Overwhelmed
So much has been going on lately. First my brother went back into the hospital, now in rehab again. Social worker called me today. We need to have a family meeting. They feel he needs more help at home to go home. The nursing outfit he had feels the same way. He could go into a program that will take some of his money and then he can get medicaid, which in turn he could get more help at home. I guess he is willing to do that if he gets to go home.
I can't do it. Right now I am having health issues. I got food poisoning and then a uti and now I am bleeding and I have not had a period for yrs. I had a pap test today and blood work. May 8th I go for a ultrasound. I am so worried now. Wish I could have those ultrasounds now but of course I can't.
Dealing with my brother and all this health stuff with me has me going crazy. Of course I feel like crap yet. I don't know if it's from the uti or what. I don't feel like eating but I make myself eat. Stomach is all messed up. I am on antibiotics so they may not be helping. But I do take them with food. I think my stomach is just nerves right now.
I probably sound like the only person who has problems but I know that is not true. When you don't feel good it seems bigger. I just pray I don't have cancer. It does not run in the family but I don't know if that matters any more. I am not up to date on medical stuff at all. Looking up stuff on the internet scares me. Living alone does not help.
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vin good to hear from you. so sorry to hear about your brother..but he does sound like he can some help at home. You need to take care of yourself. I will keep you in my prayers. I experienced bleeding when I was in my mid 50's. scared me. I went through a pap smear and an ultra-sound. It turned out to be nothing. serious. stress and all kinds of other stuff can cause it. Try not to worry about what ifs...easy to say I know. but being positive I believe can help . one step at a time.
Living alone is hard. Though I don't live alone,it feels like it for me. Keep me posted about how you are doing vinlin. I am a friend. and I care .♥
Ugh. Food poisoning is the worst. Figures life would throw that in your direction while you already have a lot to deal with. I hope it passes quickly.
Thank you! My sister and I went to see Scott today. He is not himself at all. I got a list of his meds. They have him on cymbalta for his depression but I didn't think he was that bad. And I think that is messing with his head. We are having a family meeting with his social worker on Monday and I will say something about this. I hope we see his doctor too.
I hope it's nothing too Knee Deep. It's strange I started bleeding right after the food poisoning. Ultrasound is May 8th.
I keep taking one day at a time with everything. I try anyway....
I hope the meeting with the social worker went well on Monday. Will keep you in my thoughts on the 8th. Feel better soon!
my prayers are with you. they didn't say what the "something" was on the ultrasound. I remember when I went in for mine last year I was scared to death and thinking the worst and in my head you look around at the people in the waiting room and think so this is what old age is ... but so far they say it's just a cyst, it didn't grow too much and it's common with women. the gyn says women get cysts alllll the time, but most of them just go away. also my aunt had this, seems like a get a lot of stuff that that aunt and her mother (my grandmother had) so then I think oh I remember this, she lived another 25 years after it.
best of luck to scott as well. he can refuse medication. "patient bill of rights" he can refuse anything. if it makes him worse than that drug is bad for him.