http://ask.metafilter.com/74680/Welcome-to-the-machine/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Welcome to the machine Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:59:22 -0800 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:59:22 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/74680/Welcome-to-the-machine Children of-ailing-seniors-especially-from-California-filter: 80 year old Mom in law broke her hip 8 weeks ago. Always a bit dif't and "the hyper controlling" type, she raised kids and even held down a career. Now that she's in the hospital, that control game... none of the nurses want any part her intense and alienating desire to run the show. Absent her control-type coping mechanism, Mom-in-law is losing her stuff. Rapidly. Entirely. The Medicare / HMO (no deductables to pay.ever!) plan will pitch pills at her but no hands-on treatment (IOW counseling) whatsoever. She needs better care than the HMO will allow. Long Dx short: She's pretty much dying from lack of mental health coverage. >>>Is dumping Medicare / HMO plan and switching to to Medicare / MediCal (she's fully elligable) in fact likely to result in affording Mom-in-law a broader spectrum of treatments and perhaps better care? post:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74680 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:00:58 -0800 Fupped Duck MichaelMooreMoment http://ask.metafilter.com/74680/Welcome-to-the-machine#1110429 Before you do anything make damn sure she isn't over medicated. Morphine is a powerful drug, and My mom went totallt nast when she broke her hip. After we insisted they stop the morphine (or other opiate related pain meds) she mellowed out. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74680-1110429 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:59:22 -0800 Gungho http://ask.metafilter.com/74680/Welcome-to-the-machine#1110621 Same thing happened to my father, he became extremely agitated and irrational on morphine. Once we (finally) got them to stop giving it to him he was fine. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74680-1110621 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:39:24 -0800 fshgrl http://ask.metafilter.com/74680/Welcome-to-the-machine#1111331 Thirding the med check advice. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.74680-1111331 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:42:35 -0800 small_ruminant