UTI

March 7, 2008

Thanks so much about the carrots, Lin, I love them too.

Us? Well, I am feeling a bit better since the carpet is out of the house,

and the bedspread, and drapes are out of my bedroom. I didn't realize I felt

better, until I realized I was back to running my own house, almost. It's been

a long time since I felt well enough to drag myself to do anything.

Don needs me for everything, and I need to be up to it, so I'm glad it is

happening.

My daughter bought two heavy runners to put beside Don's bed on both sides,

in case he falls out again. He is still sore in the ribs from the fall, but

they are not broken. I put that bed down much lower the next day.

I have a new Photosmart printer. It's hooked up, but I haven't tried it yet.

One of these days. I have so much to do after having to move out that I am

too busy for the printer. I have to use it soon to update our medical records.

So that is all that is really going on around here.

I do want to tell you that I keenly appreciate your letters to the List.

They are so insightful, and helpful. You know your business, and I'm so glad

you

are sharing your knowledge with us. Thank you very much.

Love a mess ---- of greens,

Imogene

In a message dated 3/7/2008 10:30:35 PM Central Standard Time,

lprattbethany@... writes:

Dear Imogene -

Love those carrots. Oh, yeah re all those antibiotics. I second, third and

fourth your comments. Mentioned the usual cautions to Mamafrog yesterday -

nasty meds that can really hit our LOs particularly hard. Some of us, too, as

you sadly know.

Have been thinking about you and your Texas gentleman a lot. You're both in

my prayers.

Lin

Iward27663@... wrote:

Antibiotics can be very devastating to some people. When I saw Clindomycin,

I cringed. It is a good medicine. It has been used a long time, but it gave

me C-diff.

Bad news bears. Any Antibiotic can do it.

It killed all the good bacteria in my bowel, and left the bad. The bad grew

to become very toxic to me. I had bad diarrhea for over two months, with

throwing up, and finally passed out, cracking my face, and was taken to the

hospital.

The first round at the hospital the doctors didn't find what was wrong. The

second time at the hospital, a young intern read my own medical records that

I had Don bring to the hospital, and asked me when I had taken that

medicine.

He was fairly dancing when all the doctors and big wigs came into my room,

announcing the problem had been found. he found it and he knew I knew he

would

get special recognition for finding the problem.

So to wind down a long story, always watch your LO for reactions to

antibiotics.

It may take a week or two to show it's ugly head, but it can be fixed. And,

Not

with over the counter medicines.

Bunches and bunches of carrots, (you didn't know I was going to say that,

did you)?

Imogene

Caregiver for my true Texas Gentleman Husband of 37 years. First diagnosed

with Alzheimer's by a Neurologist OCT, 2005. But, on May 2, 2006 Dr.

Schillerstrom, Geriatric/Psychiatrist diagnosed LBD with Parkinsonism.

My precious husband, Don, is taking Zoloft and Razadyne.

A happy personality is contagious. Infect someone today.

In a message dated 3/6/2008 8:58:54 PM Central Standard Time,

mamafrog251@... writes:

my husband Charlie was put in the hospital this week His blood sugar dropped

to 27 he's never had this problem before he also had a temperature when he

went to the ER they kept him 2 nights and they said he had pneumonia and

when

they sent him home yesterday they put him on levoquin which I have heard of

and he's used before but they also put him on Clindamycin 300 mg which i

have

never heard of it leaves a bitter taste in his mouth and causes him to spit

up they checked his urine but never said if he had a uti or not but it was

really dark. Has anyone ever used this drug.

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Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

March 7, 2008

Dear Imogene -

Love those carrots. Oh, yeah re all those antibiotics. I second, third and

fourth your comments. Mentioned the usual cautions to Mamafrog yesterday - nasty

meds that can really hit our LOs particularly hard. Some of us, too, as you

sadly know.

Have been thinking about you and your Texas gentleman a lot. You're both in my

prayers.

Lin

Iward27663@... wrote:

Antibiotics can be very devastating to some people. When I saw Clindomycin,

I cringed. It is a good medicine. It has been used a long time, but it gave

me C-diff.

Bad news bears. Any Antibiotic can do it.

It killed all the good bacteria in my bowel, and left the bad. The bad grew

to become very toxic to me. I had bad diarrhea for over two months, with

throwing up, and finally passed out, cracking my face, and was taken to the

hospital.

The first round at the hospital the doctors didn't find what was wrong. The

second time at the hospital, a young intern read my own medical records that

I had Don bring to the hospital, and asked me when I had taken that medicine.

He was fairly dancing when all the doctors and big wigs came into my room,

announcing the problem had been found. he found it and he knew I knew he would

get special recognition for finding the problem.

So to wind down a long story, always watch your LO for reactions to

antibiotics.

It may take a week or two to show it's ugly head, but it can be fixed. And,

Not

with over the counter medicines.

Bunches and bunches of carrots, (you didn't know I was going to say that,

did you)?

Imogene

Caregiver for my true Texas Gentleman Husband of 37 years. First diagnosed

with Alzheimer's by a Neurologist OCT, 2005. But, on May 2, 2006 Dr.

Schillerstrom, Geriatric/Psychiatrist diagnosed LBD with Parkinsonism.

My precious husband, Don, is taking Zoloft and Razadyne.

A happy personality is contagious. Infect someone today.

In a message dated 3/6/2008 8:58:54 PM Central Standard Time,

mamafrog251@... writes:

my husband Charlie was put in the hospital this week His blood sugar dropped

to 27 he's never had this problem before he also had a temperature when he

went to the ER they kept him 2 nights and they said he had pneumonia and when

they sent him home yesterday they put him on levoquin which I have heard of

and he's used before but they also put him on Clindamycin 300 mg which i have

never heard of it leaves a bitter taste in his mouth and causes him to spit

up they checked his urine but never said if he had a uti or not but it was

really dark. Has anyone ever used this drug.

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March 24, 2008

Jim has another UTI, I picked up on it last Thursday. He didn't have the usual

behaviors yet like the punching and aggressiveness that I usually can tell he

has a UTI, but his diaper was a very brownish color like a dried blood color

when he urinated and when I went into the bathroom to toilet him, I saw it and I

was very upset that they let his diaper once again get so wet and that I knew he

held onto it as long as he could before letting it go. It turned out he has a

new CNA and they, at the nh, never communicated to the new CNA, that she must

get Jim on a toilet. She was suprised that he had weight bearing when she saw me

in the bathroom with him. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Back to square one.

I requested a urine test on Thursday and the results just came back today. What

the heck takes them so long at the lab the nh goes through? If I take Jim

straight to ER, we know right that night. I should have taken him to ER, but it

always turns out to be an 8 hour day, so I decided to request at the nh for a

test to be given. I know the weekend was also a factor in it for taking so long.

Still I can take him to ER on a weekend and have the results within the day. Of

course now, Jim is punching and aggressive, so the medication came just on time.

Jim was put on a new antibiotic that he has never had. He has been given Cipro

and Septra before, but this time he was given Keflex Aka Cephalexin 3Xs a day

for 10 days.

Plus Lactinex to help protect him from C-diff after being on antibiotics so many

times they said.

Has anyone's LO taken Keflex or Lactinex and how was it for

them?.............Jan

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March 24, 2008

Hi Donna,

Jim's regular morning CNA went on vacation for a month, so they gave him a new

CNA. You would think knowing my requests to toilet Jim, they would pass the word

onto the next person caring for him. Obviously, they don't communicate the needs

of each person to the next CNA in charge of care.