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I just want to give an update about what has been going on.
I went to the doctor today to discuss these recent episodes I had been having. I told him that these episodes have come back and they were worse than ever. In the beginning, I was nervous to even discuss it with him. I worried that he would not take me serious, think I was crazy or tell me I need to see a therapist. I have heard some horror stories about doctors saying some of the most nastiest things to their patients, so the thought of that happened frightened me. However, I mustered up the bravery to tell what was going on. He was non-judgmental and was genuinely concerned.
We sat down and discussed what was going on. I told him that these episodes happened a few years ago and progressively got worse over time. I told him that I had went to another doctor right as these episodes were starting and gave him all the detailed information. He kind of looked at me with a puzzled look like he had no idea as to what I was talking about. He sent me over to a neurologist and had an MRI done. NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. It came back clear as a whistle and I was stuck without any answers. I felt like it was all made up in my head and that point I just tried to do my best by living with them until they mysteriously disappeared.
Fast forward to now, they have come back and they are now worse than ever. He told me that everything that I described to him definitely sounds like simple partial seizures/epilepsy and the largest episode I had years ago was possibly a grand mal seizure. Unfortunately, there are quite a number of people out there(including doctors) that are unaware of the many types of seizures there are. Many people who have been misdiagnosed with psychological disorders have often found to actually have epilepsy/seizures instead or in some cases, both. He told me that instead of just having me thrown on an MRI again, he is going to refer me to a neurologist and I can discuss with him or her about what is going on and where we need to go from there.
Although, I am not very happy about this suddenly happening in my life and I don't know how I am going to cope, I am happy that I have an answer. For years, I had no answers. My old doctor look stumped by the description that I gave him. The MRI was clean and I was hopeless. I was starting to believe this mess was all in my head. I talked and asked questions to anyone who would listen: family members, friends, people on forums such as this one. Anyone who had an answer, I was willing to listen. I spent years searching endlessly for an answer. At the very least, I am happy for that.
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I went to the doctor today to discuss these recent episodes I had been having. I told him that these episodes have come back and they were worse than ever. In the beginning, I was nervous to even discuss it with him. I worried that he would not take me serious, think I was crazy or tell me I need to see a therapist. I have heard some horror stories about doctors saying some of the most nastiest things to their patients, so the thought of that happened frightened me. However, I mustered up the bravery to tell what was going on. He was non-judgmental and was genuinely concerned.
We sat down and discussed what was going on. I told him that these episodes happened a few years ago and progressively got worse over time. I told him that I had went to another doctor right as these episodes were starting and gave him all the detailed information. He kind of looked at me with a puzzled look like he had no idea as to what I was talking about. He sent me over to a neurologist and had an MRI done. NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. It came back clear as a whistle and I was stuck without any answers. I felt like it was all made up in my head and that point I just tried to do my best by living with them until they mysteriously disappeared.
Fast forward to now, they have come back and they are now worse than ever. He told me that everything that I described to him definitely sounds like simple partial seizures/epilepsy and the largest episode I had years ago was possibly a grand mal seizure. Unfortunately, there are quite a number of people out there(including doctors) that are unaware of the many types of seizures there are. Many people who have been misdiagnosed with psychological disorders have often found to actually have epilepsy/seizures instead or in some cases, both. He told me that instead of just having me thrown on an MRI again, he is going to refer me to a neurologist and I can discuss with him or her about what is going on and where we need to go from there.
Although, I am not very happy about this suddenly happening in my life and I don't know how I am going to cope, I am happy that I have an answer. For years, I had no answers. My old doctor look stumped by the description that I gave him. The MRI was clean and I was hopeless. I was starting to believe this mess was all in my head. I talked and asked questions to anyone who would listen: family members, friends, people on forums such as this one. Anyone who had an answer, I was willing to listen. I spent years searching endlessly for an answer. At the very least, I am happy for that.
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