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Default My mother is in the hospital (OT)

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"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Christine Dabney wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:38:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> jmcquown > wrote:
> >>
> >>> They're going to do a brain scan (whatever you call that thing)
> >>
> >> Even I know it's called an MRI or CT Scan.

> >
> > Uh, those are two separate things. And there are also head
> > ultrasounds. Could be any one of those 3 things.
> >
> > Christine

>
> Right! I think it's a CT they're going to do but who the hell can keep up
> with medical terms with everything that's been going on? They did chest
> x-rays and an EKG, did their best to draw blood for lab work. I felt sorry
> for the phlebotomist, her veins are so tiny it's hard for them to draw
> blood.
>
> At any rate, her cognition has declined greatly in just the three weeks
> since the doctor was out last to see her. (Thank Bast I found a doctor who
> makes house calls!) It took 9 hours for them to actually get her to a room
> in the hospital rather than stuck in a bed in the ER. I hope she'll be
> coming home again. At this point I simply don't know.
>
> Jill


Been there, done that. :-(
Again, sending best wishes your way babe.
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