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I just got off the phone with my sister a little while ago. She said our mom has an inner ear infection. But, there was something else too.

 
My mom's sternum bone is infected. Her heart doctor talked about this to her on their last visit last month. Basically what he said was that they were going to have to break off all the infected bone to get rid of the infection. They do not know how far the infection has spread, they will have to do a bone scan to find out.
 
It is another major surgery. They were talking about taking muscle from her stomach area and putting it where they remove bone from.
 
I am not sure if they will replace the bone with prostetics or not. My mom or sister did not know. I am guessing probably not.
 
Please keep her in your prayers.
Oh Joonie, I feel so bad for your mom!  The surgery sounds like a really hard thing to go though.  I know you must be heartsick.  Try not to stress to the point of making yourself sick Joonie.  I know how hard that will be for you to do, our moms are our rock and it really hurts to see them feeling low.

You both are in my thoughts... peace to you.
I think my oldest sister is the one who is going to make herself sick with worrying.
 
I am just annoyed that I will not get to see her because I am still coughing. I do not feel sick, just coughing every once in a while.
 
I will be fine. Do not worry too much about me.
Oh, Joonie, I am so sorry to hear this.  What a crummy week you have had!    I wish it could just be a "do over". 
 
I hope it helps in some small way to know that I do care, and that you and your mom are in my prayers.  I have no magic words to make you feel better, all I have to offer is prayer, and it is powerful.  So prayers are heading up yonder right now!
 
I am so sorry, that sounds awful. :(Prayers prayers and more prayers. She seems to have a problem with infections. Do any of her meds cause this?

Hey Joonie, your mum has all my thoughts and prayers and you too. .

 

Geez Joonie, I'm so sorry.  When will they operate?Prayers here too Joonie. Hope all goes well, and she heals up fast. Sounds awful Joonie.  We will be praying for her, and for you too.Prayers for your Mom. I have actually never heard of this exact problem. I am sorry that she is going threw this. Keep us posted as to her progress,My sister called me Friday night while I was laying in bed crying from pain. She said they moved our mom to the other hosptial. I was like when? She said around 6pm. I was like I talked to her around 5:30pm. She said well... she called me while they were going there to let me know they moved her. She also said mom sounded soo... sad and scared. My sister was crying because she had to work all night and wanted to go with our mom to comfort her.
 
I told my hubby while I was crying in pain that I was a horrible daughter, mother, and wife. He said no, I was just sickly. That did not help me any. Just made me feel worse.
 
Thanks for the prayers everyone. I will let ya'll know more when my sister remembers to call me.
HI Joonie, stop being so hard on yourself, I know its difficult as it is your Mum, but she wouldn't want you making yourself sicker, would she?  So do all you can to get better so at the earliest convenience you can go and be with her and she will love that.  Take it easy, your sister is taking good care of her and she would be worried about you too.  God Bless, love Janie. Well, when I woke up today, I called my mom to see how she was. I did not wake up in time last night to call her.
 
She sounds good. She does not sound tired or anything. I asked her when her surgery was, she said they were not doing it. She said they are thinking the tests the other doctor done were not right. So... they are waiting on them to fax the results of those tests and then they will run their own tests based on the results of the other doctors testing.
 
When they redone her wires the second time she broke them... they used medical plaster. So... my mom is thinking what they saw on the testing from the other hospital was the medical plaster and not a bone infection.
 
So... we are just hoping it was an ear infection caused by her sinuses.
 
My brother from California is down here. He goes back home Tuesday if they are not going to operate on our mom.
 
No one bothered to call and tell me anything. I am use to it. I think I kinda like it better when they do not call, because then I know nothing bad bad is wrong and she is still alive. It is kinda hard to listen to my sister cry and ask me why our mom. I have no answers and I am not going to tell her she will be ok, because I do not know that for sure.
 
So... my mom is doing well right now. I just hope it was just her ear infection.
 
Thanks for all the prayers. They are greatly appreciated!

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