More frustration
I was so upset that I missed chat last week. By the time I remembered it was 8:45 and I was just too tired to log in. I am frustrated (as usual) with what's going on with mom. With the last UA C&S, there was still bacteria in the urine. Prodius, but now don't know what the plan is.
In the last week, mom has seemed to be sleeping more and just seems weak. Bloodwork was done last Tuesday and her hemoglobin was 10.7. The doc ordered 3 occult blood stool specimens. Usually mom has a bowel movement every day, but of course last week she had only 2. Today she had another and they were all negative. The bloodwork she had done this morning showed that her hemoglobin was down to 10.1. This concerns me because when mom had the tumor in her colon, her hemoglobin was low. Because they couldn't find the cause for a few months, she had to have a transfusion every 2 weeks. If her hemoglobin got to 10, she had a transfusion. The nurse called tonight and the doc says they don't do transfusions until the level is down to 7.5, which seems pretty low to me.
So I am really upset and frustrated. Mom is so pale and her normally red lips are light pink. But there is nothing I can do.
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