Okay, I am tired of this…

Alzheimer's is very serious.  It affects older folks mostly.  Now I am being inundated with information telling me the EARLY SIGNS!  I am not being curt, I know it it serious, but why do I have to exhibit some of the signs that every doctor comes up with. I am getting paranoid.  

I hear my friends say, “The Dr. gave “Jones” a test for Alzheimer’s today, and he/she is in the early stages. Now, whether they actually have the disease of not, THEY HAVE IT! It is not like TB, Look at this….

Tests and diagnosis

By Mayo Clinic staff

There's no specific test today that confirms you have Alzheimer's disease. Your doctor will make a judgment about whether Alzheimer's is the most likely cause of your symptoms based on the information you provide and results of various tests that can help clarify the diagnosis.

Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed with complete accuracy ONLY after death (I really do not want to know that much), when microscopic examination of the brain reveals the characteristic plaques and tangles.

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When someone mentions the test they say it as if it is a fact. Like being diagnosed with the Flu. YES, YOU HAVE IT!  That is not true. It is a judgment call, by medical professionals, not from blood tests and physical facts.

It took me years to learn that because a mechanic has the best and latest tools in the world, it does not mean HE IS A RELIABLE MECHANIC, example:

Once we had a 1957 Rambler. It was running rough. At the Rambler Dealer, the mechanic said, “Every test I run says you need an engine over haul. Costs about $250.00.” That was a month’s pay, no way could I afford that.

I took it to the husband of Sherry’s Piano teacher. An uneducated man, but lived mechanics. he listened to the engine then said, “Hand me that 7/16” wrench.” (at least I knew what he wanted), I handed it to him. He was under the hood for less than a minute and the engine smoothed out. He walked over, laid the wrench down. “It was the intake manifold loose, sucking air. These engines are notorious for that, but Rambler won’t admit it.”

He wouldn’t accept a dime, and had saved me a $250 loan. What I have learned is Humans are not equal. One Doctor may be gifted, one may not be as lucky, or another may be a doctor because his family wanted him to be, not because he wanted to heal.

So in many cases a 2nd, even 3rd opinion is prudent. Especially when dealing with strictly JUDGEMENT.

Yeah, I hate myself sometimes, for being skeptical, but I am.

It is sorta like fixing my pictures problem, here on Blogger. I have looked at at least 10 fixes, none worked, there is someone who could tell me exactly what is wrong.

Thanks for coming this way.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

Some educated person at Kencom wrote this:
ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN HELP.

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1954 Kaiser Manhatten