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CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:09 PM Aug 15

I am literally gonna have my head examined tomorrow...

an MRI at Yale New Haven Hospital. Brain scan for dementia.

I'll keep you posted tomorrow if I know anything further on my condition.

In the immortal words of Monty Python, "I'm not dead yet!"

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I am literally gonna have my head examined tomorrow... (Original Post) CTyankee Aug 15 OP
Good luck & healing vibes to you! SheltieLover Aug 15 #1
❤️ underpants Aug 15 #2
Sending good thoughts BlueKota Aug 15 #3
🫂 mwmisses4289 Aug 15 #4
Me, too.... sort of PJMcK Aug 15 #5
Wishing you the best outcome Danmel Aug 15 #6
Wish you luck, CTyankee. debm55 Aug 15 #7
Seriously? Oeditpus Rex Aug 15 #8
Well, thank you for that, I much appreciate it! However, it appears that dementia is progressive so I hope that I get CTyankee Aug 15 #9
Good Luck. I hope all turns out well. LoisB Aug 15 #10
Alas, it is fatal but here's my take on it: I am 85 and holding out to reach 95. My mother lived to be 92. CTyankee Aug 15 #11
95 is good. I plan on both of us being here on DU to celebrate. LoisB Aug 15 #14
Good luck SuzyandPuffpuff Aug 15 #12
Based on your posts here I would be extremely surprised if there was a finding. NNadir Aug 15 #13
I don't question having the test. This is a hospital of Yale Medical School and they're pretty good! CTyankee Aug 15 #16
Understood. We all, I'm sure, wish you the best. NNadir Aug 15 #18
They cannot do anything much for dementia CountAllVotes Aug 15 #19
I'd like to believe that, too! But I don't like my symptoms. CTyankee Aug 15 #23
Hopefully they describe your brain as "unremarkable" nuxvomica Aug 15 #15
Dementia was noticed after a routine blood test (done for my yearly physical) showed it. I can't question the results of CTyankee Aug 15 #17
What was the test that showed this? CountAllVotes Aug 15 #20
That I don't know except it was a routine blood test ordered by my doctor as part of a physical exam. CTyankee Aug 15 #22
Good Luck ProfessorGAC Aug 15 #21
So far as I know, mine is for brain only so let's hope it's faster than that! CTyankee Aug 15 #24

PJMcK

(24,140 posts)
5. Me, too.... sort of
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:32 PM
Aug 15

Gotta have neck surgery to relieve pinched nerves.

Good luck to us both!

Oeditpus Rex

(42,391 posts)
8. Seriously?
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:43 PM
Aug 15

You must save your demented moments for outside DU, because I've never known you to give the slightest clue as to anything but excellent brain function.

To paraphrase Ralph Kramden, I hope they find nothin' in there.

CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
9. Well, thank you for that, I much appreciate it! However, it appears that dementia is progressive so I hope that I get
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:00 PM
Aug 15

drug treatment for my symptoms to help me function well at home for as long as I can.

CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
11. Alas, it is fatal but here's my take on it: I am 85 and holding out to reach 95. My mother lived to be 92.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:17 PM
Aug 15

I'll report back after the scan tomorrow. I have a doctor's appointment to go over the results but it is not until Sept. 25.

NNadir

(36,379 posts)
13. Based on your posts here I would be extremely surprised if there was a finding.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:44 PM
Aug 15

Of course as we age, we question our acuity.

I sometimes find words and names slipping away along with ancient memories, but I attribute it limited storage capacity that was always present.

Speaking only for myself, I wouldn't submit to the test.

I am surprised to learn that the test exists, but I just checked the literature and apparently it is a "thing." From glancing at the abstracts - I'm away from my full literature access - it seems as if MRI may be able to identify Lewy Body dementia but not Alzheimers. (I could be wrong though, it's a very quick search.)

Of course we all wish you the best. If the results prove to be unpleasant I would caution you from turning it into a self fulfilling prophecy. I do see some demented stuff at DU, but never from you.

Good luck. Be well.

CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
16. I don't question having the test. This is a hospital of Yale Medical School and they're pretty good!
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:47 PM
Aug 15

I want to hear what they recommend and I certainly want their prescriptions going forward. I feel that I need guidance.

CountAllVotes

(21,933 posts)
19. They cannot do anything much for dementia
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:06 PM
Aug 15

My husband died from vascular dementia.

I was trying to get them to run an MRI scan on him but the resources aren't there for it where I live so I gave up on that idea.

He was dx'd in Feb. 2022 and was gone on May 12, 2022.

He didn't want any tests and he didn't want to go see a neuropsychiatrist either, not that I blamed him.

Sad reality = dementia.

I don't believe you have this problem CTyankee.



CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
23. I'd like to believe that, too! But I don't like my symptoms.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:19 PM
Aug 15

Anyway, I'll give DU folks a report back.

nuxvomica

(13,559 posts)
15. Hopefully they describe your brain as "unremarkable"
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:35 PM
Aug 15

That's what the evaluation was when I had a head scan a few months ago. I was a little upset until it was explained that it means they saw nothing wrong.

CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
17. Dementia was noticed after a routine blood test (done for my yearly physical) showed it. I can't question the results of
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:50 PM
Aug 15

a test from a medical lab.

CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
22. That I don't know except it was a routine blood test ordered by my doctor as part of a physical exam.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:16 PM
Aug 15

Perhaps it was as a result of my asking for something to help my memory.

ProfessorGAC

(74,069 posts)
21. Good Luck
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:12 PM
Aug 15

I had MRIs for brain, cervical, & thoracic spine done In June.
Because they were both straight & with contrast, I was in the tube for over 2 hours.
Hope it goes faster for you.

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