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Just a catch up post. My mother in law finally got discharged from the hospital about a week and a half ago after a 21 day stay! Part of her stay was in a wing that is just below intensive care. While she was there not only did they remove her gall bladder but she had countless x-rays, cat scans and MRI's and lots of blood work to figure out why she was so sick.
Because she was so weak they sent her to a "skilled nursing facility" basically rehab. I had to handle all of that as my wife was in Los Angeles on business. So now after a week and a half she is doing better but still needs help getting in and out of bed or her wheel chair or the toilet. She is getting pretty intensive physical and occupational therapy. The PT folks work on building strength for walking or motor skills and the OT work on things like getting up or down or getting dressed or undressed. We met with her care team yesterday and they think she will need to be there through February! They are also concerned about her long term prospect for living independently.
I don't mean to sound negative but I hope I don't live long enough to get into this kind of situation!
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