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[ravena_kade]

It's been a week. Im still exhausted.

Dad is doing well. The whole med staff thinks he's a rock star. He refused pain meds 2 days after a surgery that carved out his heart, removed rib sections, and has an extension cord strung through his insides. He is doing so well that that he's scheduled to be released next week. It usually takes 3 weeks or a month after surgery. Usually only younger people get out this fast. They told him he could drive once his sternum heals.

All this physical stuff is great, but I see signs of confusion. This usually goes away a week after major surgery. I see tons of blood tests on his records and I see that blood glucose is high and other internal chemistry is still abnormal. This can cause a post op delirium. He is not delirious, but he's loosing time and he's called me his sister. He's called my sister's partner by the wrong name. This morning he called me 3 times; midnight, 3 AM and 6:30 AM. Other people are not seeing this because he is quiet, but I see it. And because of the way my friend Evie died I am hyper sensitive to it.

I do think once they get his chemistry settled he will settle in. Once he isn't laying in a hospital room all day I can get a better feel for it.

AS for me. I haven't strangled my sister. I nearly did on Wednesday when we got in and I am trying to put together a dinner for 3 before I leave for ceramics class. As I juggled dishes and things she is prancing around the kitchen and living room space. He is almost jogging with her hands held up and arms swinging. "What in blazes are you doing? And get the hell out of my way" She was exercising. Sigh. She is 60 years old. I pointed her to the treadmill in Dad's room and said that Ma would have stabbed her...

I am living on stress and Diet Pepsi. I need a root canal soon. I have active pain.

Oh Boy

Comments

[disneydream06]

I am so glad to hear your dad is doing so well physically.
Confusion in the elderly is such a pain in the butt.
I hope that starts to clear up for him soon.

Tell your sister if she wants to exercise so badly, there(points to the door) is the great outdoors. :) :) :)
HUGS, Jon

[kaishin108]

I am relieved he is physically doing so well but yes - hope that delirium goes away. And all the stress for you, yikes.

Hope you had a good ceramics class.

Hugs, Helen

[cmcmck]

Glad it went well.

Hugs

[gwendraith]

I'm glad your dad is doing so well. I think you can be thanked for that for all the effort you have put in to make him eat healthily. It's a huge operation and he will have been a bit knocked for six by it so I'm not at all surprised his memory is a little off. Here's hoping it will all come good once he's home and get his strength back. **Hugs**

[malterre]

Glad he is home and recovering. As for the rest, thinking of you!

[ravena_kade]

He's not home yet. This week some time although I'd be okay with another few days in. I want to talk to a doctor. There is no one around when I am there or my sister is there.

[palusbuteo]

Glad to hear Dad is doing well. Although I suspect the pain-less isn't going to last long and he's instead going to end up really hurting esp. once the meds wear off. They may have made it sound like he's doing "exceptionally well" to help motivate him. but anyway.

Sorry about YOUR tooth pain. and I hope you get relief ASAP. It's not right you're in pain and having to do everything else for everyone else and they are incapable to realizing you're having trouble. And I'm sorry I can't do much of anything much to help you either.,

[brickhousewench]

Dad is doing well. The whole med staff thinks he's a rock star.

Glad to hear it.

I haven't strangled my sister.

I'm proud of you. I'm sure this is driving you batty.

[chris_warrior]

He is not delirious, but he's loosing time and he's called me his sister. He's called my sister's partner by the wrong name.

fingers crossed this is anesthesia-caused and fades with time. <3