I took my mother to see her orthopedist yesterday. Her bones are healing OK, and we don't have to hover when she transfers between her wheelchair and the bed, commode, chair, etc. She's gotten her strength back, and is well able to make the transfer steadily and safely. Dad's the main concern now. He wants to help her, but he isn't really ready yet. He's getting pain killers, so he doesn't realize when he's stretching his limits too far. If he tears those blood vessels loose in his heart, he could bleed to death.

The physical therapist will be there tomorrow, and I told Mom she should ask her in front of Dad about the horizontal reaching he's doing. He was told not to lift his arm above his head, but we think stretching his arm to reach a distance away from his body has to be just as bad.

GREATLAKESGRAMMA

thank you for the update with you mom
and yes I will be praying for you dad
and the physical therapist meeting

dgrimm60

Thank you DGrimm. Whenever I'm not there, I'm worrying about my dad.

Yes thanks for the update GLG

pk

My dad went to the emergency room in the middle of the night, having sharp chest pains that weren't being deadened by his pain medication. It turned out to be spasm in the muscles that had been cut, as they were trying to begin functioning again. They told him that if he keeps pushing his limits, it will take longer for everything to heal.

GEATLAKEGRAMMA

THANK you for the up date about your DAD

so then he never go to talk to the physical therapist???


dgrimm60

Yes, the therapist came later in the day. He, my mother, my son, and my sister were in the ER most of the night, back home around 6 AM. The therapist said so long as he doesn't lift his elbow above his shoulder he's OK.

GREAATLAKESGRAMMA

WELL maybe your dad will listen now

dgrimm60

We're not holding our breath.

Thanks for the update GLG. Wow just one thing after the other. Still praying.

pk