Re: Re:My Mother is in the Hospital with UTI -about Cipro/Eileen

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Eileen, I salute you with a " Lemon Drop " You made Lemonade out of Lemons today!

You go girl!

I'm so happy you spoke up for your mother and you were brave to tell the social

worker what you thought.

You should feel good and proud of yourself. Today, you made things a little bit

better for everyone if that social worker takes your advice and works on her

compassion.

Good job!

Re:My Mother is in the Hospital with UTI -about Cipro

Eileen, Hooray for you! Love it!

Love a lot,

Imogene

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> > > > Eileen,

> > > >

> > > > Is your mother currently on any other medications?

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> > >

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> > > > Re:My

> > > Mother is in

> > > > 04/10/2008 02:16 the Hospital with UTI -

> > > about Cipro

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> > > AM

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> > > >

> > >

> > > > Please respond

> > > to

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> > > LBDcaregivers@yah

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> > > > Thank you all for your responses. I spent 12 hours with my

> Mother

> > > > today and there was no improvement in her at all today. She

was

> > > > taken off the IV of Cipro and started taking it orally,

> crushed,

> > in

> > > > applesauce. She drinks very little water, only little sips at

a

> > > > time, even though I try to encourage her to drink it. She was

> also

> > > > taken off the saline drip IV today. I noticed her urine is

> orange

> > > > instead of the darker yellow when she was on the saline IV. I

> > > > mentioned it to the nurse but didn't get much of a response.

> > > >

> > > > When my Mother is not sleeping, she is moving constantly;

> looking

> > > > off in different directions; talking which is gibberish;

today

> she

> > > > was talking out of the right side of her mouth; in the

morning

> her

> > > > right arm was bent and so stiff that the therapist had a hard

> > > > straightening it out yet later in the day she was reaching

> with

> > her

> > > > arm and it did not look stiff; her right leg is so stiff that

> the

> > > > therapist could not bend it, her foot is flexed, and her leg

> looks

> > > > turned in. Two therapists were in this afternoon trying to get

> > > > Mother to stand up with her walker and she couldn't do it.

> > > >

> > > > The social worker came in today and said that when my Mother

> is

> > off

> > > > the IVs, which she was today, that she will probably be

> discharged

> > > > on Friday. She is strongly pushing to have her put into a nh.

> The

> > > > problem is that her temperature was 98.4 this morning, 99.2

> this

> > > > afternoon, and 100.4 tonight. How can she be discharged when

> there

> > > > has been no improvement, she's starting to have a fever

again,

> and

> > > > she is not walking?!?!?!

> > > >

> > > > Since Mother is not walking, I honestly don't know how I'm

> going

> > to

> > > > get her to the appointment with the geriatrician next

> Wednesday. I

> > > > plan on calling him tomorrow and see what can be done. My

> Mother

> > > > desperately needs intervention. I just can't take sitting and

> > > > watching a woman who on Sunday was the most mentally alert

> she's

> > > > been in over a year, to someone who is almost a zombie.

> > > >

> > > > Then my brother has been calling to get updates a couple of

> times

> > a

> > > > day and tonight says just let us know if we should come up.

We

> > have

> > > > theater tickets for Friday and Saturday night but if you

think

> we

> > > > should come we'll rearrange things. I told them it has to be

> their

> > > > decision. I didn't say this to them but I already have enough

> on

> > my

> > > > platter to deal with. This week is totally on hold and

focused

> on

> > > > Mother. I know she appreciates me being there with her even

> though

> > > > she can't tell me.

> > > >

> > > > The good thing is that she knows people when they come to

> visit

> > and

> > > > talk directly to her face but we can only understand the

first

> one

> > > > or two words she says and then it's unintelligible.

> > > >

> > > > I am so thankful for all the information everyone provides.

> Lin,

> > > you

> > > > are a wealth of knowledge and I want you to know how much I

> truly

> > > > appreciate it.

> > > >

> > > > Eileen in MN

> > > >

> > > > P.S. Carol, there is very little snow left, except for the

> parking

> > > > lots that piled the snow into one area. Those probably won't

> melt

> > > > until June with all the sand that is on top of them. But guess

> > > what!

> > > > Snow is predicted for the next 3 days! When is winter going

to

> let

> > > > go?!?!?!?! I was watching the news Monday morning and they

said

> > > that

> > > > northern Minnesota, up where my in-laws live, had between 26-

32

> > > > inches! Yes, you read that right. My husband called and

talked

> to

> > > > his Mother and said I heard you had 32 inches of snow. She

> can't

> > > > hear very well and said, 2 inches, no we must have gotten a

> foot.

> > > We

> > > > went to the grocery store (about 5 miles away via freeway),

> there

> > > > was one lane open on the way there and two lanes open on the

> way

> > > > back. We didn't stop for lunch because it was snowing. His

> parents

> > > > are 86 and 89 years old!!!!

> > > >

> > >

> > >

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> > >