The poor little Moms fell and broke her back.

[lonestarnot]

:cry: She's laid up in the hospital. We're waiting on test results. :( Send good vibes and prayers. :grouphug:

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. ow! Good back vibes!

[lonestarnot]

11. Thank you you beautiful lib!

:hug:

[applegrove]

2. Vibes.

[lonestarnot]

12. Peace applegrove and thank you!

:hug:

[QC]

3. Prayers ascending for your mom! n/t

[lonestarnot]

10. Thank you so much!

[riderinthestorm]

4. Who is the "poor little moms"? Your wife? Mother? Sister? More info pls. nt

[lonestarnot]

6. Mom.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

67. A gentle ((((((((( lonestarnot's Mom )))))))

Get well now!!!!

[Maru Kitteh]

5. Our thoughts and prayers for your mom.

And with you. It's so hard to watch our parents become frail.

[lonestarnot]

8. She has appeared to be declining in the last couple of months.

Just passed out. The neighbors said she must have fell pretty hard because they heard the crash. Happened around noon and I didn't get the police call until 4 when I got off work, new job, great new job. I was feeling so lucky and blessed. When it rains it pours!!!!!!

[Maru Kitteh]

33. Do you know yet if she has any memory of the event? Do you know when/how it happened?

Don't feel like you have to share if you don't want too, I'm sure she has excellent care but having been there with my own mom and being "in the business" so to speak...... I'm happy to offer whatever I can.

[lonestarnot]

38. Happened in her kitchen when she was fixing herself lunch. She

said she felt weak and passed out when trying to make it to the chair to sit down. The doc is more concerned about the passing out than the fracture. They are checking her carotids for blockage.

[Maru Kitteh]

42. I would agree that the passing out is more troublesome. Sounds like she is indeed in good hands.

In the case of my own mom, her cardiac regulatory system simply isn't always that predictable anymore, so even though she suffers from very high blood pressure, sometimes the volley of medications she is on combined with the conditions of the day and other factors can send her blood pressure very low. When this happens, she becomes suddenly weak and it exacerbates her stroke injuries.

Thanks for being there for your mom. It's a difficult duty, but you are a better person for it. It sounds like you are doing a really good job. :hug:

[lonestarnot]

49. Well today, they shot up her fracture with people cement and they are all primed to

throw her out onto the street! The cement cut the pain factor by about 75%. Truly wonderful treatment for the time being. I guess they have used this treatment for compression fractures for about 10 years. The have her admitted into the "observation" section, which looks like a regular room but all it is, is a shingle hung on the door so medicare can have you dumped onto the street before you get the bed to hot. They still have not diagnosed the passing out, but I'm inclined to go with your speculation on the low blood pressure. I think it bottomed out. She has this really thick blood and has always had low pressure. She is in no shape to be on her own, but doesn't have many other options and I have to work. It is such bullshit! What is a person to do when they are old? Go for a cold walk, but what if you can't walk? Sucks ass in a big way. :thumbsdown: We must fix healthcare without a doubt. Thanks for caring Maru Kitteh. :hug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Yikes....... I hope its a sprain, herniate disk or something less serious

than a broken backbone.

[lonestarnot]

9. No definitely a fracture, lumbar area.

:( Waiting on tests to see why she passed out.

[Stinky The Clown]

13. Here comes all the good stuff for your Mom

Moms are special

[lonestarnot]

15. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sweet!

And yes they are. :cry:

[Bluebear]

14. Oh no, no, no....

Falls and breaks are truly horrible, sending healing thoughts you and mom's way.

[lonestarnot]

16. Thanks so much Bluebear!

You don't know how much that means. DU is such a fantastic place any time of the night or day. :hug: :grouphug:

[foxfeet]

17. Good vibes en route!

And hopes for the best outcome.

[lonestarnot]

19. I caught them!

Peace foxfeet. :)

[cliffordu]

18. You got the good vibes from out here in the People's Republic of Washington,

fer sure.

:hug:

[lonestarnot]

20. Right on cliffordu!

Brother there. Need to call him, but he's probably already in bed. So I guess I will wait until tomorrow.

[Peacetrain]

21. I am so sorry..

:grouphug: for you and your family and best thoughts and prayers for your Mom

[lonestarnot]

25. Where could one find such kind people all in one place but here.

:hug:

[leftstreet]

22. Sorry to hear it

Hope she'll get good news of some kind.

[lonestarnot]

27. Well there's morphine and valium until it wears off.

I'm going to call again in about an hour. Hopefully some news from the MRI and ultrasound.

[Ghost in the Machine]

23. Sending Healing Vibes for Moms...

.. and some calm, soothing vibes for you, my friend..

lonestarnot! :hug: :pals:

[lonestarnot]

28. LOL

Abstinence makes the church grow fondlers... snort :rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Good vibes coming your way

:hug:

[lonestarnot]

29. You're still proud2Blib to me !

:hug:

[tularetom]

26. Get well quick lonestarnot's mom!

You have a lot of people rootin for ya.

:hug:

[lonestarnot]

30. Don't I know you?

:evilgrin: :hug: Yes we do! Lots of good people in the world.

[Binka]

31. My Mom Left This Mortal Coil 14 Years Ago Last Monday

I miss my scrabble buddy and dictionary reading partner everyday. Health and healing to your Mommy. They are precious.

[lonestarnot]

32. Yes they are. And they can never be replaced.

:( I don't know what the outcome will be, but it doesn't look good at her age. Thanks for your kindness Binka. :hug:

[The Hope Mobile]

34. Poor thing! Hope she recovers quickly! nt

[lonestarnot]

37. There is always hope.

:) Thanks Hope Mobile!

[The Hope Mobile]

48. Definitely sending good thoughts your way and hers.

How old is she? Tough to see a parent go through this. My dad broke his back and arm a few years ago.
Its a helpless feeling when they're in so much pain and you can't do anything about it. There IS always hope. Keep us updated!:grouphug:

[lonestarnot]

50. She a young 80. :)

Better today, but still no answer on the passing out. All the good vibes were fondly received and I know they helped! :D Thank you so much! :hug:

[Lars39]

59. They can be suprisingly tough at that age.

Hope it's just something minor out of wack. :hug:

[lonestarnot]

62. Yes. Amazing isn't it.

Still waiting for some kind of guess. May never get one, but low blood pressure is my suspicion. Bodies are amazing. Health is everything. Without it we don't have much. :hug: :grouphug:

[bluedawg12]

35. Sending good vibes for speedy and full recovery.

[lonestarnot]

36. Thanking the bluedawg12 for the Moms

:hug:

[EFerrari]

39. Oh, no. Vibes, lots of them.

:grouphug:

[lonestarnot]

51. Wonderful!

:grouphug: :hug:

[K8-EEE]

40. I'm so sorry! Give her our best.

I hope she has a speedy and full recovery!

[lonestarnot]

52. I told her. She loves DU and doesn't even know what a post is!

:rofl: :hug: :grouphug:

[emilyg]

41. Good vibes for Mom.

Please tell us what the tests showed.

[lonestarnot]

54. Still waiting on the ultrasound results done today. The facture has been cemented which reduced her

pain by about 75%! :wow: Still no answer on the fainting spell :( Working on it though. I'm saving the thread to read to her when she gets home. She already knows about this place, but she is blind so doesn't get the whole idea of posting, even after explanation, and the idea of cyberspace is something that she really doesn't grasp. 80 years on the planet, and she doesn't feel the need for extra space. :P :grouphug: Thanks emilyg! :hug:

[TahitiNut]

69. Kyphoplasty?

It's good that she was a good candidate for it. :thumbsup:

[lonestarnot]

76. Yes that's it! Kyphoplasty. Wonderful stuff!

[roguevalley]

43. oh god. I send love to all of you. Hug your mama for me. There is nothing on

earth as wonderful as your mom. Mine is my hero. :(

[lonestarnot]

55. She's got the spunk back today. I think it was the cement!

:D Moms! Gotta love 'em or else! :hug:

[cherokeeprogressive]

44. Metaphysical hugs to you and warm healing thoughts for your mom.

Hope things work out for the best. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers until good news comes.

[lonestarnot]

56. Good news didn't take long. She got the cement repair today.

Pain decreased immensely, but when it dries in three days, I understand it becomes painful for a period again. Still dosing her with morphine. Thanks so much for the warm healing thoughts and hugs! :hug: :grouphug:

[illuminaughty]

45. Big hugs from my 86 yr. old Mom and me.

I'm so sorry. Mom has had small breaks with falls, but I live in fear of her breaking a major bone.
I hope your Mom isn't in too much pain and they find the cause of her passing out.

Congrats on the new enjoyable job though!:hug:

[lonestarnot]

57. Tell your Mom my Moms sends the warmest cyberhug in town and

they are still working on the mystery. Hopefully they will get to the bottom of it, but they are already trying to throw her out. I'm planning in advance for a show down tomorrow. Health-care must be fixed. Yes am very happy about the job! I was lucky enough to have a choice and I really think I made the right one. :hug:

[illuminaughty]

64. Oh, Lord, do I know that showdown!

Last time it took two emergency rooms before they realized how sick Mom was. I took her to the closest one first but, our Doc doesn't practice there so he couldn't push them to keep her.

Unfortunately, I've had a lot of practice at being the angry advocate and it's ridiculous what we have to do to sometimes just to be heard. I hope they figure it out. Give em hell and thanks for the cyberhug from your "Mom's" Keep us posted.:hug:

[lonestarnot]

77. Woohoo! The small showdown must have worked yesterday. Tonight they moved her into

a good room uptown James Brown! She couldn't stand up when PT came today. Looks like she's in like Flynn for another few days of good care. I'm happy they didn't cast her to the curb. Pays to fight!

[we can do it]

46. I Hope She Is On the Mend Soon

:pals:

[lonestarnot]

58. Is! I know the warm wishes had something to do with it.

:pals: :hug: :grouphug:

[madokie]

47. Good vibes, well wishes and hugs are in order

Prayers from me not so much as my line to there has been disconnected. A:hug: to you and a :grouphug: for her.

[lonestarnot]

60. Thanks Madoke! I passed them on tonight.

She's better after the cement shot. (Forget the real name of the procedure) Still waiting for the head diagnosis, but the pain reduction was significant enough to reduce the morphine intake. She wouldn't eat her dinner, but she's fiesty tonight, so I think she's on the mend. Thanks for being you! :hug: :grouphug:

[me b zola]

53. Prayers and best wishes to your moms & your entire family

:grouphug:

[lonestarnot]

61. They worked! She's better tonight. What a nightmare. It's very hard to watch someone you love

suffer and not be able to do anything about it. So many are suffering and aren't getting any help at all. We must fix health-care! Thanks so much for your kind prayers, they got us through the day! :grouphug: :hug:

[me b zola]

63. I know that frustration

We must fix health care. I swear, I don't understand anybody who is willing to say that my health/life is a commodity to be traded. Don't get me started.

I am just pleased as punch to hear that your mother is doing better. Please let her know that a left leaning Dem is pulling for her, that I want to her to do well, to be there for you (lonestarnot).

Love and best wishes...

[lonestarnot]

66. She knows the left is on her side me b zola. She brings up the left rear!

Love and best wishes back at ya! Thanks again me b zola! :hug:

[orleans]

65. wow--real sorry to hear this--how terrible for both of you

i've been reading down the thread and i'm glad that "cement" worked and she's feeling better. stay connected with her as much as you possibly can--she needs someone to advocate for her with the docs, hospital & treatment. make sure you talk to who you need to be talking to for her, and that you understand everything.

again, i'm really sorry--i hope she is up and at 'em very soon.

[lonestarnot]

79. Instead of throwing her out today as they had planned, they moved her to another good room!

I guess they don't like lawyers. :D

[orleans]

93. did you bring a lawyer in with you or just mention one?

either way--glad she's in a good room now. i was reading a few more recent posts here--things you're planning to get--i can't think of anything else that hasn't been mentioned. oh--wait. get her a bell! a little hand bell that she can pick up and ring in case you're in the kitchen or on the other side of the house. we had that for my dad when he was recovering--he'd lounge in his room with the tv and i could always hear the bell if i was in the kitchen and the tv in the living room was on. it came in real handy for him--he didn't have to scream to get my attention.

[lonestarnot]

95. No, I work for one.

:D He's semi-retired now, but he loves little people. :D She has a bell, but she'd have to ring it pretty hard for me to hear her in another part of the city. Going to get her a life alert deal. She had to drag herself to the phone and when she got there she couldn't think of 911 kept dialing 411. :( I'm trying to figure out how to build on another room to my dinky place.

[TahitiNut]

68. It seems that both of us stepped on cracks, huh?

My 89-year-old mother got a compression fracture of L2 early last summer and recovered after 6-10 weeks, taking Vicodin, Lidocaine patches, and resting. Then, shortly before Christmas, she was trying to pull out the gate-leg of the drop-leaf table and got a new compression fracture of L4. She didn't improve with the same home treatment, so she went into the hospital on Inauguration Day. We survived a short scare about Multiple Myeloma when the bone marrow biopsy came back negative. She's not a good candidate for kyphoplasty due to the nature and location of the fracture. (Laminectomy is contraindicated by her age and health.) She entered the nursing home for rehab after 2 weeks in the hospital. She came back home Thursday, still in pain but slowly recovering. We'll deal with home care (with visiting nurse, care assistant for showers, and physical therapist) for the rest of her (hopefully more rapid) recovery.

"Step on a crack and break your mother's back." (I probably should've paid more attention to where I was walking.)

:dunce:

[lonestarnot]

80. Oh man... Same spot too! Did we step on the same freak'n crack?

Hope your Momma is daily getting better. Mine has a real good sound in her voice tonight. Much better than earlier in the evening. I'm waiting on a call back after she gets moved to her new room! :woohoo: They didn't try throwing her out today as I was anticipated. They indicated this was the intended course of action last evening. I was already for battle today. Had to work my second job and am exhausted, but was still ready for them. :hug: to you and your Momma. And let us stay away from cracks! :D

[Time for change]

70. My mom had severe crippling arthritis

and came to live with my wife and me for the last couple of years before she died. She had a lot of pain, but it was good to be together.

I hope your mom gets better soon. :hug:

[lonestarnot]

81. I am thinking about how we could do that here. I need to add a room for her somehow. Don't know

how we will afford it, but I am always hopeful. Even at that, I have to work, so I don't know how we would take care of her while I work. Very challenging this. :think:

[Time for change]

96. We were fortunate

because I just happened to be looking for a new home at the time that my mom couldn't live alone any more. And my wife could take care of her while I was at work, but when we both had to be out of the house for a few hours she could be by herself for a while.

Good luck to you and your mom.

[tpsbmam]

71. Mom died almost 4 years ago today

She was an incredibly strong woman who developed a somewhat silent cancer that was detected too late. She's up in that somewhere (don't believe in heaven but do believe that our energy is lasting in those who loved us) giving your Mom strength now -- she had tons to spare. Or I inherited some of her strength (and I did, too) and give some of it to you now. Huge hugs & given strength to you and your Mom.

[lonestarnot]

82. How very sweet of you to share some of that strength. I believe your

Mom's spirit lives on also. Hold her tight, she will never really be gone. :hug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

72. May she recover soon, or rather as soon as this is

you need a shoulder, feel free to PM me

By the way, there are some things that you should start doing now, like looking for the assisted living devices she'll need, trust me, when dad fell and broke hip, it fell to me. I think I still have some of those websites on my favs on at least one of the machines

Will look them up

[lonestarnot]

83. We have the toilet thing, I need a walker thing and a shower seat thing, and I think that's about it

I already plan to get them on Monday. We have a left over wheelchair from when she previously broke her hip. I appreciate your offer though. Can you think of anything else I haven't thought about getting? :hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

88. Dad simply refused, but what about a bar for the bathroom

and a hand hold?

Oh and the shower head on a hose... (That's still there on shower no way I could take it off)

[lonestarnot]

89. have both of those

[nadinbrzezinski]

90. Then you're set, ask the physical therapist

they'll be able to let you know if you are missing

[lonestarnot]

92. Thanks nadinbrzesinski! I will.

:hug:

[TahitiNut]

91. Hand rails for all stairs ... including front and back porch.

Best for stairway, particularly into basement, is handrails on both sides. Get a safety belt like the ones used in physical therapy -- a 2" wide canvas belt that goes around the waist. Use that to assist her (i.e. provide safety, not necessarily lift) in walking or climbing stairs. For the walker, depending on physical therapist's and doctor's requirements, "skis" in lieu of stubs on back legs (or all four if not wheeled) make it easier to slide the walker over rugs like those found in retail venues.

Remove all "trip and fall" hazards ... throw rugs, etc. Consider foam padding on corners of furniture for safety ... depending on her equilibrium and agility. Better to have the cosmetic flaw than a serious injury.

Make sure the chairs she uses have arms and supportive backs ... and don't slide too easily. She should lower and raise herself from the chair with hand on the chair's arms. NO FLOP DOWN ... like most of us do. The PT/OT folks will instruct her. Learn.

[lonestarnot]

94. Thank God she doesn't have any stairs. Little kitchen table needs something non-slip under it,

but have considered the rest. She has a hospital bed and the only chair she really likes has nice arms on it which should work nicely.

[Cleita]

73. Oh, I'm so sorry.

All the good vibes I can muster being sent to your mom. :hug:

[lonestarnot]

84. Sweetest Cleita.

:hug:

[Mollis]

74. Vibes for you and your mom.

:hug::hug:
My friend broke her back once, but it healed up great. I hope the same happens with your mom.

[lonestarnot]

85. She's definitely on the mend. But she hasn't called yet. Was waiting for her to get to a new room

tonight. Glad your friend is better Mollis! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug::hug: :hug::hug: :hug::hug: :hug::hug: :hug:

[Fire1]

75. Sending prayers and vibes to you and your mom.

[lonestarnot]

86. Fire1

Thank you so much! They are still working! Prayers and vibes the best! :D :hug:

[malaise]

78. Lots of good vibes

:grouphug:

[lonestarnot]

87. Best vibes!

:grouphug: Thanks malaise! :hug: :D