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Re: New Kid Here--new dr. HOW ?


THANKYOU ,, sorry i didn't see this til now
i am safe now wasn't but thankyou so very much for your concern

--- In Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com, "zuni281" <lee281@...>
wrote:
>
> If you live in the USA, there are national brain injury
associations,
> with state divisions, just do search on the Internet. Often there
are
> big city groups that are part of this organization and they can
> provide big lists of recommended health providers/clinics.
>
> This is where I get such good providers. Also if you are on
Medicare,
> or a replacement plan, something like Humana.....from a bigger
> city....they have additional services for free or reduced cost for
> health clubs, suppliments which helps with dealing with stress.
>
> If you are in a dangerous situation.....bad housing, scary
neighbors,
> or abusive family member, then please take steps to get to a safe
> place. We don't need to be hurt more than we have already.
> Susan H
>
>
>
>
> --- In Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com, Marcia
> <backagain1951@> wrote:
> >
> > HOW DO i find a dr that knows about brain injury
> > last nuero said weell cant do anything more on , dont need to see
you
> > that was years ago
> > various stressors lead to m my being worse than
> > i have been i years and years
> > desperate and scared
> >
> > "Lo yisa goi el goi kharev; Lo yilm'du od milkhama"
> > NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATIONS
> > AND NIETHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR
> > ANYMORE"
> >
> > --- On Mon, 12/29/08, lee <lee281@> wrote:
> >
> > From: lee <lee281@>
> > Subject: Re: [Traumatic_Brain_Injury] New Kid Here
> > To: Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 11:33 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Man, what a setback..... .sorry. I too have trouble with
medications
> and
> > terrible side effects. Makes managing seizures
difficult... ..right?
> > I moved to new city and must find neurologist that specializes in
brain
> > injury. Makes a world of difference.
> > Susan H
> >
> > Tim wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey There All,
> > >
> > > I'm a long term tbi survivor, from 1979, and I thought I was
doing
> > > pretty well but I suffered a couple of Grand Mal seizures last
> > > weekend and I just got out of the hospital. Pretty depressing
having
> > > this happen again but i gotta deal with it.
> > >
> > > The neuro at the hospital was pretty useless- massive drugs was
the
> > > answer to everything. I saw him for a total of 10 min. the
whole time
> > > I was in the hospital and I dumped him. The first neuro put me
on a
> > > high dose Dilantin which really did me in.
> > > The neuro met me for a total of 10 min at the hospital and I
dumped
> > > him. He treated me like an idiot but he dressed very nice and
his
> > > english wasn't too bad.
> > >
> > > I dumped him and I like #2. I was taken off the Dilantin and
put on
> > > Keppra which dosen't leave me such a total mess.
> > >
> > > Right now I'm totally sore in every muscle from the seizures
and my
> > > tounge is infected, swollen and painful from biting it.
> > >
> > > But, I'm still kicking!
> > >
> > > Merry, X-mass, Tim
> > >
> > >
> >
>





Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:52 pm

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Hey There All, I'm a long term tbi survivor, from 1979, and I thought I was doing pretty well but I suffered a couple of Grand Mal seizures last weekend and I...
Tim
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Dec 29, 2008
8:45 am

Man, what a setback......sorry. I too have trouble with medications and terrible side effects. Makes managing seizures difficult.....right? I moved to new...
lee
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Dec 29, 2008
7:18 pm

HOW DO i find a dr that knows about brain injury last nuero said weell cant do anything more on , dont need to see you that was years ago various stressors...
Marcia
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Dec 29, 2008
7:34 pm

If you live in the USA, there are national brain injury associations, with state divisions, just do search on the Internet. Often there are big city groups...
zuni281
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Dec 29, 2008
11:37 pm

THANKYOU ,, sorry i didn't see this til now i am safe now wasn't but thankyou so very much for your concern ... associations, ... are ... Medicare, ... ...
backagain1951
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Jan 20, 2009
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Hi Tim, glad to hear your are doing better.  Sorry to hear about your set backs.  I am a caregiver for my daughter and I was reading your post and I was...
Rawnie McKibben
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Jan 17, 2009
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Yep. I've had seizures before and major brain surgery for an AVM 25 years ago. Things have changed a lot since way back then. I think things would have been a...
Tim
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