Again change of plans in what this blog entry is, it was meant to be from Chris but will now cover the events of the weekend.
Sea Air With Chris working a night shift, and being told I wasn’t to take part in the swimathon that Saturday I thought it would be a perfect time to spend some time quality time with my family and my nephew before he went back to school after the Easter break and take advantage of the gorgeous weather we have been having. So I hired a beach hut, I had a really bad night’s sleep but woke up almost as excited as the four year old. I envisioned a day playing in the sand with the kids, sea air helping my sickness and putting colour back into my cheeks and just a nice day overall. It did not go like that.
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The thing I had been fearing for so long and knew was coming happened on Friday; I had a tonic clonic seizure and fell down the stairs at the tube station on the way to work. I hate that I am even having to write this post but I’m writing this post so soon after as I’m hoping it will be a bit therapeutic and help me make sense of it all. However I’m currently taking Clobazam daily, am a bit confused still, tired, in pain and the events are a little hazy to say the least so this has been put together with the help of my sister, husband and notes from the hospital.
Before I had been off of work the previous week feeling rough with both general pregnancy and epilepsy, however I decided that I would be going back to work on the Friday. Why did I decide to do this against doctors and family advice when I didn’t feel 100%? Because I didn’t want people thinking I wasn’t making the effort, or saying that I was taking liberties with the amount of time off I was having. I was trying to prove that I was pregnant and not ill. I had felt unwell with the epilepsy the night before and should have taken Clobazam but because of how groggy it made me and knowing I had a 0445 start the next day I made the decision not to take it. I always tell people to listen to their bodies but in that instance I didn’t and I have paid a price my decisions. |
AuthorMy names Faye, mostly known for being a tea addict, swimmer and now Paralegal and part time student. I'm 36, married and I had my 1st (and only) child in June 2015. Oh and I also happen to have epilepsy. This is my story of Pregnancy, Motherhood & Epilepsy and the voice I have become for those with epilepsy. Archives
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