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My difficult child-Dad may be going back to hospital today
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 369940" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Thanks everyone <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p> </p><p>I talked to my mom and the doctor did not admit him. They ran bloodwork, urinalysis and did a chest xray. He was ordered to go back on his Lasix (diuretic). My mom piped up "and what about potassium?" To which the doctor replied, "Well of course, you need to stay on that!" She told me she knew he was supposed to be on it but wanted the doctor to say it out loud for my dad to hear! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/1010hammer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hammer:" title="hammer :hammer:" data-shortname=":hammer:" /> The lack of potassium is likely what's messing with my dad's cognitive function right now and it's what landed him in the hospital last time, too. Why on earth he would just decide to skip a medication is beyond normal reasoning -- it's strictly difficult child reasoning I'm sure. They also gave him a medication to help with the urinary incontinence. </p><p> </p><p>To make matters worse, when they got home from the appointment, he tripped and fell on the walkway and banged his knee pretty good. My mom gave him an ice pack and he went to bed, probably exhausted from the whole ordeal of the day.</p><p> </p><p>Sigh. It's just a sad situation.</p><p> </p><p>We'll see what today brings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 369940, member: 3444"] Thanks everyone :) I talked to my mom and the doctor did not admit him. They ran bloodwork, urinalysis and did a chest xray. He was ordered to go back on his Lasix (diuretic). My mom piped up "and what about potassium?" To which the doctor replied, "Well of course, you need to stay on that!" She told me she knew he was supposed to be on it but wanted the doctor to say it out loud for my dad to hear! :hammer: The lack of potassium is likely what's messing with my dad's cognitive function right now and it's what landed him in the hospital last time, too. Why on earth he would just decide to skip a medication is beyond normal reasoning -- it's strictly difficult child reasoning I'm sure. They also gave him a medication to help with the urinary incontinence. To make matters worse, when they got home from the appointment, he tripped and fell on the walkway and banged his knee pretty good. My mom gave him an ice pack and he went to bed, probably exhausted from the whole ordeal of the day. Sigh. It's just a sad situation. We'll see what today brings. [/QUOTE]
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