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Rae1889

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So I guess I haven been active as I used to be. So I am just giving a little update.

1) MY seizures are kinda... meh. TCs are down to 1 maybe 2 a month. only around my period and they usually happen while im asleep or about to fall asleep/wake up. Partials still happen daily, but Im working on dealing with those.

2) I havent been working since around Feb. My old job got me kinda depressed. I was super excited for it, because I was able to be my own boss and they were super easy to deal with if I had seizures and needed time off or just to sit. I learned Korean from them and grew to love all things South Korean. But their work ethics got me depressed because I couldnt do anything about it without risking my job.

3) I had a few ovarian cysts pop up and had issues with it since Jan. So I started missing alot of time off work to deal with the pain (trying to get surgery scheduled so they can fix the pain) and because of the cysts, my ovulation time also triggers seizures as well as my period. so Ive been dealing with a TC a week for about 6 weeks. Boo-urns.

4) My baby pseudo-sister is getting married and I am her maid of honour. I am so excited. We have her social on the 24th of May, and Im hoping she makes a killing at it. Im so proud of her, she has come such a long way.

5) I have rescheduled my own wedding (since I had to miss all the important stuff in 2010 from having a seizure, being put in a coma and all the fun stuff of relearning some things that I kinda forgot.) It is scheduled for March 14, 2015. at 9:26 (havent decided if I want morning or night.) Yes.. that would be 3/14/15 9:26. aka 3.1415926...... Imma nerd

6) Im going to ohio, but I have another thread on that. SO EXCITED but nervous for the plane ride.

7) I now have an addiction to avocado and I try to eat it once a day. for such a fatty food, I have actually lost 25lbs since Jan 1. Somehow I let myself get to 180lbs. I know that doesnt sound like much to some of you, but when I was 100lbs at 16, thats alot. (im 23 now) so YAY.

Thats about it. :)
 
Hi Rae, thanks for the update. I'm glad the t-cs are less frequent, though it still sucks that you have to deal with them and with the partials. Sorry to hear about the cysts too -- PCOS seems to have a high correlation with epilepsy. I wonder if it's more likely to co-occur with catamenial epilepsy in particular.

I love avocados too! They are fatty, but it's the good kind of fat. Plus these days, carbs are considered to be much worse than fats. Congrats on losing weight -- I'm trying to shake off some extra poundage myself.

I've penciled in your wedding date. We'll ALL be there to help you celebrate. Don't forget to register at the CWE paraphernalia store. :)
 
My wedding is going to be just a simple one. Not nearly as many people as we originally wanted, just simply because Im scared of having a seizure and missing my own wedding for a second time. It will be at my parents cottage, outside in the snow :)
 
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