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Board: Parkinson's Disease 03-19-2013, 07:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 397
Posted By cejayb
Re: PD meds or something else?

No help to offer other than I think that it is a good thing that your husband is seeing a specialist as my husband went through a fairly rigorous test with a specialist before being diagnosed and...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-31-2013, 12:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 547
Posted By cejayb
Re: Test for UTI

Can answer that one having experienced a couple of UTI's per year for a while after pelvic radiation. No effect on mental functions in my experience. My mother had dementia and as soon as there...
Board: Knee & Hip Problems 11-10-2012, 06:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 669
Posted By cejayb
Re: Having TKR -- and scared

I also was scared. Then reminded myself that this is a site for hip and knee problems so read and took the advice and pluses from the experiences of others. I was very fortunate...no pain,...
Board: Knee & Hip Problems 10-06-2012, 03:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,075
Posted By cejayb
Re: Knee replacement with epidural or spinal what was it like?

Don't worry about asking questions but I do feel that I have been very fortunate with the TKR and apparently very unusual not to have pain. I had the usual 4 hourly panadol only as a precaution. I...
Board: Knee & Hip Problems 10-04-2012, 01:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,075
Posted By cejayb
Re: Knee replacement with epidural or spinal what was it like?

I had a right TKR 10 days ago with a spinal and light sedation. Did ask questions as this was new to me but the result was excellent. I found that I was awake and clear headed quickly. "Normal" ...
Board: Knee & Hip Problems 09-30-2012, 03:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 543
Posted By cejayb
Re: Recent knee replacement

I am just a week post op, fortunate to have no pain except when exercising but I have still been advised to take pain meds for 6 weeks. I do...but just morning and night. If you had a full...
Board: Parkinson's Disease 08-30-2012, 03:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,718
Posted By cejayb
Re: Questions regarding parkinsons medication.

Hi Karl,
The hospital neurologist put my husband on sinamet when diagnosed and it was his Dr who advised madopar as a lower dose medication to start with. That kept Les stable for three years. He...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-25-2012, 04:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 861
Posted By cejayb
Re: Hello!

Julie my brother lived half a world away when mum was in care. He would have been on the next plane had I asked. I kept him 100% up to date but did not want him to come and see mum as she was, not...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-10-2012, 01:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,341
Posted By cejayb
Re: Mom in memory care... did I do the right thing?

When mum moved into a dementia unit I was asked not to visit for at least a week. That was hard but it did allow mum to settle and it allowed me to accept what I knew was her reality - but didn't...
Board: Parkinson's Disease 12-15-2011, 10:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,633
Posted By cejayb
Re: Parkinson's and stress

Yes. If my husband is worried or stressed his tremors are worse, speech and memory deteriorate and he constantly talks about the concern. I am able to tread lightly these days and ensure that there...
Board: Neuropathy 09-24-2011, 09:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,151
Posted By cejayb
Re: Has anyone been helped by the nerve support formulas advertised on the web?

Have also ordered...even though I'm a total cynic!! [Neuro after radiotherapy] Will check in this time Oct to compare notes.
Board: Cancer: Breast 04-06-2011, 03:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,503
Posted By cejayb
Re: please help, scared!

It depends on the biopsy result. I had a high grade 'in situ' ie it hadn't spread. Could have had it taken out with them digging around to make sure that they had it all followed by 6 weeks...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 02-20-2010, 01:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,474
Posted By cejayb
Re: Rant Time

A strong word with the head nurse. I thought that medication was supposed to be prepared/checked and dispensed by a nurse...not every Tom, Dick and Harry.
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 09-19-2009, 03:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,491
Posted By cejayb
Re: At what point do we suggest losing a drivers license

Very wise, and stay strong. One month after Dr advised that BIL stop driving he did not recognise his own car. We then found that he had often forgotten where he parked in town and the local AA...
Board: Cancer: Uterine 08-06-2009, 12:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 67,971
Posted By cejayb
Re: thickened endometrium

Hi S.Cute! I was 65 when all this started. Have no idea re thickness etc as I was biopsied and in hospital 8 days later. All a bit of a blurr!! Had 2 tumors in bladder which were scraped before...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 07-03-2009, 05:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,845
Posted By cejayb
Re: When did you know something wasn't right?

My mum died at the age of 95 after 9 years in a kind and caring dementia unit where she was loved. She did not recognise me for the last two years but never lost her courtesy, concern...did I have a...
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