Mother in hospistal, has congestive heart failure, and chronic kidney failure?!

Mother in hospistal, has congestive heart failure, and chronic kidney failure?

My 63 year old mother is in the hospital, she has both the conditions above, and many others, this is the 3rd time in a month that she has been to the hospital. She seems to get worse at the hospital than she is at home. i guess my question is: Has anyone out there been though this situation before? How long does she have? Is she just putting on a good show at home so that we think everything is ok?

I'm sorry about your Mom. I think all of the above comments are good, I just wanted to add that how "worried" you should be depends in large part on how bad her CHF and CKF are. Do you know what her ejection fraction is? Do you know what her creatinine clearance is? CHF and CKF refer to a really wide range of heart and kidney function, from the first signs of problems to really dangerously low function. If she is in the hospital, she must be past the earliest stages but this doesn't necessairly mean it's a worse-case scenario. If her heart is the stronger of the two, for example, she may be able to live for quite a while on dialysis...stay informed the best you can and my best to you and your family.