Regarding the hallucinations, the doctor said it's still early. So he told my mom if she sees something scary, just remember it does not exist. Always check with someone around you. Try touching it and make sure of yourself. I guess if hallucinations get worse tablets may be required.
She stays at home all the time. The bathroom is just a few steps away. So incontinence hasn't been a major problem. When we go outside, there are always diapers.
I guess there are several types of Parkinson's disease. My mother has Idiopathic Parkinson's. Basically her body becomes stiff and rigid like a rock without meds on time.
She was diagnosed at age 60 years (8 years ago) which the doctor said is fairly early for age.
The treatment is Syndopa tablets (Levadopa + Carbidopa) at regular intervals.
We have changed about 3 doctors till now. Each doctor had his/her own philosophy towards treatment mainly with regards to medicine dosage and exercise.
Her initial doctors put her on a low medicine dosage and she wasn't responding to it. One more doctor recommended neuro physiotherapy. That didn't work as well. Her condition became worse day by day. Once she lost her balance and fell down and there was severe hip fracture.
One thing to take care with Parkinson's patients is to prevent falls. Its worst thing that can happen and hamper quality of life.
Current doctor increased her dosage and decreased the intervals between dosages. This helped her a lot and she is fairly stable for the last 3 years.
There are other tablets too. Xafinact for better motor movements and Pacitane to reduce tremors and palsy.
The main problem with Parkinson's is that body gets used to drugs and starts resisting. So dosage requirements will increase. Also mom initially had only body rigidness. Later tremors and palsy started to develop. There are constant mood swings and depression. She feels dizzy regularly. Recently she has started mildly hallucinating. There is urine incontinence too. I believe things may go further south in next 5 years. But I'm hoping that medicine will help as long as it can.
Our doctor recommended DBS surgery. But we cannot afford it unfortunately. I heard with that surgery Parkinson's will be manageable with very low doses of medicine.
Ultimately what i see in my mom is that disease follows a cyclicals pattern of ups and downs. Some days are good, some are worst. It's a slippery slope overall.
I always wondered how my mom got Parkinson's. Nobody even doctors cannot tell it. I have a theory with my own internet research. She took Statin tablets (Atorvastatin) for controlling her cholestrol levels for a very long time 15years. I believe that may have triggered Parkinson. I recently read a research paper about it - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S13538...
My uncle also had Parkinson's. His was slightly different kind. He did not take medicines properly and died a few years ago. i believe he too had long term B.P & Cholestrol medicines.
They didn't want to support Indian Cards for payment by adopting secure practices as per RBI guidelines. One of the big reason I couldn't continue on Heroku.
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Hey I'm Chethan. I am looking specifically for Front End Web Developer, React Developer roles. I am pretty good at converting figma design to front end react based ui.
Experience: 7+ years of experience
Location: India
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies:
* HTML, CSS , JavaScript (little bit of TypeScript as well)
* UI Frameworks - Tailwind, Bootstrap
* Front End Development - React (with Context or Redux), NextJS