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difficult child-dad hospital developments -- more of a brain dump for me
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 371487" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Here's hoping for some answers for you.</p><p></p><p>From what I know about the parathyroid, there is a tumour condition called von Recklinghausen's which has high Ca levels in the blood but it also causes the bones to be like Swiss cheese. I think the bones problem would have shown up by now. However, there are probably other aspects of parathyroid function which can cause the high Ca levels. If it's a tumour, it could be easily operable. </p><p></p><p>Don't worry too much - just take each day as it comes. There are different kinds of sedation they can give him, to help wean him off the ventilator. If he is prone to panic they will take that on board and do their best to keep him calm and comfortable. They would have had a lot of experience of this kind of problem, with a difficult or anxious patient. Plus the medications they tend to use don't allow memories to be laid down, so a lot of patients keep having to be told the same things, over and over. So some are more prone to panic, because they don't remember being reassured half an hour ago. So they would have to know how to handle this.</p><p></p><p>Let the hospital worry about that. Of course keep them informed, but let them do the worrying.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 371487, member: 1991"] Here's hoping for some answers for you. From what I know about the parathyroid, there is a tumour condition called von Recklinghausen's which has high Ca levels in the blood but it also causes the bones to be like Swiss cheese. I think the bones problem would have shown up by now. However, there are probably other aspects of parathyroid function which can cause the high Ca levels. If it's a tumour, it could be easily operable. Don't worry too much - just take each day as it comes. There are different kinds of sedation they can give him, to help wean him off the ventilator. If he is prone to panic they will take that on board and do their best to keep him calm and comfortable. They would have had a lot of experience of this kind of problem, with a difficult or anxious patient. Plus the medications they tend to use don't allow memories to be laid down, so a lot of patients keep having to be told the same things, over and over. So some are more prone to panic, because they don't remember being reassured half an hour ago. So they would have to know how to handle this. Let the hospital worry about that. Of course keep them informed, but let them do the worrying. Marg [/QUOTE]
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