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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 651714" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>She was extremely incoherent tonight.</p><p>However, she had one lucid moment, and of course, it came at my expense.</p><p>Her behavior was exactly like what the nurse described would happen when Cousin P would come out of surgery. But that never happened. It happened <em>now</em> ... 3 days later.</p><p>No idea which room she's in, which bldg. she's in, wants to get out of bed and go upstairs right now, is terrified that the pain will come back, agitated, shaking, incoherent. Fingers picking at the sheets, blankets, between her legs. Trembling. She said, "I am so incoherent, like I run into a wall with my words."</p><p>I said, "Now THAT was coherent!"</p><p>She had the catheter removed this a.m. and was having issues using the bedpan. Said she felt the urge to go but nothing would come out. It made her scared. She had lost muscle control. And she can't move her legs.</p><p>("Ummm, that's because one is broken ... ")</p><p>Then she said she hated the plastic tubes and couldn't put up with it any more. I said, "You had the IV removed and the Foley catheter removed this morning, so you shouldn't have any tubes. That's what they do after surgery."</p><p>She gave me this really strange look and said, "I said PLATITUDES. Not plastic tubes. I hate it when the staff dismisses my concerns and gives me <em>platitudes."</em></p><p> <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p><p>I burst out laughing, and no matter what she said after that, I kept laughing. I. Could. Not. Stop.</p><p>OMG. She laughed for a bit, and then she wanted to get back to complaining about the tiny scoop of rice and the crust of bread on her plate, like she was an inmate.</p><p>Also, I brought her a Hershey bar, and she just kneaded the piece and couldn't eat it. That's when I <em>know </em>she's got a problem.</p><p>I told the nurse that Cousin P needed pain medications and Ativan. He was definitely going to check on the Ativan.</p><p>Oy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 651714, member: 3419"] She was extremely incoherent tonight. However, she had one lucid moment, and of course, it came at my expense. Her behavior was exactly like what the nurse described would happen when Cousin P would come out of surgery. But that never happened. It happened [I]now[/I] ... 3 days later. No idea which room she's in, which bldg. she's in, wants to get out of bed and go upstairs right now, is terrified that the pain will come back, agitated, shaking, incoherent. Fingers picking at the sheets, blankets, between her legs. Trembling. She said, "I am so incoherent, like I run into a wall with my words." I said, "Now THAT was coherent!" She had the catheter removed this a.m. and was having issues using the bedpan. Said she felt the urge to go but nothing would come out. It made her scared. She had lost muscle control. And she can't move her legs. ("Ummm, that's because one is broken ... ") Then she said she hated the plastic tubes and couldn't put up with it any more. I said, "You had the IV removed and the Foley catheter removed this morning, so you shouldn't have any tubes. That's what they do after surgery." She gave me this really strange look and said, "I said PLATITUDES. Not plastic tubes. I hate it when the staff dismisses my concerns and gives me [I]platitudes."[/I] :rofl: I burst out laughing, and no matter what she said after that, I kept laughing. I. Could. Not. Stop. OMG. She laughed for a bit, and then she wanted to get back to complaining about the tiny scoop of rice and the crust of bread on her plate, like she was an inmate. Also, I brought her a Hershey bar, and she just kneaded the piece and couldn't eat it. That's when I [I]know [/I]she's got a problem. I told the nurse that Cousin P needed pain medications and Ativan. He was definitely going to check on the Ativan. Oy! [/QUOTE]
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