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Howdy vets
Sun, 05/18/2008 - 09:59Comments
Re: Howdy vets
Submitted by Texas_med on Sun, 2008-05-18 - 21:27
Re: Howdy vets
Submitted by falconfixr1 on Sun, 2008-05-18 - 22:14
Tks texas med...Yes, I was being sarcastic. Always, i'm always sarcastic. Just my nature. It's one of the ways i vent my frustration at the system. I understand the terminology/definitions. It's the why that I don't understand. I also know that I may NEVER have that answer. The reason for the seizures may never be discovered.
I did start another thread in another forum....I've been referred to Bowman Gray Epilepsy Center for further "study" (sounds like a zoo animal). What can I expect? It's been more than three years since my initial diagnosis and this will be the first time that a dr has decided to attempt to find the focal area of my seizure activity (pretty convinced it's temporal lobe....just where). My neuro is pretty adamant about wanting to do surgery...i don't seem to be responding to medication any longer. I don't like the idea of surgery, but i am very curious about where and how the seizure activity is occuring. So, I think the only reason he is REALLy sending me to the center is to determine exactly which piece of my brain to remove.
Tks for the help
Tks texas med...Yes, I was being sarcastic. Always, i'm always sarcastic. Just my nature. It's one of the ways i vent my frustration at the system. I understand the terminology/definitions. It's the why that I don't understand. I also know that I may NEVER have that answer. The reason for the seizures may never be discovered.
I did start another thread in another forum....I've been referred to Bowman Gray Epilepsy Center for further "study" (sounds like a zoo animal). What can I expect? It's been more than three years since my initial diagnosis and this will be the first time that a dr has decided to attempt to find the focal area of my seizure activity (pretty convinced it's temporal lobe....just where). My neuro is pretty adamant about wanting to do surgery...i don't seem to be responding to medication any longer. I don't like the idea of surgery, but i am very curious about where and how the seizure activity is occuring. So, I think the only reason he is REALLy sending me to the center is to determine exactly which piece of my brain to remove.
Tks for the help
Re: Howdy vets
Submitted by falconfixr1 on Sun, 2008-05-18 - 19:47
Hey XGI --
Don't use VA, yet....currently active AF e-6 with epilepsy. I'm undergoing an IPEB right now. I was diagnosed 3 years ago w/ complex partial w/secondary generalized seizures (i guess that's dr speak for "we don't know wtf is wrong w/you!"). Are you receiving disability for the epilepsy? How did they rate you? were you able to go the full 20? I've fought for the past 3 years. They aren't letting me do my job (F-16 Avionics -- aircraft mechanic) any longer, nor can i deploy (all understandable, i guess). I've been relegated to being a programs manager. It's been complete status castration. I don't even have troops any longer. I look forward to retirment now. I've only been in 13 years. There's NO WAY i can do another 7 if I can't do my job. Anyway....enough griping. Just interesting to see others out there in similar situation, ie vet w/epilepsy
Hey XGI --
Don't use VA, yet....currently active AF e-6 with epilepsy. I'm undergoing an IPEB right now. I was diagnosed 3 years ago w/ complex partial w/secondary generalized seizures (i guess that's dr speak for "we don't know wtf is wrong w/you!"). Are you receiving disability for the epilepsy? How did they rate you? were you able to go the full 20? I've fought for the past 3 years. They aren't letting me do my job (F-16 Avionics -- aircraft mechanic) any longer, nor can i deploy (all understandable, i guess). I've been relegated to being a programs manager. It's been complete status castration. I don't even have troops any longer. I look forward to retirment now. I've only been in 13 years. There's NO WAY i can do another 7 if I can't do my job. Anyway....enough griping. Just interesting to see others out there in similar situation, ie vet w/epilepsy