dorabella
12-07-23, 16:47
I wrote on my earlier post about my dad being admitted to hospital with pneumonia a week ago. Since then I have been called twice by doctors about my dad's condition (because of I have power of attorney with my mum over his medical decisions), and I keep getting conflicting reports which don't tell me anything apart from the fact that, as is to be expected with a 91 year old, the infection has weakened his lungs and heart. It seems they are going to discharge him home with oxygen under 'palliative' care, with all the doom mongering that the word brings to bear. They have given no particular prognosis or detail of what this care will involve.
My mum has basically - according to the definition of palliative - been providing such care since he had a heart attack 10 years ago. Just this time he is now dealing with clearing pneumonia from his system which is especially difficult for a geriatric person. What frustrates me more is that despite all the background information that my mum and I have given to the doctors about my dad's condition (he was perfectly fine when I saw him the day before admission) I get the impression that none of these doctors takes anything into account. The one that called me this morning asked me 'why was your dad brought into hospital? Do you know what is wrong with him? Thought it was rhetorical at first but who who knows..... the doctor on probing said they were not looking at 'end of life' when I pinned him down, but other than that it was like listening to word salad.
Anyone else had such experience with our (not so beloved) NHS? Trying to stay positive and get to the bottom of it and support my mum who is equally unimpressed with their performance so far.
My mum has basically - according to the definition of palliative - been providing such care since he had a heart attack 10 years ago. Just this time he is now dealing with clearing pneumonia from his system which is especially difficult for a geriatric person. What frustrates me more is that despite all the background information that my mum and I have given to the doctors about my dad's condition (he was perfectly fine when I saw him the day before admission) I get the impression that none of these doctors takes anything into account. The one that called me this morning asked me 'why was your dad brought into hospital? Do you know what is wrong with him? Thought it was rhetorical at first but who who knows..... the doctor on probing said they were not looking at 'end of life' when I pinned him down, but other than that it was like listening to word salad.
Anyone else had such experience with our (not so beloved) NHS? Trying to stay positive and get to the bottom of it and support my mum who is equally unimpressed with their performance so far.