Until I was twenty nine, I did not have seizures and all that I knew about it is what was 'fits' shown in cinema - a person whose one hand and a leg stretch back and forth with froth coming out of his/her mouth, give an iron key and they would get alright within minutes.
Four years ago, I had seizures. After taking oral medication for about fourteen months, an MRI was taken which disclosed the fact that there was a tumor in my brain. The tumor was malignant - glioma grade III. This blog is about the symptoms faced, the initial treatment given, the MRI that was taken fourteen months after my first consultation with the neuro physician, the surgery and the treatment I underwent, and how I have recuperated now and back to my normal work life.
The purpose of this blog is to provide an awareness of symptoms of epilepsy (seizures), the importance of certain medical examinations that doctors ask us to undergo, the improvements in the medical field and certain attitudes in close ones that a person affected by critical illness requires, to get him/her back to routine life. I also want to focus on the confidence and the positive attitude that a patient with a critical illness has to acquire to return to normalcy.
Since I am not in the field of medicine, kindly excuse me if any medical terms are incorrect. Please mention them in comments.
Here is the link to my article 'A cancer survivor's testimony of battle' that got published in a newspaper - The Hindu, which helped me identify my writing skills.
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Compiled on: 16-06-2014