Guest guest Posted May 26, 2002 Report Share Posted May 26, 2002 MSA & renal failure > > Pam, I have seen your name of the MSA Q&A website. I am hoping you can help > our family with the most recent situation. > > My 49 year-old brother has been diagnosed (officially) with MSA for the past > 18 months. We think we are in year 7 after the on-set of the symptoms. He > was living on his own, with assistance from family & friends, until 3 months > ago. He is now in assisted living, where, until last week, we was able, for > the most part, to dress, bath, feed himself. > > Last weekend he began to experience significant weakness. He could not get > out of bed or stand by himself. He is now completely dependent on family & > caregivers for almost all of his needs. > > This past Wednesday he began to say strange things - such as his sisters > were dead. It deteriorated to the point where he did not know his family & > became very beligerant. We called his neurologist & were told it was either > a UTI or deep depression. His condition deterioated to the point where we > took him to the ER on Thursday am. The diagnosis was acute renal failure. > He is now on dialysis. His state of mind has not returned to normal (he > talks about someone stopping by & going out to lunch, trying to get up & go > home, etc.). > > In all of the material I have read on this disease, there is no mention of > kidney problems. Have you heard of this? Will the weakness come & go to > where he might be able to walk or feed himself again? Or will it only > deteriate from here? > > Any resources you might know of that would have more information on the > impact of MSA and kidney function? > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2002 Report Share Posted May 26, 2002 MSA & renal failure > > Pam, I have seen your name of the MSA Q&A website. I am hoping you can help > our family with the most recent situation. > > My 49 year-old brother has been diagnosed (officially) with MSA for the past > 18 months. We think we are in year 7 after the on-set of the symptoms. He > was living on his own, with assistance from family & friends, until 3 months > ago. He is now in assisted living, where, until last week, we was able, for > the most part, to dress, bath, feed himself. > > Last weekend he began to experience significant weakness. He could not get > out of bed or stand by himself. He is now completely dependent on family & > caregivers for almost all of his needs. > > This past Wednesday he began to say strange things - such as his sisters > were dead. It deteriorated to the point where he did not know his family & > became very beligerant. We called his neurologist & were told it was either > a UTI or deep depression. His condition deterioated to the point where we > took him to the ER on Thursday am. The diagnosis was acute renal failure. > He is now on dialysis. His state of mind has not returned to normal (he > talks about someone stopping by & going out to lunch, trying to get up & go > home, etc.). > > In all of the material I have read on this disease, there is no mention of > kidney problems. Have you heard of this? Will the weakness come & go to > where he might be able to walk or feed himself again? Or will it only > deteriate from here? > > Any resources you might know of that would have more information on the > impact of MSA and kidney function? > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2002 Report Share Posted May 26, 2002 MSA & renal failure > > Pam, I have seen your name of the MSA Q&A website. I am hoping you can help > our family with the most recent situation. > > My 49 year-old brother has been diagnosed (officially) with MSA for the past > 18 months. We think we are in year 7 after the on-set of the symptoms. He > was living on his own, with assistance from family & friends, until 3 months > ago. He is now in assisted living, where, until last week, we was able, for > the most part, to dress, bath, feed himself. > > Last weekend he began to experience significant weakness. He could not get > out of bed or stand by himself. He is now completely dependent on family & > caregivers for almost all of his needs. > > This past Wednesday he began to say strange things - such as his sisters > were dead. It deteriorated to the point where he did not know his family & > became very beligerant. We called his neurologist & were told it was either > a UTI or deep depression. His condition deterioated to the point where we > took him to the ER on Thursday am. The diagnosis was acute renal failure. > He is now on dialysis. His state of mind has not returned to normal (he > talks about someone stopping by & going out to lunch, trying to get up & go > home, etc.). > > In all of the material I have read on this disease, there is no mention of > kidney problems. Have you heard of this? Will the weakness come & go to > where he might be able to walk or feed himself again? Or will it only > deteriate from here? > > Any resources you might know of that would have more information on the > impact of MSA and kidney function? > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2002 Report Share Posted June 9, 2002 Has anyone written to ? I believe I forwarded this to the list last week. Regards, Pam MSA & renal failure > > Pam, I have seen your name of the MSA Q&A website. I am hoping you can help > our family with the most recent situation. > > My 49 year-old brother has been diagnosed (officially) with MSA for the past > 18 months. We think we are in year 7 after the on-set of the symptoms. He > was living on his own, with assistance from family & friends, until 3 months > ago. He is now in assisted living, where, until last week, we was able, for > the most part, to dress, bath, feed himself. > > Last weekend he began to experience significant weakness. He could not get > out of bed or stand by himself. He is now completely dependent on family & > caregivers for almost all of his needs. > > This past Wednesday he began to say strange things - such as his sisters > were dead. It deteriorated to the point where he did not know his family & > became very beligerant. We called his neurologist & were told it was either > a UTI or deep depression. His condition deterioated to the point where we > took him to the ER on Thursday am. The diagnosis was acute renal failure. > He is now on dialysis. His state of mind has not returned to normal (he > talks about someone stopping by & going out to lunch, trying to get up & go > home, etc.). > > In all of the material I have read on this disease, there is no mention of > kidney problems. Have you heard of this? Will the weakness come & go to > where he might be able to walk or feed himself again? Or will it only > deteriate from here? > > Any resources you might know of that would have more information on the > impact of MSA and kidney function? > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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