I have not update Mom’s doctors in awhile so let me do that.
Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. Monroe
Mom does not see this Doctor, but as needed. She is walking with a cane now.
Dermatologist: Dr. Blair Clementson
It has been almost a year since the golf ball size tumor was remove from her forehead. Dr. Clementson is pleased that there is no sign of it’s return. Mom has an appointment in July and if the tumor has not return and the area where the tumor was still looks good this will be her last time she will need to see the dermatologist,. unless there is a sign of skin cancer again.
Eye Doctor: Dr. Todd Gwin
As long as Mom uses her eye drops to keep her eye pressures down the chances of her going blind are low. She see Dr. Gwin every three months.
General Practitioner: Dr. Michael Edwards
Well here we go with another new doctor. Mom has had a problem with her blood being thick since before Thanksgiving. The problem is that she like greens. I don’t care what kind of greens it is she likes them (collared, turnip, etc.). Her blood work came back ok this time. Her insulin has been reduced to 12 units of a morning and 15 units at night. It was 15 units morning and 22 units at night.
Kidney Doctor: Dr. Matt Lambert
Mom’s medications are causing problems with her kidneys, so the doctors are changing some of her medications or they are reducing the amount taken. The problem is that Mom thinks this is being done because the doctors she has had were over medicating her. I have not yet got her to understand that she is not being over medicated, but she is in the early stages of kidney failure.
Cardiologist: Dr. Ritesh (Jay) Shah
Mom saw Dr. Reardon last fall an he said nothing about a heart problem, other that the congestive heart failure that she has had for twenty years. She sees Dr. Edwards for the first time and he ask if she had been told that she has a heart murmur. The upper left heart value is not opening all the way. Dr. Shah says that he wants to way till it gets worse before he replaces it.