Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Edema Day
Movement for 12/2/08:
- The edema in Mom's feet and legs made it very uncomfortable for her to walk, today, although, trooper than she is, she tried several times then, after a few steps, asked for the wheelchair. She became disgusted with this and persevered for the entire walk from the bedroom to the bathroom after her nap. At this point she actually told me, "My feet don't feel like my own." They don't look like her own, either.
I plan to follow a few of strategies:- No more furosemide after last night, I think
- Restart the rehab exercises, especially the ankle rocking. We've let those slide.
- If this continues, since no other causes seem prominent, I'm going to ask for a CBC next week to see if how severe her anemia is and, possibly, ask for intravenous iron or, if necessary, a transfusion.
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