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Alzheimers care and treatments: Consult with Mayo Clinic?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Nov 21 10:32pm | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
If all has gone according to plan @japlok, your wife’s first treatment was this week and you are getting ready to travel next week. You are a step forward in the exciting and scary story.
How is your wife doing? How was treatment? How are you? I have so many questions.
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Hi Janell, yes, my wife had her first treatment this past Monday and it went well. Oddly enough it started out not so good. She took Tylenol for a possible headache and Pepcid for possible stomach issues. She had never taken Pepcid before and soon found out she doesn't react well to it. About 3 minutes after getting the Pepcid, she got really flush and started throwing up. That lasted about 5 minutes, and after that she said she felt just fine.
She had no difficulties with the infusion and the side effects she experienced were nausea, diarrhea and fatigue. Diarrhea gone after the day of treatment, mild nausea and fatigue gone after the third day. Now she is on fire with being active. I just hope the side effects become less and less after each infusion.
Heading to Rochester this Tuesday after our phone appointment and returning home on Thursday.
I still only feel good when she is doing good although that is questionable at times.
Ask away, I am more than happy to answer your questions, if I can.