Not so bad
Dr. P says, Thanks for the update Liz. I don’t recommend any change in regimen at this time. These events will happen from time to time. Whew.
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View ArticlePartial seizure? I can deal
I forgot to mention that I had a simple partial seizure on Dec. 9. I was on the computer (probably […]
View ArticleThis is the first doctor who knew I had a brain tumor
Here he is. The head of Kaiser neurology in Roseville, California… the doctor who told me I was going to […]
View ArticleSacks is the man
I just started reading The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by world-renowned neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. […]
View ArticleMystery solved
Well, well, well. It turns out that the shaking/tremor sensation I was experiencing was neither tumor or seizure-related. My neurologist and […]
View ArticleLaughing in the face of the “worst-case scenario”
Hey, everyone. I have a new $5 word for you: nystagmus. Now, before you run off to look it up […]
View ArticleA recent interaction between the neurologist and me
Dr. G.P., Twice this week I experienced an odd sensation. I don’t think I was having a seizure because I […]
View ArticleFive-dollar word: electroencephalography
In an earlier post I mentioned my neurologist was thinking about having me hooked up to an EEG thing-y. According […]
View ArticleOops
I short-changed my Keppra dosing this week by mistake. I’m supposed to have 1,500mg in the morning and 2,000mg in […]
View ArticleTraveling with brain cancer and epilepsy
I just returned from a trip to Rome! (Hence the lack of posts.) Yay! It was my first time out […]
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