Thread: I am very confused ~ can you help?
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Old 02-05-2013, 12:49 AM
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Thank you for responding, Sue.

I appreciate you sharing your personal experience as well!

I was leaning towards this experience being a complex partial seizure as well. However, I didn't have an aura. I was fine one moment, and the next, I was completely lost and confused. Complex partial's are always preceded by an aura, aren't they??

I suppose that I should contact my epileptologist's office and speak with one of the nurses. Thanks for listening...
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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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