Prayers on the way Rose.  So it doesn't look like AD, huh?
Gwen

Glad your mom is doing alright.  My dad is 86 and broke his hip had surgery
w/pins then a year later had THR.  He is doing fine.  He went through some
down times after surgery where he did not respond well.  He seemed confused,
etc.  They say it takes a while for the anethesia to leave the body
especially in an older patient.  It seem quite a while before he was back to
his self.

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((((((Rose))))))
Am keeping All in my Thoughts/prayers.

MM

You've got them Rose.
Duckie

We went to see her today, since we could not go yesterday with the
Grad dinner. The nurse informed us that yeaterday she was confused,
ripperd out her IV, and was fighting the nursing staff. She crawled or
tried to crawl over the guardrails, so they had to give her an
injection to calm her down. I am not sure if it is the anaesthetic, or
the pain meds that cause this problem. She did not have confusion with
the two previous surgeries, but she did have major confusion with her
first tkr. It seemed worse that time as it lasted about 4 days. This
was a one day occurrence, as she was cogizant today of everything and
did not seem confused.

It is dificult for us to handle, but we are prepared just in case. It
is not that unusual for seniors, and is something families should know
about if they have an elder loved one undergoing surgery.

Also her nurse had a major attitude and was forcing her to do things
that she was not wanting to do. She was in pain, so was reluctant to
position herself certain ways. The nurse's attitude made me feel
anxious, and my sister too. My mother does not respond well when
people are really demanding and forceful. At one time she told her
"Don;t push me!" when she was trying to force her to bend her knee.
Whether the nurse had some residual anger over the fact that mom was
difficult yesterday, or not, I don't know. I do n ot feel she was
treating her appropriately and we will be lodging a complaint. (My
sister is a nurse, and she was upset too). This is my mothers 4th
joint replacement, so she does know the ropes.

On the way home we passed an accident about 500 meters away from where
my nephew was killed.

It was not a very good day.
Rose
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I appreciate this group each and every day.
Rose
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I hope she comes out of the anaesthesia ok, it can be very rough on an
older person both my father and grandmother never fully recovered from
the anaesthesia.  Hopefully she is lucid and talking a bit?   I
suppose you won't know for certain until she reduces the pain meds.
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Will absolutely keep her in my prayers, Rose....tell her to hang
tough!

Kitt

Rose,

It sure sounds like you are busy. I hope you can get thru it all and then
have time to relax.

I am sending prayers and have been for your mothers tkr. I hope she has a
speedy recovery.

You take care.

Hugs and TLC to you

Well, I mentioned about my mother having the grouchy nurse. When that
nurse had taken her to the washroom she was not aboe to void. My
sister noticed, the next day when she went to see her, that she was
still unable to go. Yesterday when she called she found out that Mom's
potassium levels were very high, and one kidney had shut down.

She is now on IV fluids, and has seen a cardio. Hopefully they can
figure out what is going on. I am wondering if her body is reacting to
having three surgeries in a short period of time. It is different when
you are older, for sure.

Rose
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