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Elderly parents or relatives to care for and/or worry about? This is the place for you.

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Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
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That does sound worrying LG and definitely made worse by the distance - but you can only do what you can do.
cackleberry
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Erm, asking for a friend as it were.

Are colonoscopies routine when you get to a certain age?
Like prostate exams or mammograms?

Just trying not to get 5 when I add 2 and 2...
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Jul 2018
8:30pm, 2 Jul 2018
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Not up in Scotland anyway
DocMoye
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Jul 2018
8:35pm, 2 Jul 2018
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It’s a first investigation for a bowel related symptom. Majority of colonoscopies reveal nothing serious, but it’s an excellent way to be detect early problems and treatable lesions
cackleberry
cackleberry
Jul 2018
8:49pm, 2 Jul 2018
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Mmm. Hope I am being paranoid.

80+ yr old Father in law.
Lost weight, enough to reverse his Type II Diabetes. (Diagnosed couple of years ago) is going for a colonoscopy some time this month.

He's never mentioned being on any kind of screening program.

OH is rubbish at reading between the lines, so being paranoid on his behalf!
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
Jul 2018
8:52pm, 2 Jul 2018
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Mum has just had one done - seemed quite routine for any bowel issue. Thankfully all was fine
DocMoye
DocMoye
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8:53pm, 2 Jul 2018
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Ok. So he’s lost weight, so they are using the colonoscopy as a screen for any bowel related causes
cackleberry
cackleberry
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8:58pm, 2 Jul 2018
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I get what you're saying DocMoye.

Like I say, paranoid.

Will wait until he gets his results back. :)
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
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10:28pm, 2 Jul 2018
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MIL has almost collapsed today in the heat. It took three people to get her from our car to our house (about 10 steps) and she spent a while just sitting on a chair in the front garden at the half-way point.

Her GP came out and diagnosed an infection, for which she has antibiotics. She's spending the night here, but it really isn't suitable - there's no possibility for her to sleep downstairs, so she has gone upstairs. For daytime, the downstairs loo is up two steps and she can't really manage.

Amazed at getting a home visit just like that. She'd missed her appointment in the morning because she couldn't move.

It would have been nice if the GP could have written a prescription instead of getting the surgery to do it electronically. It was three hours before we found out which pharmacy had received it!
LindsD
LindsD
Jul 2018
11:06pm, 2 Jul 2018
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Chris that sounds tough. We had that prescription issue again and again with Dad.

About This Thread

Maintained by LindsD
I thought I'd start a thread, as lots of us have elderly folks that we worry about/care for.

Useful info for after someone dies here (with thanks to grast_girl)
moneysavingexpert.com

Other useful links

myageingparent.com

moneysavingexpert.com

Who pays for residential care? Information here:

ageuk.org.uk

Advice on care homes and payment/funding

theguardian.com

Also: After someone dies, if their home insurance was only in their name, sadly the cover becomes void. But if the policy was in joint names, it will still cover the surviving policyholder (though the names on the policy will need to be updated).

A useful book of exercises for memory loss and dementia
amazon.co.uk

Pension Credit. The rules are a bit complex but if your elderly relative has some sort of disability (in this case dementia/Alzheimer's) and go into a home, they may be able to claim pension credit. So if carers allowance stops, it seems pension credit can start. It can also be backdated.

Fall alarm company, etc.

careium.co.uk
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