Hi,
My niece has epilepsy. She is 31 years old. She had her first brain surgery, a radical resection of the left temporal lobe at the age of nine. Unfortunately, she had 2 more surgeries, months apart at the age of 13. She still has seizures. She has tried all the meds, she takes an extremely high dosage of phenobarbital in conjunction with other meds. The pheno has caused severe osteoporosis, her meds have caused her face to be covered in terrible acne. Aly has a vagus nerve stimulator which has helped with the seizures. Her doctor, Orin Davinsky, wants her to get an RNS in the hopes that her medication can be lowered.
Aly has many problems socially. I don’t know if her problems stem from her surgeries, her meds or both. The first surgery was done without a grid.
Aly displays all the symptoms of a narcissistic personality disorder. She has no real friends, she can’t hold a job of any kind, or maintain a relationship with a boyfriend. Upon meeting people, she is overly friendly, talks incessantly, she exaggerates her importance, makes up stories, among other things. She makes people uncomfortable. Every job or volunteer position she gets ends in disaster.
There doesn’t seem to be any help for Aly. She writes poetry and performs at open mic nights around the City. That is her only avenue for socializing, any people she befriends eventually abandon her. She recently had 2 meltdowns, she displayed symptoms of pyschosis. Her med levels were off and she snapped out of it but Dr. Davinsky is pushing the RNS. Her parents are afraid the invasive procedure could make her mental problems worse. Anyone else know of a similar situation? Aly sees a cognitive therapist and a psychologist but nothing seems to help. Thank You for reading this.
My niece has epilepsy. She is 31 years old. She had her first brain surgery, a radical resection of the left temporal lobe at the age of nine. Unfortunately, she had 2 more surgeries, months apart at the age of 13. She still has seizures. She has tried all the meds, she takes an extremely high dosage of phenobarbital in conjunction with other meds. The pheno has caused severe osteoporosis, her meds have caused her face to be covered in terrible acne. Aly has a vagus nerve stimulator which has helped with the seizures. Her doctor, Orin Davinsky, wants her to get an RNS in the hopes that her medication can be lowered.
Aly has many problems socially. I don’t know if her problems stem from her surgeries, her meds or both. The first surgery was done without a grid.
Aly displays all the symptoms of a narcissistic personality disorder. She has no real friends, she can’t hold a job of any kind, or maintain a relationship with a boyfriend. Upon meeting people, she is overly friendly, talks incessantly, she exaggerates her importance, makes up stories, among other things. She makes people uncomfortable. Every job or volunteer position she gets ends in disaster.
There doesn’t seem to be any help for Aly. She writes poetry and performs at open mic nights around the City. That is her only avenue for socializing, any people she befriends eventually abandon her. She recently had 2 meltdowns, she displayed symptoms of pyschosis. Her med levels were off and she snapped out of it but Dr. Davinsky is pushing the RNS. Her parents are afraid the invasive procedure could make her mental problems worse. Anyone else know of a similar situation? Aly sees a cognitive therapist and a psychologist but nothing seems to help. Thank You for reading this.