My father was Amyotrophy diabetic & recently had PC stoke

Posted by avinashdadi @avinashdadi, Aug 26 7:02pm

At night time he is facing left leg pain some times at thigh some times at ankle he is not able to sleep at nights Doctor gave gabafast 400 NT - symbal 40 but no use davigo , petril , Amxide H many sleeping pills used but no improvement on sleep - tramadol , and quitipin 50mg + naproxen 500 mg was help Ful to sleep but i want to know exact my father issue & perfect treatment please help me out iam crying literally

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Aug 27 10:53am

Hi, @avinashdadi, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Really sorry to hear you are crying, and I am glad your father has you on his side. Diabetic amyotrophy sounds painful and perhaps frustrating, and then a posterior circulation stroke is a lot to deal with.

Here is some Mayo Clinic information I hope will be helpful on the umbrella conditions for the specific ones you talked about:

- Diabetic neuropathy https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20371580

- Stroke https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20350113

The leg pain is due to the diabetic amyotrophy, I presume? When you mention you'd like to know your father's exact issue, you are meaning beyond the diagnoses of diabetic amyotrophy and the PC stroke? What does your doctor propose as the next step to help your father sleep at night?

avinashdadi | @avinashdadi | Aug 27 3:20pm

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@lisalucier Simply he giving those medicines which i mentioned gabafast 400 NT - symbal 40 and some statins liptas 40 clopitab-A but no improvement coming

Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Aug 29 8:58am

@avinashdadi - I'm tagging a few Mayo Clinic Connect members who are familiar with stroke and perhaps specifically posterior circulation stroke @hendglenn2000 @geminitwin28 @slowrunner1 @sharniegirl @feelingthankful @theai @mshutch @kybamerica01. I'd also like you to meet @jenniferhunter. I'm hoping that in bringing them into this discussion with you they can empathize with your father and what he's been through with the stroke and with you and your quest to get him the help he needs.

avinashdadi | @avinashdadi | Aug 29 5:58pm

Thanks really means a lot and gives me some relaxation thank you mayoclinic

Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Sep 3 1:20pm

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@avinashdadi I’m sorry your father is suffering. Strokes are difficult and they are different for everyone and usually there is a loss of something. My father lost half his vision in both eyes divided right down the center from a stroke and prior to this he had a traumatic brain injury and he couldn’t problem solve. He had a short temper. It was easy to distract him with better things to think about rather than being upset about things he couldn’t change. He was also diabetic and with heart disease. He couldn’t manage on his own without help from the family. As hard as that is, it also gives you time to just love them and be with them. Caregiving is tiring, but also rewarding when you find little things that strengthen your bond together. I don’t know much about medications except the heart related drugs my dad took. I’m sure they help, and you just do the best that you can. Do you have other family members or caregivers who can help? This is a lot for one person to do on their own. I did’t get much help from other family members with my parents, but it had it’s own rewards in conversations I had with my dad before he passed.