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Neuropathy after TKR: I'm 68 and fearful of future
Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 22, 2023 | Replies (112)Comment receiving replies
As a loving grandma too, try to look objectively at your son’s behavior with your grandson and (if he has) “a significant other”. My son (40) has anxiety/depression issues and before he went on meds, he was often angry, yelling, frustrated, irritable- at his children, wife, slow servers, drivers of other cars, etc. With meds (refused counseling), life for all of them is MUCH better. If this is happening in his house, maybe he’ll listen to you as to the effect of his behavior on the kids and his wife/SO.
Last thought- I’ve been thinking about this a lot- we know COVID is a virus that also attacks nerves. We know other viruses cause nerve damage (Guillain Barre, Epstein Barr). We know COVID infection, especially in younger people, can be very mild and that Long COVID (in mild cases too) can develop many months after the initial infection. This possibility may bring him a little comfort, rather than thinking the PN appeared “out of the blue”.
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Thank you centre for your caring response. My son is the stay at home Dad and loves doing entrepreneur businesses. He sold his last business to eliminate stress and anxiety as it was tipping the charts for him but the relaxing was boring, and boring was not good for his mental health. He runs at a high pace naturally and needs that rush of building a business, but it's a slippery slope for him as it ends up giving him anxiety again. My son is a great Dad but when the anxiety hits, so does depression and frustration. Meds (benzos, etc.) absolutely made this worse for him and the more they prescribed, the worse the moods and depression. He fought back by going plant based diet and family support. He tried several counselors and he felt they offered very little help. These were suppose to be very skilled counselors dealing with depression and anxiety. After $1000's of dollars on that, he gave up on the counseling. He attends church and is trying to strength from his religion, but sometimes can't attend because of the anxiety and pain. It's just overall difficult and being across the US doesn't help as his larger support system is not available. His wife is wonderful and a great Mom, but works 60 hours a week as the main provider. We do what we can but we are on retired income so don't have endless funds to travel back and forth. And it's hard to travel with a toddler 15 hours door to door. My son is working now with a Dr in San Diego trying some supplement but I try not to ask too many questions right now and instead let him do the talking. Again, thank you for thoughts and opinions - I hope your son and family are doing well and finding whatever works for them is great!