I'm still worried about my mum, she's been in NH 6 wks & was settling ok, although thinks its only for a short time. The last wk she's been drowsy & not eating properly or drinking. I thought she had a uti as I found soaking wet PJ bottoms in her drawer. She was tested for uti & it's normal & is still drowsy. I have been visiting her every day since last fri & she still isnt back to normal. I asked if she should be seen by a DR last sun & was told all her observations are ok. I rang mon & the nurse said, she'd asked the GP to check my mum out, which she did. She took several blood tests & I was told the results would be back today.
I went into see her this aftn & she was in bed again, drowsy. I stayed an hour & a half & got 2 words out of her. The staff told me she was up earlier & had dinner & was tired after so went back to bed. While I was there the nurse checked her blood pressure & other observations & said all were ok, that it must be something & nothing. I asked if it could be anaemia, she said maybe, but we'll have to wait for the results. I know the GP is busy & has a surgery from morn until 5 in the afternoon. She visits the NH at lunchtime & sometimes in the eve. I just don't know what to do, as she isn't improving & I took the blood samples to the hospital on mon & handed them into a member of staff there. Do they really take this long to get results?
My other worry is my daughter has been getting headaches every day for the last 12 months. She has a baby boy who is 1 & a little girl of 5 yrs old. She has seen a Dr a few mths ago & he arranged an MRI scan & she is waiting for the results. He did give her medication to take only when headaches are very bad. When she checked they were anti depressants & was obviously worried about taking them.
Her mother-in-law has been taking anti-depressants for many years for depression & my daughter told me this aftn that she suggested she take them. MY daughter is only 29 & I'm really worried about her taking them. She has had a lot of health problems from when she was a baby & had a tumour removed from her parathyroid when she was 14 years old. She has lost 3 babies in between her 2 children, which I know devastated her & she hasn't got over losing them, even though she has her 2 children who she adores. I really don't want her to take anti-depressants at her age, but she is such an independant person, she always wants to make her own mind up. I'm beginning to feel I'm the one who needs help, as I don't seem to be able to help them.
I went into see her this aftn & she was in bed again, drowsy. I stayed an hour & a half & got 2 words out of her. The staff told me she was up earlier & had dinner & was tired after so went back to bed. While I was there the nurse checked her blood pressure & other observations & said all were ok, that it must be something & nothing. I asked if it could be anaemia, she said maybe, but we'll have to wait for the results. I know the GP is busy & has a surgery from morn until 5 in the afternoon. She visits the NH at lunchtime & sometimes in the eve. I just don't know what to do, as she isn't improving & I took the blood samples to the hospital on mon & handed them into a member of staff there. Do they really take this long to get results?
My other worry is my daughter has been getting headaches every day for the last 12 months. She has a baby boy who is 1 & a little girl of 5 yrs old. She has seen a Dr a few mths ago & he arranged an MRI scan & she is waiting for the results. He did give her medication to take only when headaches are very bad. When she checked they were anti depressants & was obviously worried about taking them.
Her mother-in-law has been taking anti-depressants for many years for depression & my daughter told me this aftn that she suggested she take them. MY daughter is only 29 & I'm really worried about her taking them. She has had a lot of health problems from when she was a baby & had a tumour removed from her parathyroid when she was 14 years old. She has lost 3 babies in between her 2 children, which I know devastated her & she hasn't got over losing them, even though she has her 2 children who she adores. I really don't want her to take anti-depressants at her age, but she is such an independant person, she always wants to make her own mind up. I'm beginning to feel I'm the one who needs help, as I don't seem to be able to help them.
Last edited: