Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 Barbara, Remember that if Chuck is having diarrhea, he may be low on potassium and you may need to have him have extra bloodwork. Many of us have been through that sort of problem. Glad to see you found a good neurologist. It helps to have one who will work with you. Take care, Bill Werre ================================= woodford wrote: >Dear Beth, > >I don't know if your husband is mobile or not. Can he get to the bathroom >at all? Or is he confined to the bed. > >It has been my great worry that I will not know what to do if he is ever >confined to bed, but here is what we do now. > >The bed is covered with pad, plastic sheet and sheet. Then there is a >waterproof baby pad, rubber on the inside and sort of felt on the >outside. Then there is a draw sheet which consists of an extralong twin >sheet (Penny's) across the full width of our queen-sized bed. That way I >usually don't have to change more than the draw sheet and the rubber >sheet. Chuck wears waterproof underpants that he gets over the Web from >TENA. Sometimes he wears two. Chuck can get to the bathroom, but often >not in time. The bed is only about 4-5 steps from the bathroom, but that >is still too far. > >I'm afraid that he goes through many more sleepless nights than I do. For >me, it's just cleaning up in the morning. For him it's constant changing >of underpants during the night. >Chuck has this during the day also. > >Last night he was up most of the night and was terribly weak and shaky >this morning. This incontinence and diarrhea is his main problem right >now. > >Hope this helps. At least you know that someone else is going through it >too. > >Barbara Woodford (Illinois) > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 Barbara, Remember that if Chuck is having diarrhea, he may be low on potassium and you may need to have him have extra bloodwork. Many of us have been through that sort of problem. Glad to see you found a good neurologist. It helps to have one who will work with you. Take care, Bill Werre ================================= woodford wrote: >Dear Beth, > >I don't know if your husband is mobile or not. Can he get to the bathroom >at all? Or is he confined to the bed. > >It has been my great worry that I will not know what to do if he is ever >confined to bed, but here is what we do now. > >The bed is covered with pad, plastic sheet and sheet. Then there is a >waterproof baby pad, rubber on the inside and sort of felt on the >outside. Then there is a draw sheet which consists of an extralong twin >sheet (Penny's) across the full width of our queen-sized bed. That way I >usually don't have to change more than the draw sheet and the rubber >sheet. Chuck wears waterproof underpants that he gets over the Web from >TENA. Sometimes he wears two. Chuck can get to the bathroom, but often >not in time. The bed is only about 4-5 steps from the bathroom, but that >is still too far. > >I'm afraid that he goes through many more sleepless nights than I do. For >me, it's just cleaning up in the morning. For him it's constant changing >of underpants during the night. >Chuck has this during the day also. > >Last night he was up most of the night and was terribly weak and shaky >this morning. This incontinence and diarrhea is his main problem right >now. > >Hope this helps. At least you know that someone else is going through it >too. > >Barbara Woodford (Illinois) > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 My husband was taking a medication for arthiritist and it caused a lot of gas and runny bowels. It became so bad the dr. took him off it. He would spatter his depend every time he passed gas. So check the side affects of any medication the patient is taking. Also on the requip and sinament check the side affects. Jerry took both and they definitelly helped because he went down so fast when they tried to take him off to go on a research team. He was not even off the medication completely until he was almost helpless. We put him back on the medication (couldn't get the dr. he was out of town) and called NIH and told them to take his name off the research list. He built back up pretty fast but never quite to where he had been when we started withdrawing the medications. I don't think he ever had a problem because of the requip or senament. There are drug sites on the internet that list all kinds of medications with side affects, etc. Also you can make a list of what a person is taking and it will tell you if there is a conflict with the medications or not. Lou Bartee cg to Jerry deceased 3--5-02 Fecal Incontinence > Dear Beth, > > I don't know if your husband is mobile or not. Can he get to the bathroom > at all? Or is he confined to the bed. > > It has been my great worry that I will not know what to do if he is ever > confined to bed, but here is what we do now. > > The bed is covered with pad, plastic sheet and sheet. Then there is a > waterproof baby pad, rubber on the inside and sort of felt on the > outside. Then there is a draw sheet which consists of an extralong twin > sheet (Penny's) across the full width of our queen-sized bed. That way I > usually don't have to change more than the draw sheet and the rubber > sheet. Chuck wears waterproof underpants that he gets over the Web from > TENA. Sometimes he wears two. Chuck can get to the bathroom, but often > not in time. The bed is only about 4-5 steps from the bathroom, but that > is still too far. > > I'm afraid that he goes through many more sleepless nights than I do. For > me, it's just cleaning up in the morning. For him it's constant changing > of underpants during the night. > Chuck has this during the day also. > > Last night he was up most of the night and was terribly weak and shaky > this morning. This incontinence and diarrhea is his main problem right > now. > > Hope this helps. At least you know that someone else is going through it > too. > > Barbara Woodford (Illinois) > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 My husband was taking a medication for arthiritist and it caused a lot of gas and runny bowels. It became so bad the dr. took him off it. He would spatter his depend every time he passed gas. So check the side affects of any medication the patient is taking. Also on the requip and sinament check the side affects. Jerry took both and they definitelly helped because he went down so fast when they tried to take him off to go on a research team. He was not even off the medication completely until he was almost helpless. We put him back on the medication (couldn't get the dr. he was out of town) and called NIH and told them to take his name off the research list. He built back up pretty fast but never quite to where he had been when we started withdrawing the medications. I don't think he ever had a problem because of the requip or senament. There are drug sites on the internet that list all kinds of medications with side affects, etc. Also you can make a list of what a person is taking and it will tell you if there is a conflict with the medications or not. Lou Bartee cg to Jerry deceased 3--5-02 Fecal Incontinence > Dear Beth, > > I don't know if your husband is mobile or not. Can he get to the bathroom > at all? Or is he confined to the bed. > > It has been my great worry that I will not know what to do if he is ever > confined to bed, but here is what we do now. > > The bed is covered with pad, plastic sheet and sheet. Then there is a > waterproof baby pad, rubber on the inside and sort of felt on the > outside. Then there is a draw sheet which consists of an extralong twin > sheet (Penny's) across the full width of our queen-sized bed. That way I > usually don't have to change more than the draw sheet and the rubber > sheet. Chuck wears waterproof underpants that he gets over the Web from > TENA. Sometimes he wears two. Chuck can get to the bathroom, but often > not in time. The bed is only about 4-5 steps from the bathroom, but that > is still too far. > > I'm afraid that he goes through many more sleepless nights than I do. For > me, it's just cleaning up in the morning. For him it's constant changing > of underpants during the night. > Chuck has this during the day also. > > Last night he was up most of the night and was terribly weak and shaky > this morning. This incontinence and diarrhea is his main problem right > now. > > Hope this helps. At least you know that someone else is going through it > too. > > Barbara Woodford (Illinois) > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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