I tried to avoid another ER visit, BUT the visiting nurse said that she needs fluids because she is dehydrated, and because of her molar tooth pain she thinks the infection could be affecting her. I guess it doesn't hurt just to get her checked out. So hard to see her suffer.
Mom will be staying the night because, "She has 40 pounds of s*** in her!" She also has a UTI. She is getting fluids and antibiotics through IV. I have tried everything to get her to be regular. I think the new thing will be a suppository everyday. I will be searching through these boards for constipation remedies.
Look, this is gut wrenching and you should talk it over, but for us, it had gotten to be a destructive cycle.
I think you are right Barb, as soon as I see what the ER doc says I think it is time for hospice. We are done with this cycle!
That may sound cold, but it's the absolute truth. I think it was my mom's last round trip ambulance ride and not the fall that precipitated it that killed her.
Ah, dehydration. That can create world of medical problems. I remember going to an urgent care because I was feeling very strange and like i could faint. Right away he figured it was dehydration, thus I was getting numerous small cups of water for a half hour. I really did feel better.
As for molar tooth pain, sometimes it isn't the molar but one's sinuses especially this time of year with all the pollen out there. The ache from the sinus cavity can travel down to the jaw.