Re: Re: cognitive dysfunction

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I also have cognitive dysfunction. I was so sharp mentally at one time and the loss of that mental acuity is something I truly grieve. I have crossword puzzles but I forget to do them. I need to get my puzzle book out where I can see it--maybe then I can remember. I can't figure out how to do the Sudoki puzzles. So you did accounting? Tough job, huh? There's no way I could do the job I had either. I did a lot of detailed record keeping and legal stuff (reports to the courts, letters to lawyers, etc). I was really good at my job at one time. By the time I went out on medical leave I had lost the mental sharpness and my supervisors knew it, too, and didn't try to keep me there. They didn't try to talk me into staying or offer any accommodations. They knew it was time for

me to not be there. While that helped me get disability easily it kind of hurt me at the same time. MS ADD, huh? Good description. Sharonmindythores wrote: 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>> 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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Mindy, I've always done the puzzles and brain teasers but find myself doing less in the same amount of time, sometimes I'm just staring at the book trying to find my place! And I've given up my crossword puzzles because the word I want is always on the end of my tongue! But your right these are good "mind exercises" to stretch the muscles so it does not get even worse. ' Go MAVSmindythores wrote: 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>> 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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I I love summer time and would be out all the time if I could. I

feel wasted in just a few minutes when I am out in it and I hate that

the most. I am involved in an outside project right now. I find myself

rushing to get it done and I usually don't like what I do after it is

done. I have learned to live with my flaws to keep from having to pay a

Lot to have it done.

Bill

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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 " .)

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> 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!

> >

> Mostly what I have learned...

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> 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.

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> 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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