Hi,
My dad just got confirmation from a brain scan that he has vascular dementia. His GP confirmed over the phone this morning and said that he would now be referred to a memory clinic. (My dad can't hear very well so my brother speaks to the Dr in his behalf so is not yet aware about the diagnosis). When my brother asked about other information, possible medication, what's likely to happen going forward, what we do now etc, the Dr just said that this will all be dealt with by the memory clinic - is this correct? I have no idea about procedures, what happens etc after a diagnosis but I'm very surprised at the lack of information the Dr has given us regarding next steps - is this the normal way? The Dr just simply confirmed he had dementia and said he would be referred - that was it?
My dad just got confirmation from a brain scan that he has vascular dementia. His GP confirmed over the phone this morning and said that he would now be referred to a memory clinic. (My dad can't hear very well so my brother speaks to the Dr in his behalf so is not yet aware about the diagnosis). When my brother asked about other information, possible medication, what's likely to happen going forward, what we do now etc, the Dr just said that this will all be dealt with by the memory clinic - is this correct? I have no idea about procedures, what happens etc after a diagnosis but I'm very surprised at the lack of information the Dr has given us regarding next steps - is this the normal way? The Dr just simply confirmed he had dementia and said he would be referred - that was it?