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Dad had a fit and became unconscious.
I was cutting Dad's toe nails, sitting on the back stairs (outside). His right leg began to shake. At first I thought he was holding his leg in an awkward position so I could cut his nails. Both legs then shot out straight and he reclined to a 45 degree angle. At that stage of Lewy, occasionally Dad's body didn't seem to follow orders. So I was trying to help him to sit up. He then collapsed back on to the landing, his eyes rolled back and was going blue. I panic, begin CPR, thinking heart or does he need oxygen. Unsure, I race and phone for ambulance. Whilst on phone Dad becomes conscious. Writing about this disturbs me.
Paramedics arrive. Dad goes to hospital. Tests show he is ok.
Geriatrician orders more tests. Nuclear medicine test on heart. Heart is ok. Has EEG, not epilepsy. Has appointments with relevant specialists.
Neoroscientist evaluates results and thinks it was Lewy that caused the fit. She says more may occur.
Dad had a fit and became unconscious.
I was cutting Dad's toe nails, sitting on the back stairs (outside). His right leg began to shake. At first I thought he was holding his leg in an awkward position so I could cut his nails. Both legs then shot out straight and he reclined to a 45 degree angle. At that stage of Lewy, occasionally Dad's body didn't seem to follow orders. So I was trying to help him to sit up. He then collapsed back on to the landing, his eyes rolled back and was going blue. I panic, begin CPR, thinking heart or does he need oxygen. Unsure, I race and phone for ambulance. Whilst on phone Dad becomes conscious. Writing about this disturbs me.
Paramedics arrive. Dad goes to hospital. Tests show he is ok.
Geriatrician orders more tests. Nuclear medicine test on heart. Heart is ok. Has EEG, not epilepsy. Has appointments with relevant specialists.
Neoroscientist evaluates results and thinks it was Lewy that caused the fit. She says more may occur.
I take care of my grandmother with lewy body dementia and she is going on year 8. She has been losing consciousness several times of the day her eyes role to the back of her head and the doctors say there is nothing wrong. Did you ever figure out what was causing the spells?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, your blood really help.