Re: Re: Jan/

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((( GO TEAM! ))) Thank you for your thoughts.

Hugs, Jan

--- sandra_dil wrote:

> Hi Jan

> I don't have much time for a response, so I wanted

> to let you know I

> was thinking of you and Jim. You are an amazing,

> loving, wife and

> caregiver. I am glad that Jim is doing better again.

> Ditto

> everything that Sandie said too!!

> We are off to a soccer tournament in Toronto today

> for my 12 yr old.

> It is a Cup tournie, very good one to win, they are

> already in

> semi's. We have homecare for the day so we can

> enjoy our family

> outing. Take care,

>

>

> > Hi Jan-

> >

> > It is amazing how these things have a way of

> working

> > themselves out. It happened over and over with my

> > dad as well. Truly though, it doesn't dismiss the

> fear

> > and anxiousness we have all felt during those

> situations.

> > You handled it wonderfully! Great job for

> continuing to

> > take care of Jim and for looking out for his best

> interests.

> >

> > Still saying prayers for both of you-

> >

> > S

> >

> > -- Here's the scoop on Jim

> >

> > Well, Jim seemed to return to his normal self as

> the

> > day went on in ER. It's funny how they can pull

> > themselves together when there are people around.

> The

> > doctor thought it might have been a TIA and said

> to

> > give him 81mg of aspirin ea. day and that may

> help.

> > Thank you all so much for your responses. You all

> are

> > so helpful in your support and I appreciate it so

> > much. Your prayers and thoughts do help! I just

> want

> > to add that in my opinion this is all due to

> Haldol.

> > It was in June one year ago when Jim was in for a

> > slight case of Pneumonia, but he got aggressive

> with

> > the nurse on the day that he was to be released

> from

> > the hospital and the doctor requested to give him

> > Haldol, even though it was in the charts not to

> give

> > him Haldol and that I had handed out every paper

> on

> > LBD and the effects that it could have on him.

> When

> > the shift change came, I guess this doctor didn't

> get

> > the information or read the charts. I got a call

> that

> > Jim was comatose and not responding and not to

> come

> > and pick him up. When I inquired what happened the

> > nurse said that he was given Haldol to calm him

> and I

> > was livid and went in right away to speak with the

> > doctor. She said that is what they give for

> > aggressiveness and said that she noticed that he

> was

> > on Seroquel and that was an antipsychotic, but I

> said

> > it is Atypical and not as harmful to him. She

> > apologized. I said I wanted to bring him home that

> day

> > when he woke up out of his comatose state and she

> said

> > if his vitals were good. He came to about an hour

> > later and his vitals signs checked out good, so I

> > brought him home and the next day at home was his

> very

> > first seizure like incident and they have been

> > happening ever since about every other month two

> or

> > more times. I have now also bought a Medic Alert

> > Bracelet for him to wear warning of his allergies

> to

> > Haldol and Ativan to alert the doctors and nurses.

> It

> > is so important to keep them away from Haldol and

> > Ativan, it seems to have an everlasting effect on

> > them. When I told the doctor in ER that in my

> opinion

> > Haldol has caused my husband to have these seizure

> > like episodes, he did not want to blame it on

> Haldol.

> > Take care all...............Jan Colello

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >