Two years ago July 2012 I had a stroke on my right temporal lobe. I now have simple partial, complex partial and generalized seizures pretty regularly as a result. I have been on almost all AED's. Most even before the seizures as I had used some as mood stabalizers for Bipolar 1 years before. The fact that my stroke and seizures are in my right temporal lobe where your emotions stem from and I have bipolar 1 has not been easy but I'm making it. I was only 48 when this occurred. Now I have been diagnosed with peripheral nueorpathy too. My nuero said he did not see another stroke that had caused leg and foot numbness on my MRI from when I was in the hospital in April for postical-psychosis (due to 7 back to back seizures). So I just had another MRI with and without contrast done 2 weeks ago of my lumbar and will see him again Nov. 6th. My GP is pushing to get the results from him sooner though she said when I saw her last week. My GP also started test for Lupus on me as I have lots of symptoms and my mother, who just died 3 months ago had it. I had shingles 2 months before my stroke also and thyroid cancer right after. The last 2 years have been HORRIBLE.

Anyway I am hoping things start looking up in 2015 and am glad to have stumbled upon this group for support. I have done some reading already and you all seem very helpful to each other.

Welcome Lynnie64.

This is a good site. I am pretty new here also. Keep up the good work. It is all anadventure. xo

Hi Lynnie64,
Welcome to the NeuroTalk Support Groups.

You certainly have had a terrible couple of years.
I'm so sorry.

We have forums for many of the conditions you have talked about in your post.

Stroke Forum
Bipolar Forum
Autoimmune Diseases
Peripheral Neuropathy Forum

A good way to find information if you have multiple diagnoses or conditions is to use the forum seach feature.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/search.php

All the best to you

Anyone who has suffered a stroke should be investigated for Central Pain Syndrome if they have symptoms of neuropathy/neuropathic pain:

www.centralpain.org

http://www.centralpain.com/19-sample...omla/24-joomla

http://centralpainsyndromefoundation.com/


The syndrome occurs most commonly when stroke affects the thalamus or spinothalamic tracts of the midbrain, though it can also occur in a number of other conditions such as multiple sclerosis (in which it is thought responsible for the neurologic pain many experience with MS) and B12 deficiency or traumatic injury.