JMH
Active member
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2006
- Messages
- 42
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- CA
- State
- Manitoba
- City
- The Pas
I need to know if there is anyone who has NOT gone to an ALS clinic for an assessment and is being treated by their family doctor. I'm having some difficulty with my Dad. He does not want to go to the city again. The clinic says that he will not be able to get the perscriptions he needs if he is not assessed.
I don't want to force him to go if I don't have to. I asked the clinic about his family doctor getting a Physician's Manual for treating a patient with ALS, which I had read about. The woman said that there was a CD she could send his doctor but that he really needs to be assessed before perscriptions are given. I know this makes sense, I'm just afraid Dad won't go. A trip to the clinic means two nights away from his home.
Right now his perscriptions consist of Rilutek, a sleeping aid and a low dose of Citalopram for depression. He is experiencing a lot more trouble with phlegm, frequent urination (especially at night) and is almost totally wheelchair bound as his legs are too weak to use the walker. He is very tired all the time and I'm worried about his breathing. I'm scared that if he does not go for this assessment that he will not get the necessary care that he needs. I want to help him so badly.
JMH
I don't want to force him to go if I don't have to. I asked the clinic about his family doctor getting a Physician's Manual for treating a patient with ALS, which I had read about. The woman said that there was a CD she could send his doctor but that he really needs to be assessed before perscriptions are given. I know this makes sense, I'm just afraid Dad won't go. A trip to the clinic means two nights away from his home.
Right now his perscriptions consist of Rilutek, a sleeping aid and a low dose of Citalopram for depression. He is experiencing a lot more trouble with phlegm, frequent urination (especially at night) and is almost totally wheelchair bound as his legs are too weak to use the walker. He is very tired all the time and I'm worried about his breathing. I'm scared that if he does not go for this assessment that he will not get the necessary care that he needs. I want to help him so badly.
JMH