Good Morning,<br>
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Below is a question my mother asked that I post:<br>
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<i>Would anyone have any information about how the body starts to
shut down.......inability to keep any food down.....I gave him one
of the anti-nausea pills at 3 pm.....he drank about 8 ounces of
half cranberry half 7-up.....by 6:30 he was wretching
again...everything came up.....I'm going to try another pill at 9
pm.....but now I'm wondering if it the new meds had nothing to do
with it....</i><br>
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The long and short of it. My father is reaching the end of a
very long road with CF. At first they thought
that he was having a stroke. Symptoms:<br>
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Vomiting, dizziness, double vision, slurred speech and complete
short term memory loss. He's down to 115lbs he's 5 feet 9 inches
tall. He can't have a CAT scan. He can't lay down
and not cough for six minutes straight. They did blood work
and found that his electrolytes, Magnesium, Sodium are extremely
low, which could be a cause of the above symptoms. He's so
weak that he can't cough up anything and he's so short of breath he
can't take in any of his inhaled meds. <br>
<br>
For anyone that has lost a loved one to this disease could you let
me know what the symptoms were? I know that this is a very
private matter and if you would like to email me personally it
would be much appreciated. My family and I just don't know
what we should be looking for as the body shuts down, what is
normal and what isn't. Is there anything that you wished you
did differently as you managed a loved ones care? <br>
<br>
Thank you in advance for all of your thoughts.
<br>
<br>
Below is a question my mother asked that I post:<br>
<br>
<i>Would anyone have any information about how the body starts to
shut down.......inability to keep any food down.....I gave him one
of the anti-nausea pills at 3 pm.....he drank about 8 ounces of
half cranberry half 7-up.....by 6:30 he was wretching
again...everything came up.....I'm going to try another pill at 9
pm.....but now I'm wondering if it the new meds had nothing to do
with it....</i><br>
<br>
The long and short of it. My father is reaching the end of a
very long road with CF. At first they thought
that he was having a stroke. Symptoms:<br>
<br>
Vomiting, dizziness, double vision, slurred speech and complete
short term memory loss. He's down to 115lbs he's 5 feet 9 inches
tall. He can't have a CAT scan. He can't lay down
and not cough for six minutes straight. They did blood work
and found that his electrolytes, Magnesium, Sodium are extremely
low, which could be a cause of the above symptoms. He's so
weak that he can't cough up anything and he's so short of breath he
can't take in any of his inhaled meds. <br>
<br>
For anyone that has lost a loved one to this disease could you let
me know what the symptoms were? I know that this is a very
private matter and if you would like to email me personally it
would be much appreciated. My family and I just don't know
what we should be looking for as the body shuts down, what is
normal and what isn't. Is there anything that you wished you
did differently as you managed a loved ones care? <br>
<br>
Thank you in advance for all of your thoughts.