Hi
My dad has always liked a drink, and has descended into alcoholism. Unlike many people he only drinks in pubs, never drinks spirits and is rarely the worse for drink but despite all this there is no denying he is an alcoholic.
Two week ago i called him and he sounded unlike himself, i met him and he was dishelvelled (which is unlike him) confused and his eyes had a "wild" look. I took him too hospital where he has been since. He was given vitamin b and within 24 hours he looked more like his old self but is confused, and has no short term memory.
I looked up the symptoms and it looks like korsakoffs(everything fits in with this)
Despite me saying this, and numerous blood, urine tests and a CT scan the hospital cannot find anything wrong.
Last week they told me he was medically safe to be discharged, i disagreed since he lives alone and i cannot care for him full time.They are waiting for physchiatric team to assess him.
I am worried that they just want to get him out ASAP which means he would be very vulnerable. Indeed they lost him yesterday and rang me to say they were calling the police! they then found him but the fact that him going missing was enough for them to call 999 flies in the face of the fact he is safe to be released according to them.
plenty of nurses have been great but sadly some are just ignorant. I know that hopsital may not be the place for him but i am so scared they will kick him out leaving him to his own devices. Bare in mind he has been in hopsital 12 days and still doesnt know he is there.
he is 62 does anyone have any ideas to help him and us?
the only good thing is that he is still his amiable self cracking jokes ect just cant remember what happened 2 mins previous
My dad has always liked a drink, and has descended into alcoholism. Unlike many people he only drinks in pubs, never drinks spirits and is rarely the worse for drink but despite all this there is no denying he is an alcoholic.
Two week ago i called him and he sounded unlike himself, i met him and he was dishelvelled (which is unlike him) confused and his eyes had a "wild" look. I took him too hospital where he has been since. He was given vitamin b and within 24 hours he looked more like his old self but is confused, and has no short term memory.
I looked up the symptoms and it looks like korsakoffs(everything fits in with this)
Despite me saying this, and numerous blood, urine tests and a CT scan the hospital cannot find anything wrong.
Last week they told me he was medically safe to be discharged, i disagreed since he lives alone and i cannot care for him full time.They are waiting for physchiatric team to assess him.
I am worried that they just want to get him out ASAP which means he would be very vulnerable. Indeed they lost him yesterday and rang me to say they were calling the police! they then found him but the fact that him going missing was enough for them to call 999 flies in the face of the fact he is safe to be released according to them.
plenty of nurses have been great but sadly some are just ignorant. I know that hopsital may not be the place for him but i am so scared they will kick him out leaving him to his own devices. Bare in mind he has been in hopsital 12 days and still doesnt know he is there.
he is 62 does anyone have any ideas to help him and us?
the only good thing is that he is still his amiable self cracking jokes ect just cant remember what happened 2 mins previous