Sunday, September 19, 2010
Well the party was over as the alien (ALZ) that invades my husband's mind and calls his body home returned...... with a vengeance.
He was MEAN and ORNERY...... I played Merry-Go-Round with people telling me.... "I'm sorry..... he's booked for a year"..... we can put you on his cancellation list but it's long and that can take a year........
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW???????
Tom was breaking my heart even though he had nothing nice to say.... he said he hated how he felt and he was trying with all his might to control the meanness that was only escalating in him...... but he couldn't stop it... it controlled him.....
Day four of trying to get him into the over booked... one person in our community that knew what to do.... I had to give it to GOD .... I told my daughter, I sat by the phone for 4 days and got no help....... doesn't anybody out there CARE??????
My two daughters that live in the same area, took over...... By the end of the day Tom had an apt with "The Main Doc" in NOVEMBER, who is over booked trying to handle a whole community ......... and was put on the TOP of the cancellation list and he had an apt with his regular Doc the next day, with the understanding he was a problem "child" and was to be taken in right away....... to prevent a scene like the last visit to the clinic just for blood .
NOTE.... to those I have lost in this story let me explain...... Tom has only been seeing his regular DR. since diagnosis.... "2006" who has consulted the Psychiatrist as far as Alzheimer meds.....
All was well till now..... He NEEDS to be evaluated as every person with ALZ is different and they all react to medications different and going out of town is NOT an option for us and all his drugs seem to have stopped working except for the last med to control anger but the dosage needed to be regulated......
THAT requires a PSYCHIATRIST!
All went well with his regular DR. visit... He willingly took the one med that works for him to help him behave himself...... and they took him right away as promised..... and he upped his anti-angry med till he could see THE MAIN DOC.... for evaluation.
By the time we got home the clinic had called and Tom has an apt with MR. MAIN DOC on Monday...... WE ARE ECSTATIC!!!!!!
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It has taken time.... with denial and acceptance...... Tom has totally accepted his diagnosis..... and for some reason, not all are aware, he is aware of his actions BUT says it's like someone else driving the car with him in the driver seat....."my words"
The "one" drug that is working and dosage has been increased...... has put him at peace and given him control of the wheel again......
NOW that doesn't mean he makes good choices, can reason, remember, multitask..... and the list goes on...... BUT he at least doesn't do it all with a smile on his face and laughter in his voice and he LOVES HIS MOM...... that's me
He was MEAN and ORNERY...... I played Merry-Go-Round with people telling me.... "I'm sorry..... he's booked for a year"..... we can put you on his cancellation list but it's long and that can take a year........
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW???????
Tom was breaking my heart even though he had nothing nice to say.... he said he hated how he felt and he was trying with all his might to control the meanness that was only escalating in him...... but he couldn't stop it... it controlled him.....
Day four of trying to get him into the over booked... one person in our community that knew what to do.... I had to give it to GOD .... I told my daughter, I sat by the phone for 4 days and got no help....... doesn't anybody out there CARE??????
My two daughters that live in the same area, took over...... By the end of the day Tom had an apt with "The Main Doc" in NOVEMBER, who is over booked trying to handle a whole community ......... and was put on the TOP of the cancellation list and he had an apt with his regular Doc the next day, with the understanding he was a problem "child" and was to be taken in right away....... to prevent a scene like the last visit to the clinic just for blood .
NOTE.... to those I have lost in this story let me explain...... Tom has only been seeing his regular DR. since diagnosis.... "2006" who has consulted the Psychiatrist as far as Alzheimer meds.....
All was well till now..... He NEEDS to be evaluated as every person with ALZ is different and they all react to medications different and going out of town is NOT an option for us and all his drugs seem to have stopped working except for the last med to control anger but the dosage needed to be regulated......
THAT requires a PSYCHIATRIST!
All went well with his regular DR. visit... He willingly took the one med that works for him to help him behave himself...... and they took him right away as promised..... and he upped his anti-angry med till he could see THE MAIN DOC.... for evaluation.
By the time we got home the clinic had called and Tom has an apt with MR. MAIN DOC on Monday...... WE ARE ECSTATIC!!!!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It has taken time.... with denial and acceptance...... Tom has totally accepted his diagnosis..... and for some reason, not all are aware, he is aware of his actions BUT says it's like someone else driving the car with him in the driver seat....."my words"
The "one" drug that is working and dosage has been increased...... has put him at peace and given him control of the wheel again......
NOW that doesn't mean he makes good choices, can reason, remember, multitask..... and the list goes on...... BUT he at least doesn't do it all with a smile on his face and laughter in his voice and he LOVES HIS MOM...... that's me
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NOW how in the world did my daughters, particularly the one I call "the nut that fell closest to the tree?????????".... I heard she threw herself in front of the train and the train stopped!
