No news is good news. The police found nothing in the end in the neighbor's yard. It truly is nice knowing your neighbor is not a danger to the community. I picked up Riley's prescription and it was finally a month's worth of pills. The co pay was the same $15. Much improved over the 5 days for the same amount.
We are going to bribe Riley now. the pain killer cream he uses is not covered by insurance. It is available over the counter. He puts it on before he gives himself a shot to numb the area. The tube costs $30. Riley has been very generous with his usage. Tom offered to pay Riley $30 if he will take his shots without the numbing cream. Riley was not apposed to the idea. I would rather give Riley the money than spend it on the cream every month. We will see how it goes.
Riley is irritated that we ask him every time he uses the bathroom "How was your poop?". We want to make sure he is not constipated or have diarea. We are looking for just right, not too soft , not too firm. After our scare with the red pee, he is accommodating but irritated that we ask. Red food coloring is also now discouraged. He had a scare with the color dies from a cake with red icing. We can handle green or blue, because they are obvious and safe, but red tends to fry the nerves a little. I don't think I will be giving Riley beets any time soon either. Not that he eats them anyway, but why stress oneself unnecessarily.
My peach tree has some lovely blooms coming out. The cats and dog I have had to flea treate twice recently. The dog's hair gets shorter by the day. Being home everyday with Riley the clean house is slipping. The bionicles are drifting out of the game room into the living room. Life seems so normal, it almost feels like summer when the boys are home all the time.
Spring break is coming. I was thinking about going to the coast. but I think it is still too soon. Its a long way from Dornbechers and Riley may look good and act good, but his numbers are still rock bottom. It is nice, though, having goals; May first and WBC at 5. This is not an unattainable goal, hopefully.
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Kendalynn has never used numbing cream for her shots.........EVER. She has used it for blood work up until she was about 8 years old. What kind of syringes are they? Kendalynn uses the BD ultra fine extra short needles. They make a BIG difference.
ReplyDeleteI commented to a tech once that they gave great shots and I asked for them again. She explained something I had never thought about. Most of the time it is not the needle that hurts. Its the meds. She then asked if I had felt anything. I hadn't. She said okay I've done my job, the needle was in my arm. Then she gave the injection. It hurt like hell.
ReplyDeleteI know people who do daily shots and they seem to do fine, none have said they use any cream. I don't see how the cream would stop pain cause by the meds, I would not think it would go that deep.
The extra short needles should like a great idea.
You could try a double sided bribe. Get the tube and suggest he use as little as he can to get by. If the tube last him 2 months give him the money the second month. It gives a mental as well as physical weening off the cream.
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