General Medical issues thread

[Katie]

FIL last night discussing he's finding it hard to sleep. Has some sleep pills (not sure where from), but won't take them so he doesn't get addicted to them.

He is 85, has heart failure, GP just refused to certify him for his driver's license ... at this stage of his life, addiction to sleeping tablets should be the last of his worries! I encouraged him to try melatonin (and not the bottle of melatonin MIL bought in SIN on our trip in 2011 that she still has!!!) or better yet - speak to one of his doctors.

Well, my encouragement to try melatonin bit me yesterday. FIL reported that he followed my suggestion, then didn't sleep all night (he had some circadin from his last hospital admission). Worst night's sleep of his life. So I guess I'm demoted to worst DIL.

I'll suggest he discusses with a pharmacist or doctor. He said the circadin worked beautifully in hospital, so sounds like time to discuss with someone who knows more than me.

 

[Flashback]

Well, my encouragement to try melatonin bit me yesterday. FIL reported that he followed my suggestion, then didn't sleep all night (he had some circadin from his last hospital admission). Worst night's sleep of his life. So I guess I'm demoted to worst DIL.

I'll suggest he discusses with a pharmacist or doctor. He said the circadin worked beautifully in hospital, so sounds like time to discuss with someone who knows more than me.

I can't say Melatonin has ever done much for me.

In some good news, at least timelines are being accelerated now - CT scan of the lung happened today and biopsy next Wednesday, then both results a week after. 2 days later Mrs FB and I are on the plane down to PER anyway....

 

[RooFlyer]

I'll suggest he discusses with a pharmacist or doctor. He said the circadin worked beautifully in hospital, so sounds like time to discuss with someone who knows more than me.

Melatonin isn't 'knockout', just the hormone that encourages sleep. If you weren't going to get much sleep in a night, melatonin won't help much.

I use it very regularly.

 

[Pushka]

I can't say Melatonin has ever done much for me.

In some good news, at least timelines are being accelerated now - CT scan of the lung happened today and biopsy next Wednesday, then both results a week after. 2 days later Mrs FB and I are on the plane down to PER anyway....

DIL swears by it but only the stuff you buy in the UK. I tried it - circadian - and hated it.

Best wishes for test results. You will be pleased to get here as will parents to see you in Oz.

 

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DIL swears by it but only the stuff you buy in the UK. I tried it - circadian - and hated it.

Best wishes for test results. You will be pleased to get here as will parents to see you in Oz.

Flipside of that, is the trip they had booked over here (including side trips to Iceland, Portugal and Sri Lanka (which we were also going on - as a long stopover for them on the way home, and us following them from the UK after they leave)) will need to be cancelled now due to the likely timeline/schedule for treament........ although I suppose I'll look at reschedule costs but cancellation via TI may end up better off. I'm doing a wait and see (for now) on the Greenland cruise trip, but all going well they should still be fine for that.

 

[Pushka]

Flipside of that, is the trip they had booked over here (including side trips to Iceland, Portugal and Sri Lanka (which we were also going on - as a long stopover for them on the way home, and us following them from the UK after they leave)) will need to be cancelled now due to the likely timeline/schedule for treament........ although I suppose I'll look at reschedule costs but cancellation via TI may end up better off. I'm doing a wait and see (for now) on the Greenland cruise trip, but all going well they should still be fine for that.

Yep. Priorities come into play.