2020, June 10th - Wednesday - What are these signs?

Mom was better on Tuesday.
Mom was worse today.

She said she slept well, but was tired and everything was hard.  I kept close today, went to the store and to the Post Office in under 30 minutes.  I worked in the yard for several hours before dinner.

At 5pm or so, mom complained of burps and reflux.  I gave her a tums.  After dinner she complained again.  Earlier in the day I took her O2 and BP, it was 95 and 82.  82 BPM is about 20 points high for mom.  Around 9pm she complained that her arm hurt.  After talking to Linda, I decided to consult with a nurse from Virginia mason over the phone. June.

Mom was very tired, her pulse was high 82-85 bpm, the arm pain lasted about 30 minutes and she was more out of breath.  Now much of this can be explained by anxiety and mom had a panic attack on the 9th before bed.  Also, the arm pain might have just be a cramp as she thinks she is not drinking enough water.  She had a leg cramp on the 9th.

That said, the nurse said we should go into the ER tonight.  But, after she was off the phone we decided that it was a close call and not to go.  The nurse has to have an abundance of caution, but our take was mom should sleep on it.

Bed at 11pm, mom feeling better, but pulse 90.  One Tylenol, one heartburn pill and a small liquid sleep aid.  I read to her for 15 minutes and she dozed off.

I'll sleep light tonight with my door open in case she needs me.  Hope its nothing or maybe just a bug.  Oh, no fever and we checked several times.

Charles

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