As I write this, I am lying in bed thinking about my trip to Springfield tomorrow for an M.R.I. It has been about 2 & 1/2 years since surgery to remove a brain tumor and 2 years since the completion of my radiation treatment.
I had a slight setback about 5 weeks ago now. In preparation for my upcoming visits to my doctors, I decided to try and wean myself off of my anti-seizure medicine. (This was not a completely crazy idea as my neurologist had said we could try this.) The reason for trying to wean myself off is the side-effects of the medicine. Keppra which is what I’m taking has the listed side effects of lethargy and vertigo. I suffer from both of those, so I need to be OFF this medication a.s.a.p.
I guess I went too quickly in weaning off, because I went to Hardees before church on a Wednesday night, by myself, and had a seizure which caused me to black out and fall off a high stool onto the floor, separating my shoulder. I am just now able to go the full day without wearing a sling for my left arm. Yes, I learned a valuable lesson and YES, I am taking my full dosages of medication now.
I want to start this blog back up and contribute something besides my woeful tale of battling cancer. I want this blog to be helpful and perhaps even entertaining from time to time. One of the things I’d like to blog about is some of my thoughts about The Church and spirituality in general. I have a lot of things I’d like to say in those areas that just don’t seem to fit into the genre of Facebook or any other social networking site.
One of things I’m going to have to do if I follow through is to become more adept at knowing how much or how little to type at a time. Being able to type at well over 80 wpm has good and bad points. I can type a LOT of nonsense in a little amount of time. I usually wear people out when I chat with them online by typing. I overwhelm them with messages and WORDS! In the spirit of trying to control this, I am going to end this update here and say more later. I’m thinking less words and greater frequency is the formula I need for now. Having said that, Buh Bye for now!
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I LOVE words…so bring ‘em on…OVERWHELM ME!! Sorry about your shoulder, hope all goes well with yourr MRI !!