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Re: weird question re: painkiller from surgery » gardenergirl

Posted by cecilia on July 11, 2006, at 3:25:13

In reply to Re: weird question re: painkiller from surgery » cecilia, posted by gardenergirl on July 10, 2006, at 14:28:41

> I'm sorry about your mother. Unfortunately, I've seen that happen several times with older adults. I used to work in a nursing home, and when someone with any kind of cognitive impairment went in for surgery, it frequently seemed to trigger a noticeable progression in a dementia process. I never did learn what it was related to. I do know that anesthesia takes longer to clear out in older adults, although I don't know the physiology of it. So there can be some improvement in time if it's anesthesia related versus a dementia process.
>
> Alzheimers and other dementias are a terrible, terrible thing. I feel for you, and I hope you have support while you cope with your mother's illness.
>
> gg

Thanks, GG. This isn't currently happening, it was all a long time ago. The dementia never improved and she died in a nursing home 4 and a half years later. Cecilia

 

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