Day 3 - Mum’s hearing is fine.

We spoke to a Dr Sean Lance today. Mum calls him the shouting doctor, dad won’t need his hearing aids with him. He described the area of the brain the stroke had occurred in like sh1 at paekakariki. It has a lot of traffic but is also able to be bypassed with a bit of work. 

He said that focussing small goals was how we should be looking at the moment, and that getting mum back to living independently at home was very realistic. 
Last night mums heart beat dropped quite low so they gave her an electro cardio gram (ecg) where they put 12 sensors on her and get a snapshot of the heart over 10 seconds. There was nothing irregular. 
The big risks for mum in the short term are chest infections and another stroke. There is some medicine they can soon administer that will decrease the chances of a second stroke. 
Because of the long weekend, she will not see a speech therapist until tomorrow who will be able to assess if she is allowed to swallow. In the meantime mum will get a nasal feeding tube so they can deliver drugs and even some food. If she can swallow the tube will be removed. 

Mum got a new air mattress last night which is supposed to be more comfortable. I asked her what she thought of it and she said “the jury is still out”

- David

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  1. Mike RoweFebruary 8, 2021 at 1:34 PM

    come on transmission gully!!

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  2. Eva EFebruary 8, 2021 at 1:35 PM

    Thank you for the info. I really appreciate it. I was worried about Sue not getting a good cup of coffee in the morning but now I see she has a feeding tube and has to be assessed to see if swallowing is allowed. Those nasal tubes are not pleasant but do the job. All the treatment seems very good. I am so glad.

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