I've searched everywhere on this site and can not find out what "DH" stands for. Anyone out there know? Thanks.

Doogie Houser

LOL jeanne, darn H

I didn’t know what a lot of the abbreviations meant. I’m glad you asked. Some are medical terms such as DX, RX, TID, BID, these are medical shorthand. I had no idea DH, MIL, etc meant ‘dear’.

I remember when I first came on board I was wondering why so many elders were moving to IL, thinking for months it meant Illinois.... or AL, for Alabama.... or NH, for New Hampshire. I was thinking were those States the go to places to retire???

At least I knew enough that VA meant Veterans Admin instead of Virginia.

Then I noticed when we had the very easy to find old search engine on this website, that I could put in the initials for something I couldn't figure out and up would pop a clue :)  The search engine we have now will give the State instead of the "term".... bummer.

Oh, and Corinna, welcome to the community here!
That was an entirely good question!
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dH can be just about anything when referring to one's husband, depending on the mood or in context of the post.
Dear is only one.
Husband with decline, dementia, disturbed, dumb (now that would not be nice, would it?), and no offense to a poster who named herself "Dorker", dH could be dork husband.
When I use dH, those are my hubs new initials, lol.

And h x. stands for history.

Or, DH could mean darn husband, damn husband, or dumb husband. By using just the letters you don't have to commit, LOL. [LOL = laughing out loud, that's funny, or Little Ol' Lady, depending on context.]

LO Loved One (usually the person receiving care)
CG Caregiver
ALF Assisted Living Facility
NH Nursing Home
MC Memory Care Facility
MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment (Sometimes the first stage of dementia)

I use Hubs for husband...

This comes up periodically, if you do a site search for abbreviations you will come up with a few other threads. This is the longest so I assume it should cover everything 😜
www.agingcare.com/discussions/abbreviations-168663.htm

darling or dear - interchangeable I think

who could forget so!!!

then there is the ones I need help with. I think these are right

dx - diagnosis
tx - treatment
sx - symptoms ( I think - definitely not s*x lol)
rx - prescription

someone help with others....

so - significant other...

And all this time I thought the D stood for Darling!

dh - dear husband
dw - dear wife (though I haven't seen that much)
dd - dear daughter
ds - dear son
dgd - dear granddaughter
dgs - dear grandson
fil - father in law
mil - mother in law
sil - sister in law or son in law (check the context)
bil - brother in law

Have I left any out?

Thanks Linda (and Corinna for asking). So, DD is Dear Daughter (I've seen that too on this board and wondered).

Dear Husband