Mom has AD, now added blod clots in both legs. What is the best route of care for her? Mom's Baby
My Mother is 86, has Alzheimer's Dimentia. She had a deep vein thrombosis 20 years ago. She had blood test weekly all those years and was given coumadin by her doctor. When she went into this nursing home, the doctor stopped her coumadin, Lipitor and several main medications she was taking. We did ask why, the answer was she is not eating. She has now been to the hospital twice. This last visit her right leg swelled and she had an ultrasound confirming blood clots from groin to ankle. She was released from hospital and was supposed to get shots for ten days and she was supposed to have bed rest until next ultra sound.The doctor released her from bedrest, the nurses said they couldn't keep her down. Now, she has both legs swollen and had a Ultra sound on Jan 20, confirmed blood clots both legs. Should my mother be back into hospital for care? What is the best care she should be getting at this time. I am frantic that they took her off the coumadin so long and now after 20 years of good care, She now has blood clots. What is the best thing we could do to help her?? Someone please get me some answers.Mom's Baby
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My father-in-law had taken coumadin for a very long time. In Nov. 2007, coumadin almost killed him and he needed to go to the hospital and get vitamin K to wash it off. Also he was in half-coma when the caregivers found out he was very ill. he is 88 now. So the doctor took off coumadin. Sometimes some pills are harmful with bad side effects. So I am sure the doctors have their reasons. So my father-in-law was off the drugs for half a year or so in 2008. However he has then had heart failure twice since Nov., 2008. So they gave him 7 new medications in Jan. to help him slow down the heart failure (no more coumadin whatsoever). From this lesson, I learn that not all drugs work but some drugs can work for now. And he does need to take something.
I don't know about your Mom's sickness, but maybe you can ask for second opinion to find out what other medications she could take.
On the other hand, this slow medicine practice could be what they are doing - make her comfortable and don't treat her radically with all kinds of drugs.
She is in the nursing home so the home can care for her. The only issue is what medications she could have.
Please talk to the doctors about your concerns. Maybe there are other medications or they just want her to be comfortable.
Just my 2 cents. Hope this helps.
Nina
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