She's not doing well. She's been sharing a house with some other people (so not living outside) for the past several months. The hospital was going to discharged her yesterday and that's why she has on those "street" clothes and not the hospital gown.
Well, thank god she's not living outside, but why would the hospital discharge her if they still considered it necessary that she have oxygen? I mean, I know hospitals hate to actually have and keep sick people in them. They only like to have quickie success stories they can collect the insurance for.
I think you answered your own question. (plus: Kaiser Hospital.)
She has a chronic lung disease and her pneumonia made it worse as far as lung function, That's why they sent her home with oxygen. There is not much that can be done with advanced lung disease. The oxygen is prescribed for two weeks. Maybe things will improve in that time.
We spent a little time this morning together - I took her over to the library to get some DVDs. She was weak and conserving her strength, but maybe a little better than yesterday, and not as grumpy.
I think she and Oxygen are old friends. She probably knows how to respect it's dangers. They gave her a tank which is in her car. At home there is a machine that plugs into the wall (she told me) and I guess concentrates ambient oxygen from the room - so I guess it is not a large compressed quantity of oxygen, like the tank in the car.
She went off the tank oxygen when we went into the library, but after about a half hour she mentioned she felt like she would die being unconnected to it. I think that was probably exaggerated, but we left and did another errand she needed help with. Then she went home. If she rests up, I thnk she will improve somewhat, and, she's full of antibiotics - not exactly energy food..
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Date: 2013-01-20 01:27 am (UTC)She has a chronic lung disease and her pneumonia made it worse as far as lung function, That's why they sent her home with oxygen. There is not much that can be done with advanced lung disease. The oxygen is prescribed for two weeks. Maybe things will improve in that time.
We spent a little time this morning together - I took her over to the library to get some DVDs. She was weak and conserving her strength, but maybe a little better than yesterday, and not as grumpy.
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Date: 2013-01-20 01:46 am (UTC)If she would go to someplace like Stanford, could they help her lungs with some kind of new treatment or trial?
That oxygen is dangeous right? I hope everyone will be careful around it.
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Date: 2013-01-20 02:14 am (UTC)She went off the tank oxygen when we went into the library, but after about a half hour she mentioned she felt like she would die being unconnected to it. I think that was probably exaggerated, but we left and did another errand she needed help with. Then she went home. If she rests up, I thnk she will improve somewhat, and, she's full of antibiotics - not exactly energy food..