His primary care physician tried to give him a referral to another neurologist. He told me I’m done with them. I don’t need to see neurologists anymore. I guess I understand the frustration since they had something to do with reporting him to motor vehicle as well as diagnosing him with dementia, and he still doesn’t believe he has dementia but yes he remembers the diagnosis 😞. He also refuses to take medication to slow down his vascular dementia diagnoses, but why take pills if you don’t have it right? I’m just wondering how I am supposed to get him to see the Dr. if he starts becoming angry or violent. He doesn’t trust Dr’s or me. Anyone else have this problem?
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If your doctor insists that, for reasons we cannot know, this must be done, then I would tell him flat out that YOU cannot get him there, and that you have no access to help in getting him there, so "now what".
Wishing you good luck.
Mom's doc never referred her to a neurologist. I asked one day why not? A good gerontologist can and will do anything a neurologist would do. Gerontologists are well educated in all things elderly.
Is dad's doc a geriatric specialist? What is the point of seeing a neurologist? Just more poking and prodding and testing? Why subject him to this very stressful series of tests and meds? Gerontologist will prescribe meds, but be patient even with neurologists finding the right meds is trial and error.
Relax a neurologist can't do anything more tyan a good geriatric doc can. Let it go.
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