Well - here we are again. Friday of last week, Mom started feeling tired, loopy, listless, goofy, and sick to her stomach. There had been a flu bug going around, so we kinda chalked it up to that. However, her BP was very low. When she still didn't feel well on Monday, we went to see Dr. Anding (cardio). He adjusted some of her meds that can lower BP. Tuesday she felt a little better. Wednesday - not so much. Melanie was planning on staying with Mom overnight, but at suppertime, Mom got real sick to her stomach, her BP was scary low, her sugar was low, and she was very weak. Mom agreed to a trip to the ER.
An EKG gave irratic results and the ER Dr. feared she had suffered a heart attack. However, an echo-cardiogram showed that her heart was doing fine. They turned their attention to her kidneys which have virtually shut down. That prompted admitting to the ICU. They are trying to rehydrate her and get her kidneys working again. If not, she will need to have dialysis. Also, her sugar fell to 25 (100 would be good).
I will post more when we have info. The ICU nurses and doctors say she is doing good. Her BP is stable now and all the concentration is on her kidneys.
Love ya - send prayers - Merri
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can she catch a break!!!
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