Hello again, and thank you for the welcome.
My husband has had lots of tests in the last few weeks although he is waiting for a brain scan they think they have enough.
We have gone through a memory clinic , I don't know if this is the usual way, I have been told it is better than seeing a neurologist but I am still finding my way around the options I guess.
My husband is 69 and very intelligent,he is scoring high on the tests but they think that is because of his IQ.???
Mostly I am seeing memory problems, but there are very definate character changes,in fact so much so that he very removed from the man he was even a few years ago.
I have been aware of problems for quite a long time, at first I guess like most people we think of it as him being tired, not being able to concentrate etc as he was a workaholic and was responsible to the day to day management of one department of a large International electronics company , with 300 employees to take care of, now he forgets to eat, loses track of what he is doing etc, he cannot remember the name of our daughter in law who has been married to our son for 2 years, and many other things like that. He is able to drive and at first meeting you may think he is shy. He is becoming reclusive. He is very aware that there is a problem and openly discusses it if asked. His character has changed very much, he is a very gentle man, very caring, very much liked by others as he has always shown a very positive side to most things,that has changed, he can become very angry, very quickly.
It doesn't sound much when I right it down but the changes in my husband are very real. We have been together since I was a teenager so I pretty much know him inside out.
I know a few people whose families have had a diagnosis but they seemed to have sought help much later than we have.
Is this good or bad, I don't know really.
We are coping very well, I suppose we are in a very early stage.
My husband is aware of what Alzheimers is.
Maybe they are wrong, I guess we will find out soon enough for sure.
Thank you for listening and I would appreciate any imput if this is typical.
Thank you Rosebud
My husband has had lots of tests in the last few weeks although he is waiting for a brain scan they think they have enough.
We have gone through a memory clinic , I don't know if this is the usual way, I have been told it is better than seeing a neurologist but I am still finding my way around the options I guess.
My husband is 69 and very intelligent,he is scoring high on the tests but they think that is because of his IQ.???
Mostly I am seeing memory problems, but there are very definate character changes,in fact so much so that he very removed from the man he was even a few years ago.
I have been aware of problems for quite a long time, at first I guess like most people we think of it as him being tired, not being able to concentrate etc as he was a workaholic and was responsible to the day to day management of one department of a large International electronics company , with 300 employees to take care of, now he forgets to eat, loses track of what he is doing etc, he cannot remember the name of our daughter in law who has been married to our son for 2 years, and many other things like that. He is able to drive and at first meeting you may think he is shy. He is becoming reclusive. He is very aware that there is a problem and openly discusses it if asked. His character has changed very much, he is a very gentle man, very caring, very much liked by others as he has always shown a very positive side to most things,that has changed, he can become very angry, very quickly.
It doesn't sound much when I right it down but the changes in my husband are very real. We have been together since I was a teenager so I pretty much know him inside out.
I know a few people whose families have had a diagnosis but they seemed to have sought help much later than we have.
Is this good or bad, I don't know really.
We are coping very well, I suppose we are in a very early stage.
My husband is aware of what Alzheimers is.
Maybe they are wrong, I guess we will find out soon enough for sure.
Thank you for listening and I would appreciate any imput if this is typical.
Thank you Rosebud