Submitted by revROWDY on 04/02/2008.
I was born with meningio encephaloceal anterior.
Part of the lining or the meningis of my brain -frontal lobe was in my left nostril and i leaked spinal fluid until i was 3 years old and had brain surgery.
After the surgery I began to drip spoinal fluid again froim the same place and so I had a second brain surgery.
As a kid I was hyper active,disruptive and was picked on and teased unmercifully by my pears.
I have as an adult been impulsive,I interrupt people,my mind wanders ,I have the attention span of a gnat and I have a lust problem that I keep in check.I do so by avoiding looking at erotica.My sons and I are rabid pro wrestling fans.
I am 51 years old,.
My second wife and I have been married for 24 years and ---ohyeah ---I pastor a church.
So I went to the VA to try to see if what seems obvious ,is a fact ,do I have ADD?I did this to see if I can find help to be a better United methodist pastor.
So after a 4 hour battery of tests I failed one out of 6 .
Since i only failed one that had to do with problem solving and behavior I was told that as a result of damage to my frontal lobe I have a probnlem with inhibiting behavior and with inflexability in solving problems.
I still think I have ADD.
I did not get a P.E.T scan nor did the VA give me an MRI.
What say y'aLL?
Diagnosis
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on
Generally, Dr. H doesn't answers to such medically specific questions as this one, as there is no way for him to have the up-close and personal information and test results in front of hims that would give him the necessary insight to be informed. I'm sorry, but think that your best bet, if you don't believe you've gotten a full diagnosis is to get a second opinion.
Melissa Orlov