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[quote=Anonymous]As a nurse, I definitely wish doctors had more frank discussions about what "doing everything" looks like, especially for the elderly.  I've had many a frail patients who I've looked at and wondered "do they really know what CPR will look like and feel like after we do get them back?".  CPR is actually really brutal! Or the frank discussion about the impact of anasthesia on an elderly person. Or what rehab will look like.

When my dad had a severe intestinal issue come up, the doctors really weren't 100% honest about the real risks of the surgery. He had fairly advanced Parkinsons and they absolutely did not explain that a colostomy was a VERY likely outcome nor did they explain to him and my mom what life would look like for them with one. My mom would be 100% responsible for it unless she put him in a nursing home. I really had to push the doctors to be more blatant.  My dad opted out, fully informed and consented.

I'm not saying all elderly should be DNR/DNI. My mom isnt and while she has health issues I know she has more life left in her. I just think there needs to be more hard truths. [/quote]

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