My father-in-law died of Lewy body dementia (famously the thing that Robin Williams had). One interesting (read: horrifying) aspect of DLB is that anesthesia ca

My father-in-law died of Lewy body dementia (famously the thing that Robin Williams had). One interesting (read: horrifying) aspect of DLB is that anesthesia can cause an immediate and permanent degradation in cognitive function for people that have it. Before my father-in-law was diagnosed, he had had a couple of unrelated surgical procedures. Each time, he came out of anesthesia a changed man. We had no idea what was going on at the time, but the difference before and after was striking. He came out short-tempered, easily confused, and less mentally present. Only years later did we realize it was probably because of the DLB. I don't know your age or if it is at all likely similar for you, but it's something to be aware of. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Hope-Through-Research/Lewy-Body-Dementia-Hope-Through-Research https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Educat...