While worrying about my own health (including osteoarthritis of the knee and abdominal pain from irritable bowel syndrome), I was waiting for a call from my sister about my hospitalized father, and yesterday I finally got a call saying he'll be discharged next week. All I knew was that he was being discharged, but I didn't find out the results of his tests or what kind of treatment he was receiving. But he's being discharged? I'm impressed by my father's strong vitality.
On February 2nd, I went to the orthopedic clinic and was prescribed the oral medication Neurotropin tablets, along with Lorcam tablets as needed. Neurotropin doesn't have an immediate effect, but it gently relieves pain, and I'm hoping that this alone will subside the knee pain.
Irritable bowel syndrome is also a problem. Even when a colonoscopy finds no abnormalities, I still have abdominal pain, and since the main cause is stress, which means an autonomic nervous system issue, there's nothing I can do about it.
So today, a staff member from the welfare facility and the manager of the helper station came and explained the details of the contract, and then I had to fill out lots of paperwork with my name, address, phone number, mental clinic I go to, emergency contact information, etc., and that alone was exhausting. In my case, I have osteoarthritis in my knees, so it's difficult for me to bend over to clean, so a cleaning helper has decided to come over. I hope they're not shocked by how messy my room is.
自分の体調(変形性膝関節症や過敏性腸症候群の腹痛など)の不安を抱えながら、入院している父についての妹からの連絡を待っていましたが、昨日やっと連絡が来て父が来週退院するとのことです。退院するということがわかるだけで検査の結果とかどういう治療をしていたかはわからずじまいです。しかし退院ですか。父の生命力の強さに感服しています。
2月2日は整形外科に行って飲み薬ノイロトロピン中心にロルカムを頓服としてもらいました。ノイロトロピンは即効性はないが、穏やかに痛みをやわらげる飲み薬で、できればこれだけで膝の痛みが落ち着くといいのですが。
過敏性腸症候群も困っています。大腸内視鏡検査をしても異常が見つからなくても腹痛があって、主な原因はストレス、つまり自律神経の問題なのでどうしようもないです。
で、今日は福祉施設のスタッフさんとヘルパーステーションの責任者さんが来て、契約の内容を説明してもらったあと、たくさんの書類に名前、住所、電話番号、かかっているメンタルクリニック、緊急連絡先などを書いてそれだけで疲れました。私の場合、変形性膝関節症でそうじする時にかがむ動作がきついので、おそうじのヘルパーさんが来てくれることになりました。あまりに部屋が散らかっているので呆れられないといいですが。
