My Mom Update

I was reminded (seems I need a lot of reminding lately) that people other than those who just know me through Jack, read this blog.  After my DNR post, several phone calls were received regarding my mom.  So, for those who know my mom, I am updating.  The DNR order has been removed. My dad was confused as to when was the appropriate time for such an order and this is not one of those times.

Today was, quite frankly, the day from hell.  My mom is two days post broken femur and she still hasn't had surgery to repair the break, nor has her pain been managed at.all.  I spent a good part of the day trying to get my mom transferred to the hospital where she's had her brain surgeries -- a much better (in my opinion) hospital than the one she currently is at.  I could spend paragraphs explaining all that was involved in getting this accomplished, but at the end of the day, it was ultimately decided to keep her where she is.  They tried to do surgery tonight, but discovered -  as they were practically wheeling her into the OR  -- that her platelets are too low.  Surgery has been cancelled.  Has a transfusion been ordered?  Supposedly, but not until the morning (why I don't know).  They now (after two freaking days in the hospital being in incredible pain), have a pain management plan in place (at least in theory, I'm skeptical).

I've said it before and I'll say it again ... hospitals are very dangerous places.  We have someone with my mom as often as we can, but it's tough to be there all the time with our schedules. I'm just hoping and praying she has the surgery tomorrow and that she survives the recovery.  It's a huge surgery because the break is so bad and her recovery will be extensive.  To give you some idea as to why the break is so bad -- my mom had knee replacements in both knees. She fainted and fell directly on her knees.  Knee replacement hardware includes a screw that goes into the femur. Well, when you fall on your artificial knee, the screw pretty much shatters the femur.  Like I said, it's a bad break (the x-ray is painful just to look at!)

That's the update from here.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a day of forward progress. Thank you for checking in, thank you for caring.