Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

thanks @Determined, @Former-Member, @Appleblossom

awww I was not going to add this but we got a phone call from MIL and she is in a lot of pains , but with the meds she is on her kidneys levels have gone down very low and quickly

I have learnt that there are 3 ways kidney levels can go ( slowly ) , ( very fast which MIL has)

and mine ( big drop and then slowly goes down after that over the years )

How are things today @Shaz51

love that expression 'listening eyes' .. that's exactly what we do here.

I think I need to train my listening eyes more I think

@Former-Member, @Determined, @Appleblossom, @Janiee, @Former-Member,

@Smc,

@Former-Member, my brain was not really with it today for some reason , so took it easy in between doing little things around the house , don`t know what it was but it was like my brain went into sleep mode

feeling a bit better now after resting and drinking coffee

watched some tv and having leftovers tonight

how are you xxx

Steady here @Shaz51, will walk dog shortly.

This week Mr Darcy told me how very hard it is/has been for him to come back after his attempt.

@Shaz51

You could check.with your GP but there are private telepsychiatry services - video consultations for both pdocs and therapy which are often bulk billed for patients in "remote" regions (as set out by Medicare). This might be an option worth considering.

hello @Former-Member

I have done 2 hospital link up with our hospital to the Kidney specialist so far instead of the travelling , like that idea

asked the nurse if we can do that with mum but they said "no"

when mr shaz get his MI appt , it will be at our hospital , he really wants to see the cairns specialist instead of the ones that are 30 kms away

but I am hoping they are different people

Tele consults are something that suits some more than others @Shaz51. I would suspect most helpful if one sees the doc in person from time to time. Not sure how I feel about them.

hello @Former-Member

I have done Telephone consultswith my last dietician , but i did not like it

I have done skpe twice with the kidney specialist but i do like it in person

hello @Raoh72, welcome to the forum , how are you today

Perhaps a combination gives a balance between travel and perceived standard of care @Shaz51