Guest guest Posted May 7, 2000 Report Share Posted May 7, 2000 RE: LOST WORDS > Now I'm just the opposite. My short term memory (except I do have the lost > words thing) is great. My husband will not be able to find his shoes, keys, > glasses, etc.. and I can visualize where I last saw them even though I > wasn't looking for them. In our house my husband has the " logical and > technical " mind and I have the " visual memory " and " common sense! " > Connie, Sorry but that problem of your husband forgetting things is something totally different. My wife calls it: " Male pattern blindness " because she thinks we cant discern a shape right under our noses without a wife there, once we are at home! ;-} chows@... Australia Chow Addiction Society Founder and Lifetime Member #1 Are you OLD when you enjoy a good headbanger song with others over 40? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Marg wrote: can't remember your childhood or a few years ago. I have had this problem since I got sick in 1992. When I was 21 I moved to England for 1 1/2 years with a girlfriend. I can remember very little of this. I asked my girlfriend what we did and she remembered everything. Even after talking about it I remembered very little. I also have the problem about things that happened only a month or so ago. I just thought it was me not paying attention. Having saidthat I have a terrible time concentrating and taking in new things. I wonder if this is perhaps why we have little memory of new things that have happened? Carol - Canada not dx. MRI May 17 Re: LOST WORDS > > Re: LOST WORDS > > >> Bonnie and all, >> >> Oh my God, how many of you also can't remember your childhood? Or for that >> matter, stuff from a few years ago. I never even thought to connect that >to >> the Chiari! Please let me know if you have that problem too! >> > >Marg, > >I have a fantastic long term memory but terrible short term memory. My wife >can tell me something and I will swear on a stack of bibles that she didnt >tell me, some few minutes later. One thing other than Chiari that does this >is also something Chiari does cause - sleep apnea. With lack of oxygen in >your body, it not only brings on angina symptoms, it also affects your short >term memory. Things that are important need to be organised while you have >it in mind. I have ONE SPOT for my keys, wallet etc so that when I get up in >the morning and need my licence, I know they are all there. However, I tend >to forget them in the afternoon after I get up from sleep so I put the >wallet on my pillow when I get home in the morning and put the keys in my >pocket. When I sleep in the afternoon, I come in and see the wallet on the >pillow, put it in my pants pocket with my keys and so when I get up and have >to pick the wife up from the station, I have them on me. I even have a >little note book now so that when I go out, I will look in it to see what I >had to do. It is all I can do to keep in mind where I have to go. I cant >tell you the number of times I have been driving and then suddenly realised >I am on auto pilot to somewhere and that somewhere wasnt where I was >supposed to be going. This was because I was trying to remember everything I >had to do. Now, I just write it in the book, keep the destination in mind >and I can worry about the traffic properly, too. > >I wasnt the most organised person in the world but with this short term >memory loss and easy confusion, I had to LEARN to be. One less worry to add >to my symptoms. > > >chows@... Australia > > >Chow Addiction Society Founder and Lifetime Member #1 > > > >Are you OLD when you enjoy a good headbanger song with others over 40? > > > > > >_________ >NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content >Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups >Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups >WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma >WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Marg wrote: can't remember your childhood or a few years ago. I have had this problem since I got sick in 1992. When I was 21 I moved to England for 1 1/2 years with a girlfriend. I can remember very little of this. I asked my girlfriend what we did and she remembered everything. Even after talking about it I remembered very little. I also have the problem about things that happened only a month or so ago. I just thought it was me not paying attention. Having saidthat I have a terrible time concentrating and taking in new things. I wonder if this is perhaps why we have little memory of new things that have happened? Carol - Canada not dx. MRI May 17 Re: LOST WORDS > > Re: LOST WORDS > > >> Bonnie and all, >> >> Oh my God, how many of you also can't remember your childhood? Or for that >> matter, stuff from a few years ago. I never even thought to connect that >to >> the Chiari! Please let me know if you have that problem too! >> > >Marg, > >I have a fantastic long term memory but terrible short term memory. My wife >can tell me something and I will swear on a stack of bibles that she didnt >tell me, some few minutes later. One thing other than Chiari that does this >is also something Chiari does cause - sleep apnea. With lack of oxygen in >your body, it not only brings on angina symptoms, it also affects your short >term memory. Things that are important need to be organised while you have >it in mind. I have ONE SPOT for my keys, wallet etc so that when I get up in >the morning and need my licence, I know they are all there. However, I tend >to forget them in the afternoon after I get up from sleep so I put the >wallet on my pillow when I get home in the morning and put the keys in my >pocket. When I sleep in the afternoon, I come in and see the wallet on the >pillow, put it in my pants pocket with my keys and so when I get up and have >to pick the wife up from the station, I have them on me. I even have a >little note book now so that when I go out, I will look in it to see what I >had to do. It is all I can do to keep in mind where I have to go. I cant >tell you the number of times I have been driving and then suddenly realised >I am on auto pilot to somewhere and that somewhere wasnt where I was >supposed to be going. This was because I was trying to remember everything I >had to do. Now, I just write it in the book, keep the destination in mind >and I can worry about the traffic properly, too. > >I wasnt the most organised person in the world but with this short term >memory loss and easy confusion, I had to LEARN to be. One less worry to add >to my symptoms. > > >chows@... Australia > > >Chow Addiction Society Founder and Lifetime Member #1 > > > >Are you OLD when you enjoy a good headbanger song with others over 40? > > > > > >_________ >NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content >Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups >Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups >WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma >WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Marg wrote: can't remember your childhood or a few years ago. I have had this problem since I got sick in 1992. When I was 21 I moved to England for 1 1/2 years with a girlfriend. I can remember very little of this. I asked my girlfriend what we did and she remembered everything. Even after talking about it I remembered very little. I also have the problem about things that happened only a month or so ago. I just thought it was me not paying attention. Having saidthat I have a terrible time concentrating and taking in new things. I wonder if this is perhaps why we have little memory of new things that have happened? Carol - Canada not dx. MRI May 17 Re: LOST WORDS > > Re: LOST WORDS > > >> Bonnie and all, >> >> Oh my God, how many of you also can't remember your childhood? Or for that >> matter, stuff from a few years ago. I never even thought to connect that >to >> the Chiari! Please let me know if you have that problem too! >> > >Marg, > >I have a fantastic long term memory but terrible short term memory. My wife >can tell me something and I will swear on a stack of bibles that she didnt >tell me, some few minutes later. One thing other than Chiari that does this >is also something Chiari does cause - sleep apnea. With lack of oxygen in >your body, it not only brings on angina symptoms, it also affects your short >term memory. Things that are important need to be organised while you have >it in mind. I have ONE SPOT for my keys, wallet etc so that when I get up in >the morning and need my licence, I know they are all there. However, I tend >to forget them in the afternoon after I get up from sleep so I put the >wallet on my pillow when I get home in the morning and put the keys in my >pocket. When I sleep in the afternoon, I come in and see the wallet on the >pillow, put it in my pants pocket with my keys and so when I get up and have >to pick the wife up from the station, I have them on me. I even have a >little note book now so that when I go out, I will look in it to see what I >had to do. It is all I can do to keep in mind where I have to go. I cant >tell you the number of times I have been driving and then suddenly realised >I am on auto pilot to somewhere and that somewhere wasnt where I was >supposed to be going. This was because I was trying to remember everything I >had to do. Now, I just write it in the book, keep the destination in mind >and I can worry about the traffic properly, too. > >I wasnt the most organised person in the world but with this short term >memory loss and easy confusion, I had to LEARN to be. One less worry to add >to my symptoms. > > >chows@... Australia > > >Chow Addiction Society Founder and Lifetime Member #1 > > > >Are you OLD when you enjoy a good headbanger song with others over 40? > > > > > >_________ >NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content >Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups >Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups >WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma >WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Oh boy, is this ever true for me! I cant remember anything. I have gone grocery shopping and got to my car and didnt put in the groceries in and didnt notice till I got home. Went back to the store and they were gone! It was horrible! I have forgotten my son at school, had to be brought home by someone else, and the list goes on. I can mostly remember long term stuff. Seems like anything after my car accident a few years ago is very fuzzy. Wonder why. Laurie in Illinois Re: LOST WORDS > > > > > >> Bonnie and all, > >> > >> Oh my God, how many of you also can't remember your childhood? Or for > that > >> matter, stuff from a few years ago. I never even thought to connect that > >to > >> the Chiari! Please let me know if you have that problem too! > >> > > > >Marg, > > > >I have a fantastic long term memory but terrible short term memory. My wife > >can tell me something and I will swear on a stack of bibles that she didnt > >tell me, some few minutes later. One thing other than Chiari that does this > >is also something Chiari does cause - sleep apnea. With lack of oxygen in > >your body, it not only brings on angina symptoms, it also affects your > short > >term memory. Things that are important need to be organised while you have > >it in mind. I have ONE SPOT for my keys, wallet etc so that when I get up > in > >the morning and need my licence, I know they are all there. However, I tend > >to forget them in the afternoon after I get up from sleep so I put the > >wallet on my pillow when I get home in the morning and put the keys in my > >pocket. When I sleep in the afternoon, I come in and see the wallet on the > >pillow, put it in my pants pocket with my keys and so when I get up and > have > >to pick the wife up from the station, I have them on me. I even have a > >little note book now so that when I go out, I will look in it to see what I > >had to do. It is all I can do to keep in mind where I have to go. I cant > >tell you the number of times I have been driving and then suddenly realised > >I am on auto pilot to somewhere and that somewhere wasnt where I was > >supposed to be going. This was because I was trying to remember everything > I > >had to do. Now, I just write it in the book, keep the destination in mind > >and I can worry about the traffic properly, too. > > > >I wasnt the most organised person in the world but with this short term > >memory loss and easy confusion, I had to LEARN to be. One less worry to add > >to my symptoms. > > > > > >chows@... Australia > > > > > >Chow Addiction Society Founder and Lifetime Member #1 > > > > > > > >Are you OLD when you enjoy a good headbanger song with others over 40? > > > > > > > > > > > >_________ > >NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > >Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups > >Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups > >WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma > >WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > > > > > > > > > _________ > NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups > Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups > WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma > WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Oh boy, is this ever true for me! I cant remember anything. I have gone grocery shopping and got to my car and didnt put in the groceries in and didnt notice till I got home. Went back to the store and they were gone! It was horrible! I have forgotten my son at school, had to be brought home by someone else, and the list goes on. I can mostly remember long term stuff. Seems like anything after my car accident a few years ago is very fuzzy. Wonder why. Laurie in Illinois Re: LOST WORDS > > > > > >> Bonnie and all, > >> > >> Oh my God, how many of you also can't remember your childhood? Or for > that > >> matter, stuff from a few years ago. I never even thought to connect that > >to > >> the Chiari! Please let me know if you have that problem too! > >> > > > >Marg, > > > >I have a fantastic long term memory but terrible short term memory. My wife > >can tell me something and I will swear on a stack of bibles that she didnt > >tell me, some few minutes later. One thing other than Chiari that does this > >is also something Chiari does cause - sleep apnea. With lack of oxygen in > >your body, it not only brings on angina symptoms, it also affects your > short > >term memory. Things that are important need to be organised while you have > >it in mind. I have ONE SPOT for my keys, wallet etc so that when I get up > in > >the morning and need my licence, I know they are all there. However, I tend > >to forget them in the afternoon after I get up from sleep so I put the > >wallet on my pillow when I get home in the morning and put the keys in my > >pocket. When I sleep in the afternoon, I come in and see the wallet on the > >pillow, put it in my pants pocket with my keys and so when I get up and > have > >to pick the wife up from the station, I have them on me. I even have a > >little note book now so that when I go out, I will look in it to see what I > >had to do. It is all I can do to keep in mind where I have to go. I cant > >tell you the number of times I have been driving and then suddenly realised > >I am on auto pilot to somewhere and that somewhere wasnt where I was > >supposed to be going. This was because I was trying to remember everything > I > >had to do. Now, I just write it in the book, keep the destination in mind > >and I can worry about the traffic properly, too. > > > >I wasnt the most organised person in the world but with this short term > >memory loss and easy confusion, I had to LEARN to be. One less worry to add > >to my symptoms. > > > > > >chows@... Australia > > > > > >Chow Addiction Society Founder and Lifetime Member #1 > > > > > > > >Are you OLD when you enjoy a good headbanger song with others over 40? > > > > > > > > > > > >_________ > >NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > >Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups > >Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups > >WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma > >WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > > > > > > > > > _________ > NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups > Technical Help: chiari-owneregroups > WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma > WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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