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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 181148" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I agree that the Baker's cyst is likely not the cause of any of this. My mom has one behind her knee and eventually needed it drained. She was told it can come back with time because of continued irritation from walking.</p><p> </p><p>I also agree that medications are likely being over-prescribed. She shouldn't be drooling and in a stupor like you describe, and because of her age or even just her own metabolic makeup, she probably doesn't need as much as they're giving her to control her pain. husband has had dilauded after surgery and it does make him very sleepy, but not unresponsive and drooling... (going to pass on the temptation to make a wisecrack here...)</p><p> </p><p>The behavior changes could be a combination of over-medication and lack of oxygen to her brain because of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or narrowed carotid artery or Alzheimer's or... She really does need a specialist at this point I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 181148, member: 3444"] I agree that the Baker's cyst is likely not the cause of any of this. My mom has one behind her knee and eventually needed it drained. She was told it can come back with time because of continued irritation from walking. I also agree that medications are likely being over-prescribed. She shouldn't be drooling and in a stupor like you describe, and because of her age or even just her own metabolic makeup, she probably doesn't need as much as they're giving her to control her pain. husband has had dilauded after surgery and it does make him very sleepy, but not unresponsive and drooling... (going to pass on the temptation to make a wisecrack here...) The behavior changes could be a combination of over-medication and lack of oxygen to her brain because of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or narrowed carotid artery or Alzheimer's or... She really does need a specialist at this point I think. [/QUOTE]
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