Elderly mom I care for still wants to go to orthopedic doc in December for her right arm, shoulder pain.
My friend who got Covid went to the doctor on Tuesday.
I will not put my life at risk.
Elderly mom has zero concept of Covid. Wants me to call my brother to take her to doc appointment.
He hasn’t called her in one and a half years since I got a restraining order against him....
The daily trials.......
Risk vs Benefits.
COVID vs tolerable pain?
I agree with you! Elderly parents should stay away from not safe places like ER and doctor’s offices if possible.
You are again right! Our ICU is slowly filling up with COVID cases. I don't know in your area.
Pray for more wisdom and guidance. Hugs and prayer.
I went into the Hospital Monday for a PetScan and Mammogram. I was careful, masked up and used the sanitizer, kept my distance. I felt totally safe.
We are doing all this things for the common good.
It IS sad when someone dies and they really had more good years. I just know that being panicky and frantic over COVID is pointless.
In my state, we've lost 417 people to COVID. 252 to car accidents and 617 to suicide.
I'm a lot more concerned about the suicide rate.
Yes, they'll have a vaccine available and after all the sturm und drang...only 60% of the population will avail themselves of it. That's about the % of people who get seasonal flu, and that kills people every year. You don't see headlines about that.
Having said all that--your mom can probably skip the shoulder appt until she feels safer.
Was just getting feelers out.
I made the scented, rice, microwave pads, have plenty.
Have 3 different size heating pads, have used them all.
If you have watched the Covid charts, extreme spikes just this month.
Vermont has an increase of 408%.
New York, just under 200%.
We got a new doc in July, haven’t met him yet.
Telephone visit only, I have called his office 3 separate times since July, not one returned call.
Voice mail, “ Go to ER if serious”.
Aches and pains of an 88 year old.......
Life threatening????
Not in my book.
Sorry if it offends.
But, unless you are an adult child of a 1960 parent household, who put their needs ahead of their children, you will never understand the bitterness of this adult child who desires nothing more than to be done with the care of the aging constant, selfish complainer, who did not take care of their offspring.
Plus, had a second friend contact me today.
Her sister in law could not get a bed in a Medical Center in either Syracuse, NY or Burlington, Vt, so was sent to a less equipped hospital in Plattsburgh, NY and put on a respirator.
She died this morning.
In case you think it is safe in this country, WAKE UP.
Nowhere is safe.
Dr. Fauci spelled it out.
It is happening.
The doctor from Wuhan China , Dr. Wenliang warned the world in January 2019, he died in March 2019, he was only 34 years old.
There are specially shaped heating pads online for neck and shoulders that you plug in.
I once had a microwaveable heating pad with rice inside. The heated insides conform to the painful area, and that also will relieve the pain by increasing the circulation.
Has she ever had treatment for that arm, and if so, what was the diagnosis? Did she injure it? Will a heating pad help? That's been a go-to for me for years, and even though it doesn't eliminate discomfort, it does help.
I get the herbal pads, containing geranium and cinnamon. When they're heated, the aroma is sooo relaxing. That's part of their benefit. I also made a few pads with first frozen rice, then added cinnamon. The rice needs to be frozen first to kill any insect seeds, such as those pesky little kitchen flies.
1) Decide to go.
2) Decide to not go, and reschedule.
3) Decide to put off the decision to a later time in December.
I am thinking,
+ Gentle massage
+Gentle stretching, (arm up in the air), under warm water in the shower = (moist heat).
+Placing a pillow under her arm to decrease the stress on her shoulder while sleeping (painful side facing up).
+Using a large gel-pack to ice the arm and shoulder to decrease pain. Use at bedtime.
+Order a shoulder brace online from Amazon.
+Wrap the area with special tape, instructions online. Called "Rock tape", or
"K-tape". Helps support movement that may damage the joints, ligaments, muscles etc.
Did she fall, or injure the shoulder? Does she have arthritis?
If you're that worried, get both of you N95 masks and go about your lives. Neither DH nor I have N95's by the way, we just wear either cloth masks or the yellow medical grade ones.
Don't stop living your lives or the virus wins, one way or another.
Also just because someone might test positive for Covid, doesn't mean that they're going to show any symptoms, and even if they do, the recovery rate is much higher than the death rate. It's very sad to me how many people have stopped living their lives just because of Covid. The untold damage it's doing to people all over the world, who chose to live in fear, instead of just using common sense breaks my heart. Best wishes to you and your mom.