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Joined: May 2006
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This is why I ask the VA. If there was something they would tell me and if there is no such thing they tell me that too. I see the VA more often then I see a doctor so its easier. I don't expect a 'yes' but its something that would REALLY make me happy if there was something like that. Right now, as far as I can tell, its ALL snake oil. I know several people that have tried this and that and say it helps. Most of them, however, are having the same trouble they were having before they were taking the pill. As far as I am concerned that's ok. Those folks REALLY wanted something to work and convinced themselves of that one. Its kinda sad but I keep my mouth shut as they are also happier. I think of those things as wishful thinking fulfilled.
Again - there is a LOT of work being done on this one and I choose/hope something will eventually come along. Really sick and tired of not being able to say 'door' instead of "that thing in front of me with a handle, etc" (speech aphasia - part of it all) and that, for those who don't understand it all, is just a small part of it all.
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I am now, apparently, going to have them take a picture of my brain via the VA. They are checking for something but I have no idea what that might be. Interesting times.....
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They also took a picture of my chest. Everything seems ok there. Then there is the head thing. Here is what they found. I have no idea what this one means but they will call me in and tell me the good news. Probably next week. Seems my brain is shrinking (not good). This is, incidentally and how I understand it, part of growing old. I gonna REALLY need the pill!!!:
FINDINGS:
Parenchyma: No intraparenchymal hemorrhage. No evidence of mass, midline shift, or CT findings of acute infarction. Gray-white differentiation is distinct.
Extraaxial Spaces: Increased volume loss when compared to the prior exam from 2017.
Ventricles: Mildly increased volume of the lateral ventricles since 2017.
Sinuses and Orbits: Imaged paranasal sinuses, orbits, and mastoids show no significant abnormality.
Bones: No evidence of fracture or calvarial defect.
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