This afternoon I asked the nurse about the status of my father's bruises. The nurse replied that the bruise on the right hip joint was basically gone, and there was still some bruise on the thigh.
It is basically certain that it is a side effect of the medication. It should be the side effect of savariban, an anticoagulant drug. I stopped most of the drugs before, and then slowly resumed other drugs and continued to take them. I also stopped taking Atovava. The impact of this on liver and kidney function needs to be further understood.
It was difficult to call Dr. Zheng from the Eighth Hospital. It was the same last time. I took out the discharge summary and looked at it. The contents of the regular examinations written on it were actually relatively clear, namely blood tests and carotid artery B-ultrasound. Other CT and MRI were not mentioned. It may be necessary depending on the situation. One morning, I took my father for a checkup on an empty stomach. Except for CT and MRI, these items are checked every 6-12 months.
After dinner, I went to my father's place to get the electric stew pot that had been placed in the cabinet in the public kitchen. I took a look at my father's bruises. The bruises were smaller in area and lighter in color.
I feel that my father is more active today. He brushes his teeth and cleans his dentures in the bathroom. He walks out of the bathroom more steadily than last time. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that I told him the cost of the extra caregiver. Last time, I made him understand that because he couldn't take care of himself, two extra caregivers were hired to take turns to accompany him 24 hours a day. The additional fee was more than 5,000 a month. The purpose is to hope that he will take the initiative to exercise and take care of himself because he is worried about money. I did not tell him the monthly fee of 10,000 yuan before, for fear that he would feel distressed and increase his unnecessary psychological burden. Although sometimes I feel that his awareness of many things, including the concept of money, is no longer so clear.
I thought about it for a while and was hesitant. Later, I went to the nursing home several times and saw that he was too lazy to move or participate in activities, and he felt like he was in a bad state. In the end, I decided to tell him to have a goal. In order to get rid of the current situation of not being able to take care of myself completely and live an active and goal-oriented life, I have a small goal right now, trying to save 5,000 yuan a month by taking care of myself. I hope it works. It does not seem impossible to restore complete self-care, but if you have goals, your mental outlook and state will be different. This is the meaning of having goals. In fact, most goals in life cannot be achieved.
My father's condition is a little different every day, and sometimes it's hard to tell which one is normal. It remains to be seen. There was a detail today. The nurse pointed at me and asked my father jokingly, "Who is he?" I said to the side: "No, don't scare me." My father actually laughed and said, "I don't know him."
Today my heart still cannot calm down, my mind is confused and irritable.