Guest guest Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 *HYDRATION* *HYDRATION* *HYDRATION* Donna~~ Every time our son checks , almost always he discovers that is dehydrated. It happens soo quickly, it's in conceivable. I have kept water by his side all morning and then driven to Centralia (30 miles away) only to find that in that eriod of time, is mildly dehydrated.....sometimes I get the " severly dehydrated " and it makes me cringe, as though I'm not being viligant and doing my part.    It's pretty much beome our Mantra here in our family. It's made us all aware of how Vital it is to drink water every chance we get. I have a fresh and pretty much full glass sitting wherever is perched at any given moment, Honestly, I am having to believe it Truly Makes A Huge Difference.....Try It, You'll Like It!!!! Always All Ways MJ Subject: Re: pain To: LBDcaregivers Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 9:07 AM  Just an idea, but I found myself in a lot of pain at night and I wasn't on meds and didn't know what was the problem. One evening I was aware I hadn't been drinking the water I usually did. I was really surprised when I no longer was in pain. It was simply lack of water in my system. Now I remind myself to keep the water in my diet. Hugs, Donna R Cared for Mom 3 years in my home and the last year at a nh. She passed away from LBD in 2002. pain My sister has been in a lot of pain with her neck, back and arm. Everyone keeps asking me what is causing the pain. I don't really know. I'm just assuming that it is caused by the Parkinson's. She can't take any meds for the Parkinson's because of the LBD and I believe her joints and muscles are getting stiff and sore. Her next doctor's appointment is 7/5, so hopefully he can fill us in. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 For the last few days she is refusing to eat or drink anything. pain My sister has been in a lot of pain with her neck, back and arm. Everyone keeps asking me what is causing the pain. I don't really know. I'm just assuming that it is caused by the Parkinson's. She can't take any meds for the Parkinson's because of the LBD and I believe her joints and muscles are getting stiff and sore. Her next doctor's appointment is 7/5, so hopefully he can fill us in. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Even when Mom wouldn't eat or drink, my daughter stopped at 7/11 and would get her an icy slush. Mom always would drink it and it can be made at home with homemade ingreds. Hugs, Donna R Cared for Mom 3 years in my home and the last year at a nh. She passed away from LBD in 2002. pain My sister has been in a lot of pain with her neck, back and arm. Everyone keeps asking me what is causing the pain. I don't really know. I'm just assuming that it is caused by the Parkinson's. She can't take any meds for the Parkinson's because of the LBD and I believe her joints and muscles are getting stiff and sore. Her next doctor's appointment is 7/5, so hopefully he can fill us in. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 She will normally eat a frosty from s when she won't eat anything else, but that isn't working either. It's almost like she has forgotten how to eat, is that possible? Thanks pain My sister has been in a lot of pain with her neck, back and arm. Everyone keeps asking me what is causing the pain. I don't really know. I'm just assuming that it is caused by the Parkinson's. She can't take any meds for the Parkinson's because of the LBD and I believe her joints and muscles are getting stiff and sore. Her next doctor's appointment is 7/5, so hopefully he can fill us in. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hi , My Mom's swallowing became an issue over the last couple of months. At this point, she is drinking, but hasn't really eaten anything solid for the last two days. I wonder if it's a muscular issue rather than an issue of forgetting how to swallow.. I'm sorry for what you are going through. Sending you strength from NY, Helene (Mom 77, 11 years with lbd) > > > Subject: Re: pain > To: LBDcaregivers > Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 9:07 AM > > Just an idea, but I found myself in a lot of pain at night and I wasn't on meds and didn't know what was the problem. One evening I was aware I hadn't been drinking the water I usually did. I was really surprised when I no longer was in pain. It was simply lack of water in my system. Now I remind myself to keep the water in my diet. > > Hugs, > > Donna R > > Cared for Mom 3 years in my home and the last year at a nh. She passed away from LBD in 2002. > > pain > > My sister has been in a lot of pain with her neck, back and arm. Everyone keeps asking me what is causing the pain. I don't really know. I'm just assuming that it is caused by the Parkinson's. She can't take any meds for the Parkinson's because of the LBD and I believe her joints and muscles are getting stiff and sore. Her next doctor's appointment is 7/5, so hopefully he can fill us in. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 , I just found this message and don't know if anyone answered it or if you found an answer. Sometimes if you talk them through the eating one step at a time it helps. " Open your mouth. " and tap their mouth with the spoon or fork at the same time. " Chew " or " Swallow. " Just keep helping them through it. Anything that takes steps to do, which is almost anything, is difficult for them eventually. We don't realize how automatic we do things once we learn them. Hope this helps some. Donna R Cared for Mom 3 years in my home and the last year at a nh. She passed away from LBD in 2002. pain My sister has been in a lot of pain with her neck, back and arm. Everyone keeps asking me what is causing the pain. I don't really know. I'm just assuming that it is caused by the Parkinson's. She can't take any meds for the Parkinson's because of the LBD and I believe her joints and muscles are getting stiff and sore. Her next doctor's appointment is 7/5, so hopefully he can fill us in. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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