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?

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sorry no idea, but hope yer mam makes a full recovery soon as. x

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Hope everything turns out ok for you and your mom ....

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My nan had both her hips replaced whilst she was in her 80''s. She had them both done under a local aneasthetic as well!! She assures me she didn't feel a thing, and she was listening to music.

As far as recovery was concerned, she was in hospital for a few days, and had some physio, and as far as I can remember she recovered quite quickly, within weeks and has had no problems since.

I'll ring her later on today and see if she can remember any more, although she is 92 now and her memory has faded and she gets a little confused. I will say that she is a very fit lady though :)

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awww Bernie, i hope she'll be ok xx

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Hope she get better soon. x

I know its not the same thing but my Grandma recently had a knee replacement and it took her about 5 weeks and some physio to be back walking without a stick. Shes 69, but she did go private so i dont know if that makes a difference.

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Hope She's soon better Bernie

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Hope she's ok bernie and all is well again soon xx

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I know this is stupid but I didn't realise we had two hips, I thought it was all just one bone :p I am stupid sometimes :p

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if it was all one bone then your legs wouldnt move :p

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Yeh I am just rubbish with anatomy.

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Sorry to hear that news Bernie.

I hope your mum makes a full, and speedy, recovery.

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My mum is a rehab nurse on a ward for people that have fallen and fractured/broken their hip!! They are usually rehabilitated within 6 weeks and fit enough to go home within 6 weeks.

It sounds like your mum will be up and about in this time!! You say she is a usually fit and active person?? This is a deffo plus as to her recovery time Bernie. I know it is easier said than done, but try not to worry, she sounds fit as a fiddle other than the hip :) She will be back on the old pins before you know it ;)

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You getting confused with the pelvic bone Blazey LOL.. this is a common error; you ask lots of people where their hip bone is and they would probably indicate this.

Sorry Bernie about your mum, but it is getting to be an extremely successful op. these days, and 6 weeks is about correct, although no reason why she could not walk straightaway with the aid of walking sticks. (Well, maybe bed ridden for 10 days to get over the effects of the op) Like Willow says, think a lot to do with confidence. Do you know if they are replacing or just pinning though ? Think the orthopaedic surgeons now tend just to replace in the elderly as is easier, and saves any further surgery if the pinning is not successful .. as was my case, but this goes back 26 years and things have probably changed.

She will be able to do everything she did before, but they don't advice skiing or cycling .. :D

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I hope you're mum is soon home and active.
My mum had that op in her late 80s
- she also had heart problems but she recovered OK

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Well she has had the op with a spinal injection so she heard everything. Not something I would like to have to go through but it was the safest way. She is very tired but otherwise ok and saying she will be out of there earlier than the two weeks she has been told. Typical of my mum is that.
Kate they had to pin it, at first they said they would replace it but because of where the break was pinning was the only option. Just hope she doesn't get any infection now, they really stressed that this is one of the risks of any surgery.

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Glad to hear that Bernie..hope she's fit and well shortly.

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I have told her that if necessary I will go and stay with her but she is so independent it will be hard to convince her. On the plus side she lives in a ground floor flat which really helps.

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Flippin heck bernadette, what next? Hope your mum is well very soon, I know a bloke had a replacement and was back at work in 8 weeks, he was active, stubborn and independant, sound like anyone you know? lol

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glad she came through the op ok, try not to worry, she sounds like a real trooper.;)

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Very much like someone I know:p Just hope she doesn't try to do things to quicly, she was asking about having a shower while we were there:eek: No joy till physio have been thank goodness:(

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Oh Bernie i am so sorry,,,on the brighter side though The Queen mother had her hips done twice...but then again she wasent just a mere mortal...
GIVE HER A HUG FROM ME..

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Well glad shes come thro the op ok - hope she gets better soon.

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Well a bit more has come out about what happened, mum was visiting my sisters neighbour at Pendle Community Hospital. As they were getting out of the lift the doors began to close. It isn't clear what happened next as the blokes son had his back to mum taking a wheelchair out of the lift. The upshot is there is now a notice in the lift telling people to take care. I would have thought that lifts in hospitals should have a button to press to close the doors as they do at Blackburn.

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Eeew, wouldn't fancy the spinal injection thing myself .. what a brave Mum.

Sounds like the fracture may have been in line or something ? Anyway, best of luck to her for successful 'knitting'.

That lift sounds a bit lethal to me.

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Mum was not to good yesterday and they had to give her four units of blood.Seems to have done the trick, she is a lot brighter today. Just waiting for an x-ray and then hopefully with the help of physio she will be getting up.

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Will she be going straight home from Hospital Bernie?? or have they mentioned a Rehab unit ??

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Nothing been said yet but know my mum and she will want to come home.

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It's good that she will want to maintain her own independence, It's when they don't/can't that you have a problem.

I am sure she will be fine now ........ Good luck with the recovery, and a speedy one.

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Hope your mum gets well soon, Bernadette. :)

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Hope she's up and about and well on the road to recovery soon

Keep us posted please

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hope your mum is ok

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Thanks everyone she has been up today but just to go to the toilet. Hope to see more improvement tomorrow.

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Mum is being moved to Accy Vic some time today, it will make visiting a lot easier as the bus service to Royal Blackburn is terrible.

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That will make your life much easier - glad for you :D

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Your not kidding and is it just me or does anybody else think it is always cold up at Royal Blackburn? Standing at the bus stop there always seems to be a wind no matter how nice the day is:confused:

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hope shes soon rockin bernie, it is freezing over yon no doubt.

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I don't believe it my grand-daughter has broken her arm in two places now. They have been to Accy Vic and now have to transfer to Royal Blackburn, does it never end?

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Bernie, I have only just seen this thread......I am sorry to hear that your Mum has been in the wars....glad to hear that she is getting better.
I'm sure your grand-daughter will soon be potted up and OK too.
They both deserve a hug,((((((((((((((x))))))))))))))) x2

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Bernie hun all will come good soon hun .
hope your mum and grand daughter are back on the go soon.
stay strong hun \and keep your chin up
Im sending you a big huggggggggggggxx

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Aww I'm so sorry to hear about yer Mum Bernie. Hope all goes well.
Poor You having to wait at that awfull bus stop. Big hug for you xoxo

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Bernie - so sorry to hear about your mum and granddaughter. It never rains but it pours, eh? Hope you will have more cheery news soon. Take care.

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Awww Bernie, so sorry to hear that :( Hope your grand daughter is doing ok.

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Mum is doing pretty good all things considered although she is a bit fed up just sitting about all the time. She has always lead such an active life. She is walking with her frame as long as there is a nurse with her. There is one thing that is puzzling me and that is she has been told not to put her foot flat (so on the injured foot she is walking on her toes). Was just wondering if anybody else's relatives were also told this:confused:
My grand-daughter is also doing ok and has to go back to the fracture clinic on Wednesday morning.

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Even better news today they are hoping mum will be back in her flat on Tuesday. The social worker is coming for a meeting on Friday and then they will assess the flat to see what aids she will need. I am sure she will feel better in herself when she gets home.

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Bernie, yes it is quite normal, it's called hip precautions. Have they given her a elevated chair too?? and elevated toilet seat?? It's all part and parcel of these hip precautions that she will be on for a couple of weeks til the hip has settled down.

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Yes I'm sure she will she seems a bit down at the minute not like mum at all:(

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I'm sure that part of her feeling 'down' will be to do with frustration at having to depend on other people to help her with day to day activities.
Your Mum's generation are very independent.......and want to do things for themselves.
I speak from experience here as my Mum is very much the same.

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Thanks for telling me that Slinky. As for the seats that is what they are going to sort for her, was saying the other day she needs a chair like the one at the hospital but am sure they will loan her one. There will be people coming in three times a day to do physio with her as well.

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As I have said to you before Marg our mums could be sisters they are so much alike in their ways;)

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Yes they will ..... they will probably fit height adjusters onto the bottom of her existing chair, and place a higher toilet seat fixed to her loo. They can also fit these height adjusters on her bed too if she is struggling.

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Thay are really helpful, sure it will all be sorted.

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Bernie, it sounds like it is all coming together. I'm sure your Mum will buck up when she is back in her own surroundings...especially with the things in place to help her.

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Hells bells bernie, you must have been a bad un in a previous life, glad things are getting back on track for you at last, best wishes to you and yours. x

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Must have been in a previous life defo not in this one Derek;)

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Well Mum is home and seems very happy to be there. I had mentioned staying for at least a few nights but the nurses thought it wasn't a good idea as it could maybe take her confidence away. Have been there from just after nine this morning till about seven tonight making sure she is okay. She is getting carers going in four times a day and obviously my sisters and myself will be calling every day. The first carer visit was just before I left this evening and she seems very nice, so things are looking up all round.

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That's great news Bernie!!

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Nothing else to say but :-

:thumbsup::alright: :mosher:

Sure all our Accywebbers wish her full recovery soon .. x

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looking good, pleased fer yas.:)

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If you have at last turned the corner bernadette, fill the bloody lottery ticket in quick!!

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Sounds like things are going to plan Bernie :)

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Thanks folks she is doing really well. Was just wondering if anybody has had any dealings with "Keysafe", basically it is what it says a safe outside the house where you can leave your key for carers and suchlike to gain access. Hyndburn Homes have put one outside mums flat but we have been told it is for emergency use only. The thing is if mum decides she wants one for use by the carers she has to pay for it. Lucily she is quite mobile but I'm sure there must be other people who would be glad they had the use of one. Just can't understand why they can't be used by people in the caring proffession:confused:

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I have seen them, Hyndburn home now use them on their empty houses, so that the workers can gain access to the property.

I can't see why your mum would want one, as like you said, she is quite mobile and would be able to let the carers in.
The only thing i can see them being useful for, is for those people that are NOT mobile, so the carers can gain access to the property.:confused:

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It is more the early morning carer just frightened of her trying to push herself, she wouldn't be able to use it no matter what state she was in. Just seems daft having them there and folk not being able to use them. Most of them are pensioners and quite vunerable so leaving the door unlocked is not an option.

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They have been installed in the ground floor flats below mine.
Those flats are classed as 'sheltered accommodation'.
The tenants have been told that they are there to avoid the need for breaking the door down in the event of medical emergency.
I suppose they do not want others to be able to remove the key in case it doesn't get put back.
There is nothing to prevent your mum from having an extra key cut for the carer if she wishes.

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sorry about you mum bernie hope she gats well soon:)

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She has got a key for the carer but you very rarely get the same one for two visits in a row. Just seems a bit senseless not being able to use a facility that is already there:confused: Anybody that is really desperate for a key safe for the carers has to stump up fifty pounds:eek:

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Well had another pig of a day today, Mum was due to see the specialist and hoping that she would be able to put the weight back on her foot instead of walking on her toes. Appointment was for nine o'clock this morning so my sister phoned last week for a sitting ambulance. She was told that they are not available till nine thirty so checked with the fracture clinic and was told "Not aproblem we allow for people who need transport just report to the clinic on arrival"
Anyway got up and on there for just after eight thirty in case ambulance was early. Sat and waited and just after ten thought I would ring transport and see where the ambulance was. The operator tells me that it has already been and the driver has spoken to the patient who has said appointment is not till next week. Of course we know nobody has been so they say they will ring head office and get back to us. When we get the return call the operator is assuring me that Mum has indeed said ambulance isn't needed and I assure her that is not the case. Pass the phone to Mum and operator repeats these assurances to her and gets assured back that this is not the case. It turns out that the log of the ambulance shows it was indeed in the area but nobody came to the door.
Upshot is my Sister got onto head office when she came over for lunch and got told the same story about Mum saying it was wrong week(even thoygh Mum has not seen anybody). Now we have to wait till next week to attend the clinic. Mum and I felt like we were being called liars but on reflection if Mum had turned transport away why on earth would I be ringing to see where it was???

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Can that be done?

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From what was said to our kid think it must be electronic now I think about it because it seems the ambulance was in the area. Was just so annoying being assured that Mum had spoken to the driver when she hadn't. I know she is seventy nine but she has all her facalties still.

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Isnt it funny how these people seem to assume that the elderly have ****** all else to do all day? You did well Bernadette, I would have lost the plot i'm afraid, it is the usual incompetence and lack of respect shown for patients, especially pensioners.

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What really rankled was the way they said to Mum that the driver had assured them he had spoken to her. Like she said it makes her sound like a liar:mad: Why can they not just apologise without you having to ring all over the place??

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when we book an ambulance over here ,we always get a reference number, so that if anything like that happened you would have to quote the number,,,:confused:

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We had a reference number Granny and quoted it that is when they first said Mum had said the ambulance was no longer needed even though she hadn't!!

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It sounds like they cocked it up ,and are trying to pass the buck...:unsure8:

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Fingers crossed for tomorrow ambulance booked and we have to be ready for eight twenty:eek:

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Looks like they may have turned up this time, you or your mum forget to cancel Bernadette? :hidewall::D

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Was thinking about you this morning Bernie .. hope all OK.. x

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Everything fine, ambulance came bright and early and we were finished before appointmemt time. Mum can now put some weight on her foot but is waiting for physiotherapist calling tomorrow. Back again in six weeks to check progress.

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Glad to hear that there were no glitches this time. Good to hear that your Mum is progressing well too.

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Glad your mum on the mend Bernie. xx

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ah thats better news, well pleased fer her bernie.:)

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Well I must have been on planet Zog lately cos I have only just read this thread for the first time...

so in short...

sorry to hear about your mum
glad the op went well
sorry to hear about your grand daughter
glad to hear mums been moved closer
glad to hear mums now home
stupid ambulance people
things are looking up
we use the key's safe on our properties, very handy
can't understand why carer's cant use them


hmmm think I have covered everything!!!

hope its onwards and upwards from now on xxxxx

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Been back to see the specialist today and everything is fine. The fracture has healed well(a very big blessing considering Mums age) and now she can put her full weight down.:) Got to wait for the physiotherapist to visit again to discuss walking aids(Mum is hoping it isn't a frame as she says she isn't decrepit yet)

She does seem to have lost her self confidence for getting out and about, think she is frightened of the bus setting off before she manages to sit down. Tried to tell her not to worry, anyway I will be with her. So once we get her going out and about again things should be fine:)

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Brilliant news Bernadette. It takes a long time for them to recover doesnt it. Hope she gets her confidence back soon.

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hey bernie thats good, "The Only Way Is Up" as they say.:)