now they're Calgary roughnecks from Hermitage Bay where the whales make free in the harbour

[primroseburrows]

Clearly the bullet list is my drug of choice these days:

• Where is Stan Rogers when we need him?
  
  He wouldn't have been at all surprised, I'm sure. :(
  
  
• I really want to make a list for mission101, but I don't know if I can come up with 101 things I want to do in 1001 days. I want to make them meaningful, you know? I don't want to list something like "start list" and "finish list" and "go to the bathroom".
  
  
• My mother's blood pressure is in the 90/50 range. She also has chronic anemia. She's been dizzy and weak. She's on several BP meds and Lasix. When she told me what her BP was (and it's been somewhat below 90/50) I practically ordered her to not take the Lasix or the BP meds until she saw the doctor. The doctor cut her Lasix in half, and also halved her lisinopril. IMO she needs to not take ANY Lasix. No edema, no symptoms of CHF. She's post-op but doing well considering. Also, one of the side affects of Lasix is ANEMIA. *headdesk* The doc said she may have to go over to Westerly Hospital for blood if her labs come back anemic. Yeah, I'd go with that, but um. I think the fecking meds are causing an exacerbation of the anemia. Of course, I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. If I did, I'd have a newer car.
  
  Dear AMA,
  
  Giving meds isn't always the answer. People aren't robots, they don't always respond the same way.
  
  No love at all,
  
  Me, on behalf of my maternal unit.
  
  
• songdogmi (not to be confused with songdog, although both are Very Nice People) links to this:
  
  Killing wolves is still illegal in Michigan
  
  Why was it ever legal? Wolves are LESS AGGRESSIVE than dogs. Do we want to open up dog hunting? I don't live in Michigan, but it seems to me that unless an animal is directly attacking humans/livestock/pets, we should leave it well alone. And anyway, since wolves and dogs are almost identical genetically, how is a hunter going to tell he/she's not going after someone's Malamute? I don't remember any news article about pocket DNA tests being invented for use by hunters. wtf?
  
  Also? Cutest. Thing. Ever:
  
  
  
  (from this site, which says "wolves need friends, not owners.") See? Fraser was right. *g*
  
  
• Fannish projects are humming along, despite RL issues. Yes, even axial_tilt. I've also started writing what will likely be my longest fic ever (no, not the Barrett's Privateers one, although that's in the works and I'm gathering info, 'cause that one's hard). I really like the tiny scene I've written; it's one that's been in my head for weeks, and it turned out pretty good on (virtual) paper.
  
  
• Night shift tomorrow. I'll make the obligatory "entertain me" post, I'm sure. No youTube, though, because Butler Hospital is Big Brother about youTube. :/
  
  
• I'm going to have my Tarot cards read with tapped_trish, et. al. on Thursday. I haven't done that in ages. I can read my own, ostensibly, but I haven't in ages.
  
  
• My house is clean save for my room. I'll clean some tomorrow when I'm not writing (see list item re: axial_tilt). But my kitchen! My dining room! My living room and bathroom! Yay!
  
  
• Little Mosque holds its own opposite American Idol.
  
  I cannot tell you how pleased I am about this. LM is cute (not great, but cute and very watchable). AI is teh evil, and shouldn't be shown to kids under, liek, fifty. I loathe it from the depths of everything I have depths of. Bleh. Ick. Ptui. Yay, cute little sitcom!
  
  
• Here, have some Stan Rogers:
  
  Free in the Harbour
  
  
• ETA: How could I forget to add this? Happy birthday to mickeyvt, and kupukello! Many happy returns, dears.

Comments

[dragonflymuse.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWWWW, wolfpic! Too adorable for words!!

IMO she needs to not take ANY Lasix. No edema, no symptoms of CHF. She's post-op but doing well considering.

To be devil's advocate here (and a paeds cardiology/cv surgery nurse), if things are looking good, its because the meds are doing what they are supposed to do (icky side effects notwithstanding). I've seen horrible things happen when diuretics are cut too soon, or parents' take it upon themselves to do so at home without talking to their docs :/

But I will say that I didn't know anaemia was a side effect; the biggest side effect we monitor for is electrolyte imbalance. Sometimes we give another diuretic along with lasix, called aldactone, to help keep potassium and sodium balances where they need to be.

I am glad your mom is doing well! ::hugs::

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd never suggest she stop her meds on her own. I wanted her to not take her Lasix and lisinopril until she saw the doc the following morning (who cut them both in half). If she still needs a diuretic, why not HCTZ, which isn't as tough on the kidneys and is potassium-sparing? I don't work with cardiac patients every day, so I don't know the meds as well as you do, so maybe I'm way off in left field.

My mom's back in hospital (temporarily,I hope), with very low BP (they didn't tell me what it is, I'm calling now and will likely go down there. Hospital is an hour away, so I'll call first). The whole med stuff will probably be straightened out by her cardiologist, who works out of that hospital.