Mom took a fall today.
Just reading that sends shivers down my back, but so began our nightmare into the British Columbia Medical System. It is also going to be result in some changes, personally and online.
Without even getting a chance to have her breakfast, mom tripped or something gave way, and she fell onto the floor by the table. Serious, but it could have been worse. At the time, it seemed no different than many of her previous falls, which would result in some tenderness, and some bruising.
One thing I should note, is that when I contacted our new physician for Mom, Doctor Ted Rosenberg, the support was excellent. His nurse, Ann, arrived around noon, and thankfully too.
I should note, that the fall happened about 9:40 am, and that the nurse arrived around Noon, mainly because I failed to assess the situation properly. She didn’t seem like she had broken anything, was able to move her hand and all, though in some pain. So in my report to our Doctor, I thought she hadn’t broken anything, but still wanted someone to look. Thankfully I am not an arrogant bastard, who is unwilling to seek outside opinions.
Bottom line, is we went to the Royal Jubilee Hospital here, to have her wrist x-rayed. The Nurse thought it might have a small fracture but that in her view, it was broken. She was 100% right, it turns out.
Mom had a “Displaced Fracture” which meant, well either surgery to correct, or an attempt to just set the break back into place. Given her age, health, surgery was out, and so some five to six hours later, we got home, with her wrist in a cast.