I am so tired now and C is actually sleeping like a log at last. If you have seen my UTI thread you know she has ongoing skin complaints since April as well as ongoing UTIs every few weeks since November.
Over the weekend that came up in blisters. The practice nurse drained the blister on the side of her foot, but it still looks sore. On Wednesday morning somewhere around 2 or 3 she was in so much pain it took me nearly 2 hours of creams, ice packs and trying my calmest voice to settle her again. Last night around midnight she got up to go to the toilet and sat there repeating she wanted to die. Get me a knife, get me some pills. That sort of thing. I called 999 and the ambulance man was great at calming her down, getting her paracetemol, and letting her get back to bed about 2 o'clock.
The GP is phoning back later, so I can ask these questions again. Is it just the pain or does her dementia combined with UTIs, none for about 3 weeks as far as I know, make it so much harder to deal with. Does the pain get so bad she would be like this anyway. I suppose 5 months of itching, and 5 days of blistering would have me using language that not be allowed on the forum. I am out of my depth and a lovely lady is suffering.
Thanks for reading and all the best to you all in your own battles.
Over the weekend that came up in blisters. The practice nurse drained the blister on the side of her foot, but it still looks sore. On Wednesday morning somewhere around 2 or 3 she was in so much pain it took me nearly 2 hours of creams, ice packs and trying my calmest voice to settle her again. Last night around midnight she got up to go to the toilet and sat there repeating she wanted to die. Get me a knife, get me some pills. That sort of thing. I called 999 and the ambulance man was great at calming her down, getting her paracetemol, and letting her get back to bed about 2 o'clock.
The GP is phoning back later, so I can ask these questions again. Is it just the pain or does her dementia combined with UTIs, none for about 3 weeks as far as I know, make it so much harder to deal with. Does the pain get so bad she would be like this anyway. I suppose 5 months of itching, and 5 days of blistering would have me using language that not be allowed on the forum. I am out of my depth and a lovely lady is suffering.
Thanks for reading and all the best to you all in your own battles.