My MIL was diagnosed with Frontal Lobe Dysfunction and Dimintia about 4 years ago. Saturday night we had her at the ER. She has been sleeping alot and it has increased to about 20 hrs a day.
While there we got a surprise. A standard chest xray showed a spot on her lung. A CT with contrast revealed a 2cm mass. What happens next?
As for the spot on her lung, I imagine that what happens next depends somewhat on where she is in the progression of her dementia. If she is close to end of her expected life span, maybe nothing will be/should be done.
Or perhaps further tests will be performed to determine if that mass is cancer and options will be presented based on the findings..
In general, I think it is good advice to "Don't do the test if you won't do the treatment." Before further tests I'd ask, "what if it is cancer? What would the options be then?"
I am sorry your family is facing this. Hugs.