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Irish_Dem

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18. I am doing great now, thanks.

Reply to mahina (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 09:07 PM

Dec 2024

But the fall, surgery, pain meds, nursing home, long recovery sent me over the edge.

But we still don't know what is going on with your relative in terms of physical problems.
So we need to rule that out with labs and talking with nursing staff.

But yes he is under a great deal of stress.
What kind of a fall did he have?
Is he immobile now? Or can he walk and move around?

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A very beloved senior in my family is now repeating himself with long stories two or three times an hour [View all] mahina Dec 2024 OP

My best recommendation would be to get him to see a neurologist for cognitive testing. alwaysinasnit Dec 2024 #1

That is a great idea. Do you tell the person that they are having cognitive issues? mahina Dec 2024 #2

In a somewhat similar situation i took happy feet Dec 2024 #7

When i took happy feet Dec 2024 #8

That is a really good idea, thank you mahina Dec 2024 #12

Maybe you could give a little white lie and say that you want to make sure that his fall did not affect alwaysinasnit Dec 2024 #21

Did he hit his head when he fell? Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #3

He has a compassionate personality and also very strong and one could say, stubborn. mahina Dec 2024 #9

Can you talk to the charge nurse? Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #16

Thank you, it's really encouraging to hear that you came back from it. Hoping you are very well. Aloha. mahina Dec 2024 #17

I am doing great now, thanks. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #18

He can walk and move around now, the damage was to his lower spine mahina Dec 2024 #22

If he's in a care facility due to a fall, tanyev Dec 2024 #4

Yes they should do a blood panel. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #5

Oh, that is a good idea. Surgery was already two months ago now. mahina Dec 2024 #6

Even high untreated blood pressure problems can cause mental problems questionseverything Dec 2024 #10

Wow, did not know that! Thank you! mahina Dec 2024 #11

It's not unusual for someone who has slight cognitive Phoenix61 Dec 2024 #13

Some medications can cause things like that. Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #14

My brother in-law, bless his heart, tells me the same stories but over time like weeks between visits yaesu Dec 2024 #15

Be sure to watch for UTIs. viva la Dec 2024 #19

It's so difficult. Tom Dyer Dec 2024 #20

See if an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist is warranted. phylny Dec 2024 #23