I’ve been better
November 24th, 2005 by Bill
Every so often (like last night) I have what I believe is a nocturnal seizure. Once, years ago, I had a grand mal seizure (tonic-clonic), which was quite a show for the folks at the office.
These nocturnal ones seem be related to big weather shifts, such as this part of the world is about to experience, going from quite warm to quite cold as the pressure systems jocky around.
I use to take Dilantin (phenytoin) for it. It’s an an anti-convulsant. But I prefer not to take anything if I don’t have to, and these things don’t happen that often. I may have epilepsy in a minor form but the doctor can’t really be sure because, as I understand it, you would have to be hooked up to an EEG as you were having a seizure, and those things aren’t something you can arrange.
Anyway … I woke up in the night to a bout of vomiting (lovely image), slept through the alarm today and got up this morning with the inside of my mouth slightly chewed up, the muscles in the back of my legs knotted and with an incredible headache. Generally, I feel like crap.
I think this is my punishment for my last post which suggested that since it’s Thanksgiving today in the U.S. the rest of us should take the opportunity to whisper about them behind their back. I figured they wouldn’t be blogging, they’d be eating turkey.
Well, it struck me as a funny idea. I guess the universe didn’t agree.
I’m slowly feeling better now though I still feel like I’ve been run through a blender.
Tag: Epilepsy, Nocturnal seizure
oh no!
feel better bill. i will drink a toast to your good health and stuff my face with stuffing.
i love canadians.
Hope you feel better - that stuff is hell
Are you like I am — hate taking any medications? Hope everything is OK today.
Yup. The only thing I ever take is Advil, and that only rarely. It doesn’t help that I get the heebie-jeebies when they start listing possible medication side effects, “Testicles may become swollen, your ass will fall off, you’ll develop great, pendulous breasts …”
Yikes!
pendulous breasts shouldn’t matter to much in winter