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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jul 6 9:54am | Replies (3)

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I know the confusion and chaos you're experiencing firsthand. My mother-in-law had open heart surgery when she was in her early 80s. She came out of the anesthesia a different person. Prior to the operation, she lived alone and did everything for herself except drive. Afterward, she needed restraints. It was hell for a year until we returned to nearly normal and moved to an assisted living situation until her death a few years later. I don't have any answers for your specific situation, but I want you to know that I and probably tons of other people have gone through similar situations. It's frustrating. It's unfair. It makes a person so very angry. Good luck, and keep us posted.

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In this case the patient had been diagnoses with mild dementia prior to the procedure. Then a year ago with early Alzheimers. So that is definitely part of the picture but the fact that they went from 95% normal then to 15%, then up to 85% with anti-psychotic medication within days and that lasted for a year and a half but within days now is at 30% does not make sense to me at all given a neurologist says it's very close to advanced stage Alzheimers. Nothing about the fact that it could be the anti-psychotic medication either losing effectiveness or not been given at times.