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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1232336" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>(I think we have a few RNs on here and hopefully they'll weigh in). </p><p>In my experience, it's pretty typical with older folks. Something about being in a hospital, after-effects of anesthesia, some pain meds...all add up to some confusion/haziness. My understanding is that the elderly (not sure how old your mom is) have less efficient kidneys and the meds don't clear as fast. Can also be a sign of infection. Or could be something neurological is going on, or happened. if it were my mom, this far out from surgery I'd be asking for a neuro consult. If she's in the hospital still, one of the problems is that staff (even the specialist drs) don't know the patient's mental "baseline"; if they're dotty after surgery, they may just assume they were like that coming in!</p><p></p><p>Hopefully the haze will lift as the pain meds clear her system. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1232336, member: 20599"] (I think we have a few RNs on here and hopefully they'll weigh in). In my experience, it's pretty typical with older folks. Something about being in a hospital, after-effects of anesthesia, some pain meds...all add up to some confusion/haziness. My understanding is that the elderly (not sure how old your mom is) have less efficient kidneys and the meds don't clear as fast. Can also be a sign of infection. Or could be something neurological is going on, or happened. if it were my mom, this far out from surgery I'd be asking for a neuro consult. If she's in the hospital still, one of the problems is that staff (even the specialist drs) don't know the patient's mental "baseline"; if they're dotty after surgery, they may just assume they were like that coming in! Hopefully the haze will lift as the pain meds clear her system. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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