Hi All
I am in my second week since my surgery, and I have to say that although I haven't had any seizures as such, I have had quite intense auras, I hate to admit this, but I have always said that I could deal with having epilepsy if it wasn't for my terrifying auras! I am actually in my auras, I see people, I kinda live it, I taste it, smell it, feel it, please tell me if anyone out there knows what I mean by that? I am so fascinated by the human brain, and these auras are quite amazing, they don't follow any pattern, I suppose they can be triggered by stress and worry, but not neccesarily, it doesn't seem to follow any pattern. I get extemes of emotion, but of course my right Hippocampus was in The Limbic System, and of course this part of the brain looks after our emotions, moods, spatial awareness (map reading girls) I am trying to be positive folks, I am working on my University Certificate in Epilepsy Care & Management, I've had it briefly assessed and the feedback was totally positive, I am so pleased, I've spent four years on this course, and I so hope that I can turn it into something positive and worthwhile at the end of it. I do so want to drive again though, I can see my car out on the drive from here, and so many more doors will be open to me if I can get behind the wheel again! I've already been offered a job back in plant hire, but I will have to be mobile as the office is a fair way away from where I live.
I hope you are all ok, thanks again for your wonderful support during my time in hospital, I shall be mentioning this terrific website in my book once I get it typed up and hopefully published.
I'm off down to the coast with my partner in a wee while, to visit my dad, we have my fiancee's 14 year old daughter with us, so i'm trying to be mummyish, not very good at it never having had any of my own, but I'll do my best.
Have great weekend all of you, and I'll get back to you when I come home on Monday.
Loadsalove
Elaine xx