Hi All
I thought I would start a new thread.
Firstly to give an update on Mum and secondly to draw attention to over medication.
As some of you will know, Mum was admitted to the psychiatrict ward of our local general hospital, from her care home due to severe agitation.
Whilst in this ward various cocktails of drugs were tried and Mum only got worse. Not the agitation, but she could hardly walk, couldn't talk, was stooped 45 degrees, wasn't eating or drinking and had lost lots of weight.
The consultant told me Mum didn't have long and from now on it would only be pallitive care.
She was moved to a continuing care home ( and at first I paniced)
To-day I visited and her gait is much more normal. She can walk,
SHE RECOGNISED ME AND SHE TOLD A CARER I WAS HER DAUGHTER. First time she has talked in 2 months. She is eating and more to the point able to feed herself.
Her sedative medications has been reduced, anti-psychotics discontinued and she is so much more alert. Still trying to get her kit of, but is so much better and doesn't, now look as though "she doesn't have long"
How can hospitals do this? Mum was there to be stabalized. Instead, I believe she would have died with all the drugs she was given.
Alfjess
I thought I would start a new thread.
Firstly to give an update on Mum and secondly to draw attention to over medication.
As some of you will know, Mum was admitted to the psychiatrict ward of our local general hospital, from her care home due to severe agitation.
Whilst in this ward various cocktails of drugs were tried and Mum only got worse. Not the agitation, but she could hardly walk, couldn't talk, was stooped 45 degrees, wasn't eating or drinking and had lost lots of weight.
The consultant told me Mum didn't have long and from now on it would only be pallitive care.
She was moved to a continuing care home ( and at first I paniced)
To-day I visited and her gait is much more normal. She can walk,
SHE RECOGNISED ME AND SHE TOLD A CARER I WAS HER DAUGHTER. First time she has talked in 2 months. She is eating and more to the point able to feed herself.
Her sedative medications has been reduced, anti-psychotics discontinued and she is so much more alert. Still trying to get her kit of, but is so much better and doesn't, now look as though "she doesn't have long"
How can hospitals do this? Mum was there to be stabalized. Instead, I believe she would have died with all the drugs she was given.
Alfjess