I must go back, soon, and count how many of my blog entries concern drooling. It is one of the troublesome symptoms for Dennis. It affects his speech, his eating, and his desire to eat a meal with others. It embarrasses him, too.
The pills that work for so many, according to his doctor's nurse, do not work for him. The eye drops that have the surprise affect of cutting down on saliva, are not working either. Today, after work, I will stop at the hospital health store and fill his prescription for a home suction unit.
I know that this is not a life threatening symptom, at least not at the moment. So many of his other issues are more important, health wise, to manage. But this one, this icky saliva issue, affects his quality of life more than the others.
We are both hoping that this suction thing will work. If it doesn't, all that is left to try is Botox shots to freeze the glands.
I am afraid, if he has to turn to Botox, that he will come out looking like Cher or Micheal. Ick!
Until Tomorrow,
Ann and Dennis
Living with Shy-Drager, Multiple System Atrophy and saliva, and saliva, and saliva
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