Guest guest Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Dad hasn't been well recently and a trip to our family doctor today turned into a recommendation to go to hospital. Turns out he has 'lobar pneumonia' and is now in hospital for the next week or so (including his 78th birthday on Christmas Day) on an IV of penicillin and erythromycin. Has anyone had experience with this? A very long and trying day, particularly when the hospital's aged care woman came over and said the family needs to discuss the future including decisions as to whether or not Dad should be rescuscitated etc - all within earshot of Dad who has been very cognicant since starting on Aricept recently. So highly inappropriate on so many levels. Dad is nowhere near being at that point and even if he was, time and place. Thanks, Tania. (daughter and co-caregiver of Barry, dx with LBD May 2011 and then changed to probable PDD December 2011). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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