Seizure - part 2
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Sorry to hear that, hope they can cure it easily.
Ray Cassick wrote:
Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but...
That's what the lounge is for.
modified on Thursday, October 8, 2009 3:53 AM
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Ray, I wish you the best my friend. Having recently gone through a similar ordeal, I sympathize with your worries. I just hope that its no were near as bad as you think it is and I hope that its quite a simple thing and that you're going to be complaining about the guy that called you because he gave you the wrong impression over the phone. Chin up :rose: I'm a big guy (6'2" >120Kg) and generally not claustrophobic at all but it felt quite constrained in the MRI tunnel. It was as loud as you said but they gave me ear muffs. What I hated was that occasionally, when my elbow touched the side, I'd get a minor yet unpleasant jolt through my elbow.
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Hi Ray, Truly regret to hear that you've had this news. I send this link to an essay by Stephen J. Gould to anyone I know who is going through (or is a family member of someone going through, or is "facing" the possibility of) a life-threatening illness like cancer because it is so helpful in understanding the meaning of the kinds of statistics about treatment and mortality that people may hear from their doctors : it is called "The Median is Not the Message" : as you may know, Gould himself survived his own first experience with cancer (abdominal mesothelioma) for more than twenty years. And during that twenty year period, as one of the great "popularizers of post-Darwinian evolutionary theory, wrote books that have enduring value, that brought a literate, witty, and even "folksy" science (Gould was a fanatic baseball fan) to lay people in a way they could relate to. http://www.cancerguide.org/median\_not\_msg.html When I faced my ordeal with tongue cancer, this essay gave me as much "comfort" as "science" possibly could. Please do keep us updated. best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
:rose: Remember it is easy to think the worst but all you know at the moment is that they think they have seen something, hopefully it will turn out to be nothing too serious. :rose: Try to keep busy and concentrate on the good in your life until your next appointment. :rose:
Ali
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Ray Cassick wrote:
I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication.
It's good that they spotted it though. This gives you a much better chance, and the care available nowadays is much better.
Ray Cassick wrote:
Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but...
That's what we're here for mate. It's not just for people to post stupid jokes or recipes of the day - it's for the support you get when things go wrong.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Vent as much as you like Ray, we're here for each other. Hope it turns out to be benign and/or treatable.
I hope you realise that hamsters are very creative when it comes to revenge. - Elaine
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Hi Ray, I'm sorry to hear that. At least they've noticed this early. Please keep us posted. My prayers shall be with you.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
No Ray, vent here, where everyone does amongst the friendliest online community I know. I myself am experiencing SSRI withdrawal 'brain-zaps', which I hope are not seizure symptoms. I hope you learn more soon, and can make a decision regarding your fears, which are every bit as real as mine.
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Ray, I wish you the best my friend. Having recently gone through a similar ordeal, I sympathize with your worries. I just hope that its no were near as bad as you think it is and I hope that its quite a simple thing and that you're going to be complaining about the guy that called you because he gave you the wrong impression over the phone. Chin up :rose: I'm a big guy (6'2" >120Kg) and generally not claustrophobic at all but it felt quite constrained in the MRI tunnel. It was as loud as you said but they gave me ear muffs. What I hated was that occasionally, when my elbow touched the side, I'd get a minor yet unpleasant jolt through my elbow.
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
What I hated was that occasionally, when my elbow touched the side, I'd get a minor yet unpleasant jolt through my elbow.
Shite, is it that charged with electromagnetism?
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Think of it like debugging. They think they've at least found the problem. Maybe they'll be able to remove it? My friend suffered from seizures daily for over 10 years. She finally had tests done to locate the exact location on the brain, and had that removed in 1997. (A chunk the size of a small egg). She's been seizure-free since.:rose:
"The activity of 'debugging', or removing bugs from a program, ends when people get tired of doing it, not when the bugs are removed." - "Datamation", January 15, 1984
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Ray Cassick wrote: Sorry to use this as a place to vent No need to apologize; we're among friends here. But you convinced me to avoid consulting doctors about the dizziness I've felt for the past three weeks. I don't want to know...:suss:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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So, Tuesday night I had an EEG and an MRI because of the seizure that I had. The EEG was a pleasant experience, very low key and quite, but the MRI, holly cow... LOUD! I was very surprised about the noise, and the close quarters of the machine. I am not really huge, but I barely fit. And I am not sure how anyone that has the slightest bit of claustrophobia deals with the close space and the noise. Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication. Holly crap folks. :omg: :wtf: :omg: Sorry to use this as a place to vent, but... Maybe I should just go vent my fears over on my own blog hugh...
Ray Cassick wrote:
Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication.
Damn Ray, very sorry to hear that; can't possibly imagine how you must feel, but you have to get better, because you're like the only VB guy we actually like ;) I wish you all the best, keep us posted.
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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Think of it like debugging. They think they've at least found the problem. Maybe they'll be able to remove it? My friend suffered from seizures daily for over 10 years. She finally had tests done to locate the exact location on the brain, and had that removed in 1997. (A chunk the size of a small egg). She's been seizure-free since.:rose:
"The activity of 'debugging', or removing bugs from a program, ends when people get tired of doing it, not when the bugs are removed." - "Datamation", January 15, 1984
Richard Jones wrote:
Maybe they'll be able to remove it?
Actually that is one thing that scares me the most. Cracking open the head is not something that I look forward to. It's too much like trying to open a CPU to repair a bad connection. My One wrong slip and you are not the same. I don't have a backup :)
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Ray Cassick wrote: Sorry to use this as a place to vent No need to apologize; we're among friends here. But you convinced me to avoid consulting doctors about the dizziness I've felt for the past three weeks. I don't want to know...:suss:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Don't delay. You may not like the answer but it is best to know. I just keep thinking about what would have happened if I was behind the wheel when that seizure kicked in. I was walking back to my car when it happened. 20 more minutes and I would have been making left turn onto a 6 lane road at rush hour. It kills me to think that I may not be allowed to drive again but I am glad it was caught in time.
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Less than 24 hours latter however I got the call that no one ever wants to get. Something was seen on the left side of my brain that makes them want to take a serious look and I was asked to come back and meet with a Neuro-oncologist, and I have been put on anti-seizure medication.
Damn Ray, very sorry to hear that; can't possibly imagine how you must feel, but you have to get better, because you're like the only VB guy we actually like ;) I wish you all the best, keep us posted.
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
What I hated was that occasionally, when my elbow touched the side, I'd get a minor yet unpleasant jolt through my elbow.
Shite, is it that charged with electromagnetism?
The one I was in, and I'm sure its an older model, must have had a magnet that weighed in at two tons. It was massive.
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Richard Jones wrote:
Maybe they'll be able to remove it?
Actually that is one thing that scares me the most. Cracking open the head is not something that I look forward to. It's too much like trying to open a CPU to repair a bad connection. My One wrong slip and you are not the same. I don't have a backup :)
Ray Cassick wrote:
I don't have a backup Smile
Believe it or not, that's what I'm going to be working on come January.
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