Epilepsy day
The ol' brain is shorting out again today, so I'm keeping things pretty low key. I tried to sleep in as long as I could. That will frequently help the seizures to go away, but it did nothing for me today.
What my Szs usually consist of: I will be watching tv, looking at stuff online, hell, just talking to someone - anything... Anyway, something I see, say or hear will suddenly remind me that I'd had a very vivid dream recently on that exact topic. (I didn't really, but at that moment I could describe the dream to you completely). Then I will feel a little dizzy and nauseous. I will usually say 'aw shit, here comes a spell', then close my eyes and bow my head for about 30-45 seconds till it passes. Once it does, you could ask me about the dream and I'll have no such memory of having had such a dream. Sometimes I'll only have one seizure, lay down for a little while and they stop. Today I'm having them somewhat frequently. In the first hour I was awake I had maybe 5-6 of them. They're not severe today, just an irritation. I used to have them so bad that I would occasionally get so dizzy I would pass out for 30 seconds or so. Or I would get so nauseous that I would throw up. It's been 15 years since I had any so bad as that. Melissa watched my worst one I've had since those days. About three years ago I had one where I nearly passed out. She was pretty freaked by it. She worries so much about anything at all that this is something she makes a much bigger deal about than I do. After all, I've had them since I was a teenager and she's only been around it for a little over 3 years.
So that's the 'fun' that I get to experience today. Oh, and I've been soaking beans all night to make Tuscan Bean Stew this afternoon for dinner tonight. Mmmmmmmm! I can't wait!
What my Szs usually consist of: I will be watching tv, looking at stuff online, hell, just talking to someone - anything... Anyway, something I see, say or hear will suddenly remind me that I'd had a very vivid dream recently on that exact topic. (I didn't really, but at that moment I could describe the dream to you completely). Then I will feel a little dizzy and nauseous. I will usually say 'aw shit, here comes a spell', then close my eyes and bow my head for about 30-45 seconds till it passes. Once it does, you could ask me about the dream and I'll have no such memory of having had such a dream. Sometimes I'll only have one seizure, lay down for a little while and they stop. Today I'm having them somewhat frequently. In the first hour I was awake I had maybe 5-6 of them. They're not severe today, just an irritation. I used to have them so bad that I would occasionally get so dizzy I would pass out for 30 seconds or so. Or I would get so nauseous that I would throw up. It's been 15 years since I had any so bad as that. Melissa watched my worst one I've had since those days. About three years ago I had one where I nearly passed out. She was pretty freaked by it. She worries so much about anything at all that this is something she makes a much bigger deal about than I do. After all, I've had them since I was a teenager and she's only been around it for a little over 3 years.
So that's the 'fun' that I get to experience today. Oh, and I've been soaking beans all night to make Tuscan Bean Stew this afternoon for dinner tonight. Mmmmmmmm! I can't wait!