Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while but what with one thing or another…
This week I was brought low by a meeting with social services; builders outside began to cut concrete paving slabs and the noise set off my illness. Thankfully Alison, my therapist, was attending and she led me off to recover, a number [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Yesterday I had my EEG and it was interesting, somewhat amusing and quite sticky.
The sticky bit comes from the gel they use to attach the electrodes to my head.
Although I was told it was completely passive I’m sure I could feel a current pass through different parts of my head at different stages. For most [...]
Okay if you’ve been following my twits or know me via facebook then this is old news.
On Tuesday I had a CT scan. They stuck my head in a machine that looked like a giant polo mint combined with an ipod. It whirred around a lot and scanned my brain.
Then they sent me home, dizzy. But [...]
Some would say its long overdue, but I have dates for my scans.
My CT scan is the morning of this coming Tuesday.
My EEG is in late November.
The sooner the better is all I can say. I had a string of Outs today, each being triggered by the vibrations of the bus I was on as [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
I’ve just joined the lemming pack and signed up to Twitter. Now everyone can know when I come to somewhere unexpected. Oh the hijinks that shall ensue.
I can be found, of course, under the username of Planetniles.
Presuming anyone is actually reading this blog.
I have an amusing brain disease.
It started, well I don’t really know when it started. I noticed it first back in February; others had noticed something amiss years back.
Back in February, under a considerable amount of stress and pain I nearly blacked out. The world faded away, retreating from me like a tide [...]
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