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Tag Archives: adventures in medicine
The Mask of Epilepsy
I don’t like writing stories that don’t have an ending. I hate it when I can’t be funny about something and it really drives me crazy when I can’t find the point in all of the things that need to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Medicine, E is for Epilepsy
Tagged adventures in medicine, epilepsy, medication, waiting
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E is for Epilepsy: The Big Update
I realized recently that I have been doing a bad job of updating people on recent events with Jake. I am going to let myself off the hook since the last few months have been completely bonkers with concerts, finals, … Continue reading
The Amazing Jacob List
It’s been almost exactly a year since Jacob was diagnosed with epilepsy. So much has happened in the last year, but this post isn’t about all of that. We had his third EEG a few weeks ago, but this post … Continue reading
Surgery #11: I Don’t Feel Terrible Anymore!
A few days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine at church. She had seen a funny post about Jake on Facebook and told me that I really should have a blog. After talking to her, I made … Continue reading
Surgery 11: See Ya, Sucker
When I had my first surgery for breast cancer, my surgeon told me that it was an important part of the healing process to grieve for the body parts I was about to lose. It felt weird, but taking a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Medicine
Tagged adventures in medicine, chronic pain, doctor, hysterectomy, surgery
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E is for Epilepsy: Good News, Less Good News, and Adjustments
A few weeks ago, we saw Jake’s neurologist for test results from his latest EEG. Because I didn’t post about the EEG and since Jake is super cute, I’ll walk you through the EEG first. First, I’ll remind you of where … Continue reading
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Tagged absence seizures, adventures in medicine, EEGs, grand mal, juvenile epilepsy, petit mal, Super Jake
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Surgery #11 or “For Girlz Only”
Six months ago, I was really unhappy that I had to go through surgery #10 to remove a cyst from my foot. Believe me, after the surgery I was done, I was really happy and not in an “I just … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Pain
Tagged adventures in medicine, chronic pain, doctor, gotta laugh sometimes, hysterectomy, i hate surgery, living with pain, surgery
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E is for Epilepsy: Quick Update
I thought that I would write a few paragraphs about where we are now with our new journey in the world of epilepsy. If you didn’t know we are on that particular journey, read this: E is for Epilepsy Jake has … Continue reading
E is for Epilepsy
I’ve been starting a lot of posts lately about Jake’s health with the phrase, “I’m not exactly sure how to say this…”. This is another one of those. If you have been following along lately, you know that Jake had … Continue reading