Re: Re: Arm Pain and Tylenol/ Dixie

[Guest guest]

Hi

I have just started, today, in fact, putting my mom on

500mg of Tylenol once a day. She was in extreme pain

last Sunday. This is the first time I had ever

witnessed her being in pain. It was awful. Anyway, she

started with it today and I will be watching to see if

she begins to live behind closed eyes. She does this

some times now already. I'll let you know in a few

weeks if this becomes a habit.

Dena

Mother (83) End stages. Admitted to NH in March 06.

Began Tylenol today

--- stimtimminss wrote:

> Wine instead of Haldol? Jim just might start acting

> out more to get that reward if he can

> relate the 2! LOL!

> I can only imagine your fears and grief at placing

> Jim, but you know it needs to be done.

> We will be with you in this.

> As an aside, it was shortly after Mom started on

> Tylenol 3 times a day that she started

> living her days with closed eyes. I have wondered

> since if it is because of the Tylenol.

> Don't want to remove it because of comfort.

> However, I will be interested to hear if Jim

> starts having trouble getting those eyes open. They

> are so close in timeline, yet different

> in so many ways. Difference in age may well be a

> factor.

>

>

>

> >

> > > Hi Jan;

> > >

> > > I should mention you are one of my many heroes.

> I

> > > often do not know how

> > > you cope. As for Tylenol, when was in the

> > > hospital they gave him 2

> > > Extra Strength Tylenol 4 times a day. When he

> was

> > > sent home they included

> > > the same in his blister packs. I stopped it

> > > finally because he wasn't in

> > > any pain, the fever was gone, and I could not

> see

> > > any reason for him to be

> > > taking them. But, of all the meds prescribed,

> > > these seemed to do him the

> > > least harm. He's around 85 pounds. I think Jim

> is

> > > a much bigger man. So I

> > > would not worry too much about the effects of

> the

> > > Tylenol as long as you

> > > don't go beyond the maximum amount indicated.

> > >

> > > Good luck.

> > >

> > > now has persistent foot tremors that cause

> his

> > > entire body to shake. I

> > > can generally stop them by just moving his foot.

> I

> > > tell him it's like

> > > hanging up the phone, breaking the connection.

> But

> > > sometimes they call

> > > again, over and over. I stopped his prolopa

> (like

> > > sinemet) but I am not

> > > sure what to do about the shaking. They worry

> him.

> > >

> > > Also he has developed an itch on his back that

> is

>

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