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I am starting to get a bit worried about this 'losing it' thing.
I make jokes about it often but still... and here is the latest and it is gun related.....
Yesterday I was posting in the concealed carry section and then realized that a few months back saw a link or something to a web site that was selling something handgun/pistol related that I wanted... I think a special kind of holster but not sure and even made here in America... I looked and they had one that would fit a Sig P226 but not for my carry gun(s) which is a Sig P239.... I sent the folks an email and they said it would not fit but I knew that I had at least two kydex holsters made for a P226 that my P239 fit in ... just a shorter slide and barrel... and so I ordered the product and the P239 did fit in it... it was holster I'm sure and there was something about Velcro attachments for it... but now here is the deal... I can't find or figure out what the heck I did with it.... and the dern thing was not cheap either....
does anybody remember a post about some kind of velcro plastic holster?
 
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I feel your pain. My memory has been terrible since a motorcycle wreck in which I was knocked out back 20 years or so ago. I once ordered 3 books that when I received them realized I already have them! I got to admit it worries me.
 
Memory loss can be mildly irritating,, especially when shortly after we remember what it was or where something is.
As we age,, it does get worse,, but does so so slowly,, that we don't always realize it. Until one day,, we start to question ourselves because we either remember doing something, or buying something already, or whatever.
Sadly,, it's a price we pay for getting older.

Now,, where did I put that dern,,,,,,,,,,,,???
 
I can relate. About 10 years ago I lost my P11. I knew it was somewhere around the place but looked everywhere & couldn't find it. A year later I was getting something out of the chest in the entry where we store winter stuff & there it was.

My Dad used to say, "It's always in the last place you look." He was right. Don't worry Blume, it will turn up.

I've said for years that I have a memory like a steel colander. I look at the upside; there is a lot of crap I don't want to remember. 😉
 
I would not be super concerned. The lesson I agree with is when you cannot remember where you left something IS annoying. But if you find it and do not know what it is for, then worry a little.
 
Maybe a supplement will help. A friend at deer camp years ago was excited to take Ginkgo Biloba. For memory heath.

Next time I saw him I inquired how it was going? He said “Not good I keep forgetting to take it!”
 
We all worry about it to some extent. There's that test that they use for Alzheimers were you're read a list of a few words, followed by other tests and conversations, finally you're asked for the original words. I would have failed that at 30.
 
Yaworski said:
We all worry about it to some extent. There's that test that they use for Alzheimers were you're read a list of a few words, followed by other tests and conversations, finally you're asked for the original words. I would have failed that at 30.
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100% agree. That happens to me at the doctor's office. Especially with numbers.
They say repeat back the sequence
7 8 5 6 2 9. Major fail. But ask me current stuff like who is the President. Easy peasy.
Ross Perot.
 
Memory loss sucks. But if you realize something may be wrong get your butt to the doctor. It might be something easily dealt with. Or if it is more serious the sooner treatment starts the better.

I'm dealing with my wife's memory loss. I missed the early signs. Even missed it when she decided to retire from a job she loved.

Missed it when she stopped driving. But she never really liked it so I ignored it. At first I even missed a vocal tick of calling things by names that made no sense. And always the same word for everything.

I finally caught on. And frankly had to go behind her back and talk to her doctor. When the truth came out I found she retired because she was having trouble doing her job. She quit driving because she got lost going to the grocery store.

If it's serious you can't stop it, yet. You may or may not be able to slow it. But start, today, to make arrangements for the inevitable outcome.
 
My father in law was slipping slowly. Then one day it got worse quickly. Turned out to be a type of stroke, not altheimers.

Scary thing is, you can’t tell when you are the one acting goofy.

So if you are questioning yourself you are probably fine.
 
I don’t PM much on here, mainly for the occasional purchase from the classifieds. But last time I looked at PMs I’ve sent, I didn’t remember sending quite a few of them. I just roll with it…
I got pretty upset the first few times I entered a room and forgot why, but now I wait a few seconds, and more often than not, I remember. And if I don’t, I just move on to the next thing.

I don’t PM much on here, mainly for the occasional (just kidding!)😁
 
41Dude said:
100% agree. That happens to me at the doctor's office. Especially with numbers.
They say repeat back the sequence
7 8 5 6 2 9. Major fail. But ask me current stuff like who is the President. Easy peasy.
Ross Perot.
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There was a 60 minutes episode that covered alzheimers that aired many years ago. They asked patients to remember 3 items, then would check their recall a few minutes later. I still remember! A quarter, an orange, and a pony. I’m taking the win!
 
I’ve got it too. And I questioned myself. I ask my doctor about it. They gave me the test with the numbers and then the items and then draw a clock face that was a certain time and I passed all of them. So I asked the doctor why I was having so many problems, especially remembering names. He just said it was Old Timer’s disease. It did get worse after a couple TIAs.
 
In the roughly 15 (if you're lucky) minutes a doctor spends with a patient they can't possibly do a through evaluation. Now if you do fail those "tests" it might indicate a problem. On the other hand if you pass they mean absolutely nothing. An accurate and concise diagnosis takes a trained physician, and a full battery of cognitive and medical tests. If your family or friends think things have changed, they likely have and attention should be paid to their observations. Which by the way was another thing my wife's doctor did. He spoke with me, some of her relatives she sees regularly and friends.
 
I lost a Glock. For five years. My son gave it to my wife. She couldn’t use it as her hands are too small. We set it on a shelf and then things got put in front of it. Books. Movies.

Five years later, when I was cleaning, I found it. I had forgot all about it. I never thought about it because a Glock had never fit my hand, so I wasn’t interested in it.

Well, it was the first iteration of the 19X. I told my wife that I was going to play with it. She said “Keep it, I will never use it.”

Well, it turns out that with the largest back strap, it fit my hand perfectly. So it’s mine now.
 
THe memory condition. It comes from being here.

Do you play any games. Somes games like Marjon may help and exercise your memory.

The pastor came up to the 80 year old lady in his congregation and said Mrs. Smith you're getting up in age do your think about the hereafter.
Oh yes pastor, I go into a room and say. Now, what am I here after.
 
Part of the real concern is a few years ago I started mentioning to my wife how I was constantly forgetting things and she actually gave me a cognitive test done by a special head doctor for Christmas.... I thought I did pretty good on it but it turns out I didn't... there were some red flags or such in my executive function.... no joke , that is a part of the brain that does certain things and has to do with memory..

I'm taking a multitude of supplements .... never took anything for the first 61 years of my life. then I had the big one and the doc now makes me take 3 meds a day and also that covid thing came around and friends were telling me to take I think it was D and C and something else to keep from getting it... which did not work by the way... but it was no big deal to just add those and some others to my daily regime.

The items besides some supplements the head doctor suggested was to stop or slow down on alcohol and it seems nicotine is bad for the brain... at least according to him... this depressed me for about 2 weeks and then I thought of Mark Twain and Sam Fuller who pretty much smoked cigars and drank most of their lives and seemed to have done pretty dern good and so I started back sitting on my front porch most nights with a glass of bourbon and a cigar.

As for the original problem... I'll figure out where that holster is sometime and it will be one of those "duh" moments.
 
If you can't remember something that you were sure you used to know, but it later comes back to you (minutes, hours, days or even weeks later) then it is not Alzheimers or a related dementia disorder, but just the aging process. If it never comes back, ie. the memory is lost forever, then it might well be Alzheimers. If you are worried about it, the first step should be to see your primary care physician who can refer you to appropriate resources if such are needed. There are drugs that work for some folks in slowing down the losses, but sadly there is not yet any cure for these conditions.
 
My dad was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers at the age of 50, possibly giving me a 50% chance of it being hereditary. That was over 25 years ago. There are tests that you can undergo to see if you have that gene, but I never did it... thinking that I'd just blame my forgetfulness on that if the test came back positive.
I'm 58 now, and just went through several rounds of chemo for stage 4b prostate cancer. I'm on many medications for treatment and doing well. I have found that since chemo, my memory isn't what it used to be. I asked my doctor and he said it was probably what they refer to as "Chemo Brain", and no big deal as it would subside.
However, last Thursday I was sitting on the couch with my mother, my best friend, and his wife in the same room. I went to say something to his wife and couldn't remember her name. I have know her for over 30 years and our kids all grew up together. My friend noticed I was struggling to say something and joked about it. I was embarrassed to ask her what her name was... and finally did. That scared me. I can still do my job with involves a lot of math, but I do find myself wandering off into space, even falling asleep at my desk. I'm scared that it may be time to retire, but also scared that if I do, I won't keep my mind as active as I would being at work.
Getting older sucks... if you're concerned about your memory, talk to your doctor.
 
CharlesBSummers said:
My dad was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers at the age of 50, possibly giving me a 50% chance of it being hereditary. That was over 25 years ago. There are tests that you can undergo to see if you have that gene, but I never did it... thinking that I'd just blame my forgetfulness on that if the test came back positive.
I'm 58 now, and just went through several rounds of chemo for stage 4b prostate cancer. I'm on many medications for treatment and doing well. I have found that since chemo, my memory isn't what it used to be. I asked my doctor and he said it was probably what they refer to as "Chemo Brain", and no big deal as it would subside.
However, last Thursday I was sitting on the couch with my mother, my best friend, and his wife in the same room. I went to say something to his wife and couldn't remember her name. I have know her for over 30 years and our kids all grew up together. My friend noticed I was struggling to say something and joked about it. I was embarrassed to ask her what her name was... and finally did. That scared me. I can still do my job with involves a lot of math, but I do find myself wandering off into space, even falling asleep at my desk. I'm scared that it may be time to retire, but also scared that if I do, I won't keep my mind as active as I would being at work.
Getting older sucks... if you're concerned about your memory, talk to your doctor.
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Heard it since i was a kid; getting old aint easy
 
Last night I lost track of a paper bag that had two GI Colt AR mags. It also had complete parts kits (everything but the frames) for a P93 and P94.

My wife has been getting massive amounts of packages coming to the house and has been putting garbage in paper bags. I am the one that removes the bags from the house, and I thought that perhaps I had taken my bag out by mistake. 300 bucks worth of parts.

I was freaking out. Not angry, but I was really disappointed with myself because some of the trash and recycle she throws out is kinda heavy.

Well, I found them in my gun room in the bag still. I had forgot that I had moved them so they wouldn’t get mixed up with her stuff last week. Jeez.
 
p345Fan said:
Last night I lost track of a paper bag that had two GI Colt AR mags. It also had complete parts kits (everything but the frames) for a P93 and P94.

My wife has been getting massive amounts of packages coming to the house and has been putting garbage in paper bags. I am the one that removes the bags from the house, and I thought that perhaps I had taken my bag out by mistake. 300 bucks worth of parts.

I was freaking out. Not angry, but I was really disappointed with myself because some of the trash and recycle she throws out is kinda heavy.

Well, I found them in my gun room in the bag still. I had forgot that I had moved them so they wouldn’t get mixed up with her stuff last week. Jeez.
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Throughout my entire life I have lost things that I deliberately put somewhere so I could later find. It gets worse 🤷‍♂️
 
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