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[quote=Anonymous]My grandmother broke her pelvis in 2020 when recovering from covid. She was probably more like Step 5 of dementia at the time. Droperidol was very helpful for sedation when she got agitated in the hospital; it's only available inpatient but it calmed her better than anything else. When she was discharged, she was on a lot of pain meds--at first opioids (be very careful about constipation) and NSAIDs and medical marijuana later on. Everything has side effects but we prioritized pain control over potential risks. The recovery was hard; my aunt arranged for an amazing in-home PT and she was eventually able to walk again and get to the toilet, albeit with a walker and a special toilet seat. She was never again able to get up from a chair or toilet without help. In some ways that made it easier to cope with her dementia because we didn't have to worry about her wandering and her agressive moments were easier to move away from. She lived about 3.5 years after the injury and a lot of it was pretty miserable. I'm very sorry, OP.  [/quote]

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