Sorry to hear of your problem with your Mum and her illness.My wife of 50 years has had Alzheimer’s for ten years and I am her full time carer. It was only until recently I realised how little I know about my wife’s diagnosis and prognosis, like yourself. When I asked questions, I couldn’t get anywhere with my GP. I said I would make an appointment with a private hospital for a MRI scan , this seemed to kick some life into the medical people concerned and I finally got a face to face consultation with the doctor who “ diagnosed “ my wife’s illness. It’s depressing to keep getting fobbed off, but you have to persist. You can DEMAND a copy of the medical records from your GP and by law, they have to be provided. As for the medication, you MUST tell your GP , my wife was having palpitations with her prescription drugs, these were changed immediately, but I also don’t know if they do any good. I hope I may have helped
Dementia Support Line
Peter Hazlewood
saysSorry to hear of your problem with your Mum and her illness.My wife of 50 years has had Alzheimer’s for ten years and I am her full time carer. It was only until recently I realised how little I know about my wife’s diagnosis and prognosis, like yourself. When I asked questions, I couldn’t get anywhere with my GP. I said I would make an appointment with a private hospital for a MRI scan , this seemed to kick some life into the medical people concerned and I finally got a face to face consultation with the doctor who “ diagnosed “ my wife’s illness. It’s depressing to keep getting fobbed off, but you have to persist. You can DEMAND a copy of the medical records from your GP and by law, they have to be provided. As for the medication, you MUST tell your GP , my wife was having palpitations with her prescription drugs, these were changed immediately, but I also don’t know if they do any good. I hope I may have helped