kaneohegirl Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 SOooo the SiIL is outta town an I said I would let her dogs out an feed them since the weather is crap (small ICE storm) an they need to be inside during the day... so i go to leave this morning an I find my Dad is sitting on the top step smoking a cig so I stop to tell him what im doin. he says ... "hey help me up..." I tease "what your Butt freeze to the concrete?" He laughs..."nooo I fell and I cant stand by myself so I figured I'd get up with a hand" so now Im concerned I ask him if he hit his head or anything an how he fell.... he tells me can you belive this... HE says ..." i fell on the landing an landed on my butt when I couldnt stand right away I crawled to the top step and took a break...." "What! LOL you got all the way to the top step an DIDNT bang on the door? geeez its like 23 degrees out here" he waves his hand in a nonchalant manner.... he said " I was getting to it I wanted another cig" so I figure hes ok no back or neck pain so I get him up with the help of the hubby to open the door and get him in where its at least warm.... call 911... an we get da whole show fire truck, ambulance, everything. I knew when he stood up how his leg felt an him standing that it was broken just not how bad... we got lucky the bone broke at the base of the ball at the top of the Femur with a single clean snap. he has to have surgery tomorrow morning to corect it. but its a easy fix...they will go in an take the broken top of the femur ball out an completly replace it. recovery from surgery to being able to stand as early as 4 days! AMAZING from working in care homes I know how much worse it could have been. so many older ppl break a hip and are laid up for weeks to months... so pray/send good thoughts/energy for him to get cleared for surgery. and for surgery to be a success and for fast recovery... he was supposed to start Tarceva next week but I dont know what they will do NOW?!?!?! can you even take that while recovering from a break?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Never a dull minute for you, right? My best to your dad, and to you -- who, like my wife, can change lemons to lemonaide without ever breaking stride! Aloha, Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patkid Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Wow, ya gotta love that man!! What a trouper! Many prayers and positive vibes. pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsC1210 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Oh Geesh! this is just too much~ Sending tons of prayers and positive thoughts to you and Dad Warmly Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaneohegirl Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 sooo TARCEVA is off the menu to start on the 14th... cant have it till after full recovery from surgery... It was a full hip replacement... if he can follow the fast pace of Acute rehab he will be able to do in hospital rehab which is about 2-3 weeks... if not then he will be transfered to a care facility and that can last up to 3 months.... and of course no treatment till healed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieB Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I'm glad to hear it wasn't worse. I hope he recovers quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missyk Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Oh sheesh! Glad to hear surgery went well...stinks that it was a full hip replacement, though! Just remind him that he'll have a nifty new scar to show off to the nurses I had to laugh...I could see *me* sitting there having my cigarette before knocking for help because I'd know that once I knocked for help I wouldn't get another one for quite a while! Many prayers for you and your dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaneohegirl Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 today they tell me that they are going to forgo rehab he is doing really well and will be fine with in home PT/OT and home health... then I get to the hospital an Im told he is still doing well but they had to put the Catheter BACK in because he hadnt gone for nearly 12 hrs.... now they are thinkin of sending him home with a leg bag for his Cath and leaving it in for a week... All the while telling me he is coming home I am telling them well what about a commode or a hospital bed or what ect... Can you belive the PT told me to have him sleep on the couch for the first couple days till home health or pt come out...Dads fine with that... IM not I have NO toilet on the Lower floor at all. and no one can tell me when they will give us a commode.... but dang they sure can tell me he is goin HOME tomorrow... and if I dont have the proper equipment prior I am going to Pitch a big old fit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 "kaneohegirl" ...but dang they sure can tell me he is goin HOME tomorrow... That's a running joke (the sick kind) in my wife's caregivers' support group. The shell-shocked family member with zero caregiving experience is in the hospital room with the relative who's out of immediate danger but still quite helpless, then the nurse comes in and with a big smile says "you can take him home now!" "Huh?" That's when the real fun begins -- right, KG? Aloha, Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaneohegirl Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Brought Dad home from the nursing home today... he gets around ok with the walker but is still on the weak/shaky side. He got a full Bipolar hip replacement and the Dr was able to do it with Full mobility!!! so more home PT and some OT cause he cant do certain things like he used to.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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