sb4ca @sb4ca
I was part of a research study at Mayo about aging / cognitive / etc.. , because it was research and nothing abnormal was discovered, I was not given any definite results. I did have an brain MRI and showed some white matter.

I assume mine was all part of normal aging process. I saw a neurologist for a different problem, and she said it was nothing to be concerned about.

One thing, is you now have a base line, so if tested again in future, you will know if anything changes.

I walked away from cognitive test thinking I was losing it, lot of stress / anxiety / frustration about not being able to do what I thought I should be able to do. Then talked to other people who had similar test, both older and younger than me, and everyone had same frustrations, and to my knowledge, they had no serious cognitive disease.

As far as questions for provider, if it was me I would be asking about:
- Is this just aging or is something else going on?
- Any additional testing required?
- How do I prevent any additional cognitive decline?
- Suggestion for programs that help with coping skills?

I know for me, two coping skills I have are:
- Stop trying to multi-task, that is hard, when younger always juggled multiple things
- I write everything down into my computer, I do not rely on my memory. I am a retired computer project manager, so I am use to documenting everything, but now I do it as a backup to my memory. Lot of technology available, but I use an online app that can access via computer or smart phone. I keep lists, calendar, notes, to do's, etc. The most important thing is I can go back and search documents so if forget something, I have backup to check.

Laurie, age 67