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Surgery update! #4 (Original Post) imanamerican63 Apr 24 OP
Great news! Hope22 Apr 24 #1
Good news! Good thoughts for rehab as successful. LoisB Apr 24 #2
Wonderful! MOMFUDSKI Apr 24 #3
Good news! Hoping for a speedy recovery LeftInTX Apr 24 #4
Happy to hear this. bluestarone Apr 24 #5
Great news! Continuing vibes for a swift and complete recovery niyad Apr 24 #6
Great news malaise Apr 24 #7
Wonderful! tanyev Apr 24 #8
Glad to hear it! skylucy Apr 24 #9
🌸 Donkees Apr 24 #10
Good! XanaDUer2 Apr 24 #11
👏👏👏👏 irisblue Apr 24 #12
Excellent! ancianita Apr 24 #13
Glad to hear it. shrike3 Apr 24 #14
That's great news! Danmel Apr 24 #15
Great news! I hope the therapy also goes smoothly. brer cat Apr 24 #16
that is wonderful news. nt orleans Apr 24 #17
YAY and thanks.. a much needed jolt of good news.. mountain grammy Apr 24 #18
Great 3auld6phart Apr 24 #19
Wonderful. Hope she has an uneventful recovery. Fla Dem Apr 24 #20
Good Karma yankee87 Apr 24 #21
Thanks for the update, and the good news! 70sEraVet Apr 24 #22
Wonderful! Goddessartist Apr 24 #23
I hope she has a speedy recovery. Bluethroughu Apr 24 #24
Wonderful news. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. virgdem Apr 25 #25
great news..I'm sure you were very worried. samnsara Apr 25 #26
great news debm55 Apr 25 #27
💐 blm Apr 25 #28
Good news gademocrat7 Apr 25 #29
Yay! murielm99 Apr 25 #30
Whew! MLAA Apr 25 #31
Yeah!! 58Sunliner Apr 25 #32
So happy to hear it! crickets Apr 25 #33
Great news! onecaliberal Apr 25 #34
Good! marble falls Apr 25 #35
Yay! judesedit Apr 25 #36

tanyev

(42,618 posts)
8. Wonderful!
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 03:58 PM
Apr 24

I don't know if you said your mom's age in the earlier threads, but I will throw this out there based on my experience with my mom and a good friend of hers who were in their 90s and had falls at the end of their lives: Getting through the surgery is step 1. Rehab afterwards is super important, along with sitting up and moving around as much as she is able. Breathing exercises and good nutrition will help, too. Best wishes for a full recovery!

MLAA

(17,329 posts)
31. Whew!
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 10:41 AM
Apr 25

If your mom is elderly she may experience some memory challenges from the anesthesia as well as from the stay in the hospital itself. I’ve heard it referred to as hospital dementia. My elderly aunt recently experienced it after a surgery and it lifted after being home in her own environment. My husband who already had some memory issues experienced a severe case. He also returned to his pre-surgery baseline after being home a few days.
All the best!

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