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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 17:44:50 GMT -5
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Post by Duragizer on Oct 18, 2019 16:06:04 GMT -5
My mother may have to get started on dialysis. Her kidney function's fallen from 30% in July to 16%.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 4:59:12 GMT -5
I'll be thinking of your beloved Mother and wished Duragizer and your Mom will have all the comforts to go through this moments of time. |
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Post by Duragizer on Feb 18, 2020 0:46:45 GMT -5
My mother's ill again. She's been showing signs of fatigue for over a week now, but we figured it may've been due to a combination of the cold weather and stress from my sister's recent car accident. But the fatigue's gotten really bad in the last couple days, and combined with the onset of back pain, low appetite, trouble sleeping, and nausea, I'd say it's a sign her kidney function's gotten dangerously low and its time she started dialysis.
We've known for months now that she'd have to eventually get on dialysis. We should've started making preparations as soon as possible, but as is par for the course with this family, we do jackshit until the shit starts hitting the fan. I think she's gonna have to go back to the hospital tomorrow; we can't put this off any further.
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Post by Duragizer on Feb 18, 2020 21:12:23 GMT -5
An update on my mom's condition. Turns out it wasn't her kidneys which were making her sick, but a rectal ulcer. Seems she's been bleeding internally this whole time, which accounts for her low blood pressure as of late. She underwent a transfusion, and she's apparently doing a little better. The doctors are gonna have to do some surgery, and she's gonna be staying in the hospital for a week at least.
This isn't the first time my mother's dealt with a rectal ulcer. After her heart attack two years ago, they found her suffering from the same ailment and she went through the same process. Hopefully she'll make the same recovery.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 19, 2020 6:43:38 GMT -5
Best of luck to your mom, Duragizer. It’s hard to see our parents get more fragile as time goes by. |
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Post by Duragizer on Feb 20, 2020 0:20:42 GMT -5
Visited my mom in the hospital today. Unsurprisingly, she's tired, she's on a strictly liquid diet, and she's still receiving transfusions, but she's doing better. The doctors believe her ulcer was caused by her medication, so they're going to have to adjust that.
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Post by Duragizer on Mar 18, 2020 1:19:52 GMT -5
Last Thursday my mom went in to get blood work done. This afternoon she got a phone call from her doctor informing her that she was hazardously anemic and that she should admit herself to the hospital. So my sister made the call, the ambulance came out, and I rode with my mother to the hospital. I stayed with her a couple hours until she got processed, then took the bus home (I had to wait from 8:37 to 10:05 for the last bus home; thank you bureaucracy).
I don't know precisely how my mother's doing right now; she was awaiting a blood transfusion when I left, and she was in alright spirits all things considered. Hopefully the doctors'll finally figure out the underlying cause of her anemia and get to work correcting it.
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Post by Rob Allen on Mar 18, 2020 1:59:17 GMT -5
Best wishes for health and healing to your mom, Duragizer. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 17:07:24 GMT -5
Good vibes to you, Duragizer.
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Post by Duragizer on Mar 19, 2020 21:51:31 GMT -5
After a day+ of testing, my mom underwent dialysis. She's feeling better, but there's no doubt she's not coming home anytime soon.
Frankly, I'm bewildered by what's going on with her body.
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 10, 2020 22:36:45 GMT -5
After almost a month, my mother's finally out of the hospital.
It's almost certain now that her ulcer's been the underlying cause of her poor health these past couple months. For whatever reason, the doctors couldn't actually locate the ulcer before now, and so weren't able to treat it. Now they have, and my mom's taking medication for it. Her kidney function's gone up, her hemoglobin's up, she's breathing better, she has more energy, she's shed lots of water, and no longer needs dialysis at moment.
I really hope my mom'll be able to stay healthy for a long while now. She's been chronically hospitalized since 5 July 2018; she could use a full year off.
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