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My memory is not as good as it once was. Especially involving numbers. (I once was REALLY good at remembering phone numbers. Not a Savant (Rainman) level of kn
by UI_at_80x24 5y ago
My memory is not as good as it once was.
Especially involving numbers. (I once was REALLY good at remembering phone numbers. Not a Savant (Rainman) level of knowing phone-books, but any number my mother ever needed (she would tell me to remember a number, and I could memorize the pattern of the numbers on the dial-pad.)
After the operation, I can only remember things that I concentrate on, and tell myself that it's important.
i.e. I know Wednesday is garbage day, but I don't know what day it is today. Or another example, I know my wife's birthday is June 2nd, I just can't remember the year.
- NickM 5y agoI used to be weirdly good at memorizing numbers when I was a kid too, but that ability faded for some reason as I got older. Not sure how sudden of a loss it was for you, but perhaps your memory might've changed somewhat anyway as you got older, even if you hadn't had the surgery?
- UI_at_80x24 5y agoThat is completely possible. The sad fact of this incident in my life; I will never know if some behaviours are because of the tumor or not. It really is a Nurture vs Nature toss-up for me. =)