harley
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My 78 y.o. mom is currently in a rehab facility. To make an incredibly long story short(er), she:
1) Fell and broke her hip (second one)
2) Went to the hospital and got it pinned back together
3) went through rehab and went home
4) the pin ripped out of her osteoporotic bone
5) went back into the hospital for a full hip replacement
6) went back into rehab
7) ended up in the emergency room with dementia that was diagnosed as a sodium deficiency. She's back in her right mind now.
8) got MRSA in her hip
9) had the hip replacement removed and an antibiotic hip spacer inserted
10) she's now back in skilled care/isolation for 6 weeks while she gets rid of the MRSA
However, all of that isn't why I started this thread. In the process of her being treated for the sodium deficiency and MRSA she was given a lot of IVs, both regular and antibiotic. In the 2 weeks since step 7 her weight has gone from 112 lbs to 175 lbs. She's incredibly bloated and swollen in her arms, legs, and abdomen. It's to the extent that her breathing is affected due to her belly and chest being so swollen.
Have any of you (especially the medically trained) seen or heard of something like this before? We keep getting promised it will work it's way out, but she's been off most of the IVs for over a week now, and there's been very little change. Is this something else to worry about? Or is it, if not normal, at least not that unusual? Any information would be appreciated.
Harley
1) Fell and broke her hip (second one)
2) Went to the hospital and got it pinned back together
3) went through rehab and went home
4) the pin ripped out of her osteoporotic bone
5) went back into the hospital for a full hip replacement
6) went back into rehab
7) ended up in the emergency room with dementia that was diagnosed as a sodium deficiency. She's back in her right mind now.
8) got MRSA in her hip
9) had the hip replacement removed and an antibiotic hip spacer inserted
10) she's now back in skilled care/isolation for 6 weeks while she gets rid of the MRSA
However, all of that isn't why I started this thread. In the process of her being treated for the sodium deficiency and MRSA she was given a lot of IVs, both regular and antibiotic. In the 2 weeks since step 7 her weight has gone from 112 lbs to 175 lbs. She's incredibly bloated and swollen in her arms, legs, and abdomen. It's to the extent that her breathing is affected due to her belly and chest being so swollen.
Have any of you (especially the medically trained) seen or heard of something like this before? We keep getting promised it will work it's way out, but she's been off most of the IVs for over a week now, and there's been very little change. Is this something else to worry about? Or is it, if not normal, at least not that unusual? Any information would be appreciated.
Harley