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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a frequent poster here because my mom is pretty much a mess.  I’m the one whose mom had knee surgery last year and got hospital delirium, and I’m the one who just back-burnered her career.

Friday my mom fell.  Ambulance trip to the hospital and she sustained two hairline pelvic fractures (the best kind according to the ortho- they are painful but don’t require surgery and should heal on their own, a total and complete blessing).

Before the ambulance arrived my mom had an accident and her stool was black (sorry for the TMI).  I mentioned this offhandedly at the hospital and apparently black stool is an indicator of the presence of blood.  They did an exam and found the presence of blood in her stool.

They scanned her to see if there was an active bleed and there wasn’t, another blessing.  However the scan showed cirrhosis of the liver.  She’s never been a big drinker so this is a shock.  Due to the holidays they can’t do an endoscopy until Tuesday which is a blessing and a curse.  Keeping her in the hospital until then has its advantages and disadvantages.  She can’t call for help is the most concerning, she doesn’t understand the assistance button.  I’m exhausted and I just feel so incredibly bad for my mom, she’s been through so much.

So for those keeping track here are her current ailments- vascular dementia (stage 5/6), primary progressive aphasia (impacts her speech and communication), two pelvic fractures, internal bleeding at some point, cirrhosis of the liver, a slipped disk in her back and degenerative hip and spine issues, afib, chronic venous insufficiency (blood pools in her lower legs), and rotator cuff and knee surgeries that really never healed properly.  The hits just keep coming.

I just wonder how much is too much.  I guess there’s always worse but this poor woman.  I don’t even know what to prioritize anymore, I guess the internal bleeding?  She was supposed to start PT and OT for the slipped disk on Friday but now that’s the least of her issues.

Just back here to vent.  And if anyone has any experience with any of the above ailments and could offer advice that would be helpful too.

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