She's not easily distracted and is very willful. What do I do? She has been to ER 4 X/this year and fortunately has been released. A couple of times it's been Gastritis. sore throat and 3 weeks ago the ER doctor could not find anything wrong. It's driving me crazy. Anyone have any advice please?
Good for your Mom for being "willful" and good for her for demanding the care she thinks she needs. But good for you for injecting some common sense into the situation. Oil is coming from her dentures? Take the dentures out for a day and see how she feels. At the very least, reroute this as a visit to her doctor's office, during normal clinic hours. She may not be able to see her own doctor at such short notice, but she doesn't see her own doctor at the ER, either.
She probably wants more attention. Another 100 years of it:) xo
Oil from the dentures...there is probably SOMETHING triggering this idea --maybe excess saliva from irritated mouth? feels herself starting to drool and that's what her mind comes up with as an explanation?
If you really can't find something maybe you could start ceremonially cleaning her dentures every morning to prevent them from "leaking" along with "special" cleaner (just change brands). That "Placebo" stuff is pretty powerful medicine, but first make sure nothing is really wrong.