Last few months my aunt's health deteriorated despite numerous visits to the hospital and ICUs. She is a chronic diabetic (type II) and has cardiac problems including (LVF, CHF); no high BP or blockades though. Recently, she was diagnoised with low blood volume and her hemoglobin levels were below normal levels.She was being given erythropoetin inj. The levels have come up a little. In addition, she had an injury on her left foot near the big toe which didn't heal properly (probably due to her diabetes) and now the whole foot is in danger of amputation.
With all these complications, she developed a colorectal ulcer for which she went through colonoscopy and treatment to stop bleeding.
Her Na+ and K+ blood levels are lower than normal. She lost her bladder control, is physically very weak and also mentally is not alert. She stares at people w/ no response to questions, unable to speak also. We begin to doubt the merits of medical treatment, is there anything else to make her better?
2006-11-28
22:24:38
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