Mom Still Passing Out

[Janet]

Tomorrow I'm taking Mom back to her heart Dr. We were there May 5 and not suppose to go back for 3 months. She has been passing out quite frequently....2, 3, 5 times a day or more.

When she sits up in bed....she'll pass out. Then be fine. Then stand up and pass out...not totally where she'll fall, but if I yell "Mom" or "Focus Mom" she comes right back. Also...when she is sitting in her recliner, when she scoots to the edge of the seat....she'll pass out and again when she stands.

The nurse was here today and took a sitting and standing blood pressure. When she stood.....her BP dropped 15 points. She has been making fists before she gets up (suppose to help) but it's not helping much.

The other times she passes out is right after she has a bowel movement. Something called a Vagal Response. She is soooo weak afterwards that it's all I can do to get her off the toilet and into the wheelchair. Once she sits for awhile and gets her strength back...she does better and then can even use her walker.

So tomorrow we go to the heart Dr. and then on the 20th we go to a neurologist. Hope I spelled that right. I just hope we can find out if there is something that can be done. It's getting harder for me to lift her off the toilet because she is so weak. Hopefully it can be taken care of....sometimes it can be a little scary.