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Hi,
I registered a few months ago, and never got round to saying Hi.
I'm Addie. I'm rubbish with things like forums and I never know what to say so I may just keep typing and typing.
A bit about me: Well, I'm 19. I dance, not very well but I try. I'm a receptionist at the local leisure centre. I was training to be a Mental Health nurse but have put that on hold for a while. I'm a Scout Leader for a local group and that's about it really. I have dyslexia and dyspraxia and I'm known to be a serious perfectionist because of this.
A bit about my epilepsy: This is where I might not be very clear. I'm fairly new to Epilepsy. I've always known about it, but never experienced it until April 2008. I started having what we now know to be seizures whilst I was doing a show at the local theatre. Paramedics were called one night because whatever was happening to me at the time could not be controlled, and wouldn't stop. When the paramedics turned up the said that I was stable and didn't need any hospital treatment, so I was taken home. So when the same thing happened the next day my friends took me straight to A&E where I was admitted straight away and monitered over night. In the morning I was told I would be referred to the Neurologist and also be sent for tests as soon as possible.
These seizures continued to happen so I kept going back to my doctor who said I had to wait to hear from the Neurologist. I had ECG's, EEG's, MRI's, Blood Tests, Urine Tests, and god knows what else, but never found out any of the results.
I finally got to see the Neurologist in October 08, who after less than 5mins talking to me said I had epilepsy and was sending me for further tests, and that was it. I've had more MRI's and ECG's and EEG's and blood tests and I'm now waiting to go back and see the Neurologist, which has been scheduled for January.
With regards to my seizures: I have absolutly no idea when they are going to happen, what causes them or anything. I've tried making a diary but there is no pattern and to be honest it happens so often I just forget now. I have had many Grand Mal (what are they called now?) Seizures as well as mini, almost like fainting, type seizures.
So basically, I don't really know what's going on with me right now, and all of this is really scaring me.
But now I've said hello I feel a bit better :hello:
Addie
I registered a few months ago, and never got round to saying Hi.
I'm Addie. I'm rubbish with things like forums and I never know what to say so I may just keep typing and typing.
A bit about me: Well, I'm 19. I dance, not very well but I try. I'm a receptionist at the local leisure centre. I was training to be a Mental Health nurse but have put that on hold for a while. I'm a Scout Leader for a local group and that's about it really. I have dyslexia and dyspraxia and I'm known to be a serious perfectionist because of this.
A bit about my epilepsy: This is where I might not be very clear. I'm fairly new to Epilepsy. I've always known about it, but never experienced it until April 2008. I started having what we now know to be seizures whilst I was doing a show at the local theatre. Paramedics were called one night because whatever was happening to me at the time could not be controlled, and wouldn't stop. When the paramedics turned up the said that I was stable and didn't need any hospital treatment, so I was taken home. So when the same thing happened the next day my friends took me straight to A&E where I was admitted straight away and monitered over night. In the morning I was told I would be referred to the Neurologist and also be sent for tests as soon as possible.
These seizures continued to happen so I kept going back to my doctor who said I had to wait to hear from the Neurologist. I had ECG's, EEG's, MRI's, Blood Tests, Urine Tests, and god knows what else, but never found out any of the results.
I finally got to see the Neurologist in October 08, who after less than 5mins talking to me said I had epilepsy and was sending me for further tests, and that was it. I've had more MRI's and ECG's and EEG's and blood tests and I'm now waiting to go back and see the Neurologist, which has been scheduled for January.
With regards to my seizures: I have absolutly no idea when they are going to happen, what causes them or anything. I've tried making a diary but there is no pattern and to be honest it happens so often I just forget now. I have had many Grand Mal (what are they called now?) Seizures as well as mini, almost like fainting, type seizures.
So basically, I don't really know what's going on with me right now, and all of this is really scaring me.
But now I've said hello I feel a bit better :hello:
Addie