Thursday, August 27, 2009

So far, so good

Well, Mom was in the ED for over 6 hours last night.
They did an EKG, CT scan, a couple of chest Xrays (why one, let alone two?? Something about looking at her heart), blood tests, urine tests, more blood tests, and LOTS of blood pressure readings with continuous pulse oximetry. And after all that, to her understanding, she was OK. They said that they couldn't be totally sure about any brain bleed unless they did a spinal tap. And Mom, knowing that it could make her persistent headache much worse, said "Nope. Lets call the testing done." They forgot to feed her (but eventually got a sandwich) and after the warm blankets she didn't feel too much like a popsicle being scrutinized in a tiny room with with crazy bright florenscent lighting. She said everyone (but one guy) was so sweet to her and she really felt well cared for. Thank goodness for that. I take it personally when the place I work doesn't do a stellar job in caring for any patient--let alone one that's my mother.
So, now I hope that the darned headache (and generally yuck feeling) goes away and she's back to being her chipper self.

7 comments:

Billy said...

So glad to hear that all the tests came out O.K.Hope she feels better soon.

Wishing 4 One said...

Wishing a super speedy recovery to mom. Just read about your excursion sounded great with exception of mom falling of course.

DRMOMOFTWO said...

Let's hope it's all over and she's on her way to being perfectly healthy again! Thanks for the update...I know sometimes it's good to hear that everything is okay, but other times, you just wonder what it was that they couldn't find. I'm sure she'll be feeling much better soon!

Naomi said...

I'm glad to hear the tests came back okay, I hope she feels better soon! xo

Care said...

I'm glad the test results are good, and I hope that the headache was a one time thing. Very scary! Hope she is doing well now.

Jo said...

sounds scary---great that she is getting such thorough and good care! I'm glad everything looks ok!

cmay said...

Thank you! I showed these comments to my mom. She was thrilled to see so many well wishers from all over the globe.
Thank you again!