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Diagnosis in 2006 - Parkinson's Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy, then in 2007 - Essential Myoclonus. Finally in 2011, after a muscle biopsy, I was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy as well as Peripheral Neuropathy.

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Standing MRI & A New Friend

Day by Day with a Movement Disorder Posted on May 9, 2007 by DBMay 9, 2007 2

I had the standing MRI yesterday, and that was quite a bit different from the lying down kind. First of all, it would be much better for anyone who is claustrophobic, as I was not closed in, and they actually had a big screen TV set up so I could watch it.

As far as my procedure was concerned, it was not very comfortable. The whole point was to take the MRI while I was putting weight on the knee, so I had to stand at about a 60 or 70 degree angle, I would guess, and be very still for about 30 minutes. By the time it was over my knee was really complaining, but it was worth every moment of it, if it gets them a better idea of what’s going on in there. I still don’t expect it to be torn cartilage, but soon I will know. Their brochure showed pictures of regular MRI views vs their stand up kind, with obvious disk problems that didn’t show up when the patient was lying down. I may ask for that kind the next time I have to have one on my neck or back, for just that reason. I’ll see the Orthopedist next week to get the report on it.

I’ve added the beginnings of a section on Radial Neuropathy to my side bar, not because I have that, but because I’ve recently started emailing back and forth to a new friend who has it. She and I live in the same small town, I taught her husband, know her MIL, and we’re even members of the same church. And neither one of us knew each other LOL!! It was the Physical Therapist we’ve been going to, who gave her my blog URL, that got us together. She promises that she’ll be posting here, so hopefully she can make contact with others who have problems more similar to hers. My Neuropathy is most noticeable in my legs, although my hands and arms are involved, too. Hers is severe, but I’ll leave it to her to explain it.

I noticed the nausea from the Requip about 11:00AM again yesterday, but a few crackers stopped it. I’m still getting sleepy at the wrong time, as I nodded off early last night watching TV, and I’ve been up since 4:00AM. Actually, I woke up a little after 3:00, but I made myself stay put, thinking I would go back to sleep. No such luck.

I can’t tell any difference in my gait yet, but it may take a week or so before I would notice anything, anyway. I don’t remember reading anything about how long it takes Requip to take effect, so I’ll have to try to do some research on that.

Oh, remember when I was having so much trouble typing? That has definitely improved. It must have been the stress of dealing with Daddy that was making that worse. Parkinson’s folks don’t handle stress as well as others do. I still make more mistakes than I’d like, but nothing like it was for awhile there.

I’ve done my morning exercises, but we’re still not walking at the track. Hubby’s poison ivy is getting worse, not better, and he’s so stubborn I can’t get him to go to the doctor about it. So he’s just slathering on the anti-itch medicines I already had in the house, and he’s trying to stay cool.

Speaking of cool, my temperature regulator is all off whack. I’ll have hot flashes one minute and be freezing the next. I’m putting my jacket on and pulling it off constantly!! This is a Parkies thing, too, so there’s not much else I can do about it.

I’ll spend the day today writing descriptions and finishing the pictures I took this morning, so I can put some new items on eBay tonight. DH has gone grocery shopping, a regular Wednesday morning routine of his, and a chance for him to stop and chat with his buddies. I guess that pretty well catches me up for the day. I hope you are having a good day, too.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bradykinesia, eBay, exercise, gait, insomnia, knee, MRI, nausea, Orthopedist, Parkies, peripheral neuropathy, Physical Therapy, Radial Neuropathy, Requip, stress, torn cartilage, typing | 2 Replies

Time I Tried to Catch Up

Day by Day with a Movement Disorder Posted on March 11, 2007 by DBMarch 11, 2007 2

I’ve ended up doing the very thing I really didn’t want to do, and that’s not keep this blog as a daily journal. It’s just that so much has been happening lately that I just had to put blogging way down on my priority list.

So…. here goes ………

Since I wrote last, Daddy has been much worse. There was a large bulge in his upper right colon area that no amount of enemas, suppositories, stool softeners, or laxatives seemed to be effecting at all. We are fortunate enough to live in the country, where doctors still treat their patients as individuals. So Friday, a week ago, Daddy’s primary care physician came out to the house after work! After feeling around on the area, he really didn’t think it was a bowel impaction, but there was no way for him to be sure. He suggested we put Daddy in the hospital for some tests. I spent the weekend deeply upset by that prospect, not knowing what was best for him. Dr. Mc understood that we had no intention of any type of surgery, if they did find anything other than fecal matter. On top of the rest of my misery over making this decision, he would be in the hospital I swore I would never take anyone to ever again.

I finally decided that I would be in worse shape emotionally if I didn’t at least give it a try, so I was in the hospital with Daddy for several days this last week. We came home Thursday, after the tests they did showed conclusively that it was not fecal matter. We stopped them from running any more tests, so it was left as a diagnosis of a soft tissue mass. I don’t need to know what it is … only that I can give him pain medicine, because it won’t be causing more constipation on a blocked bowel.

We also brought home new pressure sores, because it took lots of complaining to get them to change him and turn him. And, when they did handle him, most of them were not gentle with his skin. Did I say I hate that hospital??

One of the two really caring PCA’s gave me four hospital gowns to take home, which is a big help at this point.

Yesterday evening, when DH and I started to turn Daddy to change his Depends, he threw up all over the place. Considering the amount of food and liquid Frances had gotten in him, everything must have been sitting in his stomach all day!! He was obviously in pain, so I called the Hospice nurse, who advised that I not try to give him his night medicines or move him for at least an hour. We cleaned him up the best we could and managed to get towels between his skin and the sheets, etc., that were soaked.

After an hour, we changed everything out to clean, but it was obvious we were really hurting him with every turn. After reporting in to the nurse, she said not to feed him or give him any medicine, but to call again if he didn’t go to sleep comfortably on his own.

I called her back at 2:00AM, as things were worse again, and she told me to give him the morphine that absorbs through his mouth. She arrived about an hour later, as we are on the outside reach of this Hospice territory. He was running a temp, and his blood pressure was very high. We managed to get the blood pressure med in him that he had missed at supper time, plus a sublingual tablet for fever. I’m not sure what that was.

She then suggested I try to get some sleep, and she sat up with him for three hours, while I napped!! There’s a lot about this hospice I don’t like, but she moved them up a few notches in my estimation, in the wee hours of this morning!!!!!

Part of the reason I haven’t been blogging is that my right arm and hand have been in considerable pain and swelling since we went to the hospital. Thinking it would be enough, I only took my cane. By the time I had walked all over the place as they took Daddy for tests, I had put too much pressure on my arm, and I paid the price for not remembering to swap to the left hand often. Thank goodness, I had thought to pack my hot pad. So I spent his hospital time doping myself up with as much pain medicine as I dared to, and still staying awake enough to be harassing them to do their job. I just couldn’t manage the computer very well at all!! It looks like I’m going to have to learn how to use a mouse left handed … I’m pitifully uncoordinated as a lefty … far more so now with the PD.

I’m also fortunate that we had bought a really nice wheel walker with the seat in it some time ago at an Estate Sale. DH was very depressed when we bought it, but it was a blessing when my arm hurt so much.

I can’t thank you all enough for your prayers and kind thoughts while all this was going on. I knew you were worried about my sudden disappearance, and appreciate the emails I received. Just know that you have been supporting me, even though you didn’t know what was going on.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blood pressure, cane, care giving, difficulty walking, elimination difficulties, Hospice, hospital, pain, Parkinson's, prayer, pressure sore, Quality of Life, stomach, support, tests, typing, walker | 2 Replies

Testing … Testing … This Is Only a Test

Day by Day with a Movement Disorder Posted on February 19, 2007 by DBFebruary 19, 2007 15

I thought I’d o a post without any back spacing or spellchcking, just to give you folks an idea of what my typing is like these days. This will also give me a benchmark as to the extent of my mind/finder coordiatniton at this time. so bear with me while you try to read my gobbledytook. LOL

Daddy an di both ahd a good night’s sleep slast night!! so I’m much more rested to day that usual. We;re beginning to settle into something of a routine finally, alsthough we’re still experimenting with ways to make the lift help us the most effiiently.

I did have to call the night service night efore last, because he was choking on his own spit in the bed about several hours after he went ot sleep. I tried moving the head of the bed up and down and turning him from side to dide, but nothing seemed to help. I think the nurse thought i was describing a death rattle when I first talke to her, but I assured her that I knew that sounded like. She said to wake hime up and see if that would help with stronger coughting. I let the bed flat, turned him onto this side, slapped him on the back the way cystic phibrosis patients done, and this huge glob of thick mucus finally came up. Surprisingly, he went right bakc to sleep, and slept well the rest of the night. I didn’t thogh, as I was afraid it would happen again.

I seem to be going from one problem to another, as far as I’m concerned. Now it’s my back hurting again. It’s not the vertebrae, but the muschles of my upper back. That’s from leaning across Daddy, even though we have the hospital bed. This is definitely from the Parkinson’s, so I guess it’s time to add the Requip to my meds again.

I can tell immediately when I make the se spelling mistakes and typing mistakes. At least I know it’s wrong, but I take spellls of not being able to cooridante everything einvolved in acutally typing, And I really wa sa good typist, so it’s not because I don’t know how LOL!!

Well, of you’ve srubbled thorugh this you have some idea of the whats’ involved in turning out a post the way they usually lool. It’s the same with comments.

Did I say that Parkisons’ is a terible disease? And I’m ant Stage One!!!!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged care giving, choking, coordination, hallucinations, hospital bed, Hoyer Lift, insomnia, pain, Parkies, Parkinson's, PWP, Quality of Life, Requip, typing | 15 Replies

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