Hi Doc, thank you for posting. This is why I posted this comment about the memory loss because I feel like you, frustrated at trying to find ordinary words that I learned growing up as a child, words that should be second nature to all native English speakers just aren't. Judging by other member comments we all seem to believe that the medication we are taking has a lot to do with it, my own pain doctor even said that to me, Sinéad don't worry about it, you're not going mad, things will get better when you come off some of the meds. Of course that begs the question, when tf will I get off these whor ing meds? Sorry about language but it is how I feel and we Irish aren't always known for watching our p' and q's, in saying that I try my best to always be polite, so I do apologise if you're offended. I feel like I'll always probably need some sort of pain medication (maybe not!) but ones that don't make me feel wordless and ones that allow me to drive so I can return to work with all my faculties in working order.
Thanks again for posting your opinion.
Btw I'm a bit a of a a fan of sci-fi too, probably not like you are but just some of the stuff they show on the sci-fy channel. I like to get lost in it's weirdness but yet some of it in theory could happen, like Star Trek where mobile phones and smaller computers along with a host of other stuff have become a reality.

Stay strong Doc,