Guest guest Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 hi david  my daddy had swallowing issues as well., the hopsice nurse made him clear his throat after ever 3 or 4 bite, adn he had to clear it several times adn swallow, the movement in the back of the thoat helped any foods stuck move on down the path. hope this helps hugs. sharon,  ps is the pureed food nice and smooth, having food too dry can make food get trapped too. I am the daughter of Leonard whom was diagnosed in May 2004 and he died of complicatons *blood pressure started dropping and wouldn't recover* on Sept 25, 2005. He had bad case of Dr Jekyl/Mr Hyde scenarios. He was showing hallucinations and falling issues since prior to 1994. We moved in to take care of him Jan 19, 2003 and still live in his house. And in feb 2009, i have been diagonosed with 99% probability of lbd. Hoping that a cure or treatment will be found before it's too late for me. Subject: Dad To: LBDcaregivers Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 10:03 AM  My Dad (90 LBD) has been on thickened liquids for about 6 weeks and is doing fine with them. However,in the last few days,he is starting to have difficulty swallowing food (Pureed). It's as if the food goes down the wrong tube or something. Would giving him smaller spoonfuls help or is there something else I can do to help with this problem?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 , when Mom reached that stage cueing her with the word swallow, swallow, sometimes helped. I also saw aides stroke her throat in a downward motion. Cold food, such as ice cream, should trigger the swallowing reflex. Not a whole lot one can do, which is difficult. I hope you are doing OK now, remember the difficulties you were going through. > > My Dad (90 LBD) has been on thickened liquids for about 6 weeks and is doing > fine with them. However,in the last few days,he is starting to have > difficulty swallowing food (Pureed). It's as if the food goes down the wrong > tube or something. Would giving him smaller spoonfuls help or is there > something else I can do to help with this problem?? > > Thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 With Fred ,his food was going into his lungs. We did wonders with physical therapy. They worked on deep breathing. It was really hard because he couldn't understand what they needed from him. But they worked like crazy and the therapy worked. Good luck. On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 8:03 AM, daufe333 daufe333 wrote: > > > My Dad (90 LBD) has been on thickened liquids for about 6 weeks and is > doing > fine with them. However,in the last few days,he is starting to have > difficulty swallowing food (Pureed). It's as if the food goes down the > wrong > tube or something. Would giving him smaller spoonfuls help or is there > something else I can do to help with this problem?? > > Thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm not sure how my name got on the end of this message.I wish you the best,but my Fred is not my mother and is on a whole bunch of other medications so I don't know anything about those. JoAnn in Klamath Falls Or, actually. > > I have recently had to add a medication to my Mothers > remeron , vit. E 3200 mg daily, Vit. C and Calcium. We have > added Seroquel 25 mg. for anziety and mood swings. It has > been a good thing so far, we have seen cogative improvement > and some humor added as well. Dr. felt it wise to go slow > and easy so no additions unless we see major change in the > downward mode. Are still seeing some tears now and then > but when all settles from Holidays and the confusion of all > this I think she will do fine. Mom is at home with 24 hr > care, but is able to dress self on good days, and carry on > some conversation. She seldom has accidents, and although > is unable to cook for self, can help with setting table etc. > With direction of course. We feel good about all of this as > she was diagnosed probable LBD at least 3 yrs ago. She does > not cope well in crouds, even family if there is noise and > confusion. Our goal is keeping Mom at home and in her > own enviroment for as long as possible. These LBD patients > can be so good on a good day, and so poor on a not so good > day. Joanne in Oregon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 This was a real old message... Not from you, from someone else. > > > > I have recently had to add a medication to my Mothers > > remeron , vit. E 3200 mg daily, Vit. C and Calcium. We have > > added Seroquel 25 mg. for anziety and mood swings. It has > > been a good thing so far, we have seen cogative improvement > > and some humor added as well. Dr. felt it wise to go slow > > and easy so no additions unless we see major change in the > > downward mode. Are still seeing some tears now and then > > but when all settles from Holidays and the confusion of all > > this I think she will do fine. Mom is at home with 24 hr > > care, but is able to dress self on good days, and carry on > > some conversation. She seldom has accidents, and although > > is unable to cook for self, can help with setting table etc. > > With direction of course. We feel good about all of this as > > she was diagnosed probable LBD at least 3 yrs ago. She does > > not cope well in crouds, even family if there is noise and > > confusion. Our goal is keeping Mom at home and in her > > own enviroment for as long as possible. These LBD patients > > can be so good on a good day, and so poor on a not so good > > day. Joanne in Oregon > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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