What to ask at Post Diagnosis Appointment

[FiveFoxes]

My Mum has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and is on medication.

I have got a Post Diagnosis appointment to go to (without Mum) and I was wondering if there were any important questions I should ask.

I am thinking what the progression is likely to be? where do I get help? Are there follow up appointments?

Has anyone got any ideas of other questions I should ask? I feel this is a one-off opportunity and don't want to miss anything!

Thank you

Progression is a difficult one as everyone is different and there is no easy answer to this.
Definitely ask about post-diagnostic support, both for your Mum and for you.

Thank you. Re progression - they did a CT scan on Mum but I don't know what it showed. I know they can't tell me anything for certain, but maybe they can tell me a rough timeline based on her age, test questions and CT scan?

To be brutally honest, I am hoping that something else will come along first and she won't get too much progression. Which is an awful thing to think about your own Mum 😞

To be brutally honest, I am hoping that something else will come along first and she won't get too much progression. Which is an awful thing to think about your own Mum

Not awful at all. In fact I think it's perfectly natural. My DM has recently been diagnosed and I think that would be the best outcome too

@Huckleberries73 can I ask what pdsw is please?

@Huckleberries73 Thank you so much! That is an excellent list. I have made a note of your points for the meeting.

I would also like to know what pdsw is too. Post diagnosis social worker?