Sure would be nice to know what it is, 'cause right now we aren't exactly singing from the same sheet of music, he said as lightheartedly as he can. As a musician I would sometimes get lost on the page. Maybe he'll point me to the right bar soon. I guess that's what prayer is for.
Well, I think I may have gotten some good news. My initial appointment at UTSW was not going to be until next month, but I got lucky and someone canceled so I was able to be seen last week. The doctor there took the diagnosis of Front Temporal Dementia pretty much off the table. That is such a debilitating diagnosis with few if any treatment options, that any distance I can get from that is welcome. He read the MRI much differently than the neurologist that I saw here locally and took the time to show me what he would have expected to see with that diagnosis and what he wasn't seeing. His reading is much closer to the radiologists, so I'm inclined to be hopeful. I must say my attitude is much improved.
So what is wrong? I dunno. Alzheimers is still on the table, but there are some early test results that may be pointing in different direction. One way or the other it may be a complex issue to diagnose and treat and I'm certainly not out of the woods yet.
In the meantime my cognition is still good, but my speech increasingly has a halting pattern and I have trouble recalling words sometimes or I use the wrong word. I'm also very tired and a bit jittery but I'm still in the fight.
I was going to start a thread to discuss some of the issues, but I was afraid that it would become maudlin and also to be frank, I've been very busy. This has reordered my priorities in a big way. I have several things that are not finished on this property, and I'm going to try and make sure they don't get left that way.
In the mean time, thanks for reading and caring and any prayers you have time for, I'd be happy to have you say. There's still a ways to go on this I think.
Keep working on your property. That’s therapy for the soul and mind.
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You're not showing any signs, IMHO, of anything. You seem plenty sharp to me!
Better yet, you should come work on my property!
In the meantime my cognition is still good, but my speech increasingly has a halting pattern and I have trouble recalling words sometimes or I use the wrong word. I'm also very tired and a bit jittery but I'm still in the fight.
It appears my earlier smack on the head and statin use had a side effect.
I'm assuming your Neuro ruled out a stroke or TIA?
A few things in my history come to mind while reading your story. At nineteen, I was T-boned at an intersection which rolled the ‘67 VW I was driving. My head was like a pinball, smashing into the rear view mirror, windshield and door pillar. The car came to rest upside down in the oncoming lane. I thought the most damage suffered was some deep gashes in my forehead and scalp, plus a lot of glass embedded in my cheek and eyebrows.
Fast forward a few decades and due to high cholesterol, I’m prescribed statins to lower it (first Lipitor, then Crestor). After a couple years of taking those drugs, I developed anomic aphasia, very similar to some of your symptoms. It appears my earlier smack on the head and statin use had a side effect. I’m now on Praulent to reduce my cholesterol and don’t have the issues I once experienced. No telling what the long term effects are going to be, but for now I’m much better.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomic_aphasia
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but I read and listen to many audio books. And all I can say is that you have a bright and educated brain
You keep busy
This being said, wonder if CBD impairs?
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Praying for wisdom for you Mike (James 1:3-5) also for me.
Interesting verse. I also find myself reading 2 Corinthians 12 a great deal. I only hope that I'm not seen as double minded.
I have considered CBD. There are others on the board that have taken it with some fairly good results for various things. It's on the table for sure.