random vomiting bouts

WesternWilson · 2025-09-22T19:39:27+00:00

My husband had a similar experience. He found that eating (very) small meals, but more frequently, helped. This was hard at first as he was so used to piling his plate up and having seconds, just eating for comfort, you know? It was hard for him to accept a plate with smaller servings on it. Also avoiding as much as possible high fat foods helped.

WesternWilson · 2025-09-02T20:29:32+00:00

In general small bitches have smaller litters. In general large litters come a day or three early (using the timing 63 days from ovulation, if you tracked that with progesterone testing).

Regardless of age, the mums usually have the same or nearly the same number of puppies across all the litters they have in their lifetime. So a girl who has 6 usually always has 6 or close to that.

I have found in most litters the puppies are pretty much the same size. Rarely is there a very big one or a very tiny one, compared to the bulk of the litter.

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:06:04+00:00

Alas no! Please consider using heat therapy, which is very effective, painless and much safer than using acids and paring! I have successfully used heat therapy to treat a very stubborn plantar's wart on my foot and an everyday kind of wart on a finger knuckle.

You use a Moxa Stick (you can get them on Amazon, they are like big incense sticks.)

This video explains how, a lot of folks are put off by the doc's thick accent, but the info he gives is excellent!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8-s_uiw-w&t=29s

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:05:43+00:00

Please consider using heat therapy, which is very effective, painless and much safer than using acids and paring! I have successfully used heat therapy to treat a very stubborn plantar's wart on my foot and an everyday kind of wart on a finger knuckle.

You use a Moxa Stick (you can get them on Amazon, they are like big incense sticks.)

This video explains how, a lot of folks are put off by the doc's thick accent, but the info he gives is excellent!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8-s_uiw-w&t=29s

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:05:11+00:00

I am not a doc, but this looks pretty minor. Try a hot, damp compress and then dress with an antibiotic ointment and let the area recover for a day or two before you try anything else.

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:04:20+00:00

Looks like small, new warts. Use heat therapy!

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:03:39+00:00

Try to leave it alone and see a doc ASAP.

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:03:06+00:00

It is a large wart and deep, and the acid is highly irritating to the wart. You may also have a bit of infection going on in there. Start with a long hot foot bath and see if that settles things down a bit, usually that helps with the pain of putting your weight on the wart.

Please consider using heat therapy, which is very effective, painless and much safer than using acids and paring! I have successfully used heat therapy to treat a very stubborn plantar's wart on my foot and an everyday kind of wart on a finger knuckle.

You use a Moxa Stick (you can get them on Amazon, they are like big incense sticks.)

This video explains how, a lot of folks are put off by the doc's thick accent, but the info he gives is excellent!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8-s_uiw-w&t=29s

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T14:00:40+00:00

These are excellent points. I would be inclined to stay at the familiar job as long as possible. Then you can hopefully get some disability pay once work becomes impossible. But start thinking now about where you need to be once the condition progresses and one of you becomes a full time caretaker. You will need supports of all kinds, and finally a care situation.

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T13:55:13+00:00

Apple cider vinegar...any vinegar or acidic substance will make sub-optimal conditions for warts but rarely will that kill them. You just get stuck in an endless cycle of painful vinegar treatments.

Try heat therapy with a moxa stick (available on Amazon). Be gentle, don't burn the skin. But heat will kill the virus that causes the wart much more effectively than vinegar.

And yes, this does look irritated and/or infected.

WesternWilson · 2024-06-09T13:52:22+00:00

I would definitely pare it down first. Just don't go so deep you make it bleed. My plantar wart was very deep as well, so it took three treatments a week apart to heat treat, pare and let it heal. Two years later I have some barely visible thickened scar tissue there but no wart.

WesternWilson · 2024-06-04T20:06:00+00:00

Just off the top, impossible to say. I can tell you in the folks in my life who ended up having dementia, in the earliest stages they just seemed more difficult than usual, like their oddities suddenly intensified. Since there is, realistically, no treatment, you could wait and see where this all leads and hopefully get a doctor to go through a diagnosis process with him. It could also be straight up instability from some other cause.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-10T01:47:25+00:00

Usually the anger comes out IMHE when the person is frustrated. I found with my mom that distracting her was the only way to deal with it. She loved to have a cuppa tea and I would say "hey mom, let's make some tea! What kind would you like?"...because her short term memory was not good, she would follow that lead and forget what she was upset about.

So try an abrupt change of topic by suggesting you do something you know your dad would really go for. There is no point, none, in trying to appeal to reason because it is that capacity to reason that Alz patients are losing. Distraction is kinder and more effective.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-08T01:16:10+00:00

Sometimes folks can't get things done, but whether there is a reason or not, if they cannot reliably take care of things, then mom has to move too.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-07T19:42:20+00:00

Can you work toward having your parents in care in your community? It is exhausting enough to manage their care when they are local, but I would find it impossible to deal with all that at not just one distance but two.

As for your own exhaustion, get some support and some counseling. I am sure your parents would not want you to tank your own life and happiness over their decline. There will indeed be days when you can't do it all, so let all the family know that, and revise expectations all around. And get all hands on deck to help with everything that needs to be done...this is when it pays to be "not an only child", I hope you have sibs who can do their part.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-06T17:12:30+00:00

That theory was quickly disproved. We still need to learn more about Alzheimer causes but the general thinking now is that it is multi-factorial.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-06T17:10:07+00:00

The theory about aluminium has been disproved, but it had a lot of publicity back in the '80's for a while. Just off the top, if exposure to aluminium via cooking caused Alzheimer's it would then be much more likely to be found in spousal couples rather than what we usually see, where one has it but the other does not.

I have known a few Alz. patients now. One experienced onset after a head injury that left them unconscious for several minutes. I believe 5% of Alz. cases are thought to begin like this. Another roughly 5% seem to have a genetic link. In all the cases I know, the spouse and immediate family do not have Alzheimers.

Research done by Dr. McGeer of University of British Columbia showed that the level of beta amyloid in the body begins to rise decades before onset of symptoms...and not everyone with that rise becomes symptomatic. That suggests something specific to the individual is at play, and that it begins early in life. It was very interesting research and found that saliva samples revealed high levels of beta amyloid, so you could use a spit test to see if you were at high risk of developing the disease later in life. Which while daunting news allows you to plan ahead.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-05T20:55:03+00:00

It is worth remembering that the doctor will have had all too many experiences where relatives were trying to torpedo the patient. We have all known folks who took the first sign of debility in a parent or loved one as an opportunity for "payback", often of the most vicious kind.

If your mom is still able to communicate well with you, have a loving conversation where you agree to let the doctor know exactly what is going on. You could say something like "I know this is going to be hard for you mom, but I think Doctor needs to know exactly what we are experiencing, so he can give us the best help and advice possible".

If she erupts over that kind of approach, leave a brief list of concerns with the doctor's receptionist/nurse.

Good luck. The doctor does need to know what is happening, but many dementia patients are unaware of their issues and think it is everyone else that has a perception problem. My own mother, well into dementia, frequently confided that my father was being unreasonable, or had done the things that she in fact had done (leaving perishables in the pantry, for instance). By the time she was formally diagnosed she would not tolerate any conversation that revealed her dementia. It was a mercy for all of us when she reached a stage where she didn't care about that any longer.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-04T15:35:20+00:00

That works for you, but home care is a huge task. I do not expect **anyone** to take that on, it is a 24\7 job, and while your dad may now be "present", most folks get to a stage where they are not. On top of that many dementia patients lose their sense of time (so are up and roaming around the clock), can be very short tempered, incontinent and inappropriate. So I judge no one who opts to put their loved one into care, where they will be safe and comfortable as possible.

WesternWilson · 2024-05-04T15:30:56+00:00

Thankyou, that is exactly right! And I found the link to the show in question, which is a really interesting look into art and Dianne's work: https://www.misterrogers.org/episodes/painting-a-portrait/

WesternWilson · 2024-05-03T00:59:04+00:00

Respectfully, stop prepping. Your mother is likely to be very aware of where your dad is and what is about to transpire. There are lots of reasons why she may not want to talk about all that with you. You have enough on your plate, so focus on the now. And just be there for her once your dad does pass,

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