Posted by cecilia on July 10, 2006, at 5:20:57
In reply to Re: weird question re: painkiller from surgery, posted by helpme on July 8, 2006, at 10:35:29
My mother (in her 80's) went from mild cognitive impairment to full blown Alzheimer's type dementia literally overnight following surgery for a broken leg. I don't know it was the anesthesia, the pain meds, the stress, a mini-stroke 1st which caused her to fall and break her leg, or some combination of these factors, just know that surgery can have unpredictable consequences. Cecilia
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