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For many years doctors denied that some of the post op worsening of dementia was due to anesthesia. Many are now coming down to understanding there may be a connection, though I believe it is so far not proven to any degree of scientific certainty.
Anesthesia takes longer to leave the body in the elderly. My Dad had a heart valve replaced and 3 bypasses at 65. At 67, he needed the same valve replaced and mentioned to the doctor he had lost memory with the first operation. Dr said he would with the second too.
I am surprised they operated on a 92 yr old who suffers from Dementia.
Sometimes hard choices have to be made.
There may be a return to his "baseline" of pre-surgery status or there may be little or no improvement.
Hope for the best, expect the worse is how I handled hospitalization with my Husband.
And I hate being a "downer" on this but... I would probably not do any more further aggressive treatments at this point.
How bad is the Alzheimer's?
The surgery was kind of botched because her lungs weren't getting enough oxygen and she suffered the consequences.
she would last 18 months after.
I DO know about post-surgical delirium because my 95 year old mother experienced this after an emergency surgery that lasted 5 hours.
Immediately after the surgery, she was totally confused - didn't know where she was, what year it was, why she was where she was, and at some points even who even I was. This wasn't the woman who I and her neighbors interacted with just 2 days prior. Even at her age, she never showed ANY signs of mental confusion, no memory losses (except for the usual that happen as one ages), no signs of dementia or alzeheimers - something either I (who spoke with her every day and helped her at her townhome at least 2x week), and her neighbors who she interacted with every single day.
But, the doctors were quick to note on her charts that she had dementia. I told them, I informed them, that her GP and all her other specialists have not ever seen evidence of such nor is there anything in ANY of her medical charts that would indicate this. I showed them videos of her talking and interacting with me and her neighbors - nothing would convince them otherwise. They said 'dementia'. This diagnosis then followed her to rehab where they treated her differently than a regular patient.
Her post-surgical delirium was really bad for the first week and then it gradually, oh so gradually, started lessening. It took nearly 3 weeks for it to dissipate, 3 really slow and long weeks. But the scary part was that I didn't know if this condition was temporary or if it would become permanent.
I was angry, frustrated, exasperated and feeling powerless to be able to effect any change because the medical 'professionals' kept ignoring what I was saying.
MIL had the same issue. Right side of her neck.. plaque built up so blood flow was constricted going to her brain.. they put a stint in.
Blood flow to brain iOS important, sometimes these ole arteries get clogged..
my aunt went to ER.. the ER DOCTOR told me..
“Every time she comes here.. a little bit of her will stay behind.”
in other words , yes anesthesia will take a bit out of you.. and in older patients like my aunt, a bit will stay behind😔
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