Thoughts for my mom please update 2

[themysteriouswife]

Oct 25, 2016 22:09:39 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:03:33 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

INR was moved to monthly checks. She was going to have it checked tomorrow. The cardiologist wants it at 2.5-3.0 Her white count is 21,000.

I cannot believe they let her go:( did they even try to find an infection source? Does she take steroids for any reason?

They said sinus. I'm so upset. I am at GMILs for bed. I'm just going to cross everything and hope tomorrow is better.

Thanks for talking to me ladies. I'm a fucking mess. I collapsed in H's arms as soon as he got home. We hit the road right after that

[kayl84]

Oct 25, 2016 22:09:39 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:03:33 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

INR was moved to monthly checks. She was going to have it checked tomorrow. The cardiologist wants it at 2.5-3.0 Her white count is 21,000.

I cannot believe they let her go:( did they even try to find an infection source? Does she take steroids for any reason?

^______^

ALL OF THISSSSSSSS. I'm emailing my former social worker and close friend in NYC who works with a cardiac unit floor now. As to what procedures need to be taken into place to ensure that the medicine would EVEN WORK ?!? Like, here you go...good luck and runs off?? Find out everything you can, since she isn't of clear kind open anything. They obviously had to notice that. I'm not getting at what point they felt that she was okay to go home? Would it have been soooooo much of a burden to have her at least kept overnight and start on some antibiotics there or steroids to see how she reacted to it.

I'm headed to bed, but I'm hoping to hear that you only have good things to say tomorrow. If not, BURN THAT SHIT DOWN.

[kicks]

Oct 25, 2016 22:04:22 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:02:33 GMT -5 kicks said:

I'm glad she has an appointment tomorrow. Hopefully they will get everything straightened out and make good recommendations.
Even with valve replacement I think the general recommendation is INR between 2.5-3.5, so I was just saying her INR is high to say that you most likely don't have to worry about her throwing a clot since she is very well anti-coagulated. Obviously you need to worry about the bleeding risk if she is actively bleeding. But hopefully tomorrow her doctor tomorrow will be very helpful and get everything settled. Dealing with aging parents is never fun, I wish you the best. 

she's 53.

Chronic health problems are tough, I'm sorry.
Did she ask to leave the ER or sign out AMA? It sounds like she didn't want to stay. I'm sorry you're stuck with the aftermath, but hope tomorrow is a better day. 

[kicks]

Oct 25, 2016 22:21:29 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:09:39 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I cannot believe they let her go:( did they even try to find an infection source? Does she take steroids for any reason?

ALL OF THISSSSSSSS. I'm emailing my former social worker and close friend in NYC who works with a cardiac unit floor now. As to what procedures need to be taken into place to ensure that the medicine would EVEN WORK ?!? 

What?!? I think you should step away from the keyboard. 

[themysteriouswife]

Dup

[themysteriouswife]

Oct 25, 2016 22:25:00 GMT -5 kicks said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:21:29 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

ALL OF THISSSSSSSS. I'm emailing my former social worker and close friend in NYC who works with a cardiac unit floor now. As to what procedures need to be taken into place to ensure that the medicine would EVEN WORK ?!? 

What?!? I think you should step away from the keyboard. 

Right..

I get she's trying to be helpful, but damn.

[themysteriouswife]

Oct 25, 2016 22:24:00 GMT -5 kicks said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:04:22 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

she's 53.

Chronic health problems are tough, I'm sorry.
Did she ask to leave the ER or sign out AMA? It sounds like she didn't want to stay. I'm sorry you're stuck with the aftermath, but hope tomorrow is a better day. 

She would never sign herself out. She's very trusting of anyone in a professional role.

[franklin]

I'm so sorry themysteriouswife. I'm glad she's "ok" and hope you start to get things figured out tomorrow.

[kayl84]

Oct 25, 2016 22:26:47 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:25:00 GMT -5 kicks said:

What?!? I think you should step away from the keyboard. 

Right..

I get she's trying to be helpful, but damn.

I was kind of trying to get her take on it. Also to plan a day that works best for us to do lunch one day in NYC. It just happened to fall while I was typing an email to her regardless and really only threw that in at the end. About what is normal when there's a patient with A, B &C...because it's happened to someone not local and I think that she should know who she can talk to.

I'm not like angry punching kittens, just frustrated for you that they let her go in the state she was in.

[lostrn]

Just read your update...so sorry. I hope tomorrow her follow up appointments go well and you get a plan in place for her. That she will agree to and follow!

[kicks]

Oct 25, 2016 22:32:00 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

Oct 25, 2016 22:26:47 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

Right..

I get she's trying to be helpful, but damn.

I was kind of trying to get her take on it. Also to plan a day that works best for us to do lunch one day in NYC. It just happened to fall while I was typing an email to her regardless and really only threw that in at the end. About what is normal when there's a patient with A, B &C...because it's happened to someone not local and I think that she should know who she can talk to.

I'm not like angry punching kittens, just frustrated for you that they let her go in the state she was in.

Ok but you don't know the medical history. Mysteriouswife was already frustrated and had a long day so you are not being helpful. She is going to her doctor tomorrow with her mom. I think she wants general support not "burn shit down" assistance from an internet stranger who doesn't know the entire story. Sometimes it's good to take a step back.  

[memenee]

So sorry about all of this. Sending you hugs!

You mention in your update you feel she had a heart attack. There is bloodwork that can be done to see if a heart attack took place. Like checking Troponin levels. Do you know if the hospital ran this? Have you seen the results of all her bloodwork from the ER?

[themysteriouswife]

Oct 25, 2016 23:07:01 GMT -5 memenee said:

So sorry about all of this. Sending you hugs!

You mention in your update you feel she had a heart attack. There is bloodwork that can be done to see if a heart attack took place. Like checking Troponin levels. Do you know if the hospital ran this? Have you seen the results of all her bloodwork from the ER?

I have not seen anything. I just assumed they ran it. They have every other time she's went in. I will ask her and my brother tomorrow.

[themysteriouswife]

I convinced her to come to a larger hospital in Nashville. She's passing clots from her rectum, her abdomin is descended, and she's still gray. She's in bad shape. I'm so pissed at the hospital from last night. We are waiting on the doctor now.

[Captain Catnip]

themysteriouswife what hospital was she in first? PM if you'd rather. Trying to compare to the care my grandmother got in two different hospitals. Curious to if they were the same.

[Kristinmo]

Oct 26, 2016 11:53:42 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

I convinced her to come to a larger hospital in Nashville. She's passing clots from her rectum, her abdomin is descended, and she's still gray. She's in bad shape. I'm so pissed at the hospital from last night. We are waiting on the doctor now.

I'm glad you convinced her to get help.  Still thinking of you all.

[ginger]

Oct 26, 2016 11:53:42 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

I convinced her to come to a larger hospital in Nashville. She's passing clots from her rectum, her abdomin is descended, and she's still gray. She's in bad shape. I'm so pissed at the hospital from last night. We are waiting on the doctor now.

So upset they discharged her last night.

Glad she's going to Nashville.

((Hugs))

[bugandbibs]

Oh, MW. I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I hope you get some answers soon and you mom starts to recover. I'd seek care elsewhere if at all possible.

[cjcouple]

Oh no, so sorry to hear.  I'll be thinking of her and you!

[sparkythelawyer]

Oct 26, 2016 11:53:42 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

I convinced her to come to a larger hospital in Nashville. She's passing clots from her rectum, her abdomin is descended, and she's still gray. She's in bad shape. I'm so pissed at the hospital from last night. We are waiting on the doctor now.

Oh my goodness I am ragey on your behalf.  I hope the doctors in Nashville are as well.

[themysteriouswife]

Oct 26, 2016 12:38:43 GMT -5 bugandbibs said:

Oh, MW. I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I hope you get some answers soon and you mom starts to recover. I'd seek care elsewhere if at all possible.

We did.

[MixedBerryJam]

I'm sorry your mom was discharged before she was stable, but bless you for advocating for her.

[ladyk]

I'm glad you convinced her to go back to the hospital.

As for the INR, Coumadin is a finicky medicine (I've been on it for 6+ years) and many, many foods, drinks, OTC meds and prescription meds interact with it. Maybe she took something that caused her INR to go high. There is a ton of stuff that I could eat/drink/be merry but I would have to be consistent on a weekly basis as well as more frequent checks in order to get the INR where it needs to be. Some things are just a hard pass.

Good luck.

[dottyblue]

I'm just catching up on this. Nice work advocating for your mom. I'm so sorry you have had such a distressing couple of days.

I'm glad they found the infection and are treating her. ((hugs))

[kayl84]

I'm so glad that she's getting the help she needs! I hope doctors from Nashville hospital report what went on to some kind of board. That's some substandard shit care she got and that's not fair at all.

[themysteriouswife]

She's getting blood. She's starting to perk up after the antibiotics

[Captain Serious]

Sending prayers your way.

[cville]

I'm glad you have some answers. Good luck to her.

[gogadgetgo]

Glad she's being taken care of and you have some answers. Hugs and love

[cuddlyevil]

Glad hospital #2 is helping her finally.