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[Goingitalone]

I'm sorry Dhiren is feeling low, Sylvia. You know him and your 'vibes' are probably right that he's putting on a brave face but feeling a little 'down.' ABs do that to me, too. I'm pretty sure Dhiren has had these 'off' days before and, if my memory serves me well, he usually comes back up again in a few days. It's unsettling for you, though, isn't it?

I hope he's much better next time you see him and I hope you don't worry too much in the meantime.

You and I are so fortunate-we both have homes where the staff are genuinely caring and they contact us if they are at all concerned about our loved ones. He's in safe hands.

Thinking of you.

Maggie

 

[jenniferpa]

This might not be it, but I do find that antibiotics always leave me with a bit of an upset tummy after a course of them. Not painful or anything just "not right". I do try to remember to take acidophilus since I find that helps but I don't always remember .

 

[sue38]

I'm sorry Dhiren is still not well. I think you have to have the courage of your convictions - you know he's not right, and you know him best. If you're at all concerned I would ask for the GP to re-visit.

 

[Pheath]

Dear Sylvia
I remember your post from last week, my dad also came down with a chest infection & was put on AB’s about the same time as Dhiren. We must be running in parallel. After initially thinking dad had improved it seems he’s slumped a bit again and in fact the GP has now put him on a 2nd course of AB’s as didn’t think the infection had entirely cleared up. Mum and I are finding visiting at present really upsetting as dad seems much more tired and lifeless than previously, his legs have also become weak and is currently often needing two people either side to assist him to walk. Because so many people have been down with things at the home, incl. now the manager, am just holding onto the hope it’s something not unique to him and that he’ll pick up soon. As you say it's a waiting game but feel it could be a combination of the infection plus the AB’s (which have their own side effects) that are causing present symptoms. Really hope Dhiren improves soon, recovery time from these things can be much longer than we at first think. All good wishes, Px

 

[mulhuis]

Hi Sylvia,
One of the things about antibiotics is they cannot discriminate between the good bugs and the bad ones so consequently they get rid of the lot. It then takes the body some time to replenish the good bugs that we need for our bodies to function properly. When I lived in South Africa it was common for GP's there to prescribe a drug called Interflora (yes that really was it's name) when prescribing antibiotics. It put back the good stuff that the antibiotic took out. I would imagine that it is a cost factor here.
Hope Dhiren picks up soon.
xx

 

[Grannie G]

Thank you for all for your support. I wasn`t going to reply until after my visit this afternoon but you are all so considerate.


Thank you Terry. Lovely to see you here.

I`ll pop in to H&B before I visit to see if they have anything to recommend.

 

[winda]

I hope Dhiren will be back to his usual self soon Sylvia xx

 

[TinaT]

Hope you found Dhiran a little more his old self today. I know how worrying these things can be

xxTinaT

 

[Izzy]

Thinking of you both today Sylvia. xx

 

[Grannie G]

Panic over.

Dhiren saw me before I saw him , his smile was ready and it was genuine. He looked so much better.

He felt my relief and that pleased him too. He understood when I told him how worried I`d been about him.

He enjoyed a beautiful pear and a tub of ice cream.

He spoke Bengali to me and grinned when i told him I couldn`t understand. Sadly he was unable to translate because by then he`d forgotten what he had wanted to say.

It wasn`t important.


Many thanks, Tina, winda and Izzy.

 

[garnuft]

So glad Dhiren is feeling better Sylvia, no doubt you feel better too. Breathe again. X

 

[Izzy]

That's excellent news Sylvia! You must be so relieved.

Can I be a bit cheeky!? How do you pronounce Dhiren's name? I have a pronunciation in my head but I bet it's all wrong. I've thought for a while I'd like to know I was hearing the correct name in my head! xx

 

[garnuft]

.dear-ren?

 

[Izzy]

.dear-ren?

That's my thought Gwen.

 

[BeckyJan]

Good news Sylvia - I bet you feel better now too.
x

 

[creativesarah]

Thats great news

 

[sue38]

That's such good news Sylvia .

I think Dhiren is pronounced di-ren, but Sylvia will correct me if I'm wrong .

 

[Saffie]

I think Dhiren is pronounced di-ren, but Sylvia will correct me if I'm wrong

Well the other Dhiren I know of is pronounced that way Sue.

I'm so pleased that Dhiren was so much brighter Sylvia. I'm sure thta makes you feel much better. XXX

 

[Goingitalone]

I'm so pleased that Dhiren is feeling better, Sylvia. A massive relief for you.

Fantastic!!!

 

[Butter]

I am so pleased for you both.