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Originally Posted by Baz
Mom had a fall Saturday and has a fractured femur.
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Often the hips will break before the fall due to bone density. Thankfully it was not the hip. Grandma got a clot and went quick after that.
Best wishes and prayers to you.
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Got mom back from the hospital again from a believed reaction to antibiotics for a UTI.
She'd also decided to go out and get the Covid/Flu/another shot all on the same freaking day...fear making decision.
She'd called me on the way there. Not the day before when it was all happening.
The anti-bios were effective but it was too much. Her urine had cleared up several days before. She'd had an episode where both ends uncorked simultaneously and ended up there. Dehydration is not good with heart conditions. I know the hospital well.
Got her back and she could hardly walk from the car to the front door where she began vomiting again. Admin lady at the retirement building got her a wheelchair and asked
"They sent her home like that?". She got cleaned up fed a little and watered, into bed. Had to lift her head she was so out of it. 14hrs sleep and has been almost brand new these next days. Watched the debate last night and she ate a lot. It was a 50/50 what I would find that morning when I went over to make breakfast.
She was insisting on taking the remaining course of anti-bios as the visiting nurses aid insisted. She only listens to strangers. I made an executive decision to stop them. I called a few docs for confirmation. Experienced family nurse had seen it before with the brand. Those things saved her then almost killed her.
Later got a call from the hospital follow-up (I could barely understand the person's accent) admonishing me and the doctors for not continuing the full treatment at the regular schedule. He wasn't interested in adverse effects, changing the dosage, or using a different medicine.