I found out today that the Dr my Mum is under in the care facility here
discontinued her Aricept back in July.
I posted awhile back re him playing around with Mums Risperdal reduced
it and then increased it again.
That Valium had been given to Mum to stop her wandering and I thought
she couldnt walk due to perhaps an injury to her hip from a fall.
I have been reading all the old posts here back to 2001on Aricept there
is certainly a lot of information.
Mum has definately declined badly in the past few months and now I will
never know if it was going to happen or was it the withdrawil from the
Aricept.
I feel cheated and very disillusioned tonight.When we first placed Mum
in this facility there was a different Director of Nursing and I was
always singing her praises and that of the home,but in the last few
months have noticed a lot of changes and jump up and down but now feel
it is falling on deaf ears.
I have made a appointment with my Mums old Dr here for a second opinion
a thorough checkup and a look at the mess that is left from the removal
of a cancer on her scalp some 2 months ago at which the Dr did not get
it all and for 2 months every time I ask what is going to be done I am
told when the area has healed well its not healed yet?
So maybe I will feel better after this second opinion or perhaps the
familiarity of discussing the issues with a Dr I trust.