Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...
We went to the doctor today and I asked him about the excessive peeing my husband does and there seems to be a bit of a solution.......
it is common because the sensations from brain to penis are getting short circuited so my husband is losing the ability to 'hold it' for any length of time and must let go as soon as he gets the urge. So he is giving my husband a prescription to 'slow the flow' hope it works! For example on the way to the doctor, we had to stop 4 times for him to pee! AH!
Also my husband has lost 25 ponds since his last visit about 6 months ago, well, I guess that is normal for this stage too, definitely has lost his appetite.
it is common because the sensations from brain to penis are getting short circuited so my husband is losing the ability to 'hold it' for any length of time and must let go as soon as he gets the urge. So he is giving my husband a prescription to 'slow the flow' hope it works! For example on the way to the doctor, we had to stop 4 times for him to pee! AH!
Also my husband has lost 25 ponds since his last visit about 6 months ago, well, I guess that is normal for this stage too, definitely has lost his appetite.
Now that we are in the end stage... I feel that I know less than I did
a year ago. Since he doesn't talk or even gesture I feel clueless to his needs.