Before the crash, I had a short thread about my mom. She's 76. She's been in and out of the hospital with back pain since July. Several doctors told her it was arthritis and in-operable. In September, one of her doctors finally recommended a new surgeon. Mom went to see him, and he was willing to operate.
On October 28th, she had 4 vertebrae fused. She got thru that surgery and was making progress. Then on November 2, she lost feeling in her feet. They did a quick MRI and she underwent emergancy surgery on November 6th to stop some internal bleeding. She made great strides after that. She was home the day before Thanksgiving and walking with a walker.
A few days before Christmas, she complained that her back was in great pain. My dad talked her out of going back to the hospital till after the holidays. On December 30th, he finally gave in and brought her to the emergancy room. They did another MRI on her on the 4th and discovered an infection in the fusing.
She was moved to Isolation and a culture sent to the lab. They told us yesterday, she has a staph infection which has invaded her bone marrow. She is on IV antibiotics for the next 6 weeks. Last night, she developed an allergic reaction to the antibiotics.
She's been thru hell and back since July. I've seen this board do miracles. Please help.
Sandy
ps..sorry for the lengthy oration.
On October 28th, she had 4 vertebrae fused. She got thru that surgery and was making progress. Then on November 2, she lost feeling in her feet. They did a quick MRI and she underwent emergancy surgery on November 6th to stop some internal bleeding. She made great strides after that. She was home the day before Thanksgiving and walking with a walker.
A few days before Christmas, she complained that her back was in great pain. My dad talked her out of going back to the hospital till after the holidays. On December 30th, he finally gave in and brought her to the emergancy room. They did another MRI on her on the 4th and discovered an infection in the fusing.
She was moved to Isolation and a culture sent to the lab. They told us yesterday, she has a staph infection which has invaded her bone marrow. She is on IV antibiotics for the next 6 weeks. Last night, she developed an allergic reaction to the antibiotics.
She's been thru hell and back since July. I've seen this board do miracles. Please help.
Sandy
ps..sorry for the lengthy oration.