In January last year I was diagnosed with an auto-immune neurological condition, Transverse Myelitis. There are a few things that I have learned about neurological conditions. They are difficult to diagnose Everyone is different, even with the same diagnosis Diagnosis can change My diagnosis changed on 10th January, one year and 9 days after my…
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One Year Later
It’s seems strange having an anniversary on New Year’s Day, at least it’s not one that’s easily forgotten, not that I would ever forget. One year ago today I woke up with pins and needles. I was trying all I could think of to get rid of them, I even tried asking Google and my…
Getting Zapped – More Hospital Tests
I had some tests at the hospital last week and it was quite a surreal experience. I arrived for my 6.30pm appointment and the hospital out patients was closing down for the evening and spookily quiet. I waited for no time at all as I checked in, was told immediately what desk to go to,…
Medication – Word of the Week
I’m in the situation at the moment where my medication is ruling my life. I had a new medication prescribed by my neuro consultant a couple of weeks ago. As soon as I started taking a very low dose I felt ill. I was told to keep on a low dose for 14 days and…
The Truth About Being In Hospital
At the start of this year, I was admitted to hospital as an emergency. The only time I’d been in hospital for anything other than having babies was when I had a tonsillectomy at seven years old. I was scared about what was happening to me and to be honest my fear overcome my worry…
