my darling wife

[oldfella]

My wife was taken into a mental health ward 3 weeks ago, since she has been in there her personality has changed beyond recognition, she was always so calm and quiet and I have never heard her use any sort of bad language, but now she is aggressive constantly swearing at everyone especially me and her youngest daughter who was her carer while I went to work, she tries to dig her nails into my hands and screams. It is so upsetting to hear and see her. She is supposed to be coming home this weekend and I'm desperate to get her home, I'm actually dreading it. I guess I'm hoping that she will return to the wife and mum we know she was.

 

[Kjn]

Old fella , I don't know what to say ...I hope everything turns out ok xx

 

[oldfella]

Old fella , I don't know what to say ...I hope everything turns out ok xx

Thank you ......my fingers toes and everything possible crossed.

 

[Kjn]

Thank you ......my fingers toes and everything possible crossed.

Will someone be with you oldfella?

 

[oldfella]

Will someone be with you oldfella?

No it will be just my wife and I for the first couple of days, I'm sure her daughter will pop in but she has her own family which as I have told her must come first.

 

[Cat27]

I hope social services have got support in place for you old fella?

 

[jeany123]

My husband was a nightmare in hospital, shouting, swearing calling the nurses, pulling his catheter and other tubes out and calling me for putting him there, but he soon returned to near his former self once he got home,

I hope your wife does as well,

Best wishes Jeany x

 

[oldfella]

My husband was a nightmare in hospital, shouting, swearing calling the nurses, pulling his catheter and other tubes out and calling me for putting him there, but he soon returned to near his former self once he got home,

I hope your wife does as well,

Best wishes Jeany x

Its good to hear that your husband has returned to some sort of normality and long may it last, it gives me hope that my wife possibly will.

Thanks Jeany

 

[truth24]

Hopefully all will be well, oldfella but I hope you have some support in place. Best wishes.

 

[Jinx]

My husband was a nightmare in hospital, shouting, swearing calling the nurses, pulling his catheter and other tubes out and calling me for putting him there, but he soon returned to near his former self once he got home,

I hope your wife does as well,

Best wishes Jeany x

I had similar experience with my husband in hospital, not quite violent but very agitated and extremely assertive verging on aggressive. All calmed down once he was home. Hope your wife responds to being back in familiar surroundings Oldfella.


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[jeany123]

You might want to see about the re-enablement team, they came for 6 weeks free to help my husband settle at home again, They assessed him and decided that he needed 15 minutes twice a day this might be helpful to you and your wife, ask for it to be in place before she leaves hospital,

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/home-and-care/help-at-home/care-after-leaving-hospital/

 

[Leswi]

Mum has only spent one day and night in hospital and she changed beyond recognition. Once home she reverted to her old self. It is mixture of strange unrecognisable environment, unknown people added to the equation I think.