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I forget medical info all the time. When was my last dentist visit? I dunno. Which kid had their tonsils out? What's my blood type?

Wife asks "remember when I had strep last year?" No...

Has anyone in my house had COVID? I think so, but which one(s)?

I forget vacations we took, what states I've been to.

Terrible at remembering people that I've met even a bunch of times.

Horrible at work. I'm on top of what's happening now, mostly, because I have notes, but what happened a year ago? Gosh.

It's really frustrating living like this, but I don't know how much might be my ADHD and how much is just me having a bad brain.

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[โ€“] Lumidaub@feddit.org 30 points 13 hours ago (8 children)

Medical personnel: Hello, you waited so long for this important appointment, let's get started right away, yeah? So tell me about your symptoms.

My brain: (white noise)

Fucking worst.

[โ€“] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Oh yeah. I'll be complaining about this or that to my wife as things occur, and when I finally have that Dr appointment, he asks, anything else going on that's bothering or concerning you?

Nope! Can't think of anything!

Then later, I get home and she asks what the doctor said about all the things I've mentioned to her. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 12 hours ago

Especially in a country where healthcare is expensive, that's really frustrating. That always happens to me, even when I'm taking a kid to the pediatrician. If I didn't have notes I'd be completely lost.

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