Well, I thought I had better note this before I forget and then have to admit, to whomsoever rings up to enquire about my seizure status, that I could not remember when it was.
I have increased my medication 50 mg so that is 200mg am and 250mg pm.
This was done because I am not pig headed and just felt the murmurings of something which I thought would be better nipped in the bud. I did not want to increase but it seemed prudent to do so.
I have not had another seizure to date.
It is coming up to the 2nd anniversary of the worst 17 days of my life. I do not regret having the surgery for all the problems as life has improved no end in so many respects. For instance, I do not have to worry about leaving things in the gangway in case I have a seizure and break my neck on it whilst having an absence, which is the form the seizures took.
I also do not have to worry when I climb ladders, not that I really did worry before but there was a time when a nasty accident ensued whilst up a ladder and the venetian blinds still bear the scar, as does my forhead or eyebrow.
That is one way I could remember the siezures, look at all the visible scars that have occured during an absence!!
The only problem I have, and it is not a problem, is that I have no excuse for not doing things now because I have sustained no injuries that have stopped me from doing things, say doing Spring cleaning. Well it is hard to lift ladders and your arm when you have fallen on it so that was a valid excuse for not doing a lot of things. Another thing I could not do for ages was ironing because during another seizure I ironed my finger and had my husband not been there that day then who can say what damage would have happened. I was able to iron again after that had healed and it did not take as long to heal as it does when a bruise or strained muscle have occured.
Now I have to get on with it but the only problem is that it is too wet at present to be washing the inside of the house. Well, I will have to do the gutters which are probably the only things that have had a proper clean each year. I would rather have fallen off a ladder in order to have clean gutters and facia than be totally overrun with spiders!!!
