Another Trip To The Hospital
Grandma has been having a rough few days. Yesterday, her blood pressure went over 200 on the top again and she panicked. She first thought she should go to Jefferson Memorial but after getting ready she changed her mind and again we made the long trip to St. Lukes.
She took her Valium before we left and by the time we got there her blood pressure was once again low enough to be considered normal. They questioned her if she had anymore symptoms and she did not. The put her in the express room and took her blood pressure a couple of times. The intern talked with her and then they sent her home again.
I really don't understand why we must go to the hospital every time. She realizes that once she takes the Valium, the pressure comes down. The girl that was taking her information asked her what she wanted them to do for her. She explained that the emergency room was no place to regulate the pressure. If it was high, they could administer medication to bring it down but there was nothing they could do for her if it was already normal.
Much prayer is needed. She needs to be able to get involved in something to get her mind off her physical condition. I could not suggest something because it would not be well taken. I sometimes wonder if the fact that she is here with me causes all this anxiety. Maybe she would feel better in a home where total strangers took care of her. That way she could get the undivided attention she so desires and they would not know the past history of her complaints.
The fact that she is so evidently a hypochondriac, makes it extremely hard to know what to do. I ran across a self-test for Hypochondria the other day. Check it out at www.uib.no/med/avd/med_a/gastro/wilhelms/whiteley.html It sure seems to me that she is a classic case. I feel sorry for her and I wish I knew what to do but I don't think like that so it makes her feel like I am completely stupid and she is in grave danger. Do you feel my pain!!!!
Psalm 143:8
"Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."
She took her Valium before we left and by the time we got there her blood pressure was once again low enough to be considered normal. They questioned her if she had anymore symptoms and she did not. The put her in the express room and took her blood pressure a couple of times. The intern talked with her and then they sent her home again.
I really don't understand why we must go to the hospital every time. She realizes that once she takes the Valium, the pressure comes down. The girl that was taking her information asked her what she wanted them to do for her. She explained that the emergency room was no place to regulate the pressure. If it was high, they could administer medication to bring it down but there was nothing they could do for her if it was already normal.
Much prayer is needed. She needs to be able to get involved in something to get her mind off her physical condition. I could not suggest something because it would not be well taken. I sometimes wonder if the fact that she is here with me causes all this anxiety. Maybe she would feel better in a home where total strangers took care of her. That way she could get the undivided attention she so desires and they would not know the past history of her complaints.
The fact that she is so evidently a hypochondriac, makes it extremely hard to know what to do. I ran across a self-test for Hypochondria the other day. Check it out at www.uib.no/med/avd/med_a/gastro/wilhelms/whiteley.html It sure seems to me that she is a classic case. I feel sorry for her and I wish I knew what to do but I don't think like that so it makes her feel like I am completely stupid and she is in grave danger. Do you feel my pain!!!!
Psalm 143:8
"Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."
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