Depression

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Dear Sue,

That is an interesting article. I know many people are not even aware that

they are depressed. I usually try to stay positive most of the time, but when I

was shut up in that hospital room for 9 days, I was severely depressed, and up

to 2 weeks after I returned home.

My neurologist sent me to a clinical psychologist when I was in for the sleep

study. He reported to my neurologist that I was depressed. I just about jumped

off the table and asked where he got off thinking that. He said it was because

one of the questions was about anxiety and at times I was anxious. Well he took

that out of context, who does not have pangs of anxiety at times? I then

proceeded to tell my neurologist that the psychologist had made an appointment

to see me to go over all my tests and he was a no show, so I asked him who had

the problem? He then spoke into his recorder and stated " And the patient is not

depressed. " I thought that was comical on his part, as I don't even know if the

" on " button had been engaged. Well he listens to me now. He had never heard of

Chemo Brain. The last time I went to MDACC, there was a department for Chemo

Brain listed on the directory. I laughed and emailed it to my neurologist.

He's come around. Sometimes I think we challenge them in a way that they never

expected. I asked my ENT if I ever challenged him and he burst out laughing and

said, " Oh, all the time. " So you see dear readers, they still have a lot to

learn.

Blessings,

Lottie