Courage's Questions

[Guest guest]

Hi Courage,

1. Did your LO have high blood pressure before dx and/or after?

Mom didn't have high blood pressure, just angina. She developed high blood

pressure after a bladder infection at Christmas this year. The doctor put her

on a 1/2 a water pill.(also controls b.p.) hydrochlorazine I think. something

like that.

2 I understand that there was a high blood pressure med that

contributed to Alz or Parks - are any of you aware of this drug?.

>>No.

3. Was your LO dx with having had a mild stroke before LBD dx?

Mom lost her hearing in one year several years ago. She has always said it was

a small stroke. When I asked her how she knew that, she said the doctor said it

was probably a small stroke. Her CT Scan showed no signs of stroke. Her

hearing has never returned and she refuses to wear a hearing aid as the one she

got after losing her hearing, picked up too much background noise and was

frustrating to her.

4. Were your LO's on anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medications before

dx of LBD?

God I wish. Mom has never been on medicine for depression, despite my directly

asking for it. There are reasons I guess, but I keep telling the doctor to keep

it in mind. He thinks she is depressed because she is not in her home. I know

she has been depressed for years before that.

5. Did any of your LO's complain of pain in the shoulder/arm areas

before LBD dx?

Not specifically, but then mom has arthritis so it may not have seemed

different.

6. What did you notice first - problems with cognition or problems

mobility?

Cognition definitely. Hallucinations. Memory loss. Confusion. Sigh.

Hope this helps. Sorry I took so long to respond.

Kath

[Guest guest]

Hello Ruth,

Nice to see a post from you. The first three answers you gave to

Courage's questions are identical for my Dad. On the fourth we

noticed mental problems before physical.

Has your father settled in at the assited living facility? How is he

doing?

Hugs

Jan

Sacramento CA