What could be wrong with my mom?!
Question: im 27 and my mom is 65,i cant get her to go to the dr or emergency room she can barley walk and has intense pain starting at her shoulder and going down all the way to her ankle,its all located on her right side.she said the majority of the pain is at her hip down her butt cheek and leg,i thought it could be a pinched sciatic nerve but her whole right side in that area is swollen badly and i dont know if sciatica does that.she said its a constant intense shooting pain.shes very stubborn and thinks tylenol will cure it which it isnt.this has been going on for 4 days now.does anyone know what the problem could be or how i can talk her into going to the hospital?thanks in advance
Answers: im 27 and my mom is 65,i cant get her to go to the dr or emergency room she can barley walk and has intense pain starting at her shoulder and going down all the way to her ankle,its all located on her right side.she said the majority of the pain is at her hip down her butt cheek and leg,i thought it could be a pinched sciatic nerve but her whole right side in that area is swollen badly and i dont know if sciatica does that.she said its a constant intense shooting pain.shes very stubborn and thinks tylenol will cure it which it isnt.this has been going on for 4 days now.does anyone know what the problem could be or how i can talk her into going to the hospital?thanks in advance
This is not a matter of/for points, however I think Baby Bo has the best answer, although all are good.
The problem is you can't force a person to go to the hospital against their will,unless you have legal papers over her.
If you do call an ambulance they will suggest and ask her if she wants to be transported. If she says no, they will have her sign a refusal form and leave.
The only way is if she is unconscious. Perhaps your/her MD could fill out an emergency form to have her transported. Good luck.
Of course you know she needs to be diagnosed/treated. The longer it exist the more the danger of permanent damage and danger to her health/life.
TAKE HER TO THE ER!!!!!!
its called 911 so use it to take stubborn granny to the hospital
you could try phoning her doctor yourself, explain the problem she is having and as she will not go herself ask dr if he will make a home visit. hope she feels better soon.
idk why don't u just call an ambulance or if she's a light sleeper take her to the ER while she's asleep!
the sooner you take her there, the better.....stupid to let her stay there as it WORSENS, it might be an INFECTION, blood is moving through her body, maybe these past 3 or 4 days, MORE AND MORE BLOOD CLOTS ARE FORMING, and you know what happens when the blood clots go to the heart, SHE DIES!!!!!!!!
SOOOOOOOOOO, GO TO HOSPITAL DUHHHH
call 911 and get them 2 pick her up and take her there
You need to get her to a doctor immediately... tell her how much you care about her and that you don't want anything bad to happen to her.
she maybe has cancer thats what happened to Peter on Family Guy so call an ambulance if she cant do any thing
Your mom has a phobia of doctors/hospitals and/or the bills, but it sounds as though she can really be helped if she sees the doctor. She doesn't have to go through this. Her symptoms do sound like sciatica, coupled with bursitis or arthritis - but since I am not an MD (and even if I were), I couldn't diagnose it for sure. Tell her that it pains YOU to see her this way - and that she can alleviate BOTH yours and her pain by seeing a doctor about it.
P.S. - Sciatica DOES cause swelling - my hubby gets it occasionally.
it could b disc or a hight arteries on 1 side of her body u tell her that n tell her if she didnt go to check with her Drit could go worst but dont worry its not that big thing both can b handled n heres this site it may help u
http://www.disability.vic.gov.au/dsonlin...
I'm not sure what the problem is but i do know that it sounds quite painful. it sounds like she needs help so......... if you want her to go to the hospital tell her that she needs help from a professional and that they could help stop the pain and investigate further into the problem. explain to her that the hospitals are there to help and you will be with her all the way no matter what. she will probably agree with you and go to the hospital. i hope your mom gets better and i hope she goes to the hospital. send her my best wishes. :)
sounds like sciatic nerve but she should find out for sure i have had it for 7 weeks hot and cold 15 min each then rest an hou on the butt where the pain starts from
if you cant get her there, then damnit bring the ambulence to you.
or you could call the doctor and ask him what it might be.
you should get it checked out ASAP 'cuz if you don't it'll just get worse and worse for her and you.
or you could give her some medicine (make her a lil WOOHOO!) and then try taking her to the doctor then--it'd only be for her own good. or when she's asleep....wait, no, forget i said that. lol. saying you're going to the grocery store and you have some people from the hospital come out and help you get her in. ITS FOR HER HEALTH!
It does sound like a pinched nerve or sciatica but it's not worth trying to guess what it is so she really needs to get it checked. If it is sciatica, tylenol probably won't help her much.....she needs NSAIDS and antiflammatory medication. Try ice packs on the areas that are swollen and see if that helps but just call her doctor and make an appointment for her and tell her she's going!!
Sometimes it's just fear of what they think it might be that stops people from going.
We are human and we like to think we are in control. Sometimes we learn to operate off of our emotions, specifically one in this case and your mom is afraid of loosing control and the anxiety associated with it. She feels uncomfortable and insecure.
As we get older, we become more afraid of hospitals and escalate our thoughts to thinking we will walk in but not out...It is negative thoughts, and a disorganized way of thinking.
Positive affirmations to show her this step forward will be a new beginning hopefully, pain free.
Maybe you can make some phone calls to see if there are (but I doubt it) any doctors still around willing to make a house call?
If she refuses to go to a doctor, you should try to call one in to see you. Another option is to call the non-emergency number for the ambulance, and dicuss it with them. Sometimes my father has chest pains or gets dizzy, and he doesn't always think it's serious, but in the past if he's refused to catch a cab to the doctor, we've sent the non-emergency ambulance to get him. It depends on what country you live in, I suppose, but they were very helpful and took him to the emergency department at the hospital. It was all very calm, and his consult with the emergency doctor was much like any other doctor's appointment.
There's so many things that could potentially be wrong, and some of them can be dangerous. It could be to do with her heart, circulatory system, nerves or muscles, but there's a chance it could be serious.
If you speak to her in a calm manner, she'll be more likely to want to go. Explain to her that you're just concerned for her well being and that it's important that she'll be around for a long time. Say to her that you want her to be happy and healthy, and also say that even if it turns out not to be serious, it's worth getting it checked out.
Hopefully she'll change her mind.
Sounds to me like she has pinched a nerve somewhere in her shoulder area. I'd call her doctor for her and let him know what her symptoms are and if the dr feels like it could be soemthing more serious then I'd call an ambulance to get her. Think of it this way.....having her mad at you for call 911 is better than not having her here at all.
1st of all let her be feel quite with no fear she need a full lab exam with sonar exam tell her thats erjunt for her to see what is the wrong and be brave
If she won't see a regular medical doctor would she see a chiropractor? It is possible that one could help her. If not though he/she would tell her to go on to a medical doctor and then maybe she'd listen to someone else.