Posted by RN320 on September 13, 2006, at 20:31:39
In reply to Re: Just Checking In » RN320, posted by exquilter on September 13, 2006, at 19:56:06
I'm so glad that you had a nice trip this week and that walking was easier than you thought it would be. It's always a nice surprise when things like that happen, isn't it? Sorry about your Mom.....it's been 14 1/2 years since my dad died and I've never gotten over the grief....they say it comes in waves. My Dad was my best buddy. Sounds like you've dealt with the death in your immediate family much better than me, I don't think that grief-work is ever entirely done, but it improves or moves to different levels like for you (or becomes something that I totally avoid like me because it's just too painful.)
Thanks for asking about my head. I got started on Topomax 25mg and until that works I am supplementing with Tylenol #4s, 2 in the am when I don't have to drive anywhere, and 2 at bedtime. The neurologist (who I wasn't crazy about anyway) got into a conflict with my pdoc and therapist- both who feel that neuro-psych testing would be useless right now with the major depressive disorder with some psychotic features diagnosis along with the closed head injury.....that there would be too much (I can't remember the word they used, but it was something like interference or false positives). So, now the neurologist got his shorts in a knot and said that he doesn't need to see me back and he's the one who put me on the Topomax. So I ask my therapist the other day how long it should be before the topomax kicks in since I'm getting absolutely no effect, and he asks about the dose and laughs and says "you'll probably feel something around 175-200 if not more". So I guess this one goes to the internist since she sent me to the neurologist in the first place. I can't see taking something in such small amounts (especially something that your insurance isn't paying for)if you need to go up 10x to get me some relief......and everyone's worried about getting dependent on Tylenol#4's!!!!! I guess this is why they call it the "practice " of medicine, huh??!!
Glad you got home safely. Thank you for thinking of me. I'm so discouraged with the CHI signs that remain and finding out that they may be here for quite awhile (balance, speech, headache, etc) They're talking about doing some EP studies to see if it was a cardiac event that made me fall at home and then caused the "code" event in the hospital. I think that it would be nice to know what happened. Take care. /m
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