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Thank you for your reply. I appreciate it.
When I had time to think it over, it wasn't that he didn't seem it was important...it just seemed that perhaps because she is 92 there would not be an aggressive treatments. I don't know...
What I do know is something is going downhill, and we are simply trying to figure out what exactly, as to help with her care. She has had numerous labs done since July, the latest being with her primary care doctor and her hemoglobin was under a 7, and they ended up giving her another blood transfusion. Her last was only a month ago.
Today, while helping her shower, I noticed a lot of petechaie (plural) all over her body that was not there before. Her appetite has diminished even after her transfusion. We have an appointment with a new geriatric doctor on Wednesday. I am looking for some guidance at this point...I don't necessarily need a "diagnosis", but I want to be able to help her no matter what the outcome. I feel that without some official diagnosis, we are just doing what we can...but I don't know if that is the right thing.
I will talk to the hematologist after her geriatric appointment as well, and perhaps he can offer some counseling as well. I just want to be able to provide her with the care she needs to be comfortable...
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