What to expect Parkinsons Posted: 06-10-08 12:13pm
My dad was diagnosed with Parkinsons in
the summer of 1999. He thought he had
tennis elbow from playing so much and
working so hard in his garden. It has
been almost 9yrs and obviously he has
gotten worse. At first he was fine, but
as the years progressed his tremors grew
worse. Also depressed by his lack of
mobility he has gained about 35-50lbs,
which is also not healthy. At 58yrs old
he is now on Parkinsons drugs, but seems
to have trouble sleeping normal hours and
nods off all the time. His tremors, of
course, have only gotten worse, spreading
from his left to his right hand. My
mother, his wife, passed away unexpectedly
in late 2004; this of course greatly added
to his depression. I'm writing to ask
what it is I can expect from this disease.
What can I expect to see happen to him?
He isn't the same physical man I knew as a
child, but he is the same man I have
always loved, well except now he can't
chase after me when I do something bad
!
In all seriousness, I would just like some
thoughts and experiences you all have gone
through.
Parkinson disease is incurable and
progressive disease so, unfortunately, you
can expect that his condition will get
worse. He will probably need someone to
take care of him because in time he won't
be able to do any usual daily activity
(going to bathroom, eating etc.).
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psyverson
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I fully understand Posted: 06-11-08 09:31am
I do understand his condition will worsen,
but what ends the life of people with
Parkinson's if not Parkinson's?
People suffering from Parkinson's disease
when become completely imobile and lie in
bed all the time usually dies from lower
respiratory infections (bronchopneumonia)
combined with heart failure.
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jeanpeirre
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Assistance with PD Posted: 06-27-08 04:02am
That doctor's reply is a real ray of
sunshine! My wife has PD. We searched the
web and went to China for stem cell
treatment. She is much better but has $40k
less in her bank. To reduce intake of the
usual medications which have a reducing
effect over time, irrespective of the
disease's progression, we found
neurotransmitting balancing on the web.
(D5 , D5 40%). She now takes a tiny amount
of Sinemet along with capsules which
balance the neurioransmitters in the
brain. All is not doom and gloom. Search
the web. You have nothing to lose but may
regain part of your father.
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cassandra2
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Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 19
hello..reply message. Posted: 08-18-08 09:00am
Sorry to hear that your father has
parkinson's disease..it is a slow eating
disease basically that eats your body
up..like the nerves and everything. My
grandfather currently has parkinsons
disease and has had it about five or six
years already and I mean from the
beginning until now he has compltely went
down hill. He does take these medications
for parkinsons disease to help him live
his life..you know he takes them like six
times a day to help him be able to do the
things that he wouldn't be able to do
without the pills but they don't always
work..of course because he doesnt like
drinking water and in order for the pills
to really take effect good, you have to
drink a lot of water. When he doesn't have
his pill in him (parkinsons disease pill)
he needs help getting off the toliet,
getting out of a chair, cutting up his
food...my grandmother has to give him a
shower because we don't trust him in there
alone because he already had one fall in
the shower a few months ago so basically
it is a sad slow eating disease. I hate to
depress you with this message but I am
only telling you the truth based on my
experiences. Right now there are no cures
for the disease but of course they have
the pills to help the patients be able to
live a little better and do the things
they love. In the end..They say that
parkinsons disease patients will just
completely shut down..and they will become
wheel chair bound but thank God my
grandfather hasn't gotten to that point
yet and I hope he never does. Please keep
in touch and let me know how your father
does..I don't know if you heard but there
are special like utencils for people with
parkinsons disease and all that stuff so
if you want to check into that..that could
help a bit. Also a caregiver would be
something to look into.
Take care, best of luck and God bless..
Keep in touch!
!
In all seriousness, I would just like some
thoughts and experiences you all have gone
through.
