Well an update. they moved her out of ccu. They said her heart is ok. They already started her dialysis treatments. Her lung function is supposedly clear and now she is in a regular room.
Thank you for the help, and some of the things you have said make sense, and seem on par with what the doctors are saying, except for the line where you said multiple organs are failing and that she might die. Her organs are not failing to my knowledge. Just her bad kidneys. Her heart rhythm disturbances I think were due to a side effect of the steroids and all the other chemicals they have her on.
I guess my main point is she didnt go into the hospital with all of these problems. She went into the hospital. with trouble breathing and congestion. With all the treatments she than started getting complications. They say shes improving. But she just seems so weak and tired.
Your Mom’s situation is complicated. I strongly recommend that you and at least one other family member request a sit-down conference with one or more of her doctors, but especially including the lung doctor who is monitoring and treating her breathing. There are several possibilities to account for her respiratory distress: the underlying emphysema; infection of the lungs (pneumonia); one or more blood clots to the lungs; lung congestion secondary to fluid overload (also causing edema); heart failure secondary to fluid overload, abnormal heart rhythms and/or previously undiagnosed heart disease; complications, secondary to kidney failure such as fluid gathering in her lungs caused by failure of the kidneys to clear out toxic substances. Any of the preceding may be associated with a condition called ARDS. You might want to ask her doctors about this.
The way to resolve this is for the doctors caring for her to consult with each other; one of them should arbitrarily be in charge, the doctor most responsible for directing your Mom’s care doctor, and this is most often the lung specialist or a doctor who specializes in intensive care, called an Intensivist. Between them, they should be able to determine and treat the primary causes of her failure. And they should be able to share their thinking with you and other relatives, in readily understandable terms.
Your Mother is seriously ill, with failure of multiple organs and may not survive this illness. This may come down to the need for dialysis and/or her needing mechanical ventilation. You and other family members should seek to determine her wishes, should it come to this. You should also discuss what you and others believe to be the best course of action should her body continue to fail. To do this, you will need to have a frank discussion with her doctors, including the likelihood of her surviving if dialysis and respirator support are provided.
Good luck
The post seems rambling by me and everything simply because I feel they keep misdiagnosing her, and it gets confusing. 3 doctors at first saw her chest xray and said it was pneumonia, Gave her potent antibiotics and she already has a lot of health problems. Than they said its not that. And give her something else, while she is just getting weaker and weaker. I feel like the hospital is killing her and she means a lot to me.
Sorry about the bad typing, The anxiety is getting to me.
If there is a real life HOUSE (tv show) doctor out there. I need you