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...another mental decline. It seems pretty significant.
I have *a lot* of trouble following conversation. Often, I end up just saying things like, um hmm, or yeah, or some other fill in word/phrase because I get embarrassed at asking people to repeat themselves over and over. That part seems to be a processing issue - it takes me a few seconds to process the words and by the time I process what has been said, the speaker is already 3 sentences ahead.
I am more easily confused and the visual-spatial deficits are worse. I almost never drive anymore, and when I do I am mentally exhausted because it takes so much concentration. I lose my words all the time anymore and I can't seem to ever say what I'm trying to say. Reading is out because after reading the same sentence 10 times and still not making sense of it, I give up.
The neuropsychologist I saw last year told me I should see him again if things changed. Part of me wants to because I want to know exactly where the deficits lie. Another part of me doesn't because none of the doctors seem interested in finding out what's causing it.
What do you think? Should I have another neuropsychologist evaluation or should I just let it go?
I have *a lot* of trouble following conversation. Often, I end up just saying things like, um hmm, or yeah, or some other fill in word/phrase because I get embarrassed at asking people to repeat themselves over and over. That part seems to be a processing issue - it takes me a few seconds to process the words and by the time I process what has been said, the speaker is already 3 sentences ahead.
I am more easily confused and the visual-spatial deficits are worse. I almost never drive anymore, and when I do I am mentally exhausted because it takes so much concentration. I lose my words all the time anymore and I can't seem to ever say what I'm trying to say. Reading is out because after reading the same sentence 10 times and still not making sense of it, I give up.
The neuropsychologist I saw last year told me I should see him again if things changed. Part of me wants to because I want to know exactly where the deficits lie. Another part of me doesn't because none of the doctors seem interested in finding out what's causing it.
What do you think? Should I have another neuropsychologist evaluation or should I just let it go?