Depressed.....

[msomaya]

Dad was fitted with a peg in August end but his condition seems to have deteriorated very quickly. He seems to be making sounds all day through and gets spasms where his whole body suddenly jerks and hands go up and down. Dad still seems to understand when we ask him to move and all so I assume he feels the pain and hence at times makes faces and at times tries to smile... My concern is he makes this groaning sounds all day through... Is that normal or it could be something he is not able to communicate... Recently we had an incident where he accidentally open the lock of the peg and all the feed came out. His bp had shot up and he was extremely restless . To me it seems that his condition has worsened after this incident.. anyone experienced such a thing before

[kryste]

My aunt bev moans also i would think she was in pain some where but she says no it just makes her fill better even though it drives me crazy now she does sometimes because she knows it makes me want to pull my hair out she gets a good laugh out of it but she shays its not because she is in pain

[msomaya in reply to kryste]

Thanks kryste... That's a relief to know....

[easterncedar]

A number of carers have commented here on the non-stop groaning, which doesn't seem to be related to physical discomfort. If you search through past posts, you may be able to find more information. All the best, Easterncedar

[msomaya in reply to easterncedar]

Thanks easterncedar... Will surely lookup.