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BERNADETTE · 12-05-2008, 01:45

What a night I have had, got a phone call at about sevenish to say my Mum had fallen and was waiting for an ambulance to take her to Royal Blackburn. My sister picked me up and off we went, it turns out that she has fractured her hip. We spent a lot of time hanging about waiting for x-rays and such like before eventually getting her admitted to the ward at about twelve o'clock.
She is going to have an op but as yet we don't know when because she seems to have developed a leaky heart valve. Although we have been told the heart valve is not serious it is still a worry.
Was just wondering if anybody had been through the same with their mum/grandma and how long it took them to recover. My mum is a very fit seventy-nine year old who doesn't drink or smoke(all good when going for surgery). We have been told that recovery can take anything from six weeks to three months.
Anybody been there done that with elderly relatives?

12-05-2008, 01:45	#1
BERNADETTE God Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Accrington Posts: 6,899 Liked: 25 times Rep Power: 42390	Mum Has Fractured Her Hip What a night I have had, got a phone call at about sevenish to say my Mum had fallen and was waiting for an ambulance to take her to Royal Blackburn. My sister picked me up and off we went, it turns out that she has fractured her hip. We spent a lot of time hanging about waiting for x-rays and such like before eventually getting her admitted to the ward at about twelve o'clock. She is going to have an op but as yet we don't know when because she seems to have developed a leaky heart valve. Although we have been told the heart valve is not serious it is still a worry. Was just wondering if anybody had been through the same with their mum/grandma and how long it took them to recover. My mum is a very fit seventy-nine year old who doesn't drink or smoke(all good when going for surgery). We have been told that recovery can take anything from six weeks to three months. Anybody been there done that with elderly relatives? __________________ A PERSON WHO MINDS THEIR OWN BUSINESS WILL ALWAYS BE FULLY EMPLOYED (Cicero)