Lots of Doctor Visits

Bridget and I got calls from St. Anne's yesterday. They were very worried about Mom's foot. There was a lot of discoloration on her toes and between them and they wanted her to see a vascular surgeon to rule out blood clots. The only time they could see her was 4:00 and then at St. Mary's Ozaukee. Bridget drew the short straw and took her up there, oxygen in tow, because she still has pneumonia. The doctor downplayed it and said come back in 2 weeks. We both thought it would have made much more sense if they had sent her to see the surgeon who took off the toe, but what do we know?!?

Then today, Bridge again carted Mom, oxygen and all, to see her cardiologist. He could still hear all of the crackling from the pneumonia but his concerns are more for the fluids she's retaining again. He is going to add another medication that will help the diuretic, I guess. He also wants to see her again.

Yesterday, there was a terrible traffic accident on the road that Bridget got caught in and today it was all this slippery snow. I keep reminding her that she has to think back 24 hours to when she was in sunny Florida for a nice relaxing 10 day vacation. She and Al and Colleen spent some time with Agnes, Patty, Patty's daughter Stacy, her husband and 1 year old. Kate Miller's daughter Cindy and husband and family live in FLA also. So they had a nice little reunion. They said Agnes looks wonderful! She will turn 94 this month! Gotta love those Roche genes!