Maggie and her broken hip

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Hi all

Mom was taken to surgery at 12:05 pm yesterday. I had left at 11:00 am to get

to work and planned to come back after 1 pm. No one thought anything would

happen before that. I am so glad that the nurse called me at work and said that

they had already taken her. We waited and found out that she was in the

recovery room. We thought the doctor would come and talk to us but he didn't.

She was in recovery for about 2 hours and then back to her room. When we got

there, she was fairly coherent and could recognize us. She was grumpy, and

didn't want the nurse to move her covers to take the bp and temp. but we managed

to get her to co-operate.

I am so thrilled that she knew who I was. She has a long fight ahead of her and

I pity anyone who is going to start physio on her. Last night when I went back

after coming home for an hour and taking a bath, she was awake and picking

things from the air. They (meds team) are not giving her the Reminyl for now.

Hmmm. The nurse couldn't say why, but my sister and I surmised that it might be

because they are really focussing on the Parkinson side right now, and don't

want THAT medication to be counteracted by the other. I am somewhat afraid, but

it is them that has to deal with the WILD mom so I guess they will weigh that

when and if they see that side.

She was asking for tea when I left exhausted from only getting 4 hours of sleep

the night before and spending most of the day WAITING to see if she would live.

Waiting to see if she was going to have much cognitive function and just the

simple worry of what is ahead.

I left and was home by 9 pm about a half hour later than I had planned. I ate

and then was falling asleep. I decided to take a sleeping pill and did sleep

right through.

I am still a little groggy, and disappointed that the special overnight my

husband and I had planned to take was cancelled due to all this.

My brother is planning to come down today and see mom. He told me he loved me

yesterday.Wow. I hadn't heard that in quite some time. He told me that I had

done an excellent job with mom and thanked me.

My sister was there from 2 to about 8 last night. She is also coming today some

time. I imagine it will be just me on Saturday as the guilt factor wears off.

Oh well I will take whatever help I can get.

Thanks for all your support out there. I did find out last night that they used

an epidermal on mom and that is probably why she is doing so well mentally.

The doctor called this morning and said the operation went perfectly. She will

start physio on her arm and they will get her up walking today. I am going to

go this morning to see her and then go to work.

I feel so much better right now. There is still lots and lots to think about

and do, but for now I am taking it a bit at a time. No sense planning too far

ahead as I live in a Lewy world that changes at the drop of a hat.

Kath