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I know I have heard the term "Chemo Brain" and have read a little bit about it. But how much does memory loss fit into this?
My poor husband, I don't think he even knows he is having problems with his memory, because the things he is having trouble with are like compleatly blank.
For example, last night I was talking to him about the V-chip in the TV. And he kept saying "the what", I thought he was just mis-hearing me, so I just kept saying "the V chip". Finally he says, "I have no idea what you are talking about". Pre-cancer we had talked about the v-chip many times. Just in discussion, he knew what it was when it came out. But it had just "poof" disapeared.
Another example, about 15 years ago I had worked at a day care, my husband didn't know me then. Yet we had talked about it many, many times in the past, as we drove past the building often. Then about 5 years ago they shut it down and it sat there for about a year before it was bought and turned into a dentist office. It has been a dentist office for about 3 years now and we both knew that. As I said, we drive past it often. About a month ago we were driving down the route we have driven often, past the day care now dentist office. My husband looks over and says "Wow, look they turned the day care into a dentist office". At first I honestly thought he was just joking around, but after looking at him with a very dumbfounded look, I turned back away, very confused. He clearly was not joking. To him it was a compleatly new thought. It was SO strange.
And these aren't the only times. There are many more. I often find myself having to stop and think about things he has said to make sure he and I are remembering correctly. And it really seems more long term memory then short term. That was effected as well, but that seems fairly normal.
It doesn't seem normal that part of his memory are entirely missing. Any one else have problems with this?
Becki
My poor husband, I don't think he even knows he is having problems with his memory, because the things he is having trouble with are like compleatly blank.
For example, last night I was talking to him about the V-chip in the TV. And he kept saying "the what", I thought he was just mis-hearing me, so I just kept saying "the V chip". Finally he says, "I have no idea what you are talking about". Pre-cancer we had talked about the v-chip many times. Just in discussion, he knew what it was when it came out. But it had just "poof" disapeared.
Another example, about 15 years ago I had worked at a day care, my husband didn't know me then. Yet we had talked about it many, many times in the past, as we drove past the building often. Then about 5 years ago they shut it down and it sat there for about a year before it was bought and turned into a dentist office. It has been a dentist office for about 3 years now and we both knew that. As I said, we drive past it often. About a month ago we were driving down the route we have driven often, past the day care now dentist office. My husband looks over and says "Wow, look they turned the day care into a dentist office". At first I honestly thought he was just joking around, but after looking at him with a very dumbfounded look, I turned back away, very confused. He clearly was not joking. To him it was a compleatly new thought. It was SO strange.
And these aren't the only times. There are many more. I often find myself having to stop and think about things he has said to make sure he and I are remembering correctly. And it really seems more long term memory then short term. That was effected as well, but that seems fairly normal.
It doesn't seem normal that part of his memory are entirely missing. Any one else have problems with this?
Becki
He does do things like ask my over and over what is for dinner. But if you ask him he is fine and I it is all in my mind!
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