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[LadyA]

It has been a good, if tiring day. After the hospital, I took mum to Tesco where she bought a few things - including bread rolls for lunch, so I had to stay for lunch at her house. But before going there, we browsed through Homebase, looking at all the lovely cushions, baubles, duvet covers - and all we bought was a bottle of carpet shampoo!

Finally got home about 4 p.m. Much, much less pain today, hurray! I started taking arnica tablets yesterday, and took them every hour yesterday evening up to bedtime, and took some today too - wonder if that's helping the internal bruising etc?

Tomcat has not had diarrhoea again, so far. He isn't eating much, but I got stuff from the vet - pre/probiotics/acidopholous to be syringed in and an anti-inflam/steroid also to be syringed in. I know Muff got in a fight with another tomcat a few days ago, and I think the pummelling his abdomen got is what started this bout off. So hopefully, this will cure him.

Mum's neurologist says there isn't a lot he can do for her, except keep an eye on her condition. And she's to keep up her physiotherapy, as that will probably strengthen her hip, and so help her to walk better - and she should keep on trying to do without her crutches in the house as much as possible, but not to leave the house without them. Now she waits to hear from the Orthopaedic consultant to see what he says. Basically, she reckons, the consensus is that she is falling apart with osteoporosis, and there's nothing much they can do, but they don't really want to say so! Also, because she broke a hip last February and had it replaced and has been on crutches since and unable to walk properly - she reckons they are being so very diligent about sending her from one specialist to another for opinions and tests because they need to make sure everyone's back is covered in case she decided to sue - which she wouldn't as she understands that with her osteoporosis and the arthritis in her spine being so bad, it isn't the new hip that's causing her walking problems now. It's her back. Old age ain't for the faint hearted!

 

[pony-mad]

Arnica is BRILLIANT!!! It got me through the 1st week after falling off when I didn't know anything was broken. Old age can be rubbish can't it? But as my Dad would say "It's better than the alternative!" He made it to 94 having had Parkinson's for 20 years. I realise now that he probably had some kind of dementia in his final years as he had hallucinations. Grubs crawling all over the house- he would spend hours hoovering them and asylum seekers in his bedroom every night
Is there any way of treating your Mums osteoporosis? My Mum broke her hip. They wouldn't treat it as her heart would not have withstood the anaesthetic. So she died a slow painful death as all her organs failed. With the benefit of hindsight, we should have insisted they risk an operation!!! But even when she was really poorly her mind was sharp in contrast with my OH whose decline was apparent then in 2008.
Ramble over!!! Hope your wounds continue to heal.
Sleep well all. Gx


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[LadyA]

Arnica is BRILLIANT!!! It got me through the 1st week after falling off when I didn't know anything was broken. Old age can be rubbish can't it? But as my Dad would say "It's better than the alternative!" He made it to 94 having had Parkinson's for 20 years. I realise now that he probably had some kind of dementia in his final years as he had hallucinations. Grubs crawling all over the house- he would spend hours hoovering them and asylum seekers in his bedroom every night
Is there any way of treating your Mums osteoporosis? My Mum broke her hip. They wouldn't treat it as her heart would not have withstood the anaesthetic. So she died a slow painful death as all her organs failed. With the benefit of hindsight, we should have insisted they risk an operation!!! But even when she was really poorly her mind was sharp in contrast with my OH whose decline was apparent then in 2008.
Ramble over!!! Hope your wounds continue to heal.
Sleep well all. Gx


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Well, mum has a bad heart, diabetes, and the severe osteoporosis & arthritis. She'd already had one knee replaced, and it was kind of a toss up which hip would break first! Mum's only 77 (yep - my mother is a full six years younger than my husband!), so they did risk the surgery as she's considered quite young. In fact, the ward she was in after the hip replacement, although an orthopaedic ward, just deals with that type of surgery, and she was by far the youngest in the 6 bed ward, and the only one that didn't have dementia! She said the staff there, none of whom were dementia trained (apart from the fact that there were about half enough of them), were driven nuts trying to deal with patients who didn't realise and refused to believe that they had broken hips or knees and had had surgery, and kept trying to get out of bed. But the funniest story was the 92 year old beside her who had broken a wrist and shoulder (ok, that wasn't funny - it was how she did it!) - she was proving to her teenage granddaughter that she was still fit enough to bend over and touch her toes! Unfortunately, this time, she toppled over and broke her wrist & shoulder. And sadly, the fall, shock and injury seemed to have triggered some major confusion with her, while she had been still pretty sharp mentally before.

 

[Scarlett123]

Love to you LadyA xxx

 

[LYN T]

I'm glad you had a good day yesterday Lady A. May the arnica continue to work, and you continue to be good with the decorating!

Love,

Lyn T

 

[truth24]

Also think arnica is amazing. After all if it works for horses and mules, then it should work marvels on us! Just heard of a 96 year old lady in our village having a replacement knee op and making a good recovery. Fred was refused one in his 70s as they said he was too old but he probably wasn't incapacitated enough because he is still walking, although very wobbly. Had to smile at the picture of your elderly lady but not at the result.
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[LadyA]

I am tireder than tired. Work this morning (bit sore after, but not terribly. Just got very very tired.). After work, I said I'd run out to see William and collect his laundry. Then mum said she had to be at physio at 2.45, and I was to be at the hospital at 3.30 to get dressings changed again. So I told mum I would be back. So, finished work at 12.30, dropped the lady in town, drove out to the nursing home, William fell asleep after ten minutes, so I left there shortly after that - went to the supermarket across the road and got snarled in traffic getting back out! - drove home to shut the hens in, got petrol and a choc bar + banana to eat in the car for lunch (I know, I know!), drove fast as I could back to mum's getting caught at every traffic light on the way! Arrived to find her gone. So I thought I must have missed her and she had walked over (it's only about a five or ten minute walk). Just as I was locking her door again - along comes mum with my sis in law, and they loaded down with shopping!! And this was 2.50p.m.! "Ehm, how can you be finished already?" I asked (not unreasonably, I would have thought?) "I thought your appointment was only for 2.45?" "Oh," mum says cheerily "I looked at my diary - I didn't have physio today at all! I have it tomorrow!" She has 90 euro in credit on her mobile phone - and it wouldn't occur to her to send me a text and tell me!!

Anyway - went out to the hospital and the dressings nurse that deals with my surgeon's patients was off sick. So another nurse said she'd change them and check the wounds for me. Which she did - and she said everything looks really good and is healing up very well. But she was being sure - I suppose as she doesn't normally do this work - and she put large dressings on again. I don't care really. Better safe than sorry. And I have to go again next week so the regular nurse can check.

So, now I am going to have some dinner and then sit and relax for the evening. And go to bed early.

So sorry for being cross on here!

 

[pamann]

What a stressful day you have had, l remember when my mum was alive, she was housebound after having a stroke, my Grandmother aged 90 living with us after a fall and broken hip, 2 teenage sons, and husband how l managed l do not knowm know hubby with AD, makes you wondef what have we done to deserve all this, hope you have a restful evening, and a good nights sleep take care of yourself ♥♥♥

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[pony-mad]

Good news about healing and dressing!!! Your day sounded hectic
Mine started REALLY well. Physio has discharged me and given me carte Blanche to return to all activities as long as they are not painful! Back in the saddle this weekend. Yippee
It might sound trivial but animals and Grandchildren have kept me sane over the last few years.
Good night x


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[truth24]

Hope you have a good night's rest and feel refreshed tomorrow. Good news about healing. xx

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[Rathbone]

Here I am catching up AGAIN. And what do I find, LadyA........you have been up to your old tricks and doing TOO MUCH. I know you are behaving on the physical front, but all this coming and going and organising and doing for other people, can be very tiring and stressful - especially when others seem to have forgotten that you are still in recovery! No wonder you were cross, who wouldn't be? Do hope you had a relaxing evening just suiting yourself and a peaceful good night. Glad old puss seems on the mend too. Just adding my tuppence to the Arnica fanfare - the stuff is miraculous, second only to calendula cream, which I have seen transform operation sites overnight! Take care and have a splendid day. X Love Shelagh

 

[LadyA]

Here I am catching up AGAIN. And what do I find, LadyA........you have been up to your old tricks and doing TOO MUCH. I know you are behaving on the physical front, but all this coming and going and organising and doing for other people, can be very tiring and stressful - especially when others seem to have forgotten that you are still in recovery! No wonder you were cross, who wouldn't be? Do hope you had a relaxing evening just suiting yourself and a peaceful good night. Glad old puss seems on the mend too. Just adding my tuppence to the Arnica fanfare - the stuff is miraculous, second only to calendula cream, which I have seen transform operation sites overnight! Take care and have a splendid day. X Love Shelagh

Had a very peaceful and relaxed night. I sat in the recliner and watched some episodes of a box set of the original Upstairs Downstairs! I hadn't remembered that the first several episodes of that were in black and white! I also had forgotten how much like stage sets the sets looked! Less sophisticated times I suppose - we just didn't notice these things, and we appreciated these programmes as they were, without all the high-tech high-spec we have come to expect now. The other weird thing was that at the time, I had perceived "Hudson" to be quite elderly, but in fact he wasn't at all!

 

[jaymor]

Had a very peaceful and relaxed night. I sat in the recliner and watched some episodes of a box set of the original Upstairs Downstairs! I hadn't remembered that the first several episodes of that were in black and white! I also had forgotten how much like stage sets the sets looked! Less sophisticated times I suppose - we just didn't notice these things, and we appreciated these programmes as they were, without all the high-tech high-spec we have come to expect now. The other weird thing was that at the time, I had perceived "Hudson" to be quite elderly, but in fact he wasn't at all!

Did anyone ever watch Cell Block H, it was a bit of a cult programme set in an Australian prison. In that if anyone sneezed or closed a door the walls moved. I think they have resurrected it and now call it Wentworth.

I loved Upstairs Downstairs and watched it all again when they repeated it a while ago.

 

[LadyA]

Good news about healing and dressing!!! Your day sounded hectic
Mine started REALLY well. Physio has discharged me and given me carte Blanche to return to all activities as long as they are not painful! Back in the saddle this weekend. Yippee
It might sound trivial but animals and Grandchildren have kept me sane over the last few years.
Good night x


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And being back in the saddle is not at all painful, as long as you remain in the saddle, eh?

 

[pony-mad]

Mmmmmm good idea!!!


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[LadyA]

Have just jumped up and run because I had forgotten to take my dinner out of the oven, and was sure it would be burned to a cinder!

It is not burned to a cinder. It is not even cooked. The oven is not turned on, and my dinner is still sitting on the draining board! I obviously got distracted with something and never put it in at all! Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear! You see? These things are not always down to dementia, are they? I suppose if I was actually hungry, I wouldn't have forgotten, would I?!

 

[pony-mad]

Sounds horribly familiar
Just open a bottle of wine instead


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[LadyA]

Sounds horribly familiar
Just open a bottle of wine instead


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I don't drink alcohol at all because of my medication. So I can't even blame a glass too many! However, dinner has been cooked and eaten.

 

[truth24]

You are too young to have senior moments

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[Rathbone]

Oh how I recognise that becoming distracted feeling - happens to me all the time. Makes me laugh sometimes at how surprised I am when I wander by something or other and find it 'in the throes' as it were. Glad you got your sustenance in the end LadyA. X