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Sent to Health Experts September 06, 2006 10:32 a.m.

My mother who is 84 and was perfectly normal, lived alone and took care of herself had to go for an apendixs operation. When she came out she is now like she has alzhimers. She did not have a stroke, just her body temerature went very low. What happend to her that she is like this?

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September 06, 2006 10:44 a.m. (11 minutes and 26 seconds later)

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Hi

Sounds bad.

A traumatic experience such as your Mom has had can take an awful lot out of an older person.

How long was she in hospital for?

AI

Scottish DOC -- Doctor (MD) -- 97% Positive Feedback on 1124 Health Accepts
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Sent September 06, 2006 2:56 p.m. (4 hours and 12 minutes later)

1 week, but they sent her home because she was not eating, plus she was halucating and seeing things. She doesnt do that now, but they did find her vitiamn B 12 level very low. One neroglogish says she will never be the same again.. I cant believe she went in normal and came out almost retarded.

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Sent September 06, 2006 3:07 p.m. (11 minutes and 9 seconds later)

you never answerd my question

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September 06, 2006 6:18 p.m. (3 hours and 10 minutes later)

Was she very unwell before , during or after her surgery.

Did she have significantly low blood pressure at any time?

AI

Scottish DOC -- Doctor (MD) -- 97% Positive Feedback on 1124 Health Accepts
MBchB (commended),FRCA, MRCGP(with merit) I qualified in 1990 and work full-time in family medicine.

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