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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / August 2005Nothing wrong.!!!
I spoke with my brother a short while ago. We are pretty close & can speak easily with each other. A few months ago, his children started after him about their mother, his wife, & her memory. He took her to Drs, Physch, MRI, Blood , anything - you name it. Finally DX---nothing found--just age related memory. problem. No aricept or other med prescribed. What do think? I think time will tell. He knows I have dealt with Alz for many years.with my husband Don, who, incidentaly, seems to be doing so well in the AL place. The guilt of placing him was not easy to get over. I think now after 3 months I might feel guilty if I took him out of AL. where he has freedom of movement, appropriate entertainment & others to eat with, chat, such as it is,& is not glued to me for everything. FWIW Florence Florence, I know it is wonderful for you to know tht he is so well situated and now you can have time to relax and do things for yourself. And you can enjoy the time you spend with him. No guilt allowed on this NG!. Gwen > I spoke with my brother a short while ago. > We are pretty close & can speak easily with each other. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > FWIW > Florence >I spoke with my brother a short while ago. > We are pretty close & can speak easily with each other. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What do think? I think time will tell. I think thats a bad diagnosis, 'age related'.  SignatureTumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com Did they do a PET scan? IIRC - MRI's are ok for Bone issues and spinal cord stuff. CT scans are better for soft tissue problems (like abdominal organs, etc. But PET scans show the brain best. It's what they used to diagnose my FIL with atrophied frontal lobe. Adelle >I spoke with my brother a short while ago. > We are pretty close & can speak easily with each other. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > FWIW > Florence > Did they do a PET scan? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Adelle Yes, it was a PET scan that was the deciding factor in Ida's diagnosis too. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') >>I spoke with my brother a short while ago. >> We are pretty close & can speak easily with each other. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> FWIW >> Florence >I spoke with my brother a short while ago. > We are pretty close & can speak easily with each other. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > FWIW > Florence Hi Florence, I am so glad it has worked out so well for your husband. We agonized over our decision too, but it was the same with Ida. She enjoyed the interaction with others and the various entertainments etc. At home it was just the TV everyday, which she couldn't even follow a plot anymore. I am at peace knowing she was in a good space for the last year of her life. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') I'll have to find out if a PET was done. I believe he's so glad for the dr's conclusion. He does know there is no test to rule out AD I do believe there are times when ignorance is bliss. Since, the two drugs, Aricept & Namenda, used together, has been available for such a short time are there any studies or info that early use is more beneficial . If recall they were advertised as good for latter stages. Florence A <smada@webtv.net> is alleged to have said: > I'll have to find out if a PET was done. I believe he's so glad for > the dr's conclusion. He does know there is no test to rule out AD [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > studies or info that early use is more beneficial . If recall they > were advertised as good for latter stages. The earlier the better, since you want to preserve as high a level of functioning as possible. All Alzheimer's patients end up at the same place, but these drugs may hold off the latter stages a bit longer. You'll just have to keep an eye on things and keep in touch with the kids for signs of further deterioration. If they appear, try another doctor. The first one I took my mother to shrugged off her condition as "a touch of Alzheimer's." SignatureJo Ann Malina, make spamthis best to find my address Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. -- Christina Rossetti, "Remember" > I'll have to find out if a PET was done. I believe he's so glad for > the dr's conclusion. He does know there is no test to rule out AD [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > studies or info that early use is more beneficial . If recall they > were advertised as good for latter stages. Hi Florence, Actually it is mostly in the early stages that the beneficial effects of these drugs are so noticeable. Some have concluded because of that, that they are less effective in the later stages, but it isn't really true. I heard of a study that showed they continued to provide benefits even in later stages. I know it was definitely true for Ida that Aricept continued to help. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') |
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