broken heart syndrome....

Lording over my quiet floor is a heavenly sight! So I took the liberty of checking my emails (sneaking) and read some fave blogs...

Emotional train wreck.

When someone is emotionally wreck--- events and circumstances are overwhelming them to the point where they are emotionally wrecked! An emotional train-wreck is a person who is highstrung--- who comes into a new relationship with a lot of unresolved issues or who has a lot of emotional baggage (I remembered that one character in the L world series).

But Mrs. M is different; the doctor fondly called her state as "broken heart syndrome" not because she is broken hearted from a recent breakup but the doctor said she has a broken heart from the recent death of Mr. M. "Broken heart syndrome is a temporary heart condition that's often brought on by stressful situations, such as the death of a loved one. The condition can also be triggered by a serious physical illness or surgery. People with broken heart syndrome may have sudden chest pain or think they're having a heart attack." Mayo Clinic ( 2016)

Sad.

Mrs. M is still recuperating in the hospital after that incident last week where she just flipped and got confused. Maybe she was really seeing things. She was shouting aloud as if someone is trying to get her "I don't want to go, I am not ready to go yet, please just leave".

On the other hand, my Mr. James Bond is losing it too. Two weeks ago we had to call his wife because he did not show up for treatment. Turned out he was just in their garage trying to figured it out how to come to the Clinic. But he was fine the rest of that week. Then last week he was dropped off by the wife stating that they came from the ER as he was more confused, he was diagnosed with UTI. Reason enough. But he doesn't want to do his treatment and no explaining can move him to give out his arm to be cannulated and I wont take the risk either of putting him in a detrimental position. This week he was fine.

Dementia. Confusion. Leave 'em alone!

Comments

I won't remember you....

I won’t remember you. I never remember anything that hurts me. Harsh huh! Acknowledging the pain and feeling it is one way but the easiest way there is when you have pain is to suck it up and forget about it. I did that. Done that. I learned to be cynical and stoical. I never remember anything that hurts me. When my father died, I only cried the day he was laid to rest. I cried hard in 2013 when I left my mother in a hospital bed without all her senses and memories…and the day she died. Crying helps. Instead of avoiding our feelings, we can simply feel them and forget about it. However, when events and circumstances overwhelm one to the point where they are an emotional wreck --- there’s always a medicine for it! So, Mrs. M got her dose. She passed away. It was sad. She was a happy soul. Someone just hurt me. I won’t remember you. I never remember anything that hurts me . G.

behind that closed door....

When you have a competent desk Executive Assistant you’re sure to end up with a glory day! Liz is efficient. Ask her to do anything and she will do it in an instant, well, of course sometimes she forgets especially when her laughing buddy is beside her! She works quietly. You won’t even notice her leave the building unless she says her goodbyes! Ahh like her FA! LOL! Sneaky. She is behind this closed door. This door used to be wide open years ago, and it just changed recently, for some stupid reason. Anyhow, open or closed door you can still hear her giggling or I can still disturb her with just a press of “transfer 10” in the phone in from my Station. She is the “MAN” (as Paul often says) when it comes to translating for my Hispanic patients. I always ridicule her for getting a more paying job as translator, @#$% some people who knew how to use the language line are just too lazy they would always call her to translate. Geez. I am one of them. As she passed by my Stat

bring it...

Finally! Missy's calcium level is within normal range. But my Dietician is in limbo with her algorithm --- either to discontinue or go on with her oral Calcitriol dosage knowing our Missy has a hungry bone syndrome. Hungry Bone Syndrome (HBS) is a prolonged hypocalcemia associated with hypophosphataemia and is exacerbated by suppressed parathyroid hormone levels, which follows parathyroidectomy in patients with severe primary hyperparathyroidism. Also, in Missy's case, she already developed a bone disease preoperatively. Missy had two hip replacements, and she may be in her wheelchair but it doesn't stop her from taking the steering wheel and drive herself to treatments with her Dad. Bring it girl! I watch the Lifetime series Bring It and The Rap Game every Friday, which I discuss with Missy as she watches the series too. I tried to watch whatever my patients are into, that is how I build my rapport with them. My partner RN discusses the Game of

and so it goes...

Search This Blog