Today is pretty crappy

[Ponyup]

Thanks everyone for the support. Today isnt' much better, I think we're all just burnt out from all the threats of terminations & the pressures to do more work with less people. I need to find something new; this is a toxic environment.

My mom put my grandpa is the hospital yesterday afternoon. She didn't feel comfortable giving him pain meds at home & wanted him to be somewhere where he is monitored. The bone specialist is supposed to come in this morning & evaluate what the next action will be. Thanks for all the tips Gayle. Keeping it immobile shouldn't be hard since it doesn't work anyway, but I know he's in a great deal of pain. Just breaks my heart. Keep the prayers coming. You ladies are the best.

[gja1000]

I'm so sorry to hear things are not much better. At least your grandpa is in the hospital where he can be monitored better. I hope he is able to get some pain relief - this is a painful break. My friend did this to her arm last August and she just now is getting over it. They didn't do surgery at first, but ended up having to surgically repair it in Dec. She went from Aug-Dec in LOTS of pain. Hopefully, they can keep your grandpa comfortable.

[donna1990]

Glad your day is better.
Prayers for you Grandpa.

[Ponyup]

I just went to see him. I got to see the break on x-ray & it's nasty. It's one break, but it broke into 4 sharp pieces. He's really lucky it didn't go through the skin. The specialist decided with his age & the fact the arm doesn't work anyway because of the stroke that they will apply a compression brace. I guess it fits over the shoulder & down the arm & holds the bones tight so they can heal. They are going to try this for 4-5 weeks & then if it's not healing they'll do surgery then. Then surgery would be pretty envasive because they would have to put a steel rod down through his shoulder & then pin the pieces to it, so they don't want to do that if they can help. He only really has to stay tonight yet, but my mom and the specialist are willing to have him stay a few more days for pain management. He has trouble taking pain pills orally because of stomach problems. The specialist said the pain should lessen after the first 4-5 days.

[gja1000]

Sounds like a good plan! My friend ended up having to have the surgery - but it really helped her pain (and mobility - which of course, isn't an issue for your grandpa).

I hope he does not need surgery!!! Hope things continue to improve! Keep us posted.

[Gina]

A speedy recovery to your grandpa, I hope he doesn't need the surgery and the medication will kick in.

Sorry about your days at work, things are hard all over, so everyone is just stressed out.. I hope its a better day tomorrow.

[Janet]

Sounds like this is a great plan to help him recover. I will pray that he doesn't have to have future surgery and that his pain stops quickly. Poor guy...I feel so bad for him.