The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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Shopping for me today as well; groceries and still looking for some Christmas plates.
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Finnish design plates available e.g. here. Shipping to US from $16,65. The plates are rather pricy but they stand time and use.

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... :D a few more and then I'll stop supporting my local.

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Went to the movies for the first time since March. The experience felt very safe, I bought my ticket online and it immediately blocked all four seats around me but there were only 6 people in the room with more than enough distance between us and everyone wore a mask. The movie was emotionally brutal. It's a Portuguese movie called Listen, about a family of portuguese immigrants in London whose children are taken and put into forced adoption. Years ago I watched a documentary about this, about an immigrant mother from Western Europe whose children had been taken by social services and put into forced adoption in the UK. The last scene was brutal.
 
Craig had a horrible day today and so did I. He was so out of it that I got quizzed multiple times when I got there this morning about what happened to him and what "they" were doing to him. It only got worse from there. He went bat sh!t crazy on us early afternoon and was screaming about being electrocuted and trying to rip off his heart monitor electrodes, as well as other lines, oxygen saturation monitor and his hospital gown and trying to get out of bed. He even got to the point where he wouldn't respond to or recognize me, had unintelligible speech and what little I could understand made no sense, and he kept trying to get out of bed. Finally got him to.calm down and then they gave him some Ativan (sedative). He had another mini episode a few hours later like previous that didn't last as long or get so bad. We had to change his bed linens and reposition him later this afternoon, early evening because he had lost control of his bladder and was about to fall off bed from trying to get out earlier. It was awful, he was screaming every time we touched him anywhere. Finally got that done. His blood pressure was sky high after so he got meds for that and pain meds. Finally recognized me and calmed down, still not making sense, but at least i could understand him, finally falling into a peaceful sleep, so I came home to.take care of pugs and kitties, and me about 12 hours after I left this morning. They turned on the alarm on the bed so they'd know if he tried to get up. Not allowed to stay overnight. I am so stressed. I have disc disease in my back, as well as arthritis in my hips, severe in my knees and these daily long walks to get to and from his hospital room, plus helping nuses control him since he does better and responds better to commands and directions from me are killing me emotionally and causing severe pain physically.
 
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medtran49 said:
Craig had a horrible day today and so did I. He was so out of it that I got quizzed multiple times when I got there this morning about what happened to him and what "they" were doing to him. It only got worse from there. He went bat sh!t crazy on us early afternoon and was screaming about being electrocuted and trying to rip off his heart monitor electrodes, as well as other lines, oxygen saturation monitor and his hospital gown and trying to get out of bed. He even got to the point where he wouldn't respond to or recognize me, had unintelligible speech and what little I could understand made no sense, and he kept trying to get out of bed. Finally got him to.calm down and then they gave him some Ativan (sedative). He had another mini episode a few hours later like previous that didn't last as long or get so bad. We had to change his bed linens and reposition him later this afternoon, early evening because he had lost control of his bladder and was about to fall off bed from trying to get out earlier. It was awful, he was screaming every time we touched him anywhere. Finally got that done. His blood pressure was sky high after so he got meds for that and pain meds. Finally recognized me and calmed down, finally falling into a peaceful sleep, so I came home to.take care of pugs and kitties, and me about 12 hours after I left this morning. They turned on the alarm on the bed so they'd know if he tried to get up. Not allowed to stay overnight. I am so stressed. I have disc disease in my back, as well as arthritis in my hips, severe in my knees and these daily long walks to get to and from his hospital room, plus helping nuses control him since he does better and responds better to commands and directions from me are killing me emotionally and causing severe pain physically.
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Wow, that was a real adventure, and not a good one. My maternal grandfather went through something similar when he was hospitalized after being attacked by bees. I'm glad you were there to help.

Hopefully this will not last any longer. Take care of yourself, and keep us posted.

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Wow, you're really dealing with a lot. I hope Craig gets settled down as soon as possible and you can take a little time to get a breather.

I know when MrsT was in the hospital for her stroke, she didn't have any of the additional stress of the side effects of medication or anything like that, but just rushing between the house and the hospital during the day and working on things with her was very wearing, both physically and mentally.

Just keep pushing through. Maybe neighbors can give you hand with something, too. Don't be afraid to ask.
 
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Craig had a horrible day today and so did I. He was so out of it that I got quizzed multiple times when I got there this morning about what happened to him and what "they" were doing to him. It only got worse from there. He went bat sh!t crazy on us early afternoon and was screaming about being electrocuted and trying to rip off his heart monitor electrodes, as well as other lines, oxygen saturation monitor and his hospital gown and trying to get out of bed. He even got to the point where he wouldn't respond to or recognize me, had unintelligible speech and what little I could understand made no sense, and he kept trying to get out of bed. Finally got him to.calm down and then they gave him some Ativan (sedative). He had another mini episode a few hours later like previous that didn't last as long or get so bad. We had to change his bed linens and reposition him later this afternoon, early evening because he had lost control of his bladder and was about to fall off bed from trying to get out earlier. It was awful, he was screaming every time we touched him anywhere. Finally got that done. His blood pressure was sky high after so he got meds for that and pain meds. Finally recognized me and calmed down, still not making sense, but at least i could understand him, finally falling into a peaceful sleep, so I came home to.take care of pugs and kitties, and me about 12 hours after I left this morning. They turned on the alarm on the bed so they'd know if he tried to get up. Not allowed to stay overnight. I am so stressed. I have disc disease in my back, as well as arthritis in my hips, severe in my knees and these daily long walks to get to and from his hospital room, plus helping nuses control him since he does better and responds better to commands and directions from me are killing me emotionally and causing severe pain physically.
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So sorry to hear all this. What has happened is very very stressful and distressing. Number one is to make sure you look after yourself because otherwise you will be no use to him. He is being cared for and safe in hospital, so take breaks when you can. Do they know what has caused this?
 
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o they know what has caused this?
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Something similar happened to my step father after his failed hip op. It was the pain meds he was on. Oxycodone in his case. He can't have (organic) morphine either, has to have synthetic equivalent (or something along those lines).

I'm lucky in that neither Stuart or I have ever had issues with pain meds and I take a lot of both synthetic (hydromorph) and organic morphine and oxycodone plus a few others.

medtran49 I'm really sorry to hear this.
Do you have knee scooters in USA? They made my hubby's recovery after his ankle fusion in Feb much easier than if he'd been on crutches. He'll need it again this next Feb and is nowhere near as concerned about 12 weeks non-weight bearing before physio starting or a further 8 weeks in the bootie (they don't do plaster casts of any kind here in Australia).

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They do, but I wouldn't be able to use 1 due to how bad my knees are. Bending either knee like that and having weight on it would cause excruciating pain. Something similar might eventually help Craig though since the breaks start 3 inches or so above his ankle joint.

Thanks guys. They think it was a combo of residual anesthesia effects plus he was getting a pretty heavy dose of pain meds, and just being in a place he doesn't recognize, so cut amount of pain meds last night and doc added sedatives to his regimen so they won't have to wait to get permission if he flips out again.
 
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