Mother had hip replacement surgery . now has fever and unknown infection..?

My mom had her left hip replaced on Monday of this week. She has had an ongoing fever – on and off and multiple (8) blood transfusions. She has been incoherant and very out of it. We are waiting on her blood tests to find out what type of infection she may have. She is 200 lbs overweight and is also alcholic – which the dr’s are aware of. She has HBP, is on Lipitor, and is border line diabetic. Any advice would be most helpful.. Thanks!
My mom is still in the hospital and is 70 years old. She was on antibiotic IV and IV fluids along with oxycontin for pain. Now they have her on tylenol tonight due to the fact that her fever is up to 102 for the 3rd night. I ask many questions but feel lost not knowing why she still has the infection after being treated for this infection- thanks to all who reply -God bless you all.

It’s a tough situation…it’s not uncommon for people to pick up infections in the hospital after surgery, and it’s easier for that to happen when they aren’t healthy or living a healthy lifestyle to begin with.
All you can do now, is keep asking direct questions of the doctors and nurses about her condition, because they won’t offer up any more than the most basic technical information about her health status. Ask all of them them everything, even the what if’s and the most small worries you have. Ask what the treatments are and what are the chances of this or that happening and what would they do if those things happened.
What will happen is what’s going to happen, but getting the information in your mind and all of the things around the “what ifs” will help you feel more in control of the situation.
And pray if you pray, and/or ask the same of your friends and family. Spend as much time as possible with her and your family and friends. But make sure you get some breaks and do something else for a couple hours each day to keep your sanity.
I sure hope it all works out ok for her and for you and your family!

Miss Ruby Tuesday- Day 33 Post-Op- “Hip Replacement Surgery”