Hello everyone,
I've not been on for a bit, I'm getting a bit frustrated with the lack of diagnosis for my Grandad.
We were told Grandad had Alzheimers a few months back and he was put on medication. It was increased and freaked my Grandad out so now he refuses to take it.
Because of weaknesses in 1 arm and leg and a tremor, the doc thought he might now have Parkinsons. (I understand there is an illness called Lewy Body but this has never been mentioned.)
Now to top it off, we think my Grandad has been having mini-strokes. He has a funny turn, goes bright red in the face (like he's going to explode), gets really, really hot flushes, then goes grey and falls asleep!
So now they have said it is ok not to take the meds and want to send him for a brain scan. Has anyone else got experience of this. I'm worried about my Grandad having to be still for so long in one of those scanners. Can anyone tell me of their experiences and if anyone recognises any of my Grandads symptons I would be glad to hear from you.
Thank you very much in advance.
Louise
I've not been on for a bit, I'm getting a bit frustrated with the lack of diagnosis for my Grandad.
We were told Grandad had Alzheimers a few months back and he was put on medication. It was increased and freaked my Grandad out so now he refuses to take it.
Because of weaknesses in 1 arm and leg and a tremor, the doc thought he might now have Parkinsons. (I understand there is an illness called Lewy Body but this has never been mentioned.)
Now to top it off, we think my Grandad has been having mini-strokes. He has a funny turn, goes bright red in the face (like he's going to explode), gets really, really hot flushes, then goes grey and falls asleep!
So now they have said it is ok not to take the meds and want to send him for a brain scan. Has anyone else got experience of this. I'm worried about my Grandad having to be still for so long in one of those scanners. Can anyone tell me of their experiences and if anyone recognises any of my Grandads symptons I would be glad to hear from you.
Thank you very much in advance.
Louise