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Originally Posted by KC911
That can be very dangerous with time released meds like Oxycontin (released over a 12 hour span). Breaking them up can deliver the dosage all at once from what I understand. I wish you all the very best and good luck!
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Yes. She is the ripe old age of 60. The nursing home sent our 97 year old father out to the E.R. a couple Friday nights ago, finally diagnosed with a UTI that had gone septic. My sister and I were with him in the E.R. from about 9 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. at which point I told her I needed to go home for a few hours. She stayed with him. When I returned at 4:00 a.m. the sister told me that he was getting really anxious and that she, with the knowledge of the E.R. nurse, "gave him 1/2 of 1/2 of one of my (10mg) Xanax pills". I remained calm on the outside but was ballistic on the inside. I questioned the E.R. nurse about it and she admitted to it happening. About 4:10 they wheeled Dad up to a room and I made sure that the floor nurse knew about the Xanax. They consulted with the Doctors in the hospital and called down to E.R. to talk to the nurse. Conveniently, the nurse "knew nothing about it". sister left about 4:30 a.m. when I wheeled her out to her car and had a stern yet compassionate discussion about the Xanax deal. I stood next to my Dads bed shaking his arm and waking him up when it looked like he quit breathing until about 7 a.m. when they put the first dose of narcan (sp? or whatever) in the port on his wrist. 5 minutes later he was awake and talking. 10 minutes after that out like a light. So they hit him again with another dose at 8 a.m. with the same results, then ok until they discharged him on a Monday afternoon.
I've got a LOT on my plate with my Dad, don't need the ordeal with my sister and her issues I'm afraid are going to take my Dad down and out. We've got a mother/daughter sitter team that are worth their weight in gold on the job, the oncologist has eradicated the cancer in her throat and right now her throat is only in need of healing. But it isn't going to happen with the scotch, not eating or drinking. I've got her set up to see him in a week as that's as soon as he can fit her in. I appreciate the support you guys have given me.