Well after 3 months we have a diagnosis of Alzheimers for my man. It really wasn't what I expected, but then I discovered this week that he has multiple problems as well, so I suppose he had so many symptoms that it was difficult to pinpoint.
We hit crisis point on Saturday. I thought he was at the end of life stage. He started having pain so, in desperation, I rang 111 and was told to take him to A&E. He had a funny turn (silent stroke?) when at the triage nurse so was rushed to resuss where he was found to be severely dehydrated. Eventually he was assessed to have:- strokes, vascular dementia, Charles Bonnet Syndrome, psychotic delusions, depression, delirium, as well as swallowing issues! Then the Memory Clinic gave their assessment as Alzheimers as well!
My poor man! Almost laughed when I collected the prescription from his GP visit 2 day earlier...a hay-fever spray (!!) and Fortisip (despite neither eating or drinking!)
All I can say to anyone trying desperately to get a diagnosis, is persevere, even if things hit crisis point. And keep posting on here as this Forum kept me going.
We hit crisis point on Saturday. I thought he was at the end of life stage. He started having pain so, in desperation, I rang 111 and was told to take him to A&E. He had a funny turn (silent stroke?) when at the triage nurse so was rushed to resuss where he was found to be severely dehydrated. Eventually he was assessed to have:- strokes, vascular dementia, Charles Bonnet Syndrome, psychotic delusions, depression, delirium, as well as swallowing issues! Then the Memory Clinic gave their assessment as Alzheimers as well!
My poor man! Almost laughed when I collected the prescription from his GP visit 2 day earlier...a hay-fever spray (!!) and Fortisip (despite neither eating or drinking!)
All I can say to anyone trying desperately to get a diagnosis, is persevere, even if things hit crisis point. And keep posting on here as this Forum kept me going.
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