OT again...update on my mom

[Guest guest]

Hello all...just a quick note to say thanks to everyone for all the

support in the past few days. I haven't had much chance to be online

this past weekend, because of the holiday and general insanity that

goes with it. Isn't it nice that we only have them here and there?

Anyway, things have gotten much better for my mom over the weekend.

The psychiatrist at the rehab center saw her, and they decided that

she was overmedicated...took her off 4 meds, decreased the doses on

others...and added in zyprexa.

Turns out that zyprexa is wonderful stuff. ;-) By the end of the

first day, she was much clearer in her thoughts...altho she still

told me that she hadn't seen my sister in a week (one day, actually),

and that the nurses found her on the bathroom floor when she broke

her foot (it was actually beside the bed...but before she didn't

even know she had broken her foot).

I talked to her yesterday, and she continues to improve...still foggy

here and there (she had a great Thanksgiving yesterday, and told me

they did surgery on her foot). But she is so much better than before

it's not even funny...knows that my niece is the one having the baby,

is able to knit a bit (huge!), and remembers things we told her a day

or two before.

All in all, I feel way better. She will still need to stay with my

sister for a while, but it looks like it isn't nearly as awful as we

had feared....guess we'll see how the next few days go.

Thanks again. It's been a rough week. :-P

Raena

[Guest guest]

Raena,

That's just wonderful about the progress she's made after just one day.

Maybe after more of it gets out of her system, she'll do even better.

She (and your whole family) will be in my thoughts and prayers.

ellen

OT again...update on my mom

Hello all...just a quick note to say thanks to everyone for all the

support in the past few days. I haven't had much chance to be online

this past weekend, because of the holiday and general insanity that

goes with it. Isn't it nice that we only have them here and there?

Anyway, things have gotten much better for my mom over the weekend.

The psychiatrist at the rehab center saw her, and they decided that

she was overmedicated...took her off 4 meds, decreased the doses on

others...and added in zyprexa.

Turns out that zyprexa is wonderful stuff. ;-) By the end of the

first day, she was much clearer in her thoughts...altho she still

told me that she hadn't seen my sister in a week (one day, actually),

and that the nurses found her on the bathroom floor when she broke

her foot (it was actually beside the bed...but before she didn't

even know she had broken her foot).

I talked to her yesterday, and she continues to improve...still foggy

here and there (she had a great Thanksgiving yesterday, and told me

they did surgery on her foot). But she is so much better than before

it's not even funny...knows that my niece is the one having the baby,

is able to knit a bit (huge!), and remembers things we told her a day

or two before.

All in all, I feel way better. She will still need to stay with my

sister for a while, but it looks like it isn't nearly as awful as we

had feared....guess we'll see how the next few days go.

Thanks again. It's been a rough week. :-P

Raena

[Guest guest]

Raena,

This is wonderful news!! I'm so happy for your family!

Sue

[Guest guest]

Raena,

This is wonderful news!! I'm so happy for your family!

Sue

[Guest guest]

Raena,

This is wonderful news!! I'm so happy for your family!

Sue

[Guest guest]

((((Raena))))

Hope she continues to improve.

Sissi

[Guest guest]

All in all, I feel way better. She will still need to stay with my

> sister for a while, but it looks like it isn't nearly as awful as

we

> had feared....guess we'll see how the next few days go.

>

> Thanks again. It's been a rough week. :-P

>

> Raena

Such great news, Raena!

I will pray for her to keep improving!

(my mom was in a nursing home for 4 years

before she passed away, but she wasn't " herself " ,

if you know what i mean...very sad to see her

a totally different person.)

keep us updated~

nancy

[Guest guest]

What good news, Raena. You must be so relieved. Your mother is lucky to

have such caring daughters.

Maggie

________________________________________________________________

The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!

Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!

Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

[Guest guest]

What good news, Raena. You must be so relieved. Your mother is lucky to

have such caring daughters.

Maggie

________________________________________________________________

The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!

Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!

Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

[Guest guest]

> Turns out that zyprexa is wonderful stuff. ;-) By the end of the

> first day, she was much clearer in her thoughts...

Oh, I hope that when the zyprexa gets up to full therapeutic level you all

have a big bunch of your mom back. (((hugs)))

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Turns out that zyprexa is wonderful stuff. ;-) By the end of the

> first day, she was much clearer in her thoughts...

Oh, I hope that when the zyprexa gets up to full therapeutic level you all

have a big bunch of your mom back. (((hugs)))

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Turns out that zyprexa is wonderful stuff. ;-) By the end of the

> first day, she was much clearer in her thoughts...

Oh, I hope that when the zyprexa gets up to full therapeutic level you all

have a big bunch of your mom back. (((hugs)))

Jacquie