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.

  • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
    38·
    2 days ago

    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.

    • AddLemmus@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      I show up to appointments with a structured list only. Downside: Every GP thought that, whatever I have, it’s certainly NOT ADHD.

      • Jtskywalker@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 hour ago

        I brought an excel sheet with color coded cells and tons of notes to my GP when we were trying different meds. Seemed like overkill but I know from experience if I was having a bad day I’d feel like the meds never worked, and if I was having a good day I’d feel like they always worked every time, no side effects.

        I also started carrying around a notebook I use for everything, and one of those things is keeping a page for a running list if I think of something I want to talk to my doctor about (I have this type of list for all kinds of stuff, and just carry the notebook everywhere)

    • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
      22·
      2 days ago

      Oh also, especially fun in context of ADHD and various psychiatric comorbidities:

      Medical personnel: Do you ever experience [situation]?

      Me: oh yes, all the time.

      Medical personnel: Can you give an example?

      My brain: (whiter noise)

      • Lucien [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
        19·
        2 days ago

        Interview for a new job for which I am perfectly qualified: “Tell me about a time that you <something which I do at least weekly in my current position>”

        My brain: (white noise)

        • Spaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          12 hours ago

          This is the issue i have. I am totally qualified, 15+ yrs of experiwnce but cant remember the basic shit when asked. I dobt kbow what to do. Lost my job in Jan and have one maybe 2 montha left before im homeless. :(

          • Lucien [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
            3·
            11 hours ago

            Like yeah, I mean it sounded like a joke, but it’s really fucking serious. I’ve submitted nearly 1,000 resumes, have had maybe three or four interviews from that, and they’ve all been like kthanxbye.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      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. 🤦🏻‍♂️

      • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        5·
        2 days 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.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        And then if you did remember, which sublist did you put it in? And how far down? And do you see it further down again? Or also in a different list?