Stroke.....

[yelenots]

My mother had several TIA's in February and had to move to a Rest Home. She setttled in quite well despite several falls. Last Friday she suffered a stroke and is now in the stroke unit at out local hospital. I was told she has had an acute stroke & it has affected her left side. The last few days she has just been sleeping and I had managed to wake her up for a litle chat but tonight she was in such a deep sleep she wouldnt wake. I am so worried as she;s not eating or drinking (they took the drip out 2 days ago) and when I asked the nurse tonight she said she was too sleepy to give her any. We have a 'family meeting' in a couple of days but after going tonight I'm wondering whether she'll still be here in 2 days.
Is it normal for someone to sleep like this?

[boxtops]

Yele, I would be worried myself if she's dehydrating with no drip in - can you ask why this is? I wonder if they have sedated her to help her, bu tyou need to know. I hope they put the drip back in - you need a meeting with the ward staff/doctor.

[boxtops]

Er - no jb, that's mini-strokes, Transient Ischemic Attacks....

[bednobs]

did she have her hip fixed after all?
anyway, i think it's quite usual to be very sleepy after a stroke. Sorry she and you are going through this :(

[Sqad]

Many TIA's followed by a major cerebral incident and is now slipping into a state of semi consciousness does not bode well for a good prognosis.

I would have thought that a family meeting in 2days time would be timely.

[carmalee]

sorry to hear about your Mum yelenots

[yelenots]

Thanks for your replies......bednobs, they decided that it wasnt broken afterall....had a scan to confirm it but we're not convinced as she was still complaining it was hurting her - makes me wonder that they knew something that we didnt! Sent her back to the home after 10 days where she detriorated and now this has happened.