Re: cognitive dysfunction

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Hello , I know how it feels with cognitive proglems. I would like to get tested as well, because of my very short attention span and some other problems. It really feels embarassing, if you have to look for words (I sometimes hesitate when using a word a lot, especially when tired), or, If I start talking and in the middle I find out, I don't know was I was going to say. That's why I prefer not to talk in public. One thing I find really weird is this:every day I use to place some orders at my job. It contains some information written on paper, which I have to put in the database. No matter how many orders I have placed that day, every time I have to think a lot before filling in the "date" field. It sometimes happens with every single order. It's so annoying! I'm a former university student and my IQ is quite high - anyway, I have moments, when I feel totally dull and stupid Take care, pebbles1175 wrote: It's me again. I am getting paranoid that I am getting on everyones nerves when I post. Before I forget, when I post a new message, it appears as "pebbles1175" but when i reply to a message it shows as " Damron" it's the way I have my account set up,I hope it doesn't confuse anyone. Anyway, I was wondering about testing for cognitive dysfunction. I have noticed that I am having trouble with alot of things, like memory, organization, forgetting mid sentence what I was talking about, etc. I have looked alot of this up and have been reading through some of the old posts, but I'm wondering if anyone has had testing for this and what it consists of? I feel really stupid sometimes, actually, and it's quite embarrassing. I bought

a daily planner to help me remember things, and it seems to be helping some, when I can remember to use it! :-) What I have read on the 'net it seems that neurologists do not do the cognitive testing, that another specialist does this I think I read it's like a 'neuropsychologist' or something. Any info is appreciated. Thanks, ~

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The best test for cognitive things is friends,family,work? Get somebody who knows you to do a sort of check for you. I don't think doctors really have a test for this because MS affects everybody so differently. Barb: It's me again. I am getting paranoid that I am getting on everyones nerves when I post. Before I forget, when I post a new message, it appears as "pebbles1175" but when i reply to a message it shows as " Damron" it's the way I have my account set up,I hope it doesn't confuse anyone.Anyway, I was wondering about testing for cognitive dysfunction. I have noticed that I am having trouble with alot of things, like memory, organization, forgetting mid sentence what I was talking about, etc. I have looked alot of this up and have been reading through

some of the old posts, but I'm wondering if anyone has had testing for this and what it consists of? I feel really stupid sometimes, actually, and it's quite embarrassing. I bought a daily planner to help me remember things, and it seems to be helping some, when I can remember to use it! :-) What I have read on the 'net it seems that neurologists do not do the cognitive testing, that another specialist does this I think I read it's like a 'neuropsychologist' or something. Any info is appreciated. Thanks,~

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You can have a neuro psych test done and they are pretty acurate in

letting you know where your weakeness's are.

I'm having terrible cognitive problems. I feel like a bumbling

idiot on most days and it's very depressing. When I was diagnosed

10 years ago, I mentally prepared for the worst in terms of physical

problems but I was not at all prepared for the onslaught of

cognitive problems that have been happening the last two years. I

work for myself now and thank goodness. I am so inacurate because I

seem to have a horrible case of MS ADD. Good bye accounting (not

that I really miss my job).

Work daily on puzzles and brain teasers (Soduka is a new one to try)

and do memory excercises. I'm not sure if it truly helps but at

least it gives me hope. Good luck.

Mindy

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> The best test for cognitive things is friends,family,work?

> Get somebody who knows you to do a sort of check for you. I

don't think doctors really have a test for this because MS affects

everybody so differently.

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> Barb

> :

> It's me again. I am getting paranoid that I am getting on

everyones

> nerves when I post. Before I forget, when I post a new message, it

> appears as " pebbles1175 " but when i reply to a message it shows

> as " Damron " it's the way I have my account set up,I hope it

> doesn't confuse anyone.

> Anyway, I was wondering about testing for cognitive dysfunction. I

> have noticed that I am having trouble with alot of things, like

> memory, organization, forgetting mid sentence what I was talking

> about, etc. I have looked alot of this up and have been reading

> through some of the old posts, but I'm wondering if anyone has had

> testing for this and what it consists of? I feel really stupid

> sometimes, actually, and it's quite embarrassing. I bought a daily

> planner to help me remember things, and it seems to be helping

some,

> when I can remember to use it! :-)

> What I have read on the 'net it seems that neurologists do not do

the

> cognitive testing, that another specialist does this I think I

read

> it's like a 'neuropsychologist' or something. Any info is

appreciated.

> Thanks,

> ~

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Oh , I can feel your fear and frustration. I am not on often but

I know exactly how you feel...every little lapse of memory or

inability to understand something, its like, what is happening NOW?

(My latest and most prevalent aggravation is being unable to

find " words " or " names " .)

I have a neuropsychologist...They do tests for your cognitive

functioning and it would be good for you only because it will affirm

for you that you are NOT CRAZY and that it is there or it isn't. My

doc said he could not see any disfunction from the testing he did. I

have seen him every 3 to 6 months for the last 2 years, and it helps

because he just talking to me can tell how I am doing mentally. I

have been " everywhere " with my moods, and my abilities to speak,

converse, think, etc. I do puzzles and sometimes they come so easy

and then there are days when I have no mind for them. Yep, its just

part of the MS. But it is also part of " aging " . SHEESH!

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Mostly what I have learned...

You have got to RELAX...Breathe, relax, meditate, pray, be quiet, and

if you can't quiet your mind, you probably could use a medication to

help you...(I take prozac, and adderall).I actually have to have less

NOISE and no TV...etc. every day so that I can quiet my mind and

relax enough to be well. And it is a matter of CHOOSING to be well.

MS rears its ugly head no matter what you do. But, with diet and

with learning to be vigilant about the " quiet " ...I am doing better

for the first time in a long while...7 months and counting with no

exacerbation.

That doesn't mean no symptoms.

I had a great week last week at home. Decided to just go out to the

store to get a few things, and by the end of the trip, I could barely

put my groceries away(I walked like a very old person, bent over from

my back). Now, that ordinarily would have upset me, and DID not that

long ago. But, this time, I put the ice packs on me, put away the

cold stuff, and sat until I could " recover " from the heat and

exhaustion of the trip. IT is ALWAYS a kick in the pants that I

cannot do something so simple as go get my own groceries.

But I CAN'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. I am very much alive, able to do

many many many things, able to love my family and give to them

plenty, regardless of the inability to be fully " functional " .

My husband is precious but a little to on top of it all. We go to

the store, and he sees me walk clumsily and asks me how I am doing.

I had to remind him, that this is just the way I walk, nothing new,

and to stop asking.

But the diet, and the meditation, and the attitude, are all crucial...

If you want to talk, or fuss or whatever, feel free to email me...

I've been diagnosed for 18 years this year and I am still " kicking " ...

I actually bicycle on a stationary bike for an hour every day, and I

also strength train...I walk without a cane most of the time, and

have only numbness in the hand that is bothersome.

God is very good. He gives us each other to build our faith and

strenghthen our resolve. We can be well.

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