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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / January 2005me again
Well...still feeling cruddy. But my RD called and talked to me and I told him I could not see the pulmonologist till the 22nd. He said just from talking to me on the phone that my lungs were getting worse. A simple conversation takes my breath away. He upped my steroid pills and started my Advair again. He said pulmonary lupus can be hard to control....I told him that I knew that from the last time I had it for months. I feel much worse this time. So bedrest for me.... So that is where I am at with this stuff.... I'm thinking of hiring a temporary cleaning lady. Or telling my kiddo that I would rather pay him and see what he says. The maid services want to clean the whole house and charge by the square foot. I only need the bathroom (no tubs/showers) and kitchen counters and floors cleaned. They all want to clean my bedrooms and every single bathroom and areas we don't use....its a waste in my opinion. Hopefully I can find someone. Luv ya guys! Janet R Janet, I hope you can find a good cleaning lady too. You must do as your Dr. says and get the bed rest you need. Do pray this won't last long. Gwen > Well...still feeling cruddy. But my RD called and talked to me and I > told him I could not see the pulmonologist till the 22nd. He said [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Luv ya guys! > Janet R A dear friend has had bouts of pulmonary lupus and I know how frightening they are and how important it is to get on top of it ASAP. Glad to hear your RD is working on it. Good luck with the cleaning lady. I'd come do it, if I lived closer :) Oh, and my friend mysteriously went into remission after a major back injury last year. Go figure.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Can I fly you to Texas? LOL Wonder Woman "Nann Bell" <hanbellGOGATORS@earthlink.net> wrote in message : <snippage> : Good luck with the cleaning lady. I'd come do it, if I lived closer :) : Nann Do you have a Home Instead in a location near you? I have someone from them visit my brother once a month and take him out for the day. My mother is now having someone from them come to her every other week for 3 hours. That lady runs the vacuum in her bedroom [under the bed where the regular housekeeper doesn't bother to look]; change her sheets; run all the laundry except for her undies; and take her to the grocery. While at grocery, the aide puts all into the cart, puts the stuff on the belt, puts the groceries into the car, and then takes them out, carries them upstairs and puts them all away. In Nashville, they were charging $16 an hour but that might have changed [have not seen a bill recently]. I know in the Boston area, the price is much higher. Don't have any affiliation yada yada yada... http://homeinstead.com/ They will come once or they will come more than once. Sounds like you could use a respite type service and keep your sanity. Hope that helps. Duckie > Well...still feeling cruddy. But my RD called and talked to me and I > told him I could not see the pulmonologist till the 22nd. He said [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Luv ya guys! > Janet R Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) thanks! There is an office right near me! I will call them tomorrow I think I could use this service for a couple weeks easily! Janet R : Do you have a Home Instead in a location near you? I : have someone from them visit my brother once a month [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] : > Luv ya guys! : > Janet R Hope that works well for you. Think it was originally designed so that children could have a pair of eyes on elderly parents living in another state. My mother has a friend who has them come in to look at her clothes to check for stains and spots as she is blind and can't tell what is clean and what is dirty. As she has gotten older she has her do more now. Duckie > thanks! There is an office right near me! I will call them tomorrow > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > : Do you have a Home Instead in a location near you? I > My mother is now having someone from them come to her > every other week for 3 hours. That lady runs the vacuum [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > might have changed [have not seen a bill recently]. I > know in the Boston area, the price is much higher. My county's Area Agency for Aging and Mid-City Senior Enterprises (aka ElderHelp) has a "shoppers" program that's FREE. Several church organizations have handyman services for seniors/disabled. My mother's HMO paid for a "helper" twice a week. She did the laundry, dusting, shopping, etc. etc. I suspect the HMO figured it was cheaper than paying for long-term residental care. I didn't know you had pulmonary lupus. My heart goes out to you sweetie. I hope things are healing up quickly for you. I hope you can get a temp cleaning lady to help you out. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Well...still feeling cruddy. But my RD called and talked to me and I > told him I could not see the pulmonologist till the 22nd. He said [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Luv ya guys! > Janet R |
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