Dealing with MIL during FIL ALZ

[CrealCritter]

FIL fell and shattered his left hip while trying to get out of a wheelchair at the nursing home. He has surgery tomorrow morning

 

[Mini Horses]

Oh, NO! Not needed. Sorry to hear and hope surgery goes well. They often use seatbelts on them if they think they have an issue with them trying to get up alone.

We'll be looking for an update.

 

[CrealCritter]

Oh, NO! Not needed. Sorry to hear and hope surgery goes well. They often use seatbelts on them if they think they have an issue with them trying to get up alone.

We'll be looking for an update.

He was being helped up by one of the nurses when he fell.

 

[sumi]

Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear this! Please update when you can? Hope the surgery will go well for him.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Oh, NO! Not needed. Sorry to hear and hope surgery goes well. They often use seatbelts on them if they think they have an issue with them trying to get up alone.

We'll be looking for an update.

That is no longer allowed, at least in the state of Maine. Seat belts in chairs, even bed rails are forbidden b/c they are considered to be a restraint. I think politics have gotten in the way of common sense.

 

[CrealCritter]

My wife is LIVID and someone, if not multiple people are going to get an ass chewing like they have never had before. Trust me I've been married to her for 34,000 years and when she's mad all I can say is LOOK OUT!

long story short...

FIL fell Monday evening, they couldn't get him out of bed Tuesday morning, so they sent him for x-ray. They x-rayed his right leg and hip. All was good. They couldn't get him out of bed again Wednesday, sent him for x-ray again. They x-rayed the left leg and hip, discovered his hip left shattered. He was scheduled for surgery this morning (Thursday), now the hospital says surgery not until tomorrow (Friday).

The poor guy has advance ALZ, he can't tell you what's wrong with him, because his speech is limited to just a few words, that is if he can get the words out into a understandable sentence, before he zones out. You would think a shattered hip would be visible with swelling or at least brushing.

There is no excuse for any of this at all.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Sounds like incompetence in the ER. That, along with the initial fall to start with. I get that, elderly folks fall, no matter where they are living. But, to go to the ER, get a complete exam, and have them miss that hip fx.... Makes you wonder if he was treated by the scarecrow of Wizard of Oz fame.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I would be right there with your wife - someone would hear about it. So sorry to hear that this is going on. Poor guy.

Our pool pump stopped working after 3 days - total of 6 hours of run-time. DH has the manuals somewhere, won't tell me where. There is a couple of things he wants to try before calling the manufacturer. If this last thing fails, I will get the go-ahead to call. Now, I start out nice, but make a stupid comment and I will be all over it.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

How's he doing?

 

[CrealCritter]

How's he doing?

On pain meds they are turning him ever 1 1/2 hours to prevent more bed sores, he has some on his butt now. Eating OK but still hasn't got up, let alone walked any.