As some of you may or may not know I suffer from a few health conditions, epilepsy being one of them, and I have had to take some time off away from the blog because of it. Now, I have literally tried so many times to post but nope, my mind has just wanted sleep sleep and more sleep in the past two weeks!
Although I am still tired and straining my eyes whilst writing this (my Mum would tell me off) I just had to give you all a little update and go into a bit more detail about what has been happening in the past two weeks for anyone who is interested!
So, for months on end I have been trying to find a solution with my Doctor to control some horrible symptoms I have been having. The main ones being a very weird head feeling of which comes out of the blue and I believed and still believe they are partial seizures (small seizures where you don't lose consciousness). The Doctor seemed to disagree and to cut a long story short sent me to see endless counsellors, tried to put me on tablets I didn't need and none of this was helping these 'partial seizures'.
The symptoms I was having were these 'partial seizures' which would start off with an echoing in my ear which would then make me feel extremely heavy. So heavy that I could not walk, I was petrified. I barely recognized my own house and I felt completely spaced out. I could barely lift anything and even a fork, for example, felt like 10 stone. These symptoms would only subside but after hours on end.
I explained to the Doctor about all this and she just said it was anxiety. No. Excuse me Doctor I know I have anxiety but this is something related to epilepsy, I can just tell! She wouldn't listen. This carried on for months until two weeks ago I spoke to her and demanded more anti epileptic medication. I knew in my own body the feelings I were having were to do with epilepsy. She agreed as to be honest, she had come to a complete stand still as to what to say to me anymore due to my ongoing symptoms.
So, I have been taking the extra medication for two weeks and guess what, I have had barely any heaviness, no partial seizures, I don't feel spacey and I actually feel 'normal' in the head. My Doctor rang to check how I was doing and was left speechless when I said I was doing good, after months of doing what she said and feeling worse than ever. I admit I do feel tired, dizzy, and a few other symptoms but that is due to the increase in medication and will hopefully subside.
I look back now and think I spent months of feeling absolutely horrific following the Doctors advice when the answer was in the form of an extra tablet which I suggested to her. It really shows you are the only one who knows your own body and it makes me sick to think I really had to fight and demand what I needed to make me better.
So, that's why I haven't been blogging and I have missed it greatly! I have also missed the whole blogger community and can't wait to get stuck back into mingling with everyone on Twitter!
I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported me through the past couple of weeks, it means the world!
Let the posts resume!
