My mom is 86. She has Parkinson's, is immobile, has recurring UTI's, has recurring bouts of oral thrush, can no longer lift her head so it's bent down, and has excessive drooling. I honestly cannot remember when the lip swelling started because we were unable to visit her indoors due to Covid and it seemed hard to keep up with all of my mom's ailments by phone. We would be dealing with one thing and then something else popped up and were onto that and I would get some information from my mom...not always accurate...then more accurate information from the nurse...then something else was wrong and I forgot about what was wrong three ailments ago. Ugh. She is in an assisted living facility and they do a really good job caring for her, but sometimes I need to be proactive. They recently started allowing me compassionate care visits, so I can see her in her room (masked, etc.) and feel like I'm more in touch with what's going on daily. Does that make sense?
For many years she has had issues with her lips getting sores on the inside prior to the above issues and before moving to assisted living. Especially in the winter. But this is different. The doctor doesn't seem to know why this is happening. It doesn't change when she is off the antibiotics for the UTI's. She uses Nystatin for the oral thrush. Does anyone have any thoughts on why this might be happening? Thanks so much.
She lived with me for many years. I have never seen her with swollen lips.
Certainly, consulting a doctor is necessary for her care.
Parkinson’s effects everyone differently. My uncle had speech problems at the end stage of his Parkinson’s. He also had swallowing issues. Not sure about swollen lips. He lived in another state. I never saw photos of him with swollen lips though.
The first thing that popped into my mind was some sort of allergic reaction.
Best wishes in finding a resolution to this issue.
Take care.
I suspect over all this is the oral thrush, but could come of the drooling, the mouth action that is involuntary with the drooling.
Hope someone has better advice for you than I do. wish you luck.
I don't think that this is allergic reaction due to no other symptom and fact this is ongoing with no antibiotics being given now, but it COULD be, so that should be ruled out. If there is swallow deficit, check for CERTAIN. Choking, swallowing difficulty, speech change all indicators for throat swelling from allergies.
Certain foods do this. For instance if I eat peaches with the skin on I look like I just got botox injection to the lips.