u/TimeTraveler__1808

My research into what may be wrong with my husband has lead me to possible lead poisoning. He was shot when he was 12 years old with bird shot. Some of the shrapnel is still in his body. They never removed it. He is now 57. He is getting increasingly angry and irrationally demonizing me and confabulating. He has also done some strange things that I won't articulate here. He is beginning to age very quickly and losing muscle mass, despite the fact that he works out regularly. His posture is deteriorating. It is all very distressing to say the least. When I reflect on when he seemed to lose all empathy, I place it at about the same time he began experiencing pretty severe hypertension, which he manages with meds. Hypertension is also a hallmark sign of lead poisoning. Somebody with some smarts on this topic, please help me. Please advise.

I suspect my husband is in the early stages of bvFTD. I won't give specific symptoms here, but just wanted to share that they are finding a strong correlation of FTD with early exposure to pesticides. My husband's father was a cotton and peanut farmer in south Georgia. He and his brother sprayed the fields regularly with absolutely no precautions taken. Quote from him through the years: "I was up to my elbows in the stuff all the time." Just wanted to share.

For all of you who have LOs with FTD, what do you know about their sense of smell? Is it affected at all? If so, how? Is it lost altogether, or do they simply struggle to identify smells. When did such losses occur? Was it earlier than later, or vice versa? I have a husband that I suspect has FTD but need a more solid symptom (other than he has gotten unbearably mean) to take to the Drs if I am to be taken seriously. Thanks for your help.