Kidney Failure

[nailit]

Really dont know where to start with this one, so much to get in, in one go. I'm seriously worried about my mum. I'll try and make a start...

A few weeks ago she went into hospital for a knee replacement op. As she has both heart and kidney failure we were all surprised that it went ahead. It should have been a 3 day stay but turned into a week. During that time her care was abysmal. She was left in pain for 3 days as 'due to an oversight' they forgot to give her, her moloxicam (for athiritis), also she was left for 3 days without any surgical stockings (a staff nurse said that her skin was too thin, another nurse eventually put her some on) When we questioned why she couldn't come home we got some vague answers about bloods not been right.

A week after coming home she had a GP home visit. She was crying and in constant pain and couldn't sleep despite been on zopiclone. The GP new nothing about her been in hospital for a knee replacement???
When the GP got back to the surgery he rang my mum and told her that he was taking her of her Tramodol prescription...which shes been on for 20 years...and replacing it with morphine and said that he didn't realise (when he visited) how bad her kidneys were.

Since coming home my mum cant keep either food or liquids down, feels nauseas, tired, is itching all the time.
We don't know if its the morphine causing this or if her kidneys are packing in.

Any info or personal experiences would be appreciated, thanks.

[nailit]

Thanks 237, just feel so bloody helpless. I went down to see her at dinner time and thought she was dying, rang my sister who came down and dialled 999 straight away. Its horrible seeing the woman who gave you life so ill.
Thanks again for all replies guys.

[237SJ]

I know. I completely understand how you feel. It is not easy but you just have to be brave for your Mum because there is nothing else that you can do.