Just got back from me mudders. Oh man she scares me some times. Turns out she had doubled up her meds twice. Yikes. Fortunately her blood pressure isn't completely in the toilet.
Sometimes talking to her she sounds so with it and sane and then other times, like today I worry myself sick. She marked her med container day, noon and night. Good. Then she took her day and night time meds hours apart and was going to take her noon meds at night. That doubled up her blood pressure meds so she was taking them 3 hours apart instead of 12 hours apart. OMG. I took her blood pressure and pulse which fortunately were good and set them up again but she was confused as how to take them. So, off to the pharmacy to get a med tray that is color coded and has morning, noon, supper and bedtime. Set her meds up for a week and told her not to take anything without calling me. She goes, Oh Well!
Oh Well! Betty, you just took twice the normal dose for your heart med and were going to take another huge dose at bedtime. You might not wake up!
Well why do I need to take these meds in the first place, they don't sound very safe to me.
They are safe enough if taken correctly but taken wrong they will probably kill you so don't set them up yourself without calling me.
So she just now called me.
What about my noon pill, she says,
don't take them I say as you have already overdosed yourself. Start tomorrow taking them correctly.
OK..... I liked the soup, it was very good.
Great I said. It is low fat and low cholesterol also.
I added some sugar and salt she says.....
Gee, why don't you add some vegetable oil and fat to it also. God forbit it remains good for you!..
Chuckles on her end....what would I do without you Julie......
Sigh, I don't know Betty, you would probably be fine and I would live longer, LOL.
12 comments:
Is it OK for me to laugh? I mean, I know she drives you crazy (and I can see why!) but this entry really IS funny!!!!! (lol)
((hugs))
Jeanne
I found it funny too. I've worked with the elderly and I know about the doubling up of meds. That part isn't the funny part, it's the conversation. My father passed away by taking to much of his pain medication. He would fall asleep during the day several times and wake up hours later and think it was morning again and he would take more. He poisoned his liver, the pain meds had tylenol in it too. That's what killed him, an overdose of tylenol. I haven't taken a tylenol since.
God Bless,
Liz in Va.
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You have the patience of a saint, Julie! She's lucky to have you.
Pam
Don't you just love her though?! Jeannette xx
oh my lord:) well at least she has you too look after her:) how many gray hairs do you have LMAO elevate your knee and ice it
Deb
LOL She does sound like a hoot!
~Meg
I sympathize.. My mom broke her hip at the end of last year... I caught her moving furniture last week.. She scares me too!!! Julie
Oh! Bless her! I know where she is coming from...she's had her meds upped and its confusing her. I'm on lots of pills too and just because they changed the genre of one once, and it was bigger than last time, I got confused also. You tend to pop your pills in automatically. Mine are blood pressure ones and I have done the overdoze bit once on my Beta blocker and I experienced a very cold weak clammy senstation. I felt stupid at my mistake. Its so easy to do when your on automatic pilot. I'm more cautious now. Your 'mudder' is such a darling. She keeps you on your toes...yes? I roared with laughter and shared this anecdote with my husband. What a laugh! Keep up the good work and please tell her to stay well. God Bless her. Jeanie
Wow, those were some drastic mistakes. Hope that never happens again. She was very lucky...maybe she should pay a visit to her doctor to follow up. Hope the color coded pill case helps. Hugs...have a better Sunday!
Joyce
What would she do without you around to guide her. Helen
LOL...aw, Julie, your last sentence says it all. Just think, that will be us one day. Chris
Julie---your MIL makes me realize that I'm getting closer to her age everyday and it scare me to death. You know, I am more afraid of aging than I am of dying. You ever think that way? You know what my Dad said when I voiced that to him when I first started nursing? "Then you had better die young". Oh geez, not much encouragement there, huh? Hang in there, remember "What does not kill us makes us stronger." ;) De
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