of which is named Mr. Blue. My mom reached down to say hi to Mr. Blue …
Nov 15 2012
Took my mom for her regularly scheduled three-month checkup with Dr. Romero. Her blood pressure was good, there were no changes to the few medications she takes, and she got her flu shot. Overall it was a very positive visit. Dr. Romero is really good with her. He is patient, really takes his time and …
Oct 26 2012
After an inexcusable, four-month long, self-inflicted hiatus, I’m returning to the blogosphere with a post about getting my flu shot today at a local Costco. The vaccination will take effect in about two weeks so the nurse advised me to stay away from anybody who is sick. That’s advice I tend to heed all the …
Jun 10 2012
Since finishing the ten-day Amoxicillin regimen for my tooth infections and after the resulting two weeks of…abby-normal…occasionally urgent…um, evacuating…and after discussing my oft-seated situation with my medically-trained brother, I cheek-clenched my way over to a nearby CVS to pick up some probiotic tablets to battle this unfortunate…Game of Thrones. Here’s hoping that in a few …
Jun 07 2012
So on day five of house/dog-sitting for the Tapias while they were enjoying a much-needed trip to Hawaii, something unfortunate happened to poor little Lilo. After jumping off the bed she yelped in pain and seemed a bit afraid to move very much. I couldn’t find anything obviously wrong with her but noticed she was …
May 23 2012
After ten days of taking the antibiotic Amoxicillin for my gum infections, I am finally down to the last two. They did their job well, but they will not be missed.
May 22 2012
My friend Christina, along with her mom, Maureen, drove down from Monrovia for her annual oncology check-up. After surviving breast cancer six years ago she is still free of the disease. One more year of no cancer and she would then graduate to no more yearly check-ups. In celebration of her good news my mom and I …
May 16 2012
Took my mom for her yearly CT scan of the aortic aneurism that was discovered a few years ago and which the doctors have been keeping a very close eye on for any changes. While we won’t get these test results for a couple of days yet, so far it has stayed stable which, other …
May 14 2012
Today I begin my two pills, twice a day regimen of the antibiotic, Amoxicillin. It was prescribed for the painful dual tooth infections I’m dealing with at the moment. Soft foods, antibiotics, Motrin and ice packs. Could be worse. I could have diarrh…I’ll be right back.
