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sakabatou

(42,172 posts)
Sun Dec 27, 2015, 05:34 PM Dec 2015

This is a lil personal.

Around this time, 9 years ago, just after I was picked up from winter break, I fell ill. Deathly ill. I was hospitalized from either a week to nearly a month. Doctors said they didn't even know I would l make it, but I recovered, albeit with some lingering effects. I only remember the last 3 days while I was in the hospital. They told me at first, I couldn't remember my own name or where I was. I kept on having memory losses, needing to repeat things.

Trust me, it wasn't the best of times.

For now, I live with the scars, the tremors and auras. It's a pain in the *** but I'm thankful to be alive. I'm open to you followers asking me questions about what happened.

If you wanna know more, just ask.

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This is a lil personal. (Original Post) sakabatou Dec 2015 OP
I am so glad that you survived, my dear sakabatou... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #1
They only have a guess since I didn't give them permission to do brain surgery/biopsy sakabatou Dec 2015 #3
I am happy that you recovered, sakabatou. femmocrat Dec 2015 #2
Part of me wishes all of me was recovered sakabatou Dec 2015 #6
are you taking any drugs now or rurallib Dec 2015 #4
I'm on meds right now sakabatou Dec 2015 #5
just curious - are the meds for the symptoms rurallib Dec 2015 #7
Yes. They're made to control my seizures sakabatou Dec 2015 #8

sakabatou

(42,172 posts)
3. They only have a guess since I didn't give them permission to do brain surgery/biopsy
Sun Dec 27, 2015, 07:03 PM
Dec 2015

They think it was some form of encephalitis caused by bacteria or virus.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
2. I am happy that you recovered, sakabatou.
Sun Dec 27, 2015, 06:23 PM
Dec 2015

And thank you for sharing your experience. Reading about such amazing recoveries can give hope to those who are facing similar situations.

sakabatou

(42,172 posts)
5. I'm on meds right now
Sun Dec 27, 2015, 10:41 PM
Dec 2015

Until something new comes along, I may have to be on medication for the rest of my life.

rurallib

(62,445 posts)
7. just curious - are the meds for the symptoms
Mon Dec 28, 2015, 03:02 PM
Dec 2015

since they never really diagnosed the original event?
Mrs. Lib has some been on some meds like that after a brain hemorrhage at 29.

BTW - sounds like as good of an out come as you could hope for.

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