My husband doesn't believe he has AD. Probably most of our spouses don't either. I, too, would like to believe that his first diagnosis is incorrect. What about you all? Did you get 2nd opinions? If so, where did you go?
Oh, also, I forgot to share with you all that I finally got him to accept hearing aids just a couple days ago. What a difference it makes!!! I'm wondering how much being able to hear will help him with this journey - me too!
Never got a second opinion because my DH diagnosis was so obvious. But it never hurts to get a second opinion. Any good DR. would be happy to have someone confirm their diagnosis - or misdiagnosis. Great that you DH will wear hearing aids. My DH will not admit he can't hear. It's always that I am not talking directly to him or loud enough. The TV is so loud in our house I am sure the neighbors just turn theirs down.
My husband was seen by his primary care doctor and she did all the bloodwork to rule out metabolic and treatable diseases, and sent him for a CT scan. She was the first one to mention early onset dementia to us. All of those tests came back normal but he was still changing, so he was then sent to a neurologist who sent him for an MRI. The MRI showed frontal lobe atrophy and that is when I first heard about FTD. The neurologist had my husband see a neuropsychologist for a day of testing and that result came back as an agreement that he had dementia probable FTD type.
We did not get a second either but our neurologist offered to set us up with some resources should we want to do that. My DH's pcp let me know he was aware of this for some 3 years before we got a DX! Seems the "other woman" in this marriage is the reason for my frustrations at getting things done and having to pick up his slack..thought it was me and the "great pause" causing all this..nope cuz I never had the first power surge! When I stop to consider the changes in DH from just a year ago I shudder.