General Medical issues thread

[MARTINE]

Our office person was on inflatable donut at the river a few weeks ago with friends. They went really fast. The donut tipped up and she was thrown in the air and ended up perpendicular and entering the water head first. My immediate reaction was Concussion and straight to hospital. She didn't. Went to a physio. Stopped doing exercise. Sore neck and headache that has persisted but she is otherwise driving, working etc. Her GP finally referred her for a CT this afternoon and which picked up a brain bleed and she's now in hospital. Hopefully it's the residual of what she received on impact and not a developing one. She is otherwise fully functional. Waiting for the outcome of more tests. Why won't these youngies listen to us oldies?

They always know better… until they dont
For them it is more stressful to lose your phone charger

 

[JohnM]

Had two GPs retired me so this time I got a young ‘un. I made the first appointment a double so I could start training him up.

Poor b@stard...

 

[Katie]

Looks like FIL is heading for palliative care.
He fell over in the kitchen early on Friday, 5am or so. MIL found him. Called an ambulance and spent most of the day in Emergency. Got the all clear and went home around 6-7pm.

He hasn’t been sleeping well, needs to sit up a lot, probably can’t breathe when he lies down. MIL found him this morning in the kitchen, having taken all of today’s meds and trying to refill the containers, which MIL normally looks after. He was quite agitated and clearly confused. MIL called the GP and palliative care service; ended up calling an ambulance. We went up this evening as he was being transferred from emergency to a ward. One of my SILs says he’s likely to be transferred to a palliative care hospital tomorrow.

He was quite agitated in the room, after arriving the nurses did obs and he had a temp. Couldn’t take panadol, so they gave to him in a drip form.

Oh, and the doctor has advised to cease all medications, except those for pain or comfort.
MIL was rather upset there was no antibiotics for an infected scrape on his knee, I tried to suggest that could be revisited in the morning with the doctor.

They’d both rather he be at home, but I suspect as he’s not sleeping and wandering about at night, he’s at risk of having a nasty fall and MIL wouldn’t want to discover him.

Mr Katie seems somewhat OK, one of his sisters is very upset.

 

[DejaBrew]

Sorry to hear that @Katie. Hope he can be made comfortable and the situation calms down a bit for you and the family. No doubt it's a very emotionally difficult and traumatic situation for all involved.