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Was the "necklace" you had a "dog tag" like the military have. I always wear one when I am more than 100 miles away from home (and all the time when I am home too) and no one has ever asked my about it. But I also have a 911 memorial dog tag on it to.

The necklace was a standard medic alert necklace.
They are easily hidden but I don't like the feel against my skin.
Also when I was a lifeguard (which I'm not anymore) necklaces were not allowed. something about victims grabbing for them. Our whistles were easy break strings.

The bracelet was standard medical alert bracelet - and while it serves a purpose, it really does get tiresome when every coffee shop you go to and start talking with people, someone has to comment on it and ask what it is for and then talk about their friend who got "cured" by eating a high fat diet or whatever the latest pseudo science has to offer (the high fat diet works in limited number of cases, though it is not a cure, and causes other health issues).

If I had seizures all the bloody time I would wear something - but it's not that common of occurrence.

What I will see though is if my body chemistry has changed and I'm better able to deal with the side effects than I use to be. If it works out this time, in a year or so I could be driving again. So maybe it was good that this happened.

I haven't taken medicine in years.
At least with my epilepsy, medicine doesn't stop the seizures if I don't get enough sleep and the medicine increased the amount of sleep I needed considerably - so I'd have seizures anyway if I had any kind of life. IE - the side effect was worse than the disorder, a concept some doctors have trouble grasping in their superiority complex "they always know best" world.

That reaction may have changed as I got older though, at least according to the ER doctor (who may have been lying through his teeth - I don't know) - so I'm giving the meds another shot. If I end up needing 12+ hours of sleep again, forget it - can't live needing that much sleep.

resedit wrote:

Hey wow - I've actually got a doctor fairly close to me who prescribes Marijuana.
Back in my 20s while experimenting with it, I didn't have a single seizure.
Had them before and after that period though.

I think I'll make an appointment.

Glad you're feeling better, and if you get some MJ smoke one for me

Or at least a few sensible Americans.

Last edited by user (2008-09-11 8:40 am)

Wow man.  Get well soon.  I've seen people seize before, and it's never a good time.

A friend of mines siezures are brought on my pain. It woulda been a cruel act of nature if she were someone that got off on pain.

If you were to sue anyone, you should sue the HOA that instigated the twisted chain of events that led up to the entire incident. I would be sure to write them an extremely sarcastic "thank-you" note for being so concerned about the appearance of your neighborhood. They should give you some sort of reward for risking your life (albeit unknowingly) in order to maintain the image of their neighborhood. Just goes to show you what a good idea minding your own damn business really can be.

Glad you're OK, resedit.

You should have told your doctor that, even though you plan to avoid using Roundup yourself from now on, you'd still like to have a prescription for some pot just to be on the safe side. After all, who knows how much of this nasty ingredient is now lying dormant in your system, just waiting to trigger another seizure, eh?

A seizure story today in the news :  http://www.kpho.com/news/17467640/detail.html

Dog dials 911, sort of.