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May. 14th, 2005 03:16 pm
More accurate than I thought...
Went to see the doctor again yesterday. It turns out my brain definitely doesn’t like me right now. I have encephalitis. This means my brain is inflamed, causing headaches and a host of weird and frankly scary symptoms. Depending on how tired I am (and I get tired very easily at the moment), I get symptoms ranging from a mild headache to complete inability to read or talk properly. I’ve had numerous conversations with Livi and the girls where I knew what I wanted to say, what concepts I wanted to employ, but the words just weren’t there. For me, that’s terrifying.
It is easing off, and I’m assured it will go away on its own, with appropriate rest. I can go back to work next week, but I should only be working about half a day, until I’m sure I can cope with being full time. Doing too much too soon could make it worse again.
The worst part is that I know I’m scaring people. I can see the reaction when I just can’t talk and it’s not a good thing to see in someone else’s eyes. Livi’s been away the last couple of days, at a conference with work. I’m hoping when she gets home and sees me, it’ll put her mind at rest. Telephone conversations where the other person is trying desperately to find the words to communicate with you can’t be fun.
Anyway, that’s my update for now. I will be fine, but it’ll take a bit longer than I thought. In the meantime, if you talk to me, be prepared for me to make minimal sense (not that that’s particularly unusual).
It is easing off, and I’m assured it will go away on its own, with appropriate rest. I can go back to work next week, but I should only be working about half a day, until I’m sure I can cope with being full time. Doing too much too soon could make it worse again.
The worst part is that I know I’m scaring people. I can see the reaction when I just can’t talk and it’s not a good thing to see in someone else’s eyes. Livi’s been away the last couple of days, at a conference with work. I’m hoping when she gets home and sees me, it’ll put her mind at rest. Telephone conversations where the other person is trying desperately to find the words to communicate with you can’t be fun.
Anyway, that’s my update for now. I will be fine, but it’ll take a bit longer than I thought. In the meantime, if you talk to me, be prepared for me to make minimal sense (not that that’s particularly unusual).