I recently had this testing, and it was quite the experience. The doctors who tested me were very nice and made me feel as comfortable as possible, although I was pretty nervous and several of the timed tests made me really, really anxious. I’d asked my pdoc if she would refer me to neuropsych because I was afraid I was developing dementia.She was glad to and I went in February. Much to my relief I was told I didn’t have dementia, but I do have mild neurocognitive impairment disorder. However, there was a section of the testing that I apparently failed miserably and it happened to be one that corresponds with driving ability, and I was recommended to stop driving.

Well, THAT came out of nowhere, and I was upset at first. But then I thought about how much trouble I was having with driving—how nervous I was, when I’d always been fearless on the road, and how I even had difficulty parking the car correctly in the stall (I tend to be over the line or park crookedly). I haven’t made up my mind as to whether I’m going to give up driving; I have a cast on my right leg right now (long story) which makes it impossible to drive, and I already feel resentful that I can’t. But while I probably should give up control of the wheel, I like to keep my options open.