Fair enough guys...
People with dementia can cry out and burble etc. The screams from MIL would be recognised by a cave dweller as agony rather than dementia, why a doctor of this century was unable to distinguish pure agony from dementia I will never know.


She died four days later and she suffered almost to the end despite the morphine pump.
( Vambo, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 20:50, 1 reply)

In that case, I retract my comment; I apologise if I was insensitive.

I realise I forgot to consider the inevitable ambulance transfer. They would have done at least basic observations and possibly offered entonox; allowing a reasonable idea of baseline mental state and pain levels. IF the doctor took their opinion seriously (and I understand it doesn't always happen), it seems appropriate to have assumed severe pain and treated accordingly.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Tue 16 Mar 2010, 6:36, closed)

No apology necessary
TBH I don't think I made the obvious state of MIL's pain very clear.

I don't want to dwell on things, but if I was ever in that state I would hope someone would do the honours with a pillow, O/D, or whatever...
( Vambo, Tue 16 Mar 2010, 21:52, closed)