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rhondalea · 02-12-2015, 09:54 AM

I googled "neurocognitive psychologist north carolina." I got two promising links:

http://www.carolinacns.com/index.html
http://www.ncneuropsych.com/

A neurologist is most likely to do an EEG and an MRI. He might give you a test called the CANS-MCI, or similar. It's useless for chemobrain. On the other hand, he might be a good neurologist who keeps up with the research in cognitive impairment following chemotherapy. I just wouldn't bet on it.

In my opinion, you'd be better off if you skip the neurologist and go straight to a neurocognitive psychologist for an evaluation. Both of these links offer that service. There might be others, but I picked the top two in the results.

The alternative is to find someone who can prescribe a stimulant. Provigil has worked for some women. Ritalin or Focalin or similar may also help.

I have more to post in this thread (on the subject, generally), but I struggled with the Qsymia until the topiramate put me back on the couch. Now I'm taking Adipex-p, which is phentermine-only. I've recovered, but I'm behind. I hope to post this weekend.

In the meantime, here's a book that I failed to mention earlier. It's excellent, and it might help you deal with a neurologist, if you see him first. It was written by a member of this site, Carol Devenir. It turns out that she knew all along that chemobrain is a brain injury like any other brain injury. (My neurologist did not get this very simple concept.)

For Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Chemo-B...=carol+devenir

Print edition:

http://beyondchemobrain.com/ordering/

02-12-2015, 09:54 AM	#41
rhondalea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 487	Re: Cognitive Rehabilitation I googled "neurocognitive psychologist north carolina." I got two promising links: http://www.carolinacns.com/index.html http://www.ncneuropsych.com/ A neurologist is most likely to do an EEG and an MRI. He might give you a test called the CANS-MCI, or similar. It's useless for chemobrain. On the other hand, he might be a good neurologist who keeps up with the research in cognitive impairment following chemotherapy. I just wouldn't bet on it. In my opinion, you'd be better off if you skip the neurologist and go straight to a neurocognitive psychologist for an evaluation. Both of these links offer that service. There might be others, but I picked the top two in the results. The alternative is to find someone who can prescribe a stimulant. Provigil has worked for some women. Ritalin or Focalin or similar may also help. I have more to post in this thread (on the subject, generally), but I struggled with the Qsymia until the topiramate put me back on the couch. Now I'm taking Adipex-p, which is phentermine-only. I've recovered, but I'm behind. I hope to post this weekend. In the meantime, here's a book that I failed to mention earlier. It's excellent, and it might help you deal with a neurologist, if you see him first. It was written by a member of this site, Carol Devenir. It turns out that she knew all along that chemobrain is a brain injury like any other brain injury. (My neurologist did not get this very simple concept.) For Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Chemo-B...=carol+devenir Print edition: http://beyondchemobrain.com/ordering/ __________________ 2/6/09 Core needle biopsy: negative; Mammos through 2010: no change 3/30/11 Pea-sized lump in left breast at site of prior biopsy; mammo negative, sonogram not so much 4/14/11 Core needle biopsy: negative for cancer 5/18/11 Excisional biopsy 1.2 cm tumor, LVI, positive margin; ER+60%,PR+20%,HER2/CEP17 5 6/15/11 BMX: Left DCIS & LH; Right ADH; SNB: 2/3 nodes: 1.4 cm and 1 mm; ALND L1&2: 0/10; Stage IIa, Grade 3 7/14/11 CT/Bone scans NED; MUGA 66% 7/19/11 Biweekly dd AC w/Neulasta; done 8/30/11 9/13/11 Transfusion (Hemoglobin 8.6); MUGA 64% 9/20/11 Start Taxol + Herceptin; Taxol done 12/6/2011; continue Herceptin until 9/4/2012 12/27/11 Radiation - 6 weeks; 2/27/2012 - DONE! Yayyyy! 2/29/12 Start Tamoxifen 20 mg/day; continue until 2/28/17 5/16/12 Start five-years Metformin trial 6/19/12 MUGA 61% 8/21/12 Brain MRI NED (head still hurts, brain still fogged) 9/4/12 Herceptin done! 9/6/12 Port out! 7/11/13 Aricept 5mg for cognitive impairment; increased to 10mg as of 8/23/13; back to 5mg 12/2013 5/2014 Add Namenda 7mg 9/2014 Stop Aricept and Namenda; Neuropsychological evaluation 10/24/14 Start cognitive rehabilitation therapy