Hi all. I just wanted to share about my dad and him really getting all of his caretakers so angry we have to laugh because we don't know what to do otherwise. It has been opposite day( you say yes- I say no kind of thing)for like two weeks!
I told my dad when he first got diagnosed "Dad this is HUGE, please know it is ok to freak out, but let's keep your mental health on track. You don't want to loose your mind." I suggested always having "something" for his nerves. No way was he even going there. He even tried not taking pain meds- and totally suffering- for months before he said anything. I have had panic attacks and they suck. Needless to say when I read the caretaker blog and some suggest us caretakers keeping our mental health and anxiety in check- I got into my doc for my refil "just in case". Fast forward to today. It's opposite day with dad, and he is cutting up and all of a sudden he can't breath. Right away he thinks his new trach(he had surgery three weeks ago and got real swollen so they put one in)is failing him and has my uncles rush him to the er.
After he gets there they tell him he is fine, oxygen level is 97%, and that he had a panic attack. He is so freaked out that the trach is going to stop workong, he freaked out. TRUST ME I WOULD HAVE THE SAME FEARS- I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE-but can I say I told him so? Why does he want to do this to himself?(and us- we thought he was dying!)!!!AUGH!!! Well they gave him some anxiety pills get incase he needs to take the edge off- I hope this will not happen again. My stomach gets sick just thinking of him like that, it was terrifying! Thanks for letting me vent- off to take my little helper!