My mom and mother-in-law both sent to ER on the same day!

JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
edited March 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
It's as if they were trying to one-up eachother.

On Monday, my mom was seeing her doctor, who noticed that her heart rate was very high. The doctor sent her to the ER, and it turns out she had a mild heart attack. She is having an angiogram/plasty later today. This is the first time I've ever seen my mom in the hospital. Based on what my family went through with my dad's illness/death last year, it is way too soon for my mom, brother and sister to have to deal with this!

Minutes after my mom called me, my wife called to tell me her mom had fallen, and was taken by ambulance to her local ER. She broke a bone in her arm, and she is still in the hospital in San Diego.

It sucks being a grown-up sometimes!
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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Geez...wishing your family the best.
  • Wow that is a bitch. Sorry to hear that --- best wishes to both sides of the family!
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  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass Posts: 12,329
    Thoughts are with you and your family.
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    Wow, man. Thoughts are with you & your family!
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
    thanks for the kind wishes.

    times like these always put things into perspective.
  • kellanazziekellanazzie Posts: 1,484
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    thanks for the kind wishes.

    times like these always put things into perspective.
    Absolutely, best wishes sent your families' way for complete recoveries!!
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Damn I'm sorry to hear this Joe ...good thoughts to your moms

    And yeah, being a grown up blows
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    wish you the best Joe...
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  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Yikes. Sorry to hear this. Best wishes for speedy recoveries for both.
    (And, yes, being a grown-up sucks).
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Aw man! So sorry you're going thru all that, best wishes to both moms for a speedy recovery!
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    THat's real scary Joe. Hope that everything is okay. Sending good vibes your way.
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  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    sorry man..all the best to you and your family
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
    Oi vey

    looks like she will need by-pass surgery

    She is very tough and always pretty composed, but this is gonna be rough!
  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    Wow, that's just terrible. And I thought I had it bad/was super stressed with all the schoolwork I have. Puts things in perspective. Good thoughts and good vibes out to you, stay strong, I hope everything works out for the best.
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  • looloolooloolooloo Posts: 378
    So stressful and scary for you and your family; here's to a speedy recovery to them both. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking and prayer!
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    All the good thoughts I got are headed to you and your family!
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    Oi vey

    looks like she will need by-pass surgery

    She is very tough and always pretty composed, but this is gonna be rough!
    Gosh, so sorry to hear all of this is going down, Joe. If it's any consolation, my dad agreed to go for a medical checkup right before he retired (he hadn't gone in years) and they told him he had to have a quadruple heart bypass in the next 2 weeks, and that he had a heart attack a few years ago that he didn't even know about but I guess they can tell from looking at the damaged arteries. He even had to quit smoking cold turkey before they would operate on him.

    Well, that was 10 years ago and he's in better shape than I am at this point :lol::lol:

    I've been told bypass surgery are pretty much routine these days. Obviously surgery is still surgery, but it's not supposed to be the scary thing it used to be.

    Thoughts with you and D xx.
  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    My thoughts for both your mom and mother in law. that is bizarre.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    It is tough growing old and becoming realistically more frail ...
    this why we have the young to lean on

    Speedy recovery to the ladies in your life ...
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  • VinylGirlVinylGirl Posts: 551
    Wow Joe, sorry to hear this. Sending positive thoughts your way.
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Oy... Hopefully everyone is ok dude...

    Sounds like my family :lol:
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  • of.the.girlof.the.girl Posts: 10,026
    Eeeek! Good vibes, thoughts and prayers to both sides of the family
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,441
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    It's as if they were trying to one-up eachother.

    On Monday, my mom was seeing her doctor, who noticed that her heart rate was very high. The doctor sent her to the ER, and it turns out she had a mild heart attack. She is having an angiogram/plasty later today. This is the first time I've ever seen my mom in the hospital. Based on what my family went through with my dad's illness/death last year, it is way too soon for my mom, brother and sister to have to deal with this!

    Minutes after my mom called me, my wife called to tell me her mom had fallen, and was taken by ambulance to her local ER. She broke a bone in her arm, and she is still in the hospital in San Diego.

    It sucks being a grown-up sometimes!
    Not a good day!!!!

    Hope they are both doing better.
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  • RYEzupSFRYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    Damn, Joe. My heart goes out to you and your family. I hope both moms are doing better, and that you and your wife are hanging in okay. Thinking of you and sending warm thoughts your way.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Damn Joe, that's crazy. My thoughts are with your family for a quick and speedy recovery.
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
    thanks again for the well wishes!
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
    Update:

    After lots of deliberation, they will be doing bypass surgery on my mom this coming tuesday.

    She is very small and frail, so they ran a zillion tests to make sure she could withstand the procedure/recovery. The plan kept changing all week long. As of yesterday afternoon, they were scheduled to do the surgery last night, but they were running behind, and the doctors wanted to have a final pow-wow before the decision. The option of forgoing the surgery was presented, and that would have meant my mon would just be treated with medicine. That was a bit of a relief, but the thought of her living her life in constant danger of a heart attack was very unsettling.

    And, oh yeah, my mother-in-law is back home, wearing an arm/shoulder brace for a few months. :?
  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Sending positive thoughts to you and your family. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for both moms.
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  • Huge BEST WISHES for your family on Tuesday.
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  • kasedougkasedoug Posts: 2,933
    Best wishes to your family Joe.
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