"The people who say they don’t have time to take care of themselves will soon discover they’re spending all their time being sick."
-Patricia Alexander, Book of Comforts
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Dad has was hospitalized the evening of the 6th after going to the ER with another nosebleed that would not stop. As he was getting ready to go home, he began having heaviness in his chest which was finally releived with nitroglycerine. Bloodwork indicated that he had an enzyme elevation so he was admitted for observation. Heart enzymes were ok and thallium scan/treadmill test was normal. Blood pressure was high in ER and normal when discharged. He returned to the ER with another nosebleed a few hours later. Dad returned home and within a few hours he had another nosebleed. He is going to see the ENT doc tomorrow or return to the ER to get vessel cauterized. Marla is on her way to KS to check on him.
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Update note. Read the quotation I have included...reality supports it's truth. Marla called on Friday afternoon. Dad was waiting for his appointment with the ENT. Complained of a severe headache. His blood pressure was 19o's/110's. They called his family doctor and I suggested that he take one of his nitroglycerine tablets to bring it down a little if they had to wait long for a return call along with sitting quietly in his chair. Long story, short version. Dad had hypertension meds prescribed eight years ago and doctor had recorded in his chart that he was on meds. Well...dad has never taken them and he did not refill his nitro prescription. My sister thinks he is concerned about expenses to the point that he is not refilling prescriptions. Not sure what the issue is with the BP meds. He also has not been taking his statins (cholesterol) med. We talked for four days to the wee hours of the morning during our visit. I obviously did not ask the right questions!!! I asked about BP when he told me about his nosebleeds and he told me it was a little high at first but came back down to normal. He has a new BP prescription and had his nose cauterized to stop the bleeding with follow-up appointments at both offices. I hope he gets the message to start caring for himself as much as he cares for mom.