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Hi guys,

I've decided to come back, sorry if it seemed a bit dramatic when I left earlier this year but I had a fair bit going on with both my epilepsy & other stuff.
I have to get to work soon but will explain more later when i have some time.
 
:woot::rock: I'm so glad you see you CQ. :banana:

Oops, I meant glad to see you..doh!! :)
 
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You're the one who started that joke thread! Let's get that back up and running again. That was fun.

Good to have you back. :)
 
Yep, I started the joke post which is in pinned post years ago when I 1st joined so 7 or more years ago.
I'll see what I can do about finding some jokes when I get a chance.

AlohaBird said:
You're the one who started that joke thread! Let's get that back up and running again. That was fun.

Good to have you back. :)
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Finally getting around to update on how things are going:

In one of my posts before I went I mentioned that my neuro put me on Vimpat back in February, the Vimpat didn't work for me as it messed with my moods. It started of where I was feeling down then O.K again but eventually it got to the stage where I was getting emotional & crying for silly reasons or no reason at all. My family & co workers were noticing a change in my moods aswell. I ended up getting in contact with my neurologist in April & he took me straight of the Vimpat.
I saw my neurologist in June, I was still having funny feelings regularly (up to 4 a month) so my neuro wanted me to have a VEEG so they could try to catch one of my funny feelings on video.

I had a VEEG in July, it took 6 days before my brain decided to perform but once it did I had enough funny feelings for the neuros to get the information they needed to confirm that I am having focal seizures. I was actually relieved when I found out that my funny feelings were focal seizures because after 2 years of not knowing what these funny feelings were I was finally getting answers. I am still having funny feelings but they have reduced since the VEEG. I am due to go back to the epilepsy clinic this Monday for another follow up with both the neuro & neuropsych.

For a while I had felt that my work performance in my job had not been up to standard & just before my VEEG I asked my office manager if they were going to get rid of me. She looked at me surprised & said not at all.
After I came back from my VEEG my boss & office manager put me aside for a chat, they too had noticed that I wasn't working as well as I used to.
They assured me that they would not get rid of me as I was to much of an asset, they wanted to work with me to help me get my work back up to scratch so we discussed reducing my hours from full time to part time.
At the beginning of August I went from working 9am -5pm to working 9am - 3pm, I have noticed since my hours have reduced I am not getting as tired & I think my work performance is getting better.

I have also been having a lot of issues with stress this year letting things get to me plus had so much going on in my life/head, it was suggested to me that it may help me if I look into seeing a local specialist to talk to who can help me learn ways to reduce my stress.
I discussed this with my neuropsych, she agreed that it would be a great idea to see a local specialist (my neuropsych is 3- 4 hours drive away each way so most of our correspondence is email) & led me in the right direction to the type of person I need to see & how to go about it.
I started seeing a clinical psychologist in early October, she has been teaching me methods to use when I do get stressed which has been helping heaps. The psychologist is corresponding with my neuropsych via email so they can update each other on my progress.

On top of that my unit which I rent was put on the market for sale in May, they are advertising it as an investment property so I won't have to move just yet.
The real estate agents who manage my property are hopeless & I've had a few minor run ins with both my property manager who looks after the rental side & the agent who is selling the unit.
 
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Not all has been bad though lol.
I became an Aunty again in July, became a great Aunty in September & am going to be an Aunt again around November / December.
One of my brothers & his wife adopted a baby girl who was born end of July. One of my other brothers & his wife are having a baby boy at the end of the year.

One of my nephews & his girlfriend had identical twin girls on 14th September, the funny thing is that the dad (my nephew) is also a twin & has a identical twin brother lol.
 
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Sounds like your brain is going in the right direction CQ.

I have ten nieces and nephews, so I know how nice that can be. All of the fun, none of the responsibility...
 
Nakamova said:
Sounds like your brain is going in the right direction CQ.
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Hope so Nak, it seems to be behaving itself a lot more now, although had a couple of funny feelings the last couple of days. But I will find out more Tomorrow when I see neuro.


Nakamova said:
I have ten nieces and nephews, so I know how nice that can be. All of the fun, none of the responsibility...
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I'm not sure if I ever mentioned my family situation before but both my parents were married before & have children from their previous marriages.
My Dad has 2 sons & my Mum has 2 sons & a daughter, I am their child.

I have 8 nephews, 3 nieces & another nephew on the way & now the 2 great neices.
The brother & his wife who adopted the baby girl recently is my Dads eldest son & the other brother whose wife is due at the end of the year is my Dads younger son. Neither brothers have any other children so both babies are my Dads 1st grand children.
The other nieces & nephews are Mums grandchildren & bit older, they range from 22 down to 9.

Pretty funny as my Dad became a grandfather & my Mum a great grandma in the same year.
 
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Hi guys,
I saw my neurologist & neuropsych at the epilepsy clinic.
The appt with the neuro went well, he is happy that my seizures have reduced a bit since the VEEG. I think it was obvious I was also happy that the seizures have reduced as I said a couple of times I was so happy to not only go a whole calendar month as I had no seizures in August (something i wanted to do for 2 years) but also go 7 weeks seizure free. He doesn't want to touch my meds at the moment while the seizures are pretty much controlled. He said there was always another medication he could try but would rather not risk it in case I have side effects on it, especially after the issues I had on Vimpat.

I also caught up with the neuropsych, mainly for a chat to let her know how I'm going with everything & how the appts with psychologist are going.

I go back to the clinic in 6 months.
 
That sounds like it went well. It's nice that you have such a good team rooting for you too.
 
Hi guys

An update on how things are going.
My seizures are pretty well controlled at the moment as for the last 4 months I've only had 1 - 2 seizures a month which is a lot better then 4 -5 a month.

Work is absolutely crazy at the moment, the office manager left recently so at the moment we are 1 person down. I'm pretty sure the manager has already lined up another office manager but they dont start until the new year.
Because we are so busy & I was struggling to get my work done in 5 hours a day I spoke to my boss about going back to full time so I can try to catch up & then help the book keeper who is also struggling. He was more then happy for me to do that so I have been working full time for the last 2 weeks :woot:.
I seem to be handling working full time again fine, even coping when I get too tired.

My colleagues have been great as well making sure I don't get too stressed by reminding me that I will get my work done. My boss is also really good, the only thing he has ever been concerned about is when I get too stressed & he was concerned when my seizures weren't controlled earlier this year. He asked me the other week how I am going with my workload. I said I'm getting there & catching up :)


I liked the office manager but there were a few things about her which made me uncomfortable eg she was always watching me & sometimes I felt a little stupid around her. She also complained that I asked too many questions which was discussed when they reduced my hours so after I found that out I was always worried about asking her questions or asking her for help.
I hate to say it but think the office manager was the cause of some of my stress & I noticed since she left my stress levels are lower & I am much happier.

I am still going to the psychologist to help with my stress & other issues. She has been great helping me with the different methods to put in place to reduce my stress/over thinking.

I have recently become an Aunty again, my brother & his wife had a baby boy on 1st December. I have only seen pics of him but he is gorgeous.
My parents are going up North for Christmas to see my Dads 2 sons & the babies (Dads older son adopted a baby girl in July & his younger son is the one who just became a dad). I didn't want to go & my parents have 3 dogs so I am going to their place to look after the animals.
 
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