Hospital Guide for PD P atients

Posted by jatonlouise @jatonlouise, 5 days ago

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Lords and Ladies, Friends and Foes, and Eskimos,

Having f=gotten lost when I went looking for this URL,(at the end of this gibberish) I'll just start over. I know I've posted this before, but our group keps growing and some may not have seen it so if you remain here long enough you'll see me repeat this again.
This guide is to help PD patients who may find themselves in a hospital that isn't the Neurology ward. Other folks may thing that PD f folks are demanding or rude if they insist on having their L-dopa meds on time. That's because they've not encountered PD up close and personal. So we look like we think we're special and have no regard for other folks. They don't know what delaying a pill for 30 minutes can do to us. This guide helps you and your Neurologist interact with the Non-PD world and let them know a bit about our world and how and why our requirements are a tad different. There are some things you can prepare now to have on hand in case you somehow find yourself in the hospital. for an appendectomy or a broken leg.
Here's hoping you never need this!

j

HOSPITAL SAFETY GUIDE
https://www.parkinson.org/sites/default/files/documents/Hospital-Safety-Guide.pdf

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here is a pdf listing drugs to avoid if you are on Parkinson's meds
I suggest to print or bookmark on your phone and take to hospital admission, pre-op, or attach to your list of meds
https://d2icp22po6iej.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/APDA25369A-Medications-to-Avoid-Factsheet_ENG_TCD2FN_WEB.pdf

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Very helpful information.
Thank you

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