gangrene dad in nurs home.near death from ailments. dr says do nothing he has little life left.wonder how long
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I just wanted to say, Im sorry, and please go be with him and tell your dad everything you never did. My thoughts are with you and your dad. Peace to you both.
621660
It sounds like he is having some serious neurological problems.  Take him to the ER ASAP.
945453
he probaly has ARDS - the treatment of choice is ventilation. We have had a large no of dengues in our hospital and our survival rate is >95%. Dont lose hope -ARDS is curable and putting a patient on aventilator does not mean he is terminal
1001913
Try to live my life to the fullest because I'll know that someday soon I won't be around much longer. I watched as my uncle slowly died from complications caused by AIDS. I was only 12, it was very hard on my family, especially my mom, because they were best friends. It's a terrible way to die.
780888
Yes, and I'm going through it right now.  I'm pretty sure it's my uncle who died two years ago January 16th.  He started having a lot of pain right around this time and in the beginning of December, was put in the hospital.  He had a lot of pain.  So much pain.  HIs pancreas was failing and so was his liver.  His lungs also kept filling up with fluid.  Right after he died, my stove kept turning itself off.  The electrical part of it.  My satellite receiver in a completely different room started doing this too.  Since two days ago, it keeps doing it.  Multiple times per day.  Not every once in a while like it was doing.  Also, my 9 month old son keeps looking at the celing and smiling and laughing.  He was doing that when there was a large balloon hanging from the ceiling.  It was for my daughter's third birthday party, barely full and two days old.  she turned three on Monday.  Well, as he is looking up there, smiling and laughing like something is there, that balloon all of a sudden pops on its own.  Nothing was visibly touching it.  It just popped.  The balloon next to it was blowing like wind was on it.  There are also these orbs of light that come and go.  They usually come from the hallway and go towards the windows.  When the balloon popped, some orbs were going.  Oh, yeah, and two elderly women had died in this house.  I didn't know this until two years after living here, when I was already experiencing what seemed like an angry spirit.  The things I was told by my neighbor matched exactly what was going on in this house.  At times, you hear this loud thud.
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I thought that you might find this informative to say the least. It will give you a better idea of what you are dealing with, unfortunately I am willing to bet that because of the situation a lawsuit may not even be considered. Sounds as if this is not a ordinary condition such as dealing with your gall bladder or appendix. In cases where they try different things in order to fix a problem that is not common it makes it difficult to prove that there is really any negligence involved. Case in point, my brother in law had lung cancer, they treated him for pneumonia for the year before it was actually diagnosis as cancer. In the mean time it had turned to small cell lung cancer, which basically is a death sentence. He died. Now the thing was is that because he was a smoker and had smoked his whole life he had symptoms of lung disease the cancer shows up on xrays very much like pneumonia and lung disease, where they negligent, well according to the lawyers my sister talked to NO. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't consult with a medical malpractice lawyer just to be sure. The thing that I would do is get a notebook and document everything that has happened so far while it is still fresh in your minds. Have everyone that is involved write down everything they can remember. That will help when you go to talk with the lawyer. Also don't let anyone from the hopital know that you might take action. The lawyer can and will request all information and records involved in his care. Then they have people(experts) who can really tear things apart and decipher what just went on to see if there was medical malpractice.\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000068.htm\n\n\nAlso upon reading that article above from the link, a collapsed lung is not an uncommon thing with this condition. That I am sorry to say. Meaning, it can happen spontaniously without any trauma but just because of what is going on. Sounds like you are in for a tough time. I am truly sorry for your family and brother. My prayers will be with you.
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You are obviously looking for the best advice possible, so please if you can do anything to rectify this situation then do it and as soon as possible. I am so proud of you even though I dont know you, for recognising that this man is in difficulty, please go to someone who can help him, go to his or indeed your Dr. and seek immediate advice. This is wrong, you know it I know it and I am sure every other user of this site will see it for what it is.  It is abuse of the worst kind.  I have a son with special needs, and this is my worst nightmare. I applaud your concern, now please get help for him....
527346
You are LUCKY you still alive. You need to seek medical help. If you don't see Dr. your stupidity will kill you.
285665
He needs to go and get a checkup with a medical doctor.Based on his symptoms he could have anything from an ulcer,to low stomach acid,to diabetes.It is impossible to diagnos him correctly online.
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The most tramatizing was two months ago. January 9 to be exact. I woke up 7 that morning to say good-bye to my dad and his brother, they were going to Atlanta for my dads dr. appointment. I went back to my room and like 10 minutes later I look out side and my uncles car was still there. I went back out in the den and my dad was on the floor.His brother or my uncle was doing cpr on him, about 30 minutes later the fire rescue and parimedics showed up. They worked on him for another 30 minutes and shocked him a few times to get his heart beating again, but it didn't work. I believe he died before the ambulance even showed up, but they didn't call it till he was at the hospital at 9:00 am.
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I am sorry to hear about this I wish I could answer your Qs. I was just browsing and came across this.I had to post something back!My daughter was very sick about a week ago. She is fine now. But it was so scary.No one knew what she was sick with... Thats the worst part.She is only 2. She was passing alot of blood in her stool....Well we,as humans, always think of the worst first.I felt like the Dr.s were not doing enoff.But I now know that if you trust your DR. with all your hart then your mother is in the right place!But if not...Find some were you do trust.Ya'll will be in my familys prayers.  when you don't know what to do,Take your hands off the situation-by not worring(as much)-and God will then take care of it.
613119
Sounds like he died fighting a good fight.  Good luck to you
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I personally have had two family members in the past five years who medically were brain dead...I think it would be cruel and inhumane to keep them alive for the sake of keeping them alive.  Its not only wrong for them but also for their loved ones.  I myself would want the plugged pulled if this should ever happen to me...my sister says give her three days...I Will try.  Anyways we allowed our family members to go as soon as the Doctors confirmed that nothing could be done.
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The  truly  sad thing  about situations like this  is  that  the  patient -  more often a man - has already  been  having  symptoms for a  while.      His heart has been  trying to g et his  attention with little signals that he has just refused to pay  attention to.    Heart  attack?   Me?    Nahhh.      I'm  not old enough.....  or....   I   feel  great  etc. etc.       That's the  way heart  attacks work.   My bet  is  that he has never had  a  thorough  physical  examination and heart  evaluation in his life\n                              It's too late now, of course, to be looking into  the past.  It's over.    Only  what happens in the future is important.      The  only  thing YOU  can do right now  is take   some  flowers,  and yourself  to the hospital to see him,  and  say all the right things, about how  important it is for him to get  well so he can as soon as possible  get back to his  family that loves him and  needs  him.        Now  what your friend,  his  daughter, can do is a  LOT.     She has  to  help her mother  and other members of the family  to  bully  the heck out of him  to  start   properly  taking  care of himself  for  a change.  He obviously  hasn't   been doing that  because he already knew his cholesterol  was way  up and  did nothing  about it.    Your  friend  needs to  remind her  Dad  that  she needs him,    and  they all do,  and,  goshdarn it, if he doesn't want to   look after his own health for  him,  he should  do it  for  THEM.                    \n                                 The doctors will have run some tests to  determine if  he has some blockages  (my bet is  that he has)   and then make arrangements for him to have  appropriate   treatment. (probably surgery).    After that,  he is going to need to follow strict  doctor's orders,  change his lifestyle, and  stop  neglecting  his health.   If  he  does that,  he has every good chance of being around for a  long time.    Unfortunately men  are   especially bad at  taking  care of  their health.    I guess it's a macho thing.   "I'm  not  going to  get sick.    Nothing wrong  with me.    I'm  tough"      LOL  I wish I had  a  $20  bill for every  time I heard  a man  say that,  or had  some  woman tell me  that  was how her husband  was\n                                   I hope  this helps.    Tell your friend what I  said, and  tell her to tell him  that she wants her Dad  to be  around to  walk her down the Aisle one day,  and  after that,  to be a part of his  grandchildren's  lives.    Tell her to tell him,  that's not a  request,  that's  an order.
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tell them no. that's what he wants you to do serve him. find an agency that offers 24 hour care or you can also contact hospice they are trained to help the family with respite and other situations were it is impossible for the family to care for the terminally ill.and he can afford it if they are well to do. i know you are a good person just by reading your story, but he hates you, not dislike or slightly annoyed, just mean. explain to your husband that after all the years you just wouldn't be comfortable taking care of such a mean spirit. i know him and his family will come up with another idea. and the elderly and sick need more attention and care.good luck and forgive him and pray for him.
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I don't understand how you want people from all over the world to help your father? I really don't think that doctors sit on Yahoo giving out free medical advice, either. Nurses do though. I'll pray for your father. I'm sorry but that is all I can do for him. GOD BLESS YOU AND HIM!
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Sounds like he could have a hidden bacterial infection which could be treated with anti-biotics. This is a recent discovery over the past decades.