So they think I've cracked from stress. I've been blacking out, and getting uncontrollable headaches that throb and throw to the ground wherever I'm standing when they hit. I've been having a stiff neck, and I ran a fever the other day as well. I have to go see a Neurosurgeon, or as I like to call him, a witch-doctor (because he'll be poking around in my brain. The little spasms hit at random times, so I'm scared its going to happen while I'm at school. Wish me luck :-*
Good luck.
And don't be concerned, someone's probably just hexing you.
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Spasms? Blacking out? Throbbing headaches?
You're probably gonna get an EEG, they'll put a whole bunch of electrodes all over your head and they'll tell you to close your eyes while they turn a strobe light on to flash very fast.
Probable Diagnosis: Epilepsy.
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on August 28, 2008, 05:39:09 PMEEG
For those who don't speak medical: Electroencephalogram.
For those who don't speak "those who don't speak medical": Brain scan.
I agree with the epilepsy diagnosis, but that doesn't mean it's correct. Sort of like how every child who eats too much chocolate is ADD or ADHD.
that doesn't really compare at all, Tacheon. If he blacks out at random, then it's a pretty good sign that he has some kind of epilepsy-related disorder. Narcolepsy even. But he doesn't fall asleep at random and there are the tremors...
and an EEG is NOT a brain scan. It only shows brain waves, they tend to go really erratic when you're having a seizure.
MRI and CT ARE brain scans where the brain is literally scanned. I've had like half a dozen MRIs by now, and every time it turns out normal.
Ugh, that sounds rough. I'm sorry to hear this, ZV. Hopefully it'll be something that's not too serious and can be handled easily.
I wish you the best of luck.
Good luck.
And sorry, but...
Quote from: Zelda Vet on August 28, 2008, 05:07:50 PMI've been blacking out, ...
Dude, don't try to change the past. I don't want to wake up someday to find out I'm a gerbil.
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on August 28, 2008, 06:34:37 PM
Good luck.
And sorry, but...
Quote from: Zelda Vet on August 28, 2008, 05:07:50 PMI've been blacking out, ...
Dude, don't try to change the past. I don't want to wake up someday to find out I'm a gerbil.
Butterfly Effect Reference?
I used to have really bad migraines when I was younger. And I still get tiny tremors in my arms and legs from time to time. And if I where your mom, I would keep you home from school. It'll be fine, it usually is.
Takun, you win!
Unfortunately, I don't give away free stuff.
That doesn't sound good at all, ZV... I wholeheartedly wish you luck.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't stiff neck caused by bacteria? I heard it was, but I question it. If it is, maybe you have an infection, among other things? It could explain the fevers, too, if this is the case... I kinda doubt it, though...
I would think a stiff neck is caused by pulling a muscle or something like that.
Not so sure about that... Last time I got stiff neck, it was after waking up to what looked like the result of my neck being in one place all night. Took a few days to get rid of, though, so I don't see how it could be lactic acid, either.
Bad news. I looked up the symptoms and they all lead to a disease commonly found in teenagers called "Meningitis". You can get it from exchanging any kind of body fluid with someone, and that means you can get it from even just being around them. I'm so friggin scared >.<
My friend says if I actually had meningitis, I wouldn't be able to walk around and talk, and go to school and whatnot. He says its caused from the brain fluid and spinal fluid retracting or something, and it could cause paralysis. I don't know what to do besides wait for the doctor's appointment to roll around :(
You poor thing, I really hope this goes well for you.
I've heard of meningitis, but we've had the jabs for the most common types while at school, there are lots of different strains, but with nearly all of them if you catch it early enough it's quite easily curable.
But I sincerely hope it's not meningitis.
You have my best wishes, get well soon.
Tell us as soon as you know anything, I'll be worried sick!
Did you try looking up 'epilepsy', ZV?
QuoteI don't know what to do besides wait for the doctor's appointment to roll around
If you really think it could be something as serious as meningitis, you should go to the emergency room or a walk in clinic. At least see some sort of doctor right away. I don't think meningitis is the sort of thing you want to leave untreated (if that's what you have, of course).
Why does no one pay attention to EPILEPSY?!
Why it could be EPILEPSY! Because all that stuff that ZV just mentioned also applies to EPILEPSY; not JUST meningitis.
I wasn't saying that the symptoms didn't point to epilepsy, I was saying that if there is a chance it could be something like meningitis (which is potentially life-threatening) he should at get some professional insight to confirm that it is or isn't meningitis.
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on August 29, 2008, 06:50:59 PM
Why it could be EPILEPSY! Because all that stuff that ZV just mentioned also applies to EPILEPSY; not JUST meningitis.
Does nuchal rigidity apply to epilepsy? (Serious question.)
Still, regardless of the answer, are you sure epilepsy should be classified as
one disorder? Perhaps meningitis lies within the same hierarchy as epilepsy?
Menengitis is caused by a virus.
Epilepsy has several causes, not all well-known.
Actually, meningitis, from what I hear, can also be caused by bacteria and fungi.
And seriously. Does nuchal rigidity apply to epilepsy?
Whoops
Anyway, I'm not sure if epilepsy is associated with neckal Rigidity. It could be, but I'm not exactly a docter.
We'll just have to wait until ZV goes to the Neurologist/Neurosurgeon before we find out what's going on.
Good luck ZV, hope everything goes well
How old is this? Created August 28?
Methinks it's time ZV updated us.
Agreed. We must have an update!
We care for you, ZV, so we're anxious to know how things are going.
I laughed so hard when you mentioned meningitis. It's nothing to laugh about of course, I only laughed because I've had meningitis.
Meningitis can be caused by bacteria or a virus. Viral meningitis is the better of the two, while bacterial is the one that can POSSIBLY be fatal. I was told that symptoms depend on the person. I wasn't allowed to open my eyes unless the lights were off and sheets covered the window. I couldn't move my eyes without any extreme pain, and I threw up everything I ate. Your friends are wrong to say that you would be in that state with meningitis. I developed the first symptoms two days before it got too serious to go to school. If it was meningitis you would know by know. It's not a disease that likes to wait around to cause you grief. And yes, it does have something to do with spinal fluids. The only sure way to tell it's meningitis, from what I'm told, is by administering a spinal tap. And as painful as that sounds, its not. That numb you up so much that you don't really feel anything. Anyway, I doubt you have meningitis, unless you've been sucking face with too many girls. Lol. Im gunna look up epilepsy now.
Quote from: Takun on September 11, 2008, 03:43:41 PM
Meningitis can be caused by bacteria or a virus. Viral meningitis is the better of the two, while bacterial is the one that can POSSIBLY be fatal.
Or a fungus, although it's rare compared to the former two.
And not just
possibly--bacterial meningitis actually has a high mortality rate, but only if it's left untreated. I'm rather sure meningitis as a whole is life-threatening, but the pathogen that causes it affects the likelihood of it being fatal.