Our Visit to the Neurologist

We prayed and debated about going to the Neurologist or not...both of us feeling/fearing that we would not be able to get any answers only more "wait and sees." But, Kevin had some very frustrating days this week mentally (not able to retain details recently repeated to him...3 times, losing his place in conversations) and we forgot to cancel it, sooo we went.

The wait was long (1.5 hours!) but the Dr. was nice. Maybe our age. He asked Kevin a series of questions...gave him 3 things to try to remember (red car, blue train, honey bee) and continued to ask him questions...random questions to try to confuse his mind and take his attention off of remembering 'red car, blue train, honey bee'. Kevin was able to answer the questions and was able to retain the 'red-blue-bee' combo with the slight variation of "bumble" instead of "honey" in reference to the bee. The Dr. was pleased.

The Dr. said that every one's body responds differently to surgery and Kevin obviously responds strongly. He described Kevin's symptoms as being similar to "recovering from a concussion." (Hoping the Dr's didn't drop him on his head at some point during the procedure in December...that probably wouldn't make it into the medical log.) :)

We were encouraged to make a point to sleep 7.5 hours every night until he is recovered, avoid caffeinated drinks after 3 PM, and wait it out. They had us go to the lab to give some blood to check his thyroid and B12, B1 levels. Not expecting anything from those tests.

So bottom line, we are feeling more and more confident that Kevin was right on when he self-diagnosed himself a month or so ago...Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction...time will tell. But we feel that we have been thorough and walked through the doors He has opened to find answers. We will continue to wait and pray for complete restoration and clarity of mind.