Hello, Me Again

[sherrardk]

Himself has decided to 'share' how he is feeling following his emergency coiling for a ruptured brain aneurysm - his hearing is rubbish, his eyesight is affected, he feels knackered (but not sleepy) and generally bleurgh.

He is still taking 2 x nimotop every four hours, 1 x aspirin and paracetamol when needed (he refuses to take the codeine as it makes him feel zonked). When he was in hospital his potassium levels were really low and they kept giving him stuff for it (no idea what).

He has been to the local shop today (not on his own though) so is steady on his feet, he's able to do everything (but he's not 'allowed' by me).

I do appreciate that he has been massively lucky but is the above just something that happens after anesthetic/big surgery, par for the course for this type of 'incident' or should I get him the once over from the doc?

(Sorry to ask, would have asked my dad but he has managed to get himself hospitalised.)

Thank you.

[sherrardk]

Until this happened he didn't have a GP! The GP has the same letter that we do (but will obviously/hopefully understand it without having to google most of the words). Will get him checked over next week just to be on the safe side. Thanks for all of your answers (I am woefully ill-prepared to responsible for a proper sick person).

[daffy654]

Potassium is required to help the heart beat properly, I know when my potassium levels drop they always panic and admit me to hospital for monitoring. They also make me drink this foul tasting potassium liquid every few hours :-/

[tinkerbell23]

Potassium= SandoK tabs- 1-2 dissolved in water- or can be added to IV fluids! Hopefully if he needed more potassium they would have prescribed it for discharge!! Can be dangerous if too high aswell
Hope all is well- love tinks xxx