Broken hip

[mascan42]

Went to my Grandmother's house this evening to find her on the floor and unable to move. I think she'd been there since Saturday night. After the police came to bust open the screen door (that nobody has a key to, but she locks it anyway), she went off to the hospital where I've been informed that she fractured her hip.

She's 86 years old and has Alzheimer's. We're thinking that she'll wind up in a nursing home and never come out. My parents were coming up from Florida tomorrow for Thanksgiving, but now it's to stay with her at the hospital.

Now for the plus side: the paramedics were able to lift her onto a stretcher without much trouble, so the fracture might not be too bad. And the doctors are waiting till tomorrow to decide how to proceed, so that may also point to it being not as bad as it sounds. When my mother broke her hip about 15 years ago, they had to operate & put in pins the same night. So maybe this isn't so serious.

Here's hoping things turn out for the best.:icon_cry:

[mikeybot]

Having been through stuff like that with both Grandmom's I know how much that sucks(neither are around now).
Sorry to hear. I wish a speedy recovery.
Good Luck(not going to screw around with that)

[frankjg]

Sorry to hear that bro, hope she feels better

[CM Mark]

Wishes and condolences from a wackbagger. I refuse to say anything that may be taken as a call back, and therefore a joke. This is something that is serious.

[HummerTuesdays]

I have been lucky that none of my elderly relatives have suffered a fractured hip. I wish your grandmother the best and a speedy recovery. If she recovers enough, look into alternative homes for patients with alzheimers.

My grandmother suffered from dimentia and instead of a nursing home we found a company that specialized in homes for patients with alzeheimers & dimentia. Unlike a nursing home, these were smaller, the residents had individual bed rooms, and the staff was required to get every resident up & dressed every day. Although many of the residents could walk on their own, there were a few that were in wheel chairs, so mobility isn't always required. Those that could walk were free to wander the house, and if they tried to go outside alarms sounded, and if they managed to get outside, the gate was also locked. (It's not that bad...it was one of those plastic white picket fences...very nice.) It was the best we could do in such a heartbreaking situation.

[Glenn Dandy]

fractured is more gooder, no surgery... surgery on old folks isnt more gooder.

[JoeyDVDZ]

Thawts and prayers, man. Thawts and prayers. Don't sweat it too much tho. Old people break hips like we get blisters on our feet. It's like an old person thing to do. She'll be fine.

I'm actually being serious. Old folks break a lot of hips, it really isn't as bad as it sounds. My grandmother broke a hip once, put her on her back for about 2 months, but she lived another 12 years.

[BCH]

My best to your grandma man. Make sure to bring her some Thanksgiving treats if she needs to stay. Here's hoping she's home by Christmas.

[Budyzir]

Dude, hang tough and don't be afraid to ask questions or for a 2nd opinion from a doc NOT at the hospital she is in. Is there a Doc she has been with for years, not with the hospital? If so, ask him.

[SurlyTruckDrivr]

Yeah, sorry to hear that. My stepfather just had his hip replaced, but he's stronger than ever now. Doc said it was close to breaking. He had the surgery in Sep and was home in a little over 3 weeks, really recovered quick for being 70. Good luck to her.