Mom Update
Well, I spent a couple days caring for my Mom.
It was pretty bad. They gave her a dangerous amount of pain medication, and when they saw nothing seriously wrong with her spine they discharged her. I'm not sure what all they gave her, but she had two trandermal patches that each delivered 100 mcg/h of Fentanyl on her body.
My Mom wasn't able to stand. She wasn't able to form coherent sentences. She could only mutter incoherently and scream in pain. I spent a hellish 24 hours caring for her.
She's at a different hospital now. They're weaning her off the pain medication, and she's getting physical therapy.
She was able to form coherent (coherent for Mom, at least) sentences today, and she even took a couple steps.
Small steps forward.
It was pretty bad. They gave her a dangerous amount of pain medication, and when they saw nothing seriously wrong with her spine they discharged her. I'm not sure what all they gave her, but she had two trandermal patches that each delivered 100 mcg/h of Fentanyl on her body.
My Mom wasn't able to stand. She wasn't able to form coherent sentences. She could only mutter incoherently and scream in pain. I spent a hellish 24 hours caring for her.
She's at a different hospital now. They're weaning her off the pain medication, and she's getting physical therapy.
She was able to form coherent (coherent for Mom, at least) sentences today, and she even took a couple steps.
Small steps forward.