She's Back In The Hospital Again.

[Janet]

Mom just got out of the hospital on the 6th and now she's back in again. I was taking her to her Dr. on Monday to have blood drawn. She was getting out of breath easily again and that is one of the symptoms when she is low on blood. Just getting her to her Dr. was exhausting for her and she was having chest pains too. I decided to take her straight back to the hospital ER.

I was with her till about 10 last night. They did a chest xray and found fluid in her lungs and when compared to the xray taken last weekend...her congestive heart failure showed it had worsened in a weeks time. Her ankles were swollen too so they did give her some lasix (sp) to make her pee more and used a higher percentage dialysis fluid to help take off some fluid. It did help, her ankles were not swollen today and the Dr. said he couldn't 'hear' fluid in her lungs. Her hemoglobin was good too...10.5 so she wasn't losing blood.

The were going to give her a stress test today, but she was terribly constipated. They had given her laxatives, soap sud enema, some kind of 'cocktail' to make her go and nothing. She was in so much pain she was just crying. Her kidney Dr. just happened to come in and Mom just loves him. He gave her a big hug and then told her he would do everything he could. Finally.......she went. It caused her to be very shaky so they postponed the stress test until tomorrow. They will give her meds to make her heart beat faster and use some kind of dye. So she'll be in for at least another day.

She's not really understanding what this heart failure means....she asked if they could give her some meds to make it better.

It makes me so sad to see her getting more fraile and seeing her cry in pain.


Also....found out my husband's uncle had a heart attack and was in the same hospital, different floor. It was a bad one and if he has another...he won't make it according to the Drs. I spent some time with him before I left the hospital.

I'm really feeling a bit exhausted with all this.

[Lindsey]

I am so sorry Janet. My thoughts are with you.

[DianaB]

Janet, I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. You have to be exhausted after her being in the hospital twice. Just make sure you take care of yourself too. Hugs.....and I'll be praying!! Give your Mom a hug from me!!!

[gja1000]

I'm so sorry, Janet. It sounds like the heart failure is getting worse. Don't worry about her not understanding, I don't think Gary really understands heart failure either and he's had it for 7 years! The stress test should tell them how bad it is and give them a better idea of how to adjust her meds.

[Blueyes]

I'm so sorry for you and your mom! It's a very frightening, exhausting time. I hope and pray that she doesn't have much more pain like that, poor thing. Try to rest when you can. My prayers are with you.

[Marilyn]

Janet, you know how much we all care and that our thoughts and prayers to go out to you. Huggs!!!!

[Janet]

Thanks everyone. We're suppose to have a snowstorm tonight into tomorrow and Mom wants to be at home. I'm thinking it's best if she was there...just in case. We'd all find a way to get to her.

[judy]

I am so sorry she is back in the hospital so soon! This is exhausting, and I will keep you in my heart Janet. Mom too, of course.

[Janet]

Spent the morning in the hospital with Mom. They were going to do the stress test yesterday, but postponed until today. They had to postpone it today too. Found out something about her left ventricle is not open enough and if they were to get her heart beating fast it would swell even more and could easily cause her to have a heart attack. So....first thing in the morning they are going to do a nuclear (?) test so her heart doesn't have to beat fast. They said they will be able to see with some kind of dye and imaging what is exactly going on with her heart.

It's sooo hard to try and remember all the terms they give us. I do ask alot of questions and write everything down, but it can still be overwhelming when trying to tell someone what is going on.

Judy....you're so right....it is exhausting. I can tell Mom is ready to cry some more, but she wouldn't today while I was there. She just wants to feel good again. Mom also said she was going to have to call her friend in Florida and let her know she probably won't be down again this year.

Mom did tell me she is also tired of feeling so 'down'. I wish there was something else I could do to help her.

[JJJ]

Ohh Janet, lot's of hugs going your way. I can only imaging what your going through. Hope your mom and husbands uncle feel better soon. XOXO

[Shada]

Janet, I am so sorry about your Mom. I hope the test shows better than you expect results.
I know you are mentally and phyisically exhausted.
My prayers are with you. HUGS.

[Gina]

Janet I hope all the tests turn out well and hopefully with the right medicines they can keep everything under control. I feel so bad for your mom she has gone through so much lately. She is in my prayers and so is your uncle I hope they both come home before Christmas. Please get some rest.. hugs !

[Janet]

Since we got snow overnight and have a two hour delay...I won't be able to go see Mom until after 4 o'clock...if then. Rick has his 4 wheel drive truck and Ricky will have his to go to work. Hopefully roads will be much better by then.

[lynne b]

Janet, I hope your mom is doing much better today and they can get the stress test done to see if there is more damage to her heart. Hopefully with the right meds they can get her to feeling better again.

Sorry it has taken me so long to post here, since we talk about things on the phone i sometimes forget to post also.

Take care of yourself to, we don't need anything happening to you.
Love ya!!

[paula1961]

Janet I hope your Mom is improving. I know how you feel! It is just awful to see them in this shape. Heart failure is a horrible thing. On the patient and on the family. Daddy used to cry too. It was the saddest thing. I am certainly praying for your Mom to get better soon. You are in my thoughts everyday dear friend.