A few important updates

Spoke to Cory last night - just wanted to clarify a couple things:

1 - Peggy has been saying that she is out of Baza cream and that HCA hasn't responded to her requests for it. To clarify - Cory says that the office did not get any requests and that there were 4 tubes of Baza cream sent at the end of March. This means, that either Peggy is going through more than a tube a week of Baza OR that there are 4 tubes somewhere at the house that have not been found. Not sure, but Cory is aware of the situation and will be working on getting the Baza cream delivered. In the meantime, Peggy can use the TopiCare cream which is like Baza cream, but not as thick. Peggy prefers the thicker Baza cream.

2 - Peggy is out of Oxidose. The problem is that the pharmacy says that she is using more than the prescription allows for and that they cannot refill so soon. We are working with Dr. Davis on changing the prescription so that we don't run into this problem again. In the meantime, Peggy can use Tylox (Tylenol with Codeine) which is what she used prior to the Oxidose. We have an ample supply at the house.

3 - Peggy's toe is still infected. We are monitoring it, but are working on trying to get a podiatrist to the house. If anyone knows a podiatrist that takes HMSA that would make a housecall - let us know!

4 - Sonia noticed a little resistance while suctioning Peggy yesterday. She noticed the resistance between the 17 and 18 mark on the suction catheter. This is just something that we need to monitor. Please report any instances of resistance. Keep in mind, if we have continuous reports of resistance and Peggy continues to complain of feeling something in her throat, there is nothing we can do except schedule for her to go in for a bronchialscope which means a hospital visit and sedation. Obviously, we want to avoid this if we can, but will do it if we have to. FYI - we went through this a year ago and Peggy's brochial scope was perfect - no scar tissue in sight. Let's hope it is still looking pretty down there!