As they (whoever "they" are ;-)) say, knowing is half the battle. I'm so glad your experience was a productive and positive one.
Your experience encourages me to look into this for myself. I know I am having cognitive issues. Not to brag by any means, but my IQ was in the gifted range. Tasks and job responsibilities that used to come easy for me are now more difficult and I have to constantly check and recheck and even get a long time friend and coworker to review things to ensure they make sense.
I hope you find time to relax and enjoy the holidays!
Hugs, love, and blessings from your SFAM,
Minnie :)
I've never gone through such an evaluation. Part of me is curious of how I'd do, and part of me doesn't want to know. I probably should look into it. I've had attention problems since my mid 20s.
Sounds like you had a really thorough evaluation, though, and I congratulate your NP for being so thorough! You have info, and a place to start to work on problem areas.
Memory is a strange thing. I've had short term memory problems, but apparently the problem is with retrieving the memory - when it moves to long term, I can access it again. I should probably retake the cognitive function test, and see how I do. I feel a lot better, so I'm probably as close to normal as I can get.
Hi JJ! this is my 3rd attempt to write to you!! My computer keeps 'erasing' everything I write! :(
I loved my NP doc she spent 1 and 1/2 hours with me explaining all my results and wrote down everything on an easy to read chart! Plus I have a folder full of all my results and comments on each test! She also included articles and places for help in my problem areas.
JJ, you are so gifted in your knowledge and how you explain things....AND tell stories! :) I can't imagine you were even more 'gifted' and smarter than you are now!!
The NP said she could understand why I "freaked" out when I noticed my cog issues...because I scored so high in all areas and SO low in the attention and processing speed. With such a large 'gap' it would be VERY noticable to me. She made me feel better in so many ways! I had no idea that I was that 'smart'. I never had those kinds of tests before.
I just got back from seeing my Orthopedic surgeon. He is going to send me for one more pain treatment before he goes ahead with my neck surgery. I go next week for a Cervical Epidural. I already had a facet block which didn't work, but made me feel worse.
So good news all around! :)
Hugs,
Laurie :)
Truthfully Pastor Dan, I keep sending my "boxes" to heaven but I somehow keep a string attached so they end up on my 'brain shelf"! The Lord has been so faithful to me...ALWAYS! It is like I am literally split in two...half of me TOTALLY trusts in God and rests in his power....I KNOW everything will work out for my best.....I KNOW he is making me more Christ-like...I KNOW......
....then my other half of me is full of .....He isn't going to provide for me I don't deserve it, I am not good enough, I deserve this 'trauma" ect.. ect.. ect. I am bi-polar!! lol! Seriously, I wish I could get my two sides to meet....I guess that is where the health councelor comes in! I have been a born-again Christian for 32 years...I have no excuse!
I am very excited that I do have an action plan...and also very happy to see how "smart" I am! ;)
I am going to look up the verse in Isaiah!
Laurie :)
I will look up the verse in Isai
I agree with JJ (who, incidentally, has always struck me as well above-average). It looks like you now have good background information to help assemble an action plan.
To the uninformed, I probably seem to have a lot of overstuffed boxes on my shelf, but the truth is I've sent them on to heaven for Expert attention. Look up Isaiah 26:3 sometime. :)
Well now you know that your not as 'bad' as you thought you were, so start being a little bit kinder to your self :o)
hmmm i'm also a little bit jealous, my testing was not at all detailed, in fact i never even got a report, just the verbal information that i had 3 areas that were below average but overall my IQ was still in the average range so there wasn't a problem. Funny thing is, i have/had an IQ of 130+ so in the gifted range just like all my family and the tester was fully aware of that fact, prior to testing and again reminded afterwards.
I did annoyingly point out, that there 'was' a problem if I was averaging out into the average IQ range! BUT he was at a loss on how to handle the situation because he'd never encountered my issue (gifted) before and average isn't technically an indication of any cognitive decline.
Though what it actually means, is that i have lost a significant amount, at least 2-3 standard deviations or in other words 30-45 IQ points and if I had started off with an average IQ, I would be in big big trouble. lol For a neuro-psych you'd think he'd be smart enough to actually get that point, but alas no. The psych who fully tested my mental health, is my son's psych (specialising in gifted) and she was incensed! She even argued with him for over an hour but he still couldn't get past average not being a problem lol
One of the points in her conclusion is something that would be a really good idea to be proactive about, "depressive and anxious symptomatology" sometimes just knowing you have signs of depression and anxiety, can at times actually help redirect your thinking or at the least push you into doing something about it before it goes to far in the wrong direction. Chronic pain is going to make that more difficult but hopefully you'll be getting some help in that area too!
Hugs.......JJ