BlueFront's Journal, 20 July 2018

I’m sorry you are going through that, I hope he gets well soon 

And I hope they find what he has asap 

have you complained to the doctor?? maybe somehow they are accidently giving him the wrong meals. I am sorry you and your husband are going through this 

So sorry to hear yall are going through all of that! Praying they can find out what's happening soon and properly take care of it! Bless your heart! Please keep us posted!  

Thank you Rosio. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease years ago, due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Parkinson's causes tremors, balance problems and even slurred speech and memory problems. He fell at home getting up from the desk in the den and could not get up. I was not at home when it first happened, I'd made a library run. He could not get up but was able to pull the desk phone down to himself by the cord. He called me and I called 911. They got there just about as soon as I did. He was very weak, the paramedics checked his vital signs and for broken bones, took him to the ER, to be checked out there because his blood pressure was extremely low. That was on Tuesday afternoon. He was admitted for observation. The hospital would not give him his Parkinson's meds. I had a fit when I found that out. He was shaking all over with bad tremors by Wednesday so I called his VA doctor and he said, "Give him that medicine yourself if you have to." I'm trying to get him transferred to the VA hospital if possible. Although it would be a big inconvenience to me since it's 2 hours away. They know his meducal background, have all his records instantly available, and this local bleeping hospital sucks. This is getting darned stressful for me. I've been trying to stick to my diet as well as I can considering the circumstances. Found out the fast food places near the hospital ARE capable of producing some decent meals if you check options on line first and mix and match. Arby's has a pretty decent turkey salad and some unadvertised apple cider salad dressing behind the counter. Panda Express has grilled terriaki chicken and mixed veggies, McDonald's and Wendy's both will grill a chicken breast that you can add to a side salad (I don't eat beef/pork but they said a burger or bacon is doable too) and the Taco place will make a NoRito (no chips or shell) just the inside veggies, cheese and meat with extra lettuce wrapped around it. Who knew I could eat at those places. Not Keto low carb but good enough for my WOE. I try to stay between 50-80 carbs a day depending on how active I need to be that day. The nurses have been wonderful but trying to get the doctors to communicate with me has been a total nightmare. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. I can't relay all this info to my step-son. He lives up north and is heading back to Afghanistan in two days & I don't want him to be worrying and thinking about all this when he gets there so I've downplayed it to him for now but he does know his dad's in the hosoital. A stepmom's gotta do what any Mom's gotta do. 

Meal tickets say 'diabetic and cardiac" so it makes no sense to me. The nurse told me today that she thinks the doctor is afraid of me, he should be VERY afraid if I catch up with him. Ha! 

Most doctors haven't been taught nutrition and all they know is to treat symptoms with meds or at least I am finding that out. My cardiologist recommended a book to me and I got it and started following it and I feel so much better! The book is Dr Joel Fuhrman's "The End of Diabetes". Then I started watching his YouTube videos and other doctors that believe there is a place for medicine when necessary, but "let food be thy medicine". With all my heart I believe that they really have the answer. Check them out, couldn't hurt! 

I hope your husband gets well soon. 

I'm so sorry you're going through all this - I hope you are able to get some answers, get him healthy, and get him home soon. @Rannanmc - Thank you for responding to this - I was just ranting and looking for advice on dealing with my husband and his type 2 diabetes & high blood pressure. Going to check out Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book & youtube videos.  

I hope you both get answers soon and that he will recover quickly!  

It must be so frustrating to see the junk diet the hospital thinks is appropriate for T2D!  

I am so sorry you are going through this. Prayers for you and your husband. Hopefully you'll be able to get him to the hospital where they know his health history. Thank God he has you! It amazes me how some doctors are excellent physicians, while others seem like soap opera doctors. Hang in there. ❤  

You should be able to get the diet changed and no most hospitals don't give diabetics that kind of food. Ask to speak to a dietician and be assertive. My dh is prediabetic and when he was in the hospital he did not get that many carbs in a single meal. He got a menu each day to fill out for the next meal and made choices from it but none of the food was that starchy! Praying for wisdom and healing. Hope you get some answers soon. 

I hope he gets well soon. You keep after the docs and nurses and dieticians and get all the explanations you need. And find out what can be changed in his diet without putting stress on his ability to digest and move bowels while in hospital - that always seems to be an issue with my family and friends who have been hospitalized with little to no mobility. My experience: everyone at the hospital has to cover their a** and can't do anything that isn't approved. So keep asking/demanding for what he needs and find out why they won't give it to him if they won't. It's a challenging balance being a patient or an employee at a hospital. 

if hes in the hospital hes going to be on insulin so they can tightly control his sugar. this is with all diabetics. because he is sick and his body stressed he is going to have less than normal sugar levels as well. his normal sugar control method does not work in sickness. plus, theyre probanly giving him steroids which spike sugar level. he should be on a diabetic diet which should be on his board and on his lunch tray. if he is not talk to his nurse and ask why. talk to his doctor and ask why. it seems like there is a disconnect with what they are doing and what you understand. remember that these people are there to help and should explain everything they are doing. dont be afraid to ask questions if you dont understand. 

I’m so sorry about your husband. Hopefully he’ll get better soon so you can get him the hell out of there! I don’t know why they are allowed to feed such garbage to their patients. I have seen the same thing in convalescent homes (my dad works in/ I’ve volunteered in) and in my own hospital stays (pregnancies) my whole life. All those old ppl have diabetes and/ or high blood pressure but they feed them poison :( So money hungry it’s sad 

As a nurse I can tell you from my experience It depends on the type or cause of pneumonia. What you are thinking of is bacterial pneumonia. Which causes quite a bit of fluid production. Viral pneumonia usually has a dry cough with little fluid production. 

I hope your husband gets well soon 

Love the socks in the first pic - keeping it real!