Be Careful What You Say Out Loud!

I ended the last blog by saying I was hoping for an uneventful summer. Well, we almost made it to summer...

Mom is back in the hospital again. The nurse had called me to say they were doing an x-ray of her leg because she was swollen and it was painful to the touch. I spoke with her Sat. morning and she was so groggy and made little sense that Bridget hussled over there to check things out. She found her in bed, her legs swollen, painful, bright red, and very incoherent. She could hardly stay awake. After talking to some of the aides, we found out she'd had a 102 degree fever in the morning and that her leg has been swollen for days.

She is dehydrated, has a raging urinary tract infection and cellulitis in her leg. We are hopeful that there will be nothing else.
Long story short, Bridge insisted that she go to the emergency room. She actually got attitude from the nurse on duty saying, she'd be just fine. It worries me that they would leave her in such pain and confusion.

At Columbia, they found the UTI, and are guessing at cellulitis as the cause of the leg pain. She will have a consult with the wound doctors again because her skin is forming a couple of blisters. She also has a huge skin tear on her right forearm from an "almost" fall at St. Anne's last Wed. She lost her balance and someone grabbed her arm to steady her and her fragile skin tore.

She had a tough night last night. She is very uncomfortable. Her leg aches and she can't get comfortable to sleep. She keeps moaning. They started her on antibiotics right away and expect that she will be much better in a couple of days.

She is in Room 480 at Columbia (near UWM) and her phone # is 961-4480. I would think she'll be up for calls tomorrow. And I will never say we're on a pretty smooth run again!