I believe hospice care is started when one chooses to do nothing more to extend their life. The sooner hospice is started, the better 'end of life' treatment is. If your father intends to fight longer, then hospice is not appropriate. Getting the surgery for pain is NOT against hospice rules. My husband is getting a nerve stimulator implanted if the test for it goes well. God is good and I am glad
I am not a medical personnel. I share what I have learned through family and personal experiences along with searches that I have done of the Internet.
Tamie - caregiver of DH, Mark w/cirrhosis & Hepatic Encephalopathy
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They are running labs for ammonia and sodium levels. It just blows me away that one lil pain pill could do this to him. We had everything figured out... Geeze that nurse.. I could beat her up right now.