Hi
I am trying to make sense of things at the minute and feel let down by trying to find a diagnosis for my worsening short term memory problems and would appreciate any help in trying to understand the process of getting a diagnosis.
Both my parents have had dementia. My mum has just passed away and my Dad is in a nursing Home. I am not sure what type it is as I am aware dementia covers a wide range of things.
My problems are mirroring my mum's and I am struggling to remember things in the short term and going to do things and not remembering why. I put things somewhere and can't remember where. My wife tells me things and I don't recall what she has said 5 mins later. I am 56 years old and am worried about the future and have read an early diagnosis is important.
I plucked up the courage in Feb of this year to go to see the GP. She laughed at me and did not take anything seriously about what I was trying to explain. I did the short memory test and the results said review in a year.
I left it a couple of months and went back and A nurse practitioner took me seriously and arranged a CT scan. It came back with a MTA score of 2-3. I've googled this and for my age that is abnormal so she referred me to my local memory assessment service.
I got an appointment after 1 month as was told this was because of my age.
All the literature I read from them said at the appointment I would come out with a diagnosis.
This is where it all gone wrong for me.
I was assigned to a trainee GP who asked some questions about myself and I tried my best to explain them. She wasn't listening and when reviewing what I had said she had got alot of things wrong. I did another longer memory test. I was told to wit outside while she asked another doctor. I went back in and she said I was being referred to a neuropsychologist and the waitlist was 12 months and then another 6 months to see her again.
I walked out feeling empty. Is this the normal way. I am worried about the MTA score.
Sorry about the long post just after some advice
I am trying to make sense of things at the minute and feel let down by trying to find a diagnosis for my worsening short term memory problems and would appreciate any help in trying to understand the process of getting a diagnosis.
Both my parents have had dementia. My mum has just passed away and my Dad is in a nursing Home. I am not sure what type it is as I am aware dementia covers a wide range of things.
My problems are mirroring my mum's and I am struggling to remember things in the short term and going to do things and not remembering why. I put things somewhere and can't remember where. My wife tells me things and I don't recall what she has said 5 mins later. I am 56 years old and am worried about the future and have read an early diagnosis is important.
I plucked up the courage in Feb of this year to go to see the GP. She laughed at me and did not take anything seriously about what I was trying to explain. I did the short memory test and the results said review in a year.
I left it a couple of months and went back and A nurse practitioner took me seriously and arranged a CT scan. It came back with a MTA score of 2-3. I've googled this and for my age that is abnormal so she referred me to my local memory assessment service.
I got an appointment after 1 month as was told this was because of my age.
All the literature I read from them said at the appointment I would come out with a diagnosis.
This is where it all gone wrong for me.
I was assigned to a trainee GP who asked some questions about myself and I tried my best to explain them. She wasn't listening and when reviewing what I had said she had got alot of things wrong. I did another longer memory test. I was told to wit outside while she asked another doctor. I went back in and she said I was being referred to a neuropsychologist and the waitlist was 12 months and then another 6 months to see her again.
I walked out feeling empty. Is this the normal way. I am worried about the MTA score.
Sorry about the long post just after some advice
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