Well, it seems that once you cease taking drugs the side effects cease and all becomes flawlessly clear.
It seems strange but wonderful not to have a terrible skin these days. My friend who is a beautician was forever going on at me about the state of my face but it always seemed pointless going to great lengths just to clean it when the condition never changed. This was after spending much time and money on skin treatments that, quite honestly, did not make a dent on the coarse and opened pored skin.
Actually it made me despondent at times because it never really looked good except maybe when it was slightly tanned. Now it is so much better and although it will never be flawless after such a long time of being coarse, it is smoother and not as dull or lifeless. It must be good because my friend no longer goes on at me about its bad state, in fact she positively gave me a glowing compliment about it.
This had to be due to withdrawing the Primidone/Mysolin because that is renowned for its bad effect on skin. Also Phenytoin was a culprit for causing coarse hairs and I would imagine coarse skin because they are made from the same substance, i.e. keratin, Although that was withdrawn many years ago it must take several years for it to exit the system. Perhaps it is the effect of losing both drugs from the system and in several years time perhaps it will be flawless when the total effect of the Primidone have finally worn off.
To date I have had no further seizures and am still on 200mg AM and 250mg PM of Lamactil/Lamotrigen. There is no move to reduce this for the present time and maybe it will have to remain part of the daily routine. However, it is so nice not to consider having seizures a part of my life.
The advantages for me of having surgery have been many fold and it has to be said again, "If I knew then what I know now, then I would still have the surgery, including all the post op hiccoughs because they enabled me to go down roads I would never have travelled if the whole procedure had gone like clockwork. Just one of those examples of life's struggles that are good for progress.
There is not much else to report but I am happy and waiting for other events in life to progress. Time will tell what is around the corner and when it shows up then it will be recorded for posterity as usual. I still don't keep a diary of events which is time saving and quite amazing
