the state of HMOs in the US

My mom had her knee replacement on Friday. I am not even sure what to think at this point. The surgeon originally told us that it would be only about an hour & a half to two hours for the surgery. It ended up lasting five hours. He said that she was stable & doing well. However, when we went into the recovery room to see her, the nurse stated "We have been working to stabilize her condition". That let's me know that she wasn't stable & something was going on. One look at her monitor showed that her heart rate & respirations were all over the place. She ended up going into ICU.

Her entire stay in ICU, she was throwing PVCs (premature ventricular contraction) and she was in atrial fibrillation. Plus her heart rate would spike intensely. In a younger person, it would be easier to recover from this. However, in a 76 year old woman with major health issues, it can definitely lead to heart attack or stroke.

She was also on a PCA pump filled with morphine for the pain.

Anyway, while in ICU, her HMO insurance sent their own physician to examine her. He decided that she was well enough to be discharged from the hospital. She was sent into a rehab facility last night.

My entire family is extremely worried right now. We don't know if she is going to be able to recover fully from this or not. She was still dazed and confused when she was being transferred.

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