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Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: Roselynn39
Date: August 30, 2021, 10:29 am
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--- Quote from: CaviaPorcellus link ---
>
> Hopefully! I'm just very annoyed that it took a hospital trip
when I TOLD SIS TO GET HER SCREENED FOR A UTI, and her response
was "that's not likely".
>
> One of us has worked in nursing homes before! I don't
generally know more than the, you know, nurse practitioner about
these things, but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs?
That's apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before
you get the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
My first thought on this, when first posted, was an UTI. But I
thought you said they had tested your Mom. Your sister's reply
of "that's not likely" doesn't make sense. My mother was ALWAYS
tested for UTI, especially in an ER or hospital setting. Always
had one. Granted, she was in her 90s. I do think age makes a
difference.
I started going to an internist at 50. I have never gone without
being given an urinalysis as part of the visit.
Good luck now that they figured it out.
#Post#: 8929--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: guest80
Date: August 30, 2021, 10:45 am
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--- Quote from: Roselynn39 link ---
>
> [quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=21.msg8770#msg8770
date=1630281720]
> Hopefully! I'm just very annoyed that it took a hospital trip
when I TOLD SIS TO GET HER SCREENED FOR A UTI, and her response
was "that's not likely".
>
> One of us has worked in nursing homes before! I don't
generally know more than the, you know, nurse practitioner about
these things, but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs?
That's apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before
you get the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
My first thought on this, when first posted, was an UTI. But I
thought you said they had tested your Mom. Your sister's reply
of "that's not likely" doesn't make sense. My mother was ALWAYS
tested for UTI, especially in an ER or hospital setting. Always
had one. Granted, she was in her 90s. I do think age makes a
difference.
I started going to an internist at 50. I have never gone without
being given an urinalysis as part of the visit.
Good luck now that they figured it out.
[/quote]
That's interesting about your urinalysis tests. I'm 68 and it's
not a normal part of my exams.
#Post#: 8964--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: Roselynn39
Date: August 30, 2021, 11:24 am
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--- Quote from: Rufus1952 link ---
>
> [quote author=Roselynn39 link=topic=21.msg8922#msg8922
date=1630337394]
> [quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=21.msg8770#msg8770
date=1630281720]
> Hopefully! I'm just very annoyed that it took a hospital trip
when I TOLD SIS TO GET HER SCREENED FOR A UTI, and her response
was "that's not likely".
>
> One of us has worked in nursing homes before! I don't
generally know more than the, you know, nurse practitioner about
these things, but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs?
That's apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before
you get the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
My first thought on this, when first posted, was an UTI. But I
thought you said they had tested your Mom. Your sister's reply
of "that's not likely" doesn't make sense. My mother was ALWAYS
tested for UTI, especially in an ER or hospital setting. Always
had one. Granted, she was in her 90s. I do think age makes a
difference.
I started going to an internist at 50. I have never gone without
being given an urinalysis as part of the visit.
Good luck now that they figured it out.
[/quote]
That's interesting about your urinalysis tests. I'm 68 and it's
not a normal part of my exams.
[/quote]
"Does Medicare Cover Urinalysis?
A urinalysis is a common and frequently used diagnostic test
that may be done in an inpatient or outpatient setting. A doctor
usually orders a urinalysis as part of a routine health check-up
or prior to certain medical procedures."
Mine was done as routine, not for a medical procedure.
#Post#: 8972--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: northbayteky
Date: August 30, 2021, 11:41 am
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--- Quote from: CaviaPorcellus link ---
>
> ... but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs? That's
apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before you get
the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
Before my MIL wen to the care facility she would get UTIs on a
regular basis and the symptoms they present aren't the symptoms
*I* would be looking for if I thought I had a UTI.
#Post#: 9240--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: NordicDog
Date: August 30, 2021, 5:25 pm
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--- Quote from: northbayteky link ---
>
> [quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=21.msg8770#msg8770
date=1630281720]
> ... but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs? That's
apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before you get
the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
Before my MIL wen to the care facility she would get UTIs on a
regular basis and the symptoms they present aren't the symptoms
*I* would be looking for if I thought I had a UTI.
[/quote]
My MIL has had two UTIs in as many years. It makes her dementia
so much worse. Thankfully she comes back from it.
#Post#: 9242--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: August 30, 2021, 5:31 pm
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--- Quote from: Rufus1952 link ---
>
> [quote author=Roselynn39 link=topic=21.msg8922#msg8922
date=1630337394]
> [quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=21.msg8770#msg8770
date=1630281720]
> Hopefully! I'm just very annoyed that it took a hospital trip
when I TOLD SIS TO GET HER SCREENED FOR A UTI, and her response
was "that's not likely".
>
> One of us has worked in nursing homes before! I don't
generally know more than the, you know, nurse practitioner about
these things, but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs?
That's apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before
you get the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
My first thought on this, when first posted, was an UTI. But I
thought you said they had tested your Mom. Your sister's reply
of "that's not likely" doesn't make sense. My mother was ALWAYS
tested for UTI, especially in an ER or hospital setting. Always
had one. Granted, she was in her 90s. I do think age makes a
difference.
I started going to an internist at 50. I have never gone without
being given an urinalysis as part of the visit.
Good luck now that they figured it out.
[/quote]
That's interesting about your urinalysis tests. I'm 68 and it's
not a normal part of my exams.
[/quote]
I am relieved they figured out the problem and that it is
treatable.
I am 50-ish, and urinalysis is not part of my yearly well woman
exam. I have wondered about this because in my 30s urinalysis
was frequently done along with bloodwork every year. Planned
Parenthood saved me in my 30s. They were my only real health
care when I was a starving student without medical insurance.
Gotta love on Planned Parenthood! The GI specialists tested me
for every intestinal parasite but did not do a urinalysis. I
realized this in late 2019, it has been at least 5 years since
any of my doctors ordered one. Should I ask for this to be a
part of my checkup?
#Post#: 9253--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: HeddyL2627
Date: August 30, 2021, 5:45 pm
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--- Quote from: Thetis099 link ---
>
> [quote author=Rufus1952 link=topic=21.msg8929#msg8929
date=1630338303]
> [quote author=Roselynn39 link=topic=21.msg8922#msg8922
date=1630337394]
> [quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=21.msg8770#msg8770
date=1630281720]
> Hopefully! I'm just very annoyed that it took a hospital trip
when I TOLD SIS TO GET HER SCREENED FOR A UTI, and her response
was "that's not likely".
>
> One of us has worked in nursing homes before! I don't
generally know more than the, you know, nurse practitioner about
these things, but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs?
That's apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before
you get the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
My first thought on this, when first posted, was an UTI. But I
thought you said they had tested your Mom. Your sister's reply
of "that's not likely" doesn't make sense. My mother was ALWAYS
tested for UTI, especially in an ER or hospital setting. Always
had one. Granted, she was in her 90s. I do think age makes a
difference.
I started going to an internist at 50. I have never gone without
being given an urinalysis as part of the visit.
Good luck now that they figured it out.
[/quote]
That's interesting about your urinalysis tests. I'm 68 and it's
not a normal part of my exams.
[/quote]
I am relieved they figured out the problem and that it is
treatable.
I am 50-ish, and urinalysis is not part of my yearly well woman
exam. I have wondered about this because in my 30s urinalysis
was frequently done along with bloodwork every year. Planned
Parenthood saved me in my 30s. They were my only real health
care when I was a starving student without medical insurance.
Gotta love on Planned Parenthood! The GI specialists tested me
for every intestinal parasite but did not do a urinalysis. I
realized this in late 2019, it has been at least 5 years since
any of my doctors ordered one. Should I ask for this to be a
part of my checkup?
[/quote]
I wouldn't bother. UTIs are an acute concern, not long-term.
Even if you haven't had one, I'd think the symptoms are hard to
miss: painful/burning urination, severely increased frequency,
cloudy, red/pink, pelvic pain. Anyone with normal awareness will
recognize the symptoms.
Un-detected UTIs are a far bigger concern in paraplegics and
anyone with mental impairment.
#Post#: 9309--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: CaviaPorcellus
Date: August 30, 2021, 6:54 pm
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--- Quote from: NordicDog link ---
>
> [quote author=northbayteky link=topic=21.msg8972#msg8972
date=1630341719]
> [quote author=CaviaPorcellus link=topic=21.msg8770#msg8770
date=1630281720]
> ... but when it comes to dementia patients and UTIs? That's
apparently my knowledge base, baby. Don't say no before you get
the screening!
>
--- End Quote ---
Before my MIL wen to the care facility she would get UTIs on a
regular basis and the symptoms they present aren't the symptoms
*I* would be looking for if I thought I had a UTI.
[/quote]
My MIL has had two UTIs in as many years. It makes her dementia
so much worse. Thankfully she comes back from it.
[/quote]
It really is a miraculous turnaround, isn't it? When I talked to
her yesterday, I could tell immediately that she'd been treated,
because she used DC's correct name throughout the conversation -
when she's foggy she'll call him my Uncle D's first name
instead.
#Post#: 9344--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: guest80
Date: August 30, 2021, 7:51 pm
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Just posting that I know UTI's symptoms differ in the elderly.
Many of them do not have the symptoms younger women get. They
often just become confused, especially if they haave dementia.
I am nearly 70, I've never had a UTI.
I don't know when the symptoms change.
#Post#: 9757--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aging Parents
DIR By: Queenie
Date: August 31, 2021, 2:26 pm
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Long story, slightly shorter:
My mom's ceiling fell in (plumbing disaster), covered by
homeowner's insurance, huzzah.
Her cordless phone from 1912 was destroyed, and the homeowner's
person told her to buy a new one and send him the bill.
But she can't. So Mr. Q researched cordless phones and checked
all the reviews and found one that's better for seniors (larger
size numbers, etc) and basically I ordered it on her credit card
because she can't work the walmart website.
And then it arrived but she evidently couldn't figure out how to
plug it in. I mean, really? So she brought it to our house and
Mr Q very patiently basically did everything except actually
plug it into the wall because of course we were at my house, not
hers. He set up her phone book and her speed dial and he
assembled the wall bracket and threaded the cord through and my
God he is just a thousand times a better person than I because I
really don't think I could have done it without losing my
temper.
Anyway it's working now. Yay?
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