Cap,
I haven't spoken often with you but I feel like you just described my greatest fear and the exact issues I am struggling with. I am in my late 30s and have noticed my memory is slipping at times. Now I am also a new Dad so the lack of sleep tends to exasperate the memory issue. However, there are events in my past that I simply cannot recall. I will speak to old friends whow ere there and I have literally no recollection of it. I also work from my memory a lot and have noticed that it is obviously more difficult and I apply these memories over and over bi annually in the same order. So it is scaring me. How did you get your doctor to start the evaluation process? I would really like to start the process with my family doctor. I know i had a number of major concussions during my hockey career and I am pretty sure I had a minor one again last year. I would love to get a scan done and see how things look. Worst case scenario I would love to look at some ways to battle it through exercises etc. I agree that the physical aspect is affecting me as well. However, in regards to that I find if I stick to a workout regime (I have to stick to it more now to see results than in my 20s) I can mitigate the effect this has on my life, not sure if that helps. I also think at a certain point I have to stop trying to complete with early 20 year old skaters and accept my lot. The last team I played for in TO I found out about half way through the season that the closest guy to my age was 10 years younger than me. That was an eye opener but made it easier to swallow that I felt I was slowing. Anyways, if you ever want to chat further about this fear or your symptoms I can lend an understanding ear as I feel exactly the same way.
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