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Waiting for the big call

Wife had an MRI today....now the wait for the results.

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  • Ed1937
    Ed1937 Member Posts: 5,090
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    Best of luck to you, Marshall.
  • CStrope
    CStrope Member Posts: 487
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    I know the feeling all too well.  I managed to find my DH's results on his on-line medical records long before receiving any information from the doctors.  I dissected and read that report so many times I thought I had it memorized.  I googled every single word and line trying to understand everything it said.

    It can be an agonizing wait.  Thinking of you

  • M1
    M1 Member Posts: 6,788
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    Fingers crossed that it gives you the information you're looking for and leads to good discussion.
  • mainstreetmarshall
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    Results are in via hospital portal...not from the doctors office just yet. "small vessel microvascular ischemic changes"...which is a common cause of dementia. I guess thats better than all kinds of plaque or a tumor.
  • Iris L.
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    I have this.  My neurologist called it leucoairiosis.  

    Addendum:  Monitor cardiovascular health and keep blood pressure in the recommended range for her age.

    Iris L.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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