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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
@jlharsh Hi Janelle, yes, interesting article. The thing I wonder about is how old is this information, are doctor's aware of this, and if so why isn't this talked/written about more. Now what concerns me is why this is not a required test for those diagnosed with dementia/AD.
My wife has a regular PCP appointment in a couple of weeks and I was going to make sure she requested the liver screening, but as I write this there is no reason to wait that long. We will be contacting our doctor on Monday.
At the time the infusions started Indianapolis was the closet location. They have since opened additional locations to get infusions, and one was at the same hospital we see our PCP just 10 minutes away. We asked if Diana's infusions could be done there and everything worked out.
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@japlok, it does take a super long time from once something is thought to be important to it actually being integrated into the standards that are followed when we go to a medical provider. It seems like the information changes quicker than the communication can happen, which makes sense to me until it affects me. I feel your frustration!
I believe you mentioned your wife’s diagnosis was at home and you also made a trip to Mayo Clinic. What type of information was reviewed or type of process did she go through at each location? Were they identical, similar…completely different? It would be interesting to ask your questions to everyone she has seen.