starente15
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- Joined
- Oct 27, 2014
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- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 10/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- NJ
- City
- Northern
For the past few weeks my father's feet/ankles have been swollen and cold. He was told to elevate his legs which he does sometimes. Last week, he got gout in one toe. This week I heard again about cold, bluish feet and now one doesn't have a pulse.
Three different nurses have visited and commented on this yet as far as I know, not one has informed a doctor. I email with the clinic doctor's assistant (almost daily) and had asked her about support stockings and was waiting to hear back. When I heard about the pulse thing last night I immediately sent her a message and asked if they've gotten any updates from these nurses as the one who came yesterday mentioned this.
She sent me an urgent message this morning telling me someone needed to check for the pulse again and he probably needed to go to the ER. My mother didn't know if she did it right so she had a nurse come by within the hour who was told to page the assistant and report her findings. He was told to get to the ER, which became another process but at least they're on the way. In the meantime I find out he also has a low grade fever today. When I asked this morning how things were I was told he was doing pretty good! How?! What?! Why?!
Anyone else have circulation problems like this? so frustrated right now. I feel like I'm playing detective from 500 miles away. :?
Three different nurses have visited and commented on this yet as far as I know, not one has informed a doctor. I email with the clinic doctor's assistant (almost daily) and had asked her about support stockings and was waiting to hear back. When I heard about the pulse thing last night I immediately sent her a message and asked if they've gotten any updates from these nurses as the one who came yesterday mentioned this.
She sent me an urgent message this morning telling me someone needed to check for the pulse again and he probably needed to go to the ER. My mother didn't know if she did it right so she had a nurse come by within the hour who was told to page the assistant and report her findings. He was told to get to the ER, which became another process but at least they're on the way. In the meantime I find out he also has a low grade fever today. When I asked this morning how things were I was told he was doing pretty good! How?! What?! Why?!
Anyone else have circulation problems like this? so frustrated right now. I feel like I'm playing detective from 500 miles away. :?