Vascular surgeon appt: What questions should I ask?

There are plenty of articles about surgery and how it affects people with dementia. You should read them. My wife had a stroke from a clot she has dementia. We decided to do plavix and asa treatment and not surgery. You should read the articles and make your decision. There is tcar. it is less invasive but still surgery read up on that as well

I am so sorry you have to worry anout this. My husband has been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia for 2 years now and we have come a long way although his symtomd have slowly progressed. Was this a sudden occurrence? In either case, ask anout having a ct scan to rule out strokes and to detail vascular status.
Is his speech affected in any way as my husband has developed speech aphasia and a referral to a speech therapist helped tremendously as well as workbooks, as well as children’s crossword puzzles we got from Amazon that have word banks to help ( depending on ability level - we started with ones for seniors but are now down to 2nd grade level and I remove the front cover that says so)
Has he been to a dentist lately (husband had infections), a hearing test (hearing loss affects understsnding tremendously), eye checkup(vision is also important to brain activity). And my husband was immediately placed on Arricept which has not cured but slowed his dementia down, first 5mg, and now 10. My best to you and be strong, have faith God will hold your hand.

My 76 yr. old husband has a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. He's been losing ground for about five years and has severe hearing loss. It took me two years to get him to a hearing specialist to get hearing aids, which worked for a while but aren't working now. I want him to have the hearing aids checked and his hearing re-evaluated, but he refuses to do anything. He's incredibly sweet and tries very hard to be helpful, but he's absolutely stubborn about some things, like cutting his hair and beard, wearing decent clothes, and dealing with his hearing loss. I don't know what to do, so I don't do anything except tell him he needs a hearing checkup. We have a neurologist's appointment coming up. Perhaps I can get her to encourage him to take action.

@suse5545
It does sound like oxygen flow is being reduced and worsening symptoms.

Here are some links:

1. https://questionsgems.com/questions-to-ask-vascular-surgeon/
2. http://www.vasculardocs.com/downloads/materials/English_How-to-Prepare-Appointment.pdf
3. https://cnsvfinc.org/top-questions-to-ask-when-meeting-with-a-vascular-surgeon/
4. https://www.inspire.com/groups/vascular-disease/discussion/questions-to-ask-vascular-surgeon/

Thank you all for sharing and providing such good information. We went to VS appt. last Friday, and before I could ask my questions, the doctor announced that none of my husbands “episodes or symptoms” had nothing to do with his heart/arteries/veins. Looked at his watch, told us to get an appt. with him for next year.
Busy man….
We have Neurology appt. in early July.

I went ahead and made an appointment with the audiologist. When I told my husband about it, he didn't say he wouldn't go. Maybe he's relieved because I know he'd never have made that call. I'm going to take the initiative more. I feel better when I feel more in charge and not just passively accepting anything and everything.

I was not aware that there was surgery for vascular dementia. I thought that vascular dementia was not in one place but in scattered locations in the brain. His diabetes probably caused his dementia. My husband also has congestive heart failure and is an insulin-dependent diabetic.

Sounds like my hubby. When I try to trim his hair he has no patience but take him to a shop and there are no problems. Perhaps when you get your hair done have another stylist work on him. This is what we have been doing. Changing clothes and showering is a different story. I have been using body wipes. It works although he complains every so often I’ll get him in the shower.

My husband has refused to go to a salon for years. He's proud of his long hair and thinks he's back in his hippie days. My stylist knows all about our situation and would be great with him but he refuses so I have to do it. Next time he takes a bath I'm going to just approach him with the scissors. I don't know how to cut hair but at least it will be better than the hobo look he's sporting now. Maybe I'll just let him grow a ponytail.

Sounds like we have the same husband! It’s frustrating. He gets annoyed when I ask to put on a new shirt when we go out somewhere. He will get a haircut after I remind him he needs one pweekly for several weeks. He also wears hearing aids and has to be practically forced to go get them checked. He either has very selective hearing or they don’t work well anyway. I am still coming to grips with the memory issues and all it entails. I think we just have to hang in there!