Hi from New Zealand.
Dads been hospitalised twice in 12 weeks. First time was a UTI and was treated with anti B drip. He had mild delirium, and I would say hes never recovered.
2 weeks ago much the same symptoms, he woke early, confusion, agitation, could hardly string a sentence together.
So expecting another UTI I called an ambulance.
This time he was kept in for 2 nights. UTI negative. Bloods taken, chest Xray & CT, head CT.
The only thing they found was scarring on his lungs which they are investigating.
As Dad has orthostatic hypotension, and a high caffeine/sugar intake ( which we cannot change) I asked if these episodes could be blood sugar/blood pressure related after last meal at 5pm and lying in bed all night?
They couldnt say.
However after 2 nights in hospital, he was the model patient
They observed no behaviour issues but wondered if it was sundowning ( but in the A.M.)
The day I picked him up and the next day he was quite good.
So much to say I think he enjoyed being in hospital ?
The next morning, my brother who lives with Dad phoned me to come over.
Confusion & agitation again, and a poo explosion, which he attempted to clean up but had trekked it through the carpets, on his chair, on the back if his pants and jumper.
He did change his underpants and wash them, but oblivious to the resulting mess.
We managed to get him back in the bath and clean clothes, with much protest.
This past week, no episodes at all.
I am just monitoring how things go. He has had toileting accidents before but not this bad, where he was covered in it but didnt realise.
To be honest Im not sure if I could cope if this is a sign of things to come.
I never experienced this with Mum.
So anybodys thoughts of low BP/high blood sugar? Or could this be episodic sundowning??
Dads been hospitalised twice in 12 weeks. First time was a UTI and was treated with anti B drip. He had mild delirium, and I would say hes never recovered.
2 weeks ago much the same symptoms, he woke early, confusion, agitation, could hardly string a sentence together.
So expecting another UTI I called an ambulance.
This time he was kept in for 2 nights. UTI negative. Bloods taken, chest Xray & CT, head CT.
The only thing they found was scarring on his lungs which they are investigating.
As Dad has orthostatic hypotension, and a high caffeine/sugar intake ( which we cannot change) I asked if these episodes could be blood sugar/blood pressure related after last meal at 5pm and lying in bed all night?
They couldnt say.
However after 2 nights in hospital, he was the model patient
They observed no behaviour issues but wondered if it was sundowning ( but in the A.M.) The day I picked him up and the next day he was quite good.
So much to say I think he enjoyed being in hospital ?
The next morning, my brother who lives with Dad phoned me to come over.
Confusion & agitation again, and a poo explosion, which he attempted to clean up but had trekked it through the carpets, on his chair, on the back if his pants and jumper.
He did change his underpants and wash them, but oblivious to the resulting mess.
We managed to get him back in the bath and clean clothes, with much protest.
This past week, no episodes at all.
I am just monitoring how things go. He has had toileting accidents before but not this bad, where he was covered in it but didnt realise.
To be honest Im not sure if I could cope if this is a sign of things to come.
I never experienced this with Mum.
So anybodys thoughts of low BP/high blood sugar? Or could this be episodic sundowning??
