Oct 2005...

Wow, so today I found a bunch of posts from the middle of October 2005.  I'm reposting, not to drag up the past or cause I'm some sort of sick masochist but purely because it's documented history...interestin 'in it!!.

I'm on the night shift this week in Dundee 6pm - 1.30am. Christine says we're now like passing ships in the night, although when I finally got to bed this morning at 2am she was wide awake telling me how pish 'The Human Centipede' movie was and how unscary her new scary book is!!..oh well.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005

Tuesday 25th
We got out at the weekend!! Then Hurrah!! Elaine (Nics mum) watched the kids while we went shopping, had lunch, cocktails then dinner in the Italian Corner in Perth. Delicious - I had the steak (rare-had to stop it trying to crawl of the plate at one stage) and Nic had the creamy mushroom Tagliatelle. Got back expecting WWIII and all kids were in bed (hadn't been up once). It was a really good 3-4 hours away together. Elaine says we can do it every 2 weeks if we like. Magic.
I'm determined not to write anything about depression or seizures or anything like that just to concentrate on good stuff.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005

Thursday 20
Came to work this morning and Nic called to say she was ill with S+D and couldn't look after the kids. I managed to get there by 1ish and Mum and Dad came to watch them all till I get back. Hopefully it'll only be a 24hour thing as my time-off at work is scraping the barrel after the year we've had.

Signing Off. Laters.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005

Wednesday 19th
Well, the shrink doesn't think the siezures are due to overdosing on the Effexor (venlaflaxine) and thinks an EEG may tell them more. Why they couldn't have asked for this with her MRI, I don't know. We havn't heard anything from Edinburgh Infirmary. We got hold of the security video from the spar of the seizure which Nicola watched and was amazed to see locals standing over her to continue their purchases as she lies there! I couldn't watch it. Nicola is back to herself at the moment and busy arranging Ruby's babtism 20th November. Chris her brother to be Godfather (If he can make it back from Spain) and Lisa to be fairy Godmother.

Note to Self:
Clear out greenhouse as tomatoes etc have had it!! Next year 3 or 4 plants will do. Also get a smallish cider press for the apples and pears. If anyone in blogland has info on making garden variety cider let me know please.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005

October 18th
Note to Self:
Check Bank
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2005

Tuesday 11th
Nicola is now very frightened especially being at home with 2 children under 2 years old and Caitlin at school. It was only last Saturday that she took a full car of people to Edinburgh Dungeons for Caitlins birthday! Consequences of having a fit at the wheel are unthinkable and while not being able to drive while living in the country is an absolute disaster - there is no alternative at the moment.

Nicola has an appointment this afternoon with her psychiatrist to check on her depression. She had been doing very well in the last month up until Friday which has understandably set her back. Hopefully he'll be able to re-assure her and get her back on track. I feel he should liaise with Edinburgh Infirmary and compare notes just to cross reference.
We'll see what happens next.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2005

Happened Again
Friday 7th at around mid day Nicola had another fit in the shop across the road from the house. She was with Molly at the time so it wasn't good. Over the weekend she was quite upbeat about it although was repeating herself quite often. Last night (Sunday) She was very apprehensive and this morning was distraught on the phone to me at work. It was June when she had her last fit. In the middle of Ikea: Head tilted back, lights blurred and vision began to go in and out while voices seemed to be zooming in on her. Then the fit itself lasted just over a minute causing her to bite inside of her mouth, bang her head and hurt her neck. Incoherent after that until the ambulance arrived to take her to Edinburgh Infirmary then confused but came round again.

Some weeks later Nicola had an MRI scan which revealed nothing which looked like epilepsy although there was a "tiny focus of high signal in her front left lobe." What ever that is! So they conluded nothing but said if she had another attack within the next couple of months then they would prescribe antiepilepsy drugs.

So, Its happened again.
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