LadyA
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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!
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!