Your Day

Mojo · 09-08-2012, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Well I'm at the hospital waiting to be assessed about an incident that happened about a day ago. Really hoping everything is ok, and is not more serious issue. That seizure like episode was quite scary. Still lethargic from it. :/

I've been there. Was it the first one you have ever had? It's really rather scary, isn't it? Hopefully they will be able to chalk it up to a one off, it does happen.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 09-08-2012, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Well I'm at the hospital waiting to be assessed about an incident that happened about a day ago. Really hoping everything is ok, and is not more serious issue. That seizure like episode was quite scary. Still lethargic from it. :/

Best of luck. Mine started out similarly. Fine for 22 years, then started having seizures out of nowhere. Now I'm termed "epileptic" and take multiple medications daily and am no longer allowed to drive.

Howard the Duck · 09-08-2012, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flyingpig437

i got an email tonight notifying me of a PM at Paul McCartney's official website. it was Paul himse...no. It was a member of the forum saying "where did you go? You always had such great posts!! Just saw you in a post and realized I haven't seen any of your posts for a while... Cheers!"*
I'd actually been trying to log on but given up because I'd thought that ol' skinflint Macca had put the forum on the premium members only package which is why I couldn't acess it. A/w I googled it and accessed it from there so I'm back on one of my fav forums.

*you can't belive that can you? ha ha ha

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I think Paul needs all the fans he can get these days and that includes both you and Derek.

there's me as well

FETCHER. · 09-09-2012, 03:03 AM

Can still taste beer. Or cider or something.

Mojo · 09-09-2012, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oojay

Best of luck. Mine started out similarly. Fine for 22 years, then started having seizures out of nowhere. Now I'm termed "epileptic" and take multiple medications daily and am no longer allowed to drive.

Why do you use quotation marks? I ask cause thats what I would do. I am diagnosed as epileptic and take medication for epilepsy, but really they have diagnosed me as epileptic because they can rule out everything else. Not because they can prove I have it.

Engine · 09-09-2012, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojopinuk

Why do you use quotation marks? I ask cause thats what I would do. I am diagnosed as epileptic and take medication for epilepsy, but really they have diagnosed me as epileptic because they can rule out everything else. Not because they can prove I have it.

No offense to epileptics but the reason that he put quotes around the word is that epilepsy is a word that has been assigned to a condition that doctors simply do not fully understand. Doctors are human and they don't/can't understand every reason why human minds and bodies act the ways they do.

I've had a doctor friend tell me that 2 organs that doctors are, so far, simply incapable of fully understanding are the brain and the stomach. People get the shits (irritable bowel syndrome) for no known reason. And some peoples' brains occasionally freak out and cause seizures. Unless there is a tumor or a drug overdose, they don't know why. But they know it happens so they decided to call it epilepsy.

Howard the Duck · 09-09-2012, 04:10 AM

just had a nap and woke up

sorted a whole lot of mental detritus via vivid dreams

~~[MERIT]~~ · 09-09-2012, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojopinuk

Why do you use quotation marks? I ask cause thats what I would do. I am diagnosed as epileptic and take medication for epilepsy, but really they have diagnosed me as epileptic because they can rule out everything else. Not because they can prove I have it.

As Engine hinted at, it is because it is such a broad term and overused term. Recurring seizure disorder is also applicable. Epilepsy is far more common than people think, and can be far more rigorous and devastating as well. In history, it has been labeled "The Sacred Disease," as many prophets have been afflicted with it. I used the quotation almost sarcastically, as there is unfortunately a stigma in society about people with epilepsy, and how they may fall over at any second.

Mojo · 09-09-2012, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oojay

As Engine hinted at, it is because it is such a broad term and overused term. Recurring seizure disorder is also applicable. Epilepsy is far more common than people think, and can be far more rigorous and devastating as well. In history, it has been labeled "The Sacred Disease," as many prophets have been afflicted with it. I used the quotation almost sarcastically, as there is unfortunately a stigma in society about people with epilepsy, and how they may fall over at any second.

Personally I have never experienced any kind of stigma. I understand that it can be difficult to pinpoint epilepsy but I know plenty of people who were tiold in no uncertain terms that they had it, were given medication to treat it and now only have seizures whenever they forget to take it. Thats the kind of clarity I wish I had, where I could feel fully confident in my diagnosis and treatment.

RealRock · 09-09-2012, 07:08 AM

Woke up...got out of bed...dragged a comb across my head... went down stairs and I had a smoke and somebody spoke and I went into a dream......

No actually I got up, made coffee, listened to some Jellyroot on Spotify, walked to the mailbox, grabbed the paper and here I sit on Music Banter.

09-09-2012, 07:08 AM	#20500 (permalink)
RealRock Groupie Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3	Woke up...got out of bed...dragged a comb across my head... went down stairs and I had a smoke and somebody spoke and I went into a dream...... No actually I got up, made coffee, listened to some Jellyroot on Spotify, walked to the mailbox, grabbed the paper and here I sit on Music Banter.