This is a lil personal.

[sakabatou]

Around this time, 9 years ago, just after I was picked up from winter break, I fell ill. Deathly ill. I was hospitalized from either a week to nearly a month. Doctors said they didn't even know I would l make it, but I recovered, albeit with some lingering effects. I only remember the last 3 days while I was in the hospital. They told me at first, I couldn't remember my own name or where I was. I kept on having memory losses, needing to repeat things.

Trust me, it wasn't the best of times.

For now, I live with the scars, the tremors and auras. It's a pain in the *** but I'm thankful to be alive. I'm open to you followers asking me questions about what happened.

If you wanna know more, just ask.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I am so glad that you survived, my dear sakabatou...

Did you ever get a diagnosis?

[sakabatou]

3. They only have a guess since I didn't give them permission to do brain surgery/biopsy

They think it was some form of encephalitis caused by bacteria or virus.

[femmocrat]

2. I am happy that you recovered, sakabatou.

And thank you for sharing your experience. Reading about such amazing recoveries can give hope to those who are facing similar situations.

[sakabatou]

6. Part of me wishes all of me was recovered

but you can't have everything.

[rurallib]

4. are you taking any drugs now or

will you be on any drugs forever?

[sakabatou]

5. I'm on meds right now

Until something new comes along, I may have to be on medication for the rest of my life.

[rurallib]

7. just curious - are the meds for the symptoms

since they never really diagnosed the original event?
Mrs. Lib has some been on some meds like that after a brain hemorrhage at 29.

BTW - sounds like as good of an out come as you could hope for.

[sakabatou]

8. Yes. They're made to control my seizures