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;)I know I am going to regret spending that much time reading one thread - it's a guaranteed migraine, I can feel it coming on now. But the laughter was well worth it! Thanks everyone, I needed that and now I know its not just me doing goofy things! See we're the normal ones. ;)
 
remember when?

When in a conversation with family/friends and the conversation starts with "remember when...." and everyone turns to you with a sympathetic face and say "oh, sorry.."
You never know, I might surprise everyone and recall every detail.... or not :-)
 
You know you have Epilepsy when you come to in an air ambulance"WHAT THE @?!* AM I DOING HERE!!!!" First ever seizure.
 
when you are sitting there enjoying your meal alone in a resturant. a pack of emt's burst in the front door. and your wonder if they are they for you. apparently i had a seizure while walking to the restroom. didnt notice. got up and walked back to my table only to continue my meal
 
When you and your wife have a conversation for an hour and the next day when she asks you about it, you have absolutely no memory of it...

oh wait... that happened before I had epilepsy... my bad.

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or worse you are standing out side in the smoke pit, and you see the emt's pull up and go running by into the building, and you assume they must be looking for you, but you dont know why.



.......even worse when you are right.
 
From my personal experience! ---

- When you go the ER at one of the biggest hospitals in the city, and when they bring you back to a room the nurse hands you the remote, smiles, and says "you know this works..."


- When you come out of a grand mal and are surrounded by medics and you are the only one in the room besides them who is not freaking out.


- When the first thing you do when EMS arrives on scene is tell them your DOB, age, what year it is, your address, and who the current president is, before they ask!


- It comes out that you have a seizure disorder and the person you tell immediately turns off the TV and needlessly apologizes for having it on, and you have to spend 5 minutes explaining to them that you CAN watch TV.



- When one of your best friends demands you give them 2 days worth of your meds (emergency supply) after you get out of the hospital because of grand mal that wouldn't have happened if you had taken your meds.


- When mom, dad, significant other, and even younger sibling call you at random to make sure you took your meds.
 
You're at a party and the host asks you if you want a gin or vodka tonic. You say "I'll take a tonic with clonic and lime."
 
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You know you have epilepsy...

while in the ER they ask you what medication you take, and you can't remember your medication's name but you can remember that it starts with a T!!

You feel betrayed by your own body

You walk into the 7-11 and leave your car door open! [true story!]:rock:

You can't remember the name of someone that you've known for years - but you can remember the most silly, inane thing about their personality...so you make up nicknames for them....based on how they look or some silly aspect of their personality

You tell yourself for months after your birthday what your age is so that you can remember how old you are

You keep a notepad with you so you can remember what you are *supposed* to do that day

After a seizure you wake up, look into your husband's eyes and smile, and you say "You are so handsome, who are you?"

You wake up after a seizure with the paramedics there and you tell them that its 1995....[in reality, its 2006]

You feel like you ran a marathon for two days after your last seizure.

You wake up after a seizure, and can't remember your own name.

You drop something in the shower, or in the kitchen, and your loved one runs in and says 'are you all right?' -

~ Additionally, i think the stories of microwaves, fridges/freezers, keys and lost objects - these are things that we do every day without even thinking of them..they seem almost automatic, so its no surprise that some of us can just go through the motions without giving these things much thought.
 
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there hsnt been a response here in too long, is that good or bad.

let's see, you know yo have epilepsy, when you drop you bag. and someone yells
"oh god get a chair!!"
you come into a doctor's office with a broken arm and you doctor gives you the lecture about how you need brain surgery this cant continue to happen. and you have to tell him, the arm is not from a seizure, you got hit by a car.

when you are snuggled in bed with your gf, both of you trying to sleep, and you want to turn the page of page of the book you are reading. She thinks it is a playful tickle.
 
:pop: You know you have Ep if you can read this thread, chuckle or smile, have a laugh, and know that you're not alone in this journey. :pfft:
 
You know you have ep if you wake up in an ambulance and start to cry because you know your car must be tottaled.
 
joey said:
You know you have ep if you wake up in an ambulance and start to cry because you know your car must be tottaled.
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my car has been in storage for so long. That thought has never crossed my mind. I always wake up in the ambulance and wonder where is my bicycle.
 
You know you have ep when you wake up in the ambulance and start to cry cos the paramedics wont give you any more sedatives.
 
Your mother confesses to you that everytime you go out to smoke she "loses" you and freaks if your "lost" for more then 5 minutes.

Thanks mom!
 
difenbaker said:
Your mother confesses to you that everytime you go out to smoke she "loses" you and freaks if your "lost" for more then 5 minutes.

Thanks mom!
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At today's prices IT could be because you took her cigarettes! lol
I know I have this, when I wake up on the couch (this morning) whining about how loud my daughter was being clanging pens n pencils, & books ,art supplies around, WHILE I was trying to sleep :bigmouth:.
It was her at noon putting the stuff back! because I had a sz instead of going to bed & crashed ,fell,& kicked the table at the end of couch all around the room. she had given me a pillow & blanket .
That no one, but someone else with this or has witnessed a fair amount of BAD szs. can understand how I could have dislocated most of the bones in my body. This is my newest fun & the toughest yet to deal with.
You know OTHERS have this when they understand and laugh along (most of the time) when making a smart alec comment about having a sz(s).
It seems the worse the person has this the easier the understand the jokes too. lol
I knew I had been feeling to smart lately & that sz(s) last night proved it so back to the 8 day waiting period to get some of my I.Q. back. Glad it is not tournament week for jeopardy. Be careful. Rick
 
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