5/19

5/19/2025 – F Seizures

Seizures suck. Had a mid-level one on Saturday night, after a couple of pretty good birthday dinners on Thursday, (Sushi), and Friday (Filet, shrimp and scallops).

Spent Saturday daytime cleaning up the yard, (two dogs, doing what they do), then mowing the yard, then fixing dinner (Chicken Curry, Hello Fresh). Finished making dinner with a little help (plating mostly), sat down to eat, and off I went to seizure land.

I knew it was coming, I asked for supervision/rescue inhaler which was provided, and I lost control of my left side, basically. As the paramedics arrived, (dogs and cat secured in the bedroom), I was able to use my right arm to lift my left one, (under duress), but otherwise my left side was pretty much useless for a while.

After I was in a room in the ER, (they called it semi-private, the ‘door’ was a curtain), my left leg eventually consented to my lifting it under my supervision. And that continued to get better over time.

They did the usual stuff, vitals, ECG, supervision, stroke test (smile for me), etc. And then they scheduled an MRI for ASAP. Which, as it turns out, was not soon at all. The MRI tech was in Maryland somewhere, and due to recent storms, his route to the hospital was a mess, just like the roads and, as it turns out, the hallway next to the MRI room itself. Towels, blankets, etc. It was also late at that point, like midnight. MRIs are not fun, as it turns out (my last one was in Alexandria hospital and I don’t remember at all). Very loud, lots of banging and crashing sounds, and you have to be totally still in a tube for a long time. 0/10, would not recommend.

After that, my ER doctor talked to the radiologist, they agreed my MRI was stable compared to my last one with the exception of the evidence of the biopsy, and I was cleared to go home. Good news, I guess?

I sent a message to my neurologist’s office on Sunday afternoon, which led to a phone call this morning (Monday), which led me to believe the staff in my neurologist’s office leave something to be desired. How fucking hard is it to get the address of a CVS correct, given multiple attempts and a dropdown list? I even gave them the address in a message, and on the phone. They still got it wrong. Twice.

Kids, if you want a good career path due to severe lack of them, neurologist is a good choice. Although by the time you get there, the country may be on fire and EMT may be a better choice, who knows.

Off to do a little work.

To be continued.