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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 231
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 231
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Unsure what my experience is due to??
I do have epilepsy, pre-TBI, which I had surgery to correct exactly one year prior to my TBI.
My TBI occurred in March of 2008, I think??
Anyway... I have these moments of complete confusion. I feel like I don't know anything. Names of things or people are simply meaningless words in these moments. Thankfully, these moments only last a minute or so, and then my memory kicks in slowly. Does this sound like effects of my TBI to you, or more like epileptic "auras"??
I see my Epileptologist next month ( in a few weeks from now), but I am just wondering if I should mention these events to him, or should I contact my Internal Medicine doctor? The IM doc is my primary physician.
Anyone ever have this feeling?
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Shez
In March 2006, I had a partial left temporal lobectomy to remove my seizure focus. It worked well to control complex partial seizures, but left me hyper-sensitive to light and sound. Migraine headaches increased in severity as well as frequency.
In March 2007, I slipped on the ice and fell upon the left side of my head. The effects were mild TBI, a moderate concussion. The TBI effects increased light and sound sensitivity further, as well as migraine headaches. Seizure disorder got shaken up, requiring new medications to control complex partial seizures.
The long-term effects of these brain issues are very poor short-term memory; difficulty regulating emotions; major depression; anxiety; easily overwhelmed; word-finding difficulty as well as mixing up my words (but not recognizing my mistakes) and an extremely difficult time with decision-making. I also got divorced and am the secondary co-parent of our two daughters. That was a huge blow to me!
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