My Mom

i have mentioned in previous posts, that my mom has some significant health issues occurring right now. osteoporosis is only one of them, and a serious situation. she told me on monday, that she thought she may have cracked or broken a rib when she bumped into the corner of the counter top at home the other day. there is a sharp corner there and she had some bruising and a whole lot of tenderness. she saw the endocrinologist at ku med monday and he told her that they could x-ray it and it probably would show a broken rib, but since there isn't anything they can really do for it, it seemed like a waste of money. so she went on and then tuesday, things got worse, so she went to see the nurse practitioner at her primary care dr's office since he was out. they did an x-ray and said that one of her ribs is broken right in half. easy to see, and definately painful, but since the dr was gone, not official. they called today....she actually has 3 broken ribs, not just 1. they are trying to get her started on an injection form of medication that is very expensive and insurance fights covering, but she can't take the oral medications because she has severe esophagitis and if the medication got stuck in her throat as so many do, it could cause pretty serious damage. so until they can get it approved she just has to wait. they did decide to go ahead and start her on 50,000 iu of calcium but no one in emporia carries this amount so they had to order it in before she could start it. she's so scared to even move for fear of breaking other bones. what a mess!