My husband was diagnosed with Alzhemiers early 2021. He had a fall that resulted in bleeding of brain and followed by diagnosis on Alzheimer.
His confusion is gone. His short term memory is bad.
we used to walks 5 miles on most week days and 10 to 12 miles at least once a week. Sometimes we will do longer walk twice a week.
He complains of back pain now and doesn’t want to walk. However I make sure we go for a short wake once a day if not twice a day.
Doctor told him to try paracetamol for one week.This hadn’t help. He does feel better after a physio. He has physio once a week or twice a week. It is expensive. At times I feel older people irrespective of whether they suffer from Alzheimers/Dementia are not a priority or even worthy of treatment.
I can’t help thinking perhaps he has injured his back on the day he fell backward. His visible wound on the back of his head was treated. He got a head scan due to his confusion. I get the impression not much attention is paid to Dementia’s patients physical health.
I do my long walks twice a week leaving him with carers.
what can I do to ensure my husband inability to walk is not the result of the fall in Oct 2020. How can I get the doctor to refer him for an MRI scan?
His confusion is gone. His short term memory is bad.
we used to walks 5 miles on most week days and 10 to 12 miles at least once a week. Sometimes we will do longer walk twice a week.
He complains of back pain now and doesn’t want to walk. However I make sure we go for a short wake once a day if not twice a day.
Doctor told him to try paracetamol for one week.This hadn’t help. He does feel better after a physio. He has physio once a week or twice a week. It is expensive. At times I feel older people irrespective of whether they suffer from Alzheimers/Dementia are not a priority or even worthy of treatment.
I can’t help thinking perhaps he has injured his back on the day he fell backward. His visible wound on the back of his head was treated. He got a head scan due to his confusion. I get the impression not much attention is paid to Dementia’s patients physical health.
I do my long walks twice a week leaving him with carers.
what can I do to ensure my husband inability to walk is not the result of the fall in Oct 2020. How can I get the doctor to refer him for an MRI scan?