PT came today but they couldn't conclude the assessment because of her pain. I got her into bed tonight, but she was crying in pain, at least until the oxycondone kicked in. I hate to see her like this. It came on so suddenly, I told her visiting nurse who changed her bandage about it. Seems to be her back, she is not specific. This is the worse I've seen her, and I'm at a loss as to what to do. Do I call the nursing agency? Ask for palliative or hospice care? She's quiet now, but I dread the night and morning when she has to pee. PT wants to come back tomorrow, but I doubt she will be up for it. Help!
I have a tricky back and have gone through 2 sessions of steroid injections in my back. The second set of sessions was because I was in excruciating pain on a scale of 1 - 10 I gave a 12. I could not get comfortable, not sitting, not laying down in any position, not standing, not walking - usually walking would ease my back pain but this - I had a rash follow the nerve path of pain which pain mgt doc thought was shingles. What was worse was I was in training for a new position and at times had to stand at the back of the class because sitting for 8 hours was a killer.
My mother has had 2 back surgeries and still has back pain - the pain is less but she still has it - takes Tylenol almost everyday. When mom broke her foot a couple years ago she was assigned PT, but it was making her back hurt and stopped them. You may want to halt PT until you know the cause of the pain.
Good luck.
I believe he got her to the hospital where they did an MRI or CT of her spine. It was broken in several places, if I recall. They did a kyphoplasty where they inject cement into the spine. No more pain.
Get your mom looked at by a doctor who will look for what's actually wrong.
Look up Dmanbro's posts.
https://www.agingcare.com/discussions/moms-stubbornness-is-confounding-to-me-184838.htm?orderby=recent&page=5