Hey Dan, Welcome!! I'm from AZ too and back in 2000 and I believe in 2002 I was over at St. Josephs(Barrows Neurological) for monitoring and for brain surgery too. I know that social security takes forever to approve you, it took me sometime and because I live with my parents they don't give me enough money to move out and live on my own. Sucks. I've had Three right temporal lobe surgeries for Epiliepsy and might be having a fourth. Anywho, I'm very glad your doing better with the lamictal!! Your in my prayers.