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Tremor

jerycrkdwlr
jerycrkdwlr
My tremor was still there after the brain surgerey.My folks decided to get a second opinion.The new Neroligst they brought me to was talking about doing a procedure to freeze part of my nervous system wich was done to some people with parkinsons.It had been over a year and a half and my folks felt there was no other options.Then it happened.MY tremor would not stop untill i fell asleep.One night when i was just about to fall aslleep my older brother came home from a high school football game and was feeling no pain when he slamed the front door closed.My black lab was at the foot of my bed and was startled by the door slaming shut.As his barks startled me my whole body whent paralized and then it felt like 220 amps were pluged into me and then an almost blinding warm white light started in my head and then slowly traveled through my body to the tips of my toes.Im not sure how long it lasted but when it ended the paralizing also stoped and the fist thing i did was jump out of bed and noticed the tremor had stoped.The doctors said that it was a stroke but i always felt it was something spiritual.I still feel it was god but i wondered why he stoped there.The seizures started not long after the stroke and i went back into dispair.Life is definately a roller coaster thats difficult to understand.But now i want to understand.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm sorry. I don't know what you had the brain surgery for, so I feel like I am missing a big part of your story.
You have certainly been through a whole lot, and for that, I am sorry.
Do I understand correctly that you had the neurosurgery and that now your tremor has stopped but you have seizures? How often do you have the seizures? Are they grand mal or petit mal? Are you on medications, and if so, do they help?
There might be a site on DS for Epilepsy. You could try there for some support and education, but you should also connect with the Epilepsy Foundation and learn as much about it online.
I wish you well, and remember, it is not over until you have done everything you can. Do everything you can.
jerycrkdwlr
jerycrkdwlr
The surgerey was performed because they thought the tremor was cancer related when it started.But now my doctor has helped me realize it was molestation that was tucked away in my mind for 42yrs.The seizures have been petit mal.In the begining at 14 yrs old the seizures were happening about 10 times a day.They started me on heavy doses of Phenobarbital wich i think started my addictive weakness to handling pain.They later changed to diletin(spelling not great) that kept me in a daze most of the time.When i turned 18 i told the doctor that marijuana did more help than his drugs did.He laughed but i think he felt some guilt about the painfull exzams and the 13 hours of exploritory brain surgerey.He then took me off medications and informed DMV that i know longer need to be on medications.The seizures never went away but i kept my mouth shut and later got my comercial license to drive.Then last year i was waking my dogs and chewing on some skittles when a strong force pulsated inside my brain making my mouth and jaw and head go num and then started to loose conciouness but it stoped ontime to regain my ballance.Since then ive had no seizures at all for about a year now.I just had an EEG and waiting for results.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have never heard anything like your case. You seemed to have been misdiagnosed left and right. Tremors that go away at night are usually anxiety precipitated. Symptoms like yours are usually anxiety-related. Who are these geniuses who have treated you? Do your parents have a lot of money to afford all of these doctors?
God bless you. Pray that you get the strength and courage to find out what is really wrong with you if anything besides an anxiety disorder. PTSD is an extreme case of anxiety disorder.
jerycrkdwlr
jerycrkdwlr
The suergerey was were else but the Famous Kaiser Foundation in 1969 in SanFrancisco.I was told later by other retired Brain Surgerey doctors from kaiser that they should have never done the surgerey in SF.There hospital in PALO ALTO was set up specialy for Neurological surgerey and treatment.(Disorders). I tryed to find my Neurologist i had at kaiser back then just since this new memory and diagnosis but he was long gone.My mom was with the city in child welfare and my dad was with MaBell.They were getting ready to get a second mortgage or what ever they had to do to keep me alive.The surgeon who was going to do the freezing of a part of my nervous system was Diane Feinsteins first husband.They were going to do the surgerey at Mt.Siani(spelling?).My foks coverage was only with kaiser so it probably would have broke them pretty bad.Luckily i think god kicked the stoke(seizure) or what ever you whant to call it.My doctor now says what happened to me is like something they make movies out of. I asked him who he whants to play his part.
deleted_user
deleted_user
OMG. Get out of that environment if you can.