I am busting outta here... who is with me?

IMAGE_174

Some things I am working on for the blog.

I have some new ideas for this site.

Over the next few weeks I plan to tweak the navigation of the site. Make it more combined. Right now my Calendar is in its own spot and so are my pictures. I am going to try and work toward making this all one Blog stream. So you get more of a feeling of what is happening to me right now when you come to my site.


I am going to start my series on my treatment of epilepsy. What struggles I have encountered and what successes to date. I hope to start writing more throughout the day;

I also want to do a series that is more technical, because I think that it will fill the time and give me something positive and informative to write about.

I have been kicking around the idea of a before bed and morning writing. Something brief that will often come from my cell phone that I could use to just spill the contents of my brain. I am working on something that will remind me to do it, so that I can put it off. J

I am such a lucky man!

The farmers daughters daughter.

Amen

Two great years

I just wanted to wish Sarah a happy two year anniversary. It was yesterday. I just wanted to tell you that I love you more each day!

Graces favorite show

Moose and Zee

My loyal readership.

Sorry about the delay folks.. I have been crazy busy, next series will follow shortly.

Why Tony Hawk is easy to idolize

A pretty cool video to keep you busy.

Short delay.

I am working on it now, should get the first post up tonight.. Sorry about the delay.

 

J

 

The Next 10 PM series.

I will start my next 10 o'clock I will detail the experience I have had with epilepsy and the medication to date.

bubble machine

0613081213

sitting up

cat toy

IMAGE_145

The electrical storm in my brain.

Some symptoms of what is wrong with me:

For years now, since I was in high school my hands shake. This comes and goes.

At night I have always woken up having violent bad dreams. Shaking uncontrollably etc.

I have always been prone to loose mental focus, I have always blamed this on a self diagnosis of A.D.D.

It has now progressed to what full blown blacking out.

What the doctor told me went like this.

“What is happening to you is you are having seizures.”

"your EEG showed seizure responses in your brain"

“And during my tenure, I could count on one hand how many times I have diagnosed epilepsy”

“It is exceptionally rare, and in your case I believe it can be controlled with medication”

“Sorry about the scare, but I didn’t want to wait until I get back from Europe to talk to you.”

As this diagnosis is rather new to me, the next posts will be detailing what I have learned so far, and what problems I have encountered

Are we the waiting?

Ok, so I had my MRI, and now the doctor would like to see me today. I call back and immediately explain that I am scheduled to work and ask if there is any way I can reschedule.

They explain that they need to see me today. No way to reschedule. At this point I am flipping out. Sarah comes home to get me and we leave for the doctor’s office. At this point I am convinced that the MRI found something in my brain. A mass, something. Why else would they want to see me less than two hours after they took an image of my brain? Oh god!

We get to the doctors office, and a song is playing in the waiting room. I don’t remember the name of it but it is country, and is talking about missed opportunity. Oh lord…. I am sitting there waiting… Sarah is holding my hand, I hope it is nothing serious.. But it must be, why else would they call me in today?


To be continued tonight at 10 pm est.

If it is going to be bad news, I would rather not know.

After the stint at the emergency room, I go home and immediately do anything in my power to put off going to the hospital. At this point I have justified it in my mind that there is nothing wrong with me, and that I must have just been over tired and fallen asleep behind the wheel. The last few trips to the doctor made me feel like they didn't fix anything so I was defiantly avoiding going. A few weeks pass.


Finally Sarah makes an appointment with me for a doctor here in Kent. I agree to go, but am terrified. What in the world could have caused someone that is wide awake to fall asleep, or blackout behind the wheel. Narcolepsy, Diabetes or worse?

The doctor immediately advises me that in this type of situation it is best to check three things. Blood, head and heart. So he orders a series of tests on me. Starting with the heart I have two tests. One of them is an ultra sound a few days later. It appears that everything is normal, but the tester is always quick to point out that the doctor will have to review it and get back to me.

They also take my blood, no suspicion of being diabetic, although I have a history in my family.

Now for the brain, the point that scares me the most.

The first test I have is the EKG, basically what they do is test how your brain responds to stimulus, they place electrodes on your head and flash lights and monitor your brain activity. Once again, I get the feedback that the doctor will follow up with me.

Now for the final test, the MRI or magnetic brain scan. Should be a joy! My Dad takes me to this, its May 23rd. I sit in a long tube while a giant magnet spins around me and takes images my brain. My Dad sits in the waiting room and talks to a man who is fighting cancer. I remember thinking how hard that would be, he explained to him that he had been in tests all day. After about an hour of what sounded like an muffled jack-hammer near my head I get dressed. Put my metal watch back on and get ready to leave. I head home with every intent to go to work that day. On my way out the MRI technician explains to me that she can give me a CD of my brain. I ask her if it would be my actual brain or just a copy of the pictures she took, she laughs and tells me "just pictures"…


a shot of my head

I am now done with the tests, lets cross our fingers and hope nothing serious is found. I look at the shots of my brain. Cool, but I don't really know what I am looking at. But I am slightly relieved that there appears to be an actual brain inside my skull.

I head home, grab a cup of Jo with my Dad and begin to get ready for work.

I am almost ready for work when I get a frantic phone call from Sarah.

"Hello"
"Jeff, I just talked to the nurse. The doctor would like to see you today, as in now."

to be continued….

A good time to catch up.

Here is the first three parts of my series The News. Click here if you haven't read yet.

Sunday is a day of rest

And because of this I will resume my series called "the news" tomorrow.

Is the build up a little much?

Android Dream has built-in compass for Google Streetview

Dave, A buddy of mine showed me this at work yesterday. Its crazy, how in the world did I miss this in my net reading.

What computers might look like in the near future.