This past weekend we went to Seattle and I had neuropsychological testing on Monday. I had been tested annually, but I also had a lot of additional testing for the insulin trial from 2017 to 2018. So they gave me a break in 2019. This was the first test I've had since June 2018.
Monday was a fairly difficult morning. The testing ran about 3-1/2 hours,
one test after another. I could ask for a break, but I only took breaks
to go to the restroom. I've complained before about insomnia, and so I had four hours of sleep Saturday night and four hours of sleep Sunday night. So I wasn't at my best on Monday morning.
Nevertheless, I think I did OK. I was disappointed with my performance on some recall tests, but I think I did OK on problem solving tests. Would I have felt better if I had slept better? I don't know, but this my assessment. I'll hear from the neurologist on the 30th with the official results and the neuropsychologist's assessment.
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Insomnia is a bitch. I've been battling it for 20 years.
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