Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaystar89
Hello!
So I went for a cognitive eval at Kessler Institute. I was told ot would take 3-4 hours. I arrived and was in the doctors office for a total of no more then an hour and a half the begining was background mental health issues in my family then she started with the testing. Simple things like conecting the dots and reading then repeatoing numbers and words right after she said it.
To be honest I am a little displeased with the whole evaluation. I found it to be short and simple. I feel it didn't show the problems I have every day that people close to me notice. And it was not nearly as long as the head of the neuropsych dept said it would be.
But anyway my results were that due to the fact that it has been more then 42 days after my initial impact and because I have trouble falling asleep that is is now depression. And now because of the depression I have a slow processing speed.
So even tho my symptoms now are the same they were when I first got injured thay are from depression not my head injury but back then they were from my head injury.
It is very confusing to me. She also said that I have NO problems multi tasking, with memory, or my attention. Mean while everyone around me every day will beg to differ.
Pleae share your thoughts on this!
|
I am sorry you are having this frustrated period in your life. It is so hard to explain to a doctor that you know yourself better than any physician/specialist.
The 2nd time I was readmitted to hospital the ambulance men/paramedics said I had an ear infection and there was no way my symptoms related to my BT from just 10 days before. I luckily found a consultant who gave me an emergency 2nd CT.
You seem to have found a bad egg.
As a patient it is your right to ask for a second screening. This may be done more personally through your GP. He may be able to refer you to someone he knows will be more compassionate.
We are here on this site, as I am learning, because our injuries are invisible people generally do not care. This is something we have to live with.
But do take control of your diagnosis if you feel it will help. If not then research yourself the help you need and ask your GP to assign you to the right people/organisations.