Happy 17th Birthday

Submitted by DonnaD on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 22:22
I woke on my 17th birthday to a jerk of my arm. What the hell’s going on. Then a cuppa went flying. Over the bosses sister so the day didnt start out well. That was the first of many. And to make matters worse, I had just started my first full time job. The accommodation left a lot to be said but it was a job and out of home. As time went on, the jerks got worse until I did see my doctor. You have Epilepsy, and need to see a specialist, can I be dealt a worst hand. The boss had been teaching me to drive and now I had to tell him sorry but I can’t get my license and I had 1 week left before I could get my “P’s”, hey this is back in 1979. So to the specialist and no-one explained anything to me so I was as frightened as anything. Then to have the EEG, my God what is going on. Yes you have Epilepsy take these tablets and see your Doctor. Ok so I take them, no more cuppas go flying. Then Christmas that year (1979), I stopped taking the tablets, Tegretol, no one still had explained anything to me, well at my mums and I had a grand mal seizure. Woke to the ambulance wheeling me out. To hospital, I am ok, but “you should never stop your epileptic medication” ok time for answers. As the years went on I tried different tablets but I went from petite mal through to grand mal. What the hell have I got and why won’t someone tell me about it. I got depressed because of the epelipsy, not knowing about it. At last I got a great doctor at Yandina, he explained things to me. Ok, so I have this thing for life great. Don’t stop taking your tablets, drinking is out of the picture, great, what next. You must take your tablets same time every night. Ok this is sounding like a jail sentence. You are not told that you can fly, dive, not suppose to go in high place. When I first found out what I could and couldn’t I locked my self in side for a month. I was so fright to go out in case I through a fit. As time has gone on and many different tablets, blood tests.  Now 2010 I now am fully controlled by drugs. And they want me to change drugs, at nearly 50 and not thin, dont think so,  I drive, enjoy my life,what little I have of it owing to other health problems, don’t let my epilepsy run my life. Take my tablets every morning and night. Thank the good lord above my children didnt end up with epipilsy. Above all smile and thank god I am alive.
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