Subj : Update on Mama/Mama Grande To : figueroafamily From : debbiefig@gmail.com Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:18 pm Received: by rdfig.net (Wildcat! SMTP Router v7.0.454.5) for figueroafamily@rdfig.net; Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:06:16 -0500 Received: from mail-pf0-f176.google.com ([209.85.192.176]) by rdfig.net (Wildcat! 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It can take a really long time for = her brain to get over it. =20 He wants her to have a follow up urine analysis with DR T since she has finished the antibiotic.=20 =20 She had a rough weekend. No one came to visit her on Saturday and she started getting really upset. She had to be given an extra Lorazapam. = She slept good Sat night.=20 She had visitors on Sunday, but she started crying then because no one = came on Saturday. She had to have another Lorazapam on Sunday as well, bust didn=92t sleep well Sunday night. She felt like the extra medication was = too much.=20 =20 He also felt the Melazacam that she is taking for her knee pain may be making her constipated.=20 =20 He is also very concerned about her taking so many additional = supplements that some may be counteracting her prescriptions. We faxed him a list of = her supplements and other meds. He is going to review the list as and see = what can be taken off.=20 =20 So here are the results from the DR visit: 1. Schedule follow up with Dt T for urine analysis and have results sent to Dr. Ofomata.=20 2. Add in another =BD tablet of Lorazapam at noon daily. Keep the =BD = pill in the am and =BD pill in the evening. These will need to be added to = the pill box in the noon slots.=20 3. Give Melazacam once a day only if the pain is unbearable as needed. Betsy or Martin will give it to her once daily as needed. These will be kept in the drawer where the pill box is but not included in the weekly slots.=20 4. After reviewing the supplements, Dr. Ofomata may remove some of them. (Yeah!) He will let us know what to stop.=20 I told Mama that if the Dr. said to stop any of the supplements, she = would have to listen and stop. She said ok. We as a family may have to get = firm and not give in to her.=20 =20 Because Mama gets sad and afraid on Saturdays when Betsy is not there, = we as a family need to try to arrange for someone to visit her on Saturdays as well as her Sunday =93medicine Family=94. I know we are all busy, and putting one more thing on our plates is = hard.=20 Maybe the grandkids could help out here as well? I know that several of = you have gone to see her and she loves it, especially if she gets to see any = of the kids. We also don=92t want too many at once. We need to spread out the = visitors.=20 Is anyone willing to volunteer to go see her on Saturdays around = 10:00am?=20 She asked that visitors come around 10:00, because that is when she = starts feeling sad. However, if she knows that someone may be coming later than 10:00, she will probably be ok. Staying just a couple of hours should benefit her greatly.=20 Please respond to this email and let me know if you are willing to come = see her on a certain Saturday and what time. I=92ll try to put together a schedule. Thank you all for your love and support to try to help her = through all of this.=20 =20 =20 Debbie =20 debbiefig@gmail.com =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00C8_01D2FA24.F26F1AE0 Content-Type: text/html; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BB_01D2FA21.6ADA1E70"; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Family,

 

Betsy = (Mama’s caregiver) and I took her to see Dr Ofomata yesterday. She = is still feeling sad and down.

He = stated that a Urinary Tract Infection in an elderly person can effect = the brain and can cause these symptoms. It can take a really long time = for her  brain to get over it.  

He wants her to have a follow up urine analysis with = DR T since she has finished the antibiotic.

 

She had a = rough weekend. No one came to visit her on Saturday and she started = getting really upset. She had to be given an extra Lorazapam. She slept = good Sat night.

She had visitors on = Sunday, but she started crying then because no one came on Saturday. She = had to have another Lorazapam on Sunday as well, bust didn’t sleep = well Sunday night. She felt like the extra medication was too much. =

 

He also felt the Melazacam that she is taking for her = knee pain may be making her constipated.

 

He is also = very concerned about her taking so many additional supplements that some = may be counteracting her prescriptions. We faxed him a list of her = supplements and other meds. He is going to review the list as and see = what can be taken off.

 

So here are = the results from the DR visit:

  1. Schedule follow up = with Dt T for urine analysis and have results sent to Dr. Ofomata. =
  2. Add in another =BD = tablet of Lorazapam at noon daily. Keep the =BD pill in the am and =BD = pill in the evening. These will need to be added to the pill box in the = noon slots.
  3. Give Melazacam once a = day only if the pain is unbearable as needed. Betsy or Martin  will = give it to her once daily as needed. These will be kept in the drawer = where the pill box is but not included in the weekly slots. =
  4. After reviewing the = supplements, Dr. Ofomata may remove some of them. (Yeah!) He will let us = know what to stop.

I = told Mama that if the Dr. said to stop any of the supplements, she would = have to listen and stop. She said ok. We as a family may have to get = firm and not give in to her.

 

Because Mama = gets sad and afraid on Saturdays when Betsy is not there, we as a family = need to try to arrange for someone to visit her on Saturdays as well as = her Sunday “medicine Family”.

I know we are all busy, and putting one more thing on = our plates is hard.

Maybe the = grandkids could help out here as well? I know that several of you have = gone to see her and she loves it, especially if she gets to see any of = the kids.

We also don’t want = too many at once. We need to spread out the visitors.

Is anyone willing to volunteer to go see her on = Saturdays around 10:00am?

She asked = that visitors come around 10:00, because that is when she starts feeling = sad. However, if she knows that someone may be coming later than 10:00, = she will probably be ok. Staying just a couple of hours should benefit = her greatly.

Please respond to this = email and let me know if you are willing to come see her on a certain = Saturday and what time. I’ll try to put together a schedule. Thank = you all for your love and support to try to help her through all of = this.

 

 

Debbie =  

debbiefig@gmail.com

 

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