Casey, waiting for the doctor...Good Morning All;
When we went to the clinic for Casey's exam for her pain, she had a few things going on.
1st, after all those infusions, her blood counts are only up to 7.3.
2nd, with those blood tests they checked her blood sugar too. (Remember, she does not take insulin).
Her blood sugar was at 50. Those islet cells sure are working very well. Odd though as she'd had a Mountain Dew for her migraine at that point in time.
They gave her an option of "Grape or Orange?"
She chose grape and had to eat 6 big sugar pills to bring it up (before she fell over).
While waiting for everything, she did make a new friend...
This is Fred. (Whom she promptly goosed).
Fred was not real amenable to such a loose and forward young woman-
and had to check her records first...
hehehe
Love to all!
XOXO
me
ReplyDeleteOh and yes, Casey had eaten 4 hours before, not even checking her blood sugar then...
XOXO
Me
50 is really low. I don't know what else to say. Is there anything at all they can do to keep it up?
ReplyDeleteOXOX,
Snotball
wowee when my blood sugar is at 50, I am sweaty and shaky and my heart beats so fast like its going to break right out of my chest....what are they going to do about her blood sugars falling so critically low?? xoxoxoxox
ReplyDeletelol, I love that first pic the most, Casey and the "Fred" dude are sitting alike! ;P
ReplyDeleteI do hope that everything is going to be okay with Casey, she must be getting awfully sick and tired of having to go see the doctor.
"Goosed"? I love Fred in the last pic looks like a real doc checking her information, get well Casey ;-)
ReplyDeleteSweet Snotball!
ReplyDeleteI don't even know how it gets that low- Perhaps those islet cells are on overload for some reason that I know nothing about...
I wonder too how long those sugar pills even worked? They never did recheck her b/s's, and since we were there over an hour after they closed, there would have been no way to get that into her records, save for the dictation note by the doctor.
Short of having her carry around a sandwich with her everywhere, I have no suggestions on how to maintain a healthy blood sugar level for her...
So... help?
XOXO
Me
ReplyDeleteSweet Pamela!
She gets sweaty and shaky too- And adds a low grade fever into the mix also. (But maybe that is because of the MIA spleen?)-
Back to my previous reply... Carry a sandwich?
Do let me know...
XOXO
me
Sweet Suzy!
ReplyDeletehehehe And that is why I snapped that picture! it was too funny!
She'd had a migraine that day in addition to everything else going on, and so the overhead lights were turned off. We did put the little OB light on, and it gave off just enough light to see these things...
I still giggle when I see those 2 together.
Even in pain Casey has this amazing sense of humor!
... So she just grabs the dude, and makes even more funny memories!
XOXO
me
Mr Lester;
ReplyDeleteTo "goose" From here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/goose
tr.v. goosed, goos·ing, goos·es Slang
1. To poke, prod, or pinch (a person) between or on the buttocks.
hehehe!
XOXO
Me
PS
There was also this:
goose - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool, bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks
Oh yes I use that site as well as the slang one http://www.urbandictionary.com/ as well as other regional slang dictionaries for varies parts of the USA and the World
ReplyDeleteI carry around lifesavers or other candy. I start to feel faint and eat one...voila. Or more likely my friends point out hat my head has just spun round and I eat a piece of candy.
ReplyDeleteYour Humor makes me smile. Always!
ReplyDeleteThose Mountain Dews are so full of caffeine they work much better than a coke for a migraine. You can get downright perky from that pick-me-up. I know I do. :)
Whew...at 50 Drew can't even think straight. I'd be sure she had her monitor with her at all times....and some kind of quick snack..until she can get to something substancial. Lifesavers, mints, or the glucose tablets(Drew likes the sour apple flavor) and they also have a gel. Some we know carry the gel "CakeMate" cake decorating gels/icinigs with them.
ReplyDeleteDrew has migraines also...he has to go with Diet Dew.
Love Fred!
ReplyDeleteSo does anyone Down Under know what a bubbler is?
hehehe
XOXO
Me
No! Say it ain't true? That head spin around thing does not mean anything about blood sugars.
ReplyDelete(Linda Blair comes to mind).
*runs*
XOXO
Me
Do you know that if your fingers aren't awake, and you type 'runs' wrong, that it comes out as tuna?
ReplyDeleteAw! That makes me happy! (And your smile is so 'wunnaful' too)!
ReplyDeleteI am giggling at your 'perkiness'. hehehe
XOXO
Me
Who said she was thinking straight? hehehe Just look what she did to poor Fred! hehehe
ReplyDeleteI don't think she carries her monitor- I promise to tell her what you said about that. It is a great idea.
Sour Apple sounds a far cry better than the 2 choices Casey was given. (Sheesh, I thought they were offering her a Nehi)!
XOXO
Me