Mike upchucked a blood clot that was the size of a golf ball. He is too confused to tell me what happened and the nurses put it down to a bloody nose! I was not there for this event so I don't know what to say about the whole thing. He has COPD so I am thinking the lung but I can't know for sure. I asked him if he wanted to go to the hospital but he gave me an adamant NO! I don't know what do do.
Temper :<
I should also mention that mom was on blood thinners when she'd have these terrible nosebleeds.........and she had to discontinue them as a result. Is Mike on blood thinners, by chance? They do tend to cause issues such as this sometimes. But blood clots can be serious, as you know.
You may want to get him to the ER for a check, to be on the safe side, esp with COPD at play, I don't know. But like I said, mom went every single time she had the nosebleed issue.
Good luck!
If Mike is competent to make his decisions then it sounds like he just made it, and is willing to live or to die by it. If however Mike has an deficits mentally then this POA should consider transporting to ER for chest xray. Especially worrisome would be any increase in his normal O2 saturation levels. Any chest pain means immediate 911 call if Mike is not a DNR on hospice.
This is a medical question and I suggest that Mike's Doctor be contacted today by Mike or his POA.