The battles continue. I wonder what's next or have all the shoes dropped by now?
Can't get permacath wet so no showers allowed, only sponge baths/chair baths. Arm graft won't be ready to use until the first part of Dec so have to continue dialysis via permacath til then. But Medicare will only pay for 2 more weeks of nursing help with bathing. (No help needed with shower but must have help with sponge bath and never mind the details, LOL.) So what am I supposed to do for skin care for 2 weeks when Medicare certification runs out? So far nobody has an answer for that except that horrible phrase "nursing home," which I absolutely will not do.
Yet ADLs are a constant struggle - managed to wash towels and cloths yesterday, will try to do clothes today. Docs and nurses say energy will improve but other patients say no. I want to believe the former but logic tells me listen to the latter.
Thank goodness for Hy-Vee's already prepped/peeled/etc. fresh veggies, they make fixing meals so much less work even if a bit pricier than doing all that peeling and slicing on my own.
So in spite of all the glitches, today's a good day to live.

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