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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 32912" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>CAMom, re: </p><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...until the day he was arrested for posession of narcotics and we discovered he was a full blown heroin addict and had to quit his job to go away to rehab.</p><p></p><p>I totally understand where you are coming from, hoping it passes and goes away and that all the good stuff he does takes over, but just be very careful not to be missing signs of much more important stuff. I thought my son was doing so well. He was even getting community service awards at school and his teachers, everyone, thought he was doing so well.</div></div></p><p>Again, thanks for the thoughts and suggestions. My hope is that we <u>are</u> keeping our eyes open, and looking not only for the positive changes, but negative ones as well. difficult child was a little consternated about having to take a UA, but didn't fight it and didn't seem concerned (he was more indignant than anything else). He's been open (so far) about what he's actually doing, and the stuff the docs are telling him (and actually showing him from his x-rays, test results, lung charts, etc) seem to be having an effect as well.</p><p></p><p>If he keeps us in the loop (good or bad), keeps up with the UA's, and does what his docs say to do, then I don't think he'll slip any further backwards - at least not without our knowing it. And all along, I've said that positive progress is all that keeps me from taking a tougher stand. </p><p></p><p>In the last few days, I think I've learned that having an ER doctor yell at him while he was blue and couldn't breath worked. Having his normal doctor show him lung charts where he's 50% below where a <em>normal</em> person his age should be works. Showing him his own BiPolar (BP) and pulse records from just last year, as compared to yesterday, seemed to get his attention. </p><p></p><p>Me talking, threatening, bribing? Gets some results, but nowhere near as effective. </p><p></p><p>So for now, we'll let the docs keep working on him, and will also keep our eyes wide open as best as we know how. I'd like to think that UA's are a good start, and we're doing them at the lab so we get actual numbers. As someone who WAS blindsided in a similar situation, though, what else should we be looking for as trouble signs? That would be valuable info, since we're still new to this stuff (even though it's been over a year).</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 32912, member: 3579"] CAMom, re: <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...until the day he was arrested for posession of narcotics and we discovered he was a full blown heroin addict and had to quit his job to go away to rehab. I totally understand where you are coming from, hoping it passes and goes away and that all the good stuff he does takes over, but just be very careful not to be missing signs of much more important stuff. I thought my son was doing so well. He was even getting community service awards at school and his teachers, everyone, thought he was doing so well.</div></div> Again, thanks for the thoughts and suggestions. My hope is that we <u>are</u> keeping our eyes open, and looking not only for the positive changes, but negative ones as well. difficult child was a little consternated about having to take a UA, but didn't fight it and didn't seem concerned (he was more indignant than anything else). He's been open (so far) about what he's actually doing, and the stuff the docs are telling him (and actually showing him from his x-rays, test results, lung charts, etc) seem to be having an effect as well. If he keeps us in the loop (good or bad), keeps up with the UA's, and does what his docs say to do, then I don't think he'll slip any further backwards - at least not without our knowing it. And all along, I've said that positive progress is all that keeps me from taking a tougher stand. In the last few days, I think I've learned that having an ER doctor yell at him while he was blue and couldn't breath worked. Having his normal doctor show him lung charts where he's 50% below where a [i]normal[/i] person his age should be works. Showing him his own BiPolar (BP) and pulse records from just last year, as compared to yesterday, seemed to get his attention. Me talking, threatening, bribing? Gets some results, but nowhere near as effective. So for now, we'll let the docs keep working on him, and will also keep our eyes wide open as best as we know how. I'd like to think that UA's are a good start, and we're doing them at the lab so we get actual numbers. As someone who WAS blindsided in a similar situation, though, what else should we be looking for as trouble signs? That would be valuable info, since we're still new to this stuff (even though it's been over a year). Thanks, Mikey [/QUOTE]
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