With the sinus infection and the inner ear problems, Jan can't lay flat or the room spins so fast it makes her sick. The dizziness medication doesn't completely alleviate it so we can't wash her hair the usual way until that clears up. It may take 10 days for the antibiotic to resolve it. She did not have much of an appetite yesterday due to nausea but she did eat and take all her meds. She even ate some chicken and rice for supper.
Someone suggested shaving cream to wash her hair and then rinse it out with a damp washcloth. I'm going to be the guinea pig on this since I can always take a shower and if it makes hair fall out, at least I'm not wearing a halo and I can wear a cap! I'm waiting for my hair to dry to see if it looks nasty or just oily.
She is sticking her tongue out at me in this picture. She's been colder than usual, probably related to the infection although she never ran a fever. This is how we keep her warm at night.
The lift chair controls are under the blankets and I have another blanket draped over the halo to keep her head warm. There are also small heat packs you can't see on each side of her neck. Those muscles are always tight and always bothering her. The little TV tray to her left is where she keeps her cell phone, TV remote, a drink, extra medication and the gas logs remote if she gets too cold. She can't see any of it and has it laid out where she can find it by feel.
Despite the awkward sleeping arrangement, she slept pretty well last night on only one pain pill and one valium. That was the only pain pill all day! At least her stomach is settling down. She had bacon and waffles for breakfast and her blood sugar was only 96.
Anyone local to BG knows we got an ice storm overnight. Trees were down across the road and schools canceled. I just hope it all clears up by Thursday morning when Jan has her next appointment on day 46.
Someone suggested shaving cream to wash her hair and then rinse it out with a damp washcloth. I'm going to be the guinea pig on this since I can always take a shower and if it makes hair fall out, at least I'm not wearing a halo and I can wear a cap! I'm waiting for my hair to dry to see if it looks nasty or just oily.
She is sticking her tongue out at me in this picture. She's been colder than usual, probably related to the infection although she never ran a fever. This is how we keep her warm at night.
The lift chair controls are under the blankets and I have another blanket draped over the halo to keep her head warm. There are also small heat packs you can't see on each side of her neck. Those muscles are always tight and always bothering her. The little TV tray to her left is where she keeps her cell phone, TV remote, a drink, extra medication and the gas logs remote if she gets too cold. She can't see any of it and has it laid out where she can find it by feel.
Despite the awkward sleeping arrangement, she slept pretty well last night on only one pain pill and one valium. That was the only pain pill all day! At least her stomach is settling down. She had bacon and waffles for breakfast and her blood sugar was only 96.
Anyone local to BG knows we got an ice storm overnight. Trees were down across the road and schools canceled. I just hope it all clears up by Thursday morning when Jan has her next appointment on day 46.
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