I was going to post on 'health' but on reflection it's more 'life' ,particularly for those of you who have difficulties,either with parents, GP or GU/A.If does go on a bit so maybe it will have to be split.
On the Friday, this lady of 94 was admitted to have a shoulder replacement, she had had one done a few hrs ago. She came across as an amazing lady with it,looked 15 yrs younger.She came in with her sister who stayed to help her with her lunch, she needed it cut up. Sunday the daughter came again at lunch time but left shortly after with her ' companion' l had friends visit after lunch and as they left my OH arrived. This lady whose name is Madelaine, sat in her chair ,,'chatting' getting up and going to the bathroom quite regularly but not so strange gjven her age. As Tony left she was trying to put her glasses on the table he took them and placed them on the table. She then fell into a dose. When she woke she seemed to be confused. She asked if her daughter had been ? I said she came at lunchtime and helped her with her meal.
She then said she didn't think her D wanted to visit. I felt the same. She then got up and went into the B/R came out and looked around looked out into the corridor and then back into the B/R. When she came out she was a bit agitated and speaking very quickly and l found it difficult to understand but picked up that she seemed to have forgotten or lost something, happens go us all, suggested she sat down and maybe it would come back. My mind tunneled into forgetfulness idea. She went back out to the corridor when she came back she was tapping the walls getting more upset, started shouting at me obviously frustrated sat in her chair and started crying.( l was unable to get out of bed without help,) So l rung for the nurse. When the N arrived l said that l thought she had lost something but l couldn't understand what. The N calmed her down asked her what was the problem? She had lost her wardrobe!!! In retrospect maybe her wardrobe at home. Though she still chatted we had normal moments talking about our C .After dinner she went back to her mood and wandering, started shouting again, the room was dirty, l wasn't talking to her,etc,:Out of my depth l rung the nurse again, she was calmed down and was not ready for bed.This was about 8.00/8/30.this continued till 3.30am. She was in and out ,shouting , locking herself in the B/R for up to 2hrs at a time! They put her into bed pulled up the sides . the nurses in my opinion were amazing they had this very old, but very fiesty women to deal with. As soon as the nurses left she very carefully got herself out of a 10in gap at the bottom of the bed!.Shut herself into the bathroom again! When she came out around 3/30 she claimed she was going to find a hotel .They marched her back insisted she got into bed telling her she was disturbing everyone once in bed they walked out turning off the lights and firmly shut the door! Within seconds she was out of bed ,screaming that she was terrified of having the op; Having been thru it before she knew what to expect. How sad was that! This time they were confronted by an obviously frightened woman not a Confrontational fiesty bomb!!!
By now 5.00am l hadn't been asleep and was feeling pretty awful. They made me some tissane and explained that they were unable to give her s calming injection as it could do her some harm mentally, due partly to her age and drugs she was taking.
The nurse who finally settled her lay on her bed talking to her then kissed her good night . this ends Sunday night ! Monday night to follow!!!! I did say in part one , the next part was a different ball game.
Was mini now maxi !!!! Part 2
On the Friday, this lady of 94 was admitted to have a shoulder replacement, she had had one done a few hrs ago. She came across as an amazing lady with it,looked 15 yrs younger.She came in with her sister who stayed to help her with her lunch, she needed it cut up. Sunday the daughter came again at lunch time but left shortly after with her ' companion' l had friends visit after lunch and as they left my OH arrived. This lady whose name is Madelaine, sat in her chair ,,'chatting' getting up and going to the bathroom quite regularly but not so strange gjven her age. As Tony left she was trying to put her glasses on the table he took them and placed them on the table. She then fell into a dose. When she woke she seemed to be confused. She asked if her daughter had been ? I said she came at lunchtime and helped her with her meal.
She then said she didn't think her D wanted to visit. I felt the same. She then got up and went into the B/R came out and looked around looked out into the corridor and then back into the B/R. When she came out she was a bit agitated and speaking very quickly and l found it difficult to understand but picked up that she seemed to have forgotten or lost something, happens go us all, suggested she sat down and maybe it would come back. My mind tunneled into forgetfulness idea. She went back out to the corridor when she came back she was tapping the walls getting more upset, started shouting at me obviously frustrated sat in her chair and started crying.( l was unable to get out of bed without help,) So l rung for the nurse. When the N arrived l said that l thought she had lost something but l couldn't understand what. The N calmed her down asked her what was the problem? She had lost her wardrobe!!! In retrospect maybe her wardrobe at home. Though she still chatted we had normal moments talking about our C .After dinner she went back to her mood and wandering, started shouting again, the room was dirty, l wasn't talking to her,etc,:Out of my depth l rung the nurse again, she was calmed down and was not ready for bed.This was about 8.00/8/30.this continued till 3.30am. She was in and out ,shouting , locking herself in the B/R for up to 2hrs at a time! They put her into bed pulled up the sides . the nurses in my opinion were amazing they had this very old, but very fiesty women to deal with. As soon as the nurses left she very carefully got herself out of a 10in gap at the bottom of the bed!.Shut herself into the bathroom again! When she came out around 3/30 she claimed she was going to find a hotel .They marched her back insisted she got into bed telling her she was disturbing everyone once in bed they walked out turning off the lights and firmly shut the door! Within seconds she was out of bed ,screaming that she was terrified of having the op; Having been thru it before she knew what to expect. How sad was that! This time they were confronted by an obviously frightened woman not a Confrontational fiesty bomb!!!
By now 5.00am l hadn't been asleep and was feeling pretty awful. They made me some tissane and explained that they were unable to give her s calming injection as it could do her some harm mentally, due partly to her age and drugs she was taking.
The nurse who finally settled her lay on her bed talking to her then kissed her good night . this ends Sunday night ! Monday night to follow!!!! I did say in part one , the next part was a different ball game.
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