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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 286613" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Thank you for the good thoughts and prayers.</p><p> </p><p>Marg you may be on to something. But mother in law is 94 yrs old. Surgery she won't consider in any form. However I might be able to talk her into those scans if doctor does order them. "might" as one never knows, those scans are really uncomfortable for her cuz laying on her back is painful.</p><p> </p><p>Didn't catch the doctor this morning. I swear that man is next to impossible to catch. Or it could be he's avoiding me. He doesn't like it when I tell him he's wrong about something. Last time we had quite a row over mother in law's DNR orders........I won, and he didn't like the fact I went over his head. The man has major Ego issues. And it's not just me, sister in law worked for himf or years........and she said his ego is one of his main problems. Like to drove her crazy.</p><p> </p><p>Of course he may be thinking along the same lines as we are because most of this hospital stay is strictly to he can keep a close eye on her, like he's expecting something to happen in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>I just feel bad because I didn't figure out what was going on sooner. I'd suspected mother in law was having TIA's that may have been making subtle changes to her personality, hence the demanding and neediness. But I just didn't realize it was something like this.</p><p> </p><p>No wonder the poor woman thought she was loosing her mind and crying all the time. Sheesh, been there done that with the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) myself. Scarey thing when your brain won't cooperate with you and you seem to be the only one to notice.</p><p> </p><p>I go up to hospital everyday to make sure her nursing staff knows she is not normally confused or senile. Because at 94 yrs, that's an almost automatic assumption for them to make.......and they might miss something significant by making that assumption. Thankfully her doctor does know that she is sharp as a tack under usual circumstances......and was the friday before this came to a head. He'd seen her first thing in the morning....and she had only been up in the chair a few mins. So the confusion hadn't taken hold.</p><p> </p><p>I believe whatever is causing the problem is growing worse, as the effects of sitting up develop faster than they did leading up to last weekend. Perhaps a large stroke is on the horizon. If it is I pray it is enough to let her pass swiftly and not linger. She is ready to go. And a stroke leaving her in a vegatative state is mother in law's worst fear.</p><p> </p><p>I'll be going back with husband this evening. This morning she was in bed, so seemed to be normal. This afternoon she'll want to be in a chair.....and I want to see if the theory holds up.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 286613, member: 84"] Thank you for the good thoughts and prayers. Marg you may be on to something. But mother in law is 94 yrs old. Surgery she won't consider in any form. However I might be able to talk her into those scans if doctor does order them. "might" as one never knows, those scans are really uncomfortable for her cuz laying on her back is painful. Didn't catch the doctor this morning. I swear that man is next to impossible to catch. Or it could be he's avoiding me. He doesn't like it when I tell him he's wrong about something. Last time we had quite a row over mother in law's DNR orders........I won, and he didn't like the fact I went over his head. The man has major Ego issues. And it's not just me, sister in law worked for himf or years........and she said his ego is one of his main problems. Like to drove her crazy. Of course he may be thinking along the same lines as we are because most of this hospital stay is strictly to he can keep a close eye on her, like he's expecting something to happen in the near future. I just feel bad because I didn't figure out what was going on sooner. I'd suspected mother in law was having TIA's that may have been making subtle changes to her personality, hence the demanding and neediness. But I just didn't realize it was something like this. No wonder the poor woman thought she was loosing her mind and crying all the time. Sheesh, been there done that with the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) myself. Scarey thing when your brain won't cooperate with you and you seem to be the only one to notice. I go up to hospital everyday to make sure her nursing staff knows she is not normally confused or senile. Because at 94 yrs, that's an almost automatic assumption for them to make.......and they might miss something significant by making that assumption. Thankfully her doctor does know that she is sharp as a tack under usual circumstances......and was the friday before this came to a head. He'd seen her first thing in the morning....and she had only been up in the chair a few mins. So the confusion hadn't taken hold. I believe whatever is causing the problem is growing worse, as the effects of sitting up develop faster than they did leading up to last weekend. Perhaps a large stroke is on the horizon. If it is I pray it is enough to let her pass swiftly and not linger. She is ready to go. And a stroke leaving her in a vegatative state is mother in law's worst fear. I'll be going back with husband this evening. This morning she was in bed, so seemed to be normal. This afternoon she'll want to be in a chair.....and I want to see if the theory holds up. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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