Comments on: Syntaxing my brain

By: Al_Pal

Al_Pal — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:42:28 +0000

Meep. I had a hard time coming up with a simple word yesterday, for a moment–I finally got it when I had the work-around phrase–but, probably pain-induced.
*HUGS*

By: jazzhound

jazzhound — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:45:57 +0000

I concur with others- do mention it.

Having been in chronic pain for 20 years, I get how pain can interfere with words- spoken and written. Sometimes nothing comes out how it is intended.

Seeing the doc as soon as you notice new “stuff” never hurts, and can only ease your mind.

Yes, it’s depressing to add something else to the list, yes, it sucks.

We are pulling for you. Keep your chin up and keep us posted so we can send you warm fuzzies.

Hang in there.

By: Selena

Selena — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:42:40 +0000

As you and many others mentioned, I do many of the same things. I attribute it to being in chronic pain for about 6 years now. I have read articles that suggest living with chronic pain actually changes the structure of your brain and contributes to the loss of gray matter. Which means, theoretically, if you could get rid of your pain, your brain might return to its previous state of better functioning.

(In the meantime, it sure makes taking notes, writing blog posts and proofreading an adventure!)

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:54:35 +0000

Hmmm…doctors stereotypically have bad handwriting. So you have to wonder if a doctor would see it as a problem. I’m kidding. But maybe bring in samples of previous writing to compare?

When I started having cognitive difficulties (due to pain)it scared the bejesus out of me. Now it just ticks me off. But I understand your concern.

By: Britta

Britta — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:25:26 +0000

I think those of us with chronic illness are allowed to be hypochondriac like!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:16:55 +0000

I would mention it. I don’t think you are a hypochondriac. You’d never know if this is connected to something else.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:05:55 +0000

I definitely think you should mention it because it can’t hurt.

By: Burgh Baby

Burgh Baby — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:12:47 +0000

Well, since you’re going to the doctor anyway, it certainly can’t hurt to mention it. Although, I have to admit, I do the same thing all. the. time. I blame the small human who has destroyed half of my brain cells.

By: ThePeachy1

ThePeachy1 — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:03:25 +0000

Ok, not to freak you out or anything but I worked in the legal and medical field where my accuracy was of the utmost importance I had at one time majoring in Lit in college ( I changed my major 100 times I think). Point is about 4 yrs ago my words stopped coming verbally, but since I am a nutball everyone would laugh, this was my first complaint that took me to the dr. In the last year I have noticed my writing is the same way. Luckily for me, I am not in college anymore, don’t work in those fields, and I had stopped the need to communicate on paper, only pushing thru verbally and doing a lot of speaking helped with the verbal which still shows it’s ugly head every now and then. My writing is always technically horrible now, and often cryptic, but I am finding the more I write hopefully the better it gets.
Hope the same for you, keeping hanging in there.

By: Elizabeth Kaylene

Elizabeth Kaylene — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:28:29 +0000

I would definitely mention this to your doctor. It could be part of what is already going on, or it could be something else. I wouldn’t discount it, though. It sounds pretty serious to me.