Just a quick update on Mark ... We don't have to go up to OHSU today after all. I spent about a half hour talking to Dr. Broberg on the phone. He didn't realize that his colleague had already set Mark up with a 30-day heart monitor. Mark just has to push the button diligently so that hopefully they can get to the bottom of what is going on soon.
So, there's that piece of good news, and then there's this: Dr. Broberg isn't satisfied with the way things are being done in the ER. He feels that if Mark is in enough pain to go the hospital, then he should be getting pain relief. He recommended that I ask Dr. VanEaton (head of the ER) to call him, and they will write up a protocol that will be followed each and every time Mark goes in. That way he can count on consistent pain relief that won't depend on who is on call that day.
The bad news is that he legally cannot drive now. I've been driving him around a lot the last few months because obviously he can't drive under the influence of narcotics or sedatives. And often he just doesn't feel up to driving. But some good days he has driven himself to work at the church or some such thing. And often he has driven when we've gone out together, since I'm right there in case he needs to pull over and switch. But no more. I am now officially the only legal driver in this household.
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