Thread: I am very confused ~ can you help?
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Old 02-04-2013, 06:40 PM
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Arrow I am very confused ~ can you help?
Last night, I went grocery shopping during the Super Bowl. It was completely empty in there! Anyway, after going through the produce aisle, I was looking at buns in the bakery section of the store. I was trying to decide between whole wheat dinner rolls and finally picked a bag. As I went to put the bag in my cart in front of me, my cart wasn't there! My purse was on my shoulder...but no cart anywhere in sight. Confusion is an understatement!

Thankfully, a store employee was nearby. I recall walking by him and saying hello, he was very pleasant with a big smile. I went and asked him if I just walked past him earlier. He nodded happily. I asked if I was pushing my cart. His answer was no. I was incredulous ~ stumped. "No? Are you sure?" He then pointed to my cart over by the celery and said that I'd left it there. I was speechless. It took about 5 minutes or so for me to lose the confusion and get back to shopping.

I remember looking at the celery, but it was too expensive for a stalk. Then, I recall walking past the employee talking with another in the same spot. I then turned and walked down the aisle with croutons and Buitoni pastas, turned and stopped at the dinner rolls. That's my memory of events ~ sorry about the long story! I'm just trying to be as specific as I can with my memory of events before and after.

Thank you very much for reading my long post ~ I appreciate it!!
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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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