My mother has been acting and feeling worse this time after coming home from the hospital. She will not take a certain medication which would help her. She is slowly losing strength. Unable to sit up on edge of bed now as it has been over a week since she done so and it was with my help. She could do a bed bath herself with some help from me. Now she won't let me even try to bath her when I ask. She gets mad. This past week she started having loose BMs. It has gotten a little worse each day. Doctor wants to test for cdiff since she took so many antibiotics. I really don't think it is that as there is no fever.
So the doctor said to make sure she drinks water. Well she isn't. She has also stopped letting me pull her up in the bed. Says it messes up her diaper and hurts. I told her next time I'll pull her up before changing her (I think she will just slide back down).
I'm getting to where I don't know what to say to her anymore. She takes everything the wrong way. She doesn't want home health or PT coming. She was telling me to tell PT not to come and I told her no she has to do it. She did but they still wanted to check on coming the following week. She first said yes and then no. She calls them "my buddies" that I talk and laugh with them. Wish I could laugh some. Me and her just can't get along with each other anymore. She says a lot of things to me and I just keep my mouth shut. If I do say anything it is just taking up for myself. I mean some stuff is just out right mean. She called me a bitch the other night. I never thought she would say something like that. Home health wants a mental health nurse to see her. I'm thinking it would be a good idea. She has always been this way to a point but got much much worse after the hospital/rehab stays the past 4 months.
Just needing to get it off my chest so to speak. I'm worried about her and she takes it as being hateful when I try to get help. Never thought it would be like this with her.