My mom had gastric bypass surgery last Wednesday. She was given morphine intravenously then a lower strength “cocktail” by mouth for pain while in the hospital. She was given liquid lortab to go home with. She only took one dose of the liquid lortab on Saturday and it was only 5ml instead of the 15ml as prescribed(and no more since then). She was released on Friday and on Saturday she started to get loopy and unlike herself. She’s even had hallucinations. It’s now Tuesday and she’s still out of it and seeing things and overall confused. Is it normal to still be under the effects of the anesthesia/morphine, or is this cause for concern? Her blood sugars are low which could contribute to the confusion. It will be 1 week tomorrow that she’s had her surgery. Any thoughts?

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My mom had gastric bypass surgery last Wednesday. She was given morphine intravenously then a lower strength “cocktail” by mouth for pain while in the hospital. She was given liquid lortab to go home with. She only took one dose of the liquid lortab on Saturday and it was only 5ml instead of the 15ml as prescribed(and no more since then). She was released on Friday and on Saturday she started to get loopy and unlike herself. She’s even had hallucinations. It’s now Tuesday and she’s still out of it and seeing things and overall confused. Is it normal to still be under the effects of the anesthesia/morphine, or is this cause for concern? Her blood sugars are low which could contribute to the confusion. It will be 1 week tomorrow that she’s had her surgery. Any thoughts?

Oh wow, that's horrible. I would get her to emergency. It can be anything. But it's definitely not normal.

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Not normal at all. Seek medical help immediately.

I called her surgeon yesterday and he said to give her more time. I voiced my concerns. He asked if she had a fever which she does not but i didn't think it should last this long. They said anesthesia, pain meds, lack of food, low blood sugars, even a UTI could cause confusion

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I am a diabetic, low blood sugars can definitely cause confusion and feeling out of it. They told me if my blood sugar was too low to drink a little apple juice. Hope she feels better soon!