Return of demons
Since the last appointment, my mum managed to reduced intake of 0.125mg of clonazepam to once every 4 nights. However, there was no improvement to her dizziness.
ENT specialist asked a few questions, got her to do some simple gestures, checked her eyes and her ears. He didn't think mum had vertigo but nevertheless refer her to physiotherapist for vestibular rehabilitation.
Meanwhile, mum had to take ad hoc olanzapine at an increasing frequency (on 8 different days) due to "uneasy feeling" and "extreme sadness". This could be event-driven: my sister wanted to rent out the house and moved to a smaller house to earn the difference, due to financial reasons. It was a no-choice situation. We emphasised that unlike previous shifts, mum just needed to take care of things in her room and so it wouldn't be a as stressful. We wished we didn't want to do this but we had to.
Things came to a head when within 2.5 days, six times she heard her own voice telling her to hurt herself, which she did with either the back of knife, a fork or a spoon. So I had no choice but to bring her to consult GH's psychiatrist 8 days earlier than her appointment date.
The clinic directed us to Emergency Department. I know there is a board stating such procedure but when previously we asked a doctor, she assured us that we could turn up at the clinic instead. Oh, well.
On the way to emergency room, mum fell down on her back. A lady and a nurse rushed to help us. Later on, mum fell down again while sitting on a chair. Yes, it was due to her dizziness.
Predictably, in the end the psychiatric medical officer recommended her to be warded and not surprisingly, she didn't wanted to. Once again, I told her that it was for her safety because no one at home is capable to watch over her 24 hrs each day. Still, despite her disagreement, she still prepared to be warded e.g. asking me to take her spectacles and whether she needed to take her medicine along etc.
Before they transported her to the ward, they got her to undergo ECG (to check her heart) and X-ray (on her left injured hand).
ENT specialist asked a few questions, got her to do some simple gestures, checked her eyes and her ears. He didn't think mum had vertigo but nevertheless refer her to physiotherapist for vestibular rehabilitation.
Meanwhile, mum had to take ad hoc olanzapine at an increasing frequency (on 8 different days) due to "uneasy feeling" and "extreme sadness". This could be event-driven: my sister wanted to rent out the house and moved to a smaller house to earn the difference, due to financial reasons. It was a no-choice situation. We emphasised that unlike previous shifts, mum just needed to take care of things in her room and so it wouldn't be a as stressful. We wished we didn't want to do this but we had to.
Things came to a head when within 2.5 days, six times she heard her own voice telling her to hurt herself, which she did with either the back of knife, a fork or a spoon. So I had no choice but to bring her to consult GH's psychiatrist 8 days earlier than her appointment date.
The clinic directed us to Emergency Department. I know there is a board stating such procedure but when previously we asked a doctor, she assured us that we could turn up at the clinic instead. Oh, well.
On the way to emergency room, mum fell down on her back. A lady and a nurse rushed to help us. Later on, mum fell down again while sitting on a chair. Yes, it was due to her dizziness.
Predictably, in the end the psychiatric medical officer recommended her to be warded and not surprisingly, she didn't wanted to. Once again, I told her that it was for her safety because no one at home is capable to watch over her 24 hrs each day. Still, despite her disagreement, she still prepared to be warded e.g. asking me to take her spectacles and whether she needed to take her medicine along etc.
Before they transported her to the ward, they got her to undergo ECG (to check her heart) and X-ray (on her left injured hand).
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Hope your sis finds a good tenant.
Thanks. Not renting out already. Will update you the next time we meet.