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Achieving the Unachievable

Posted by Dan Noyes @dannoyes, Jun 12 6:45am

If I had thought last year, when I was heavily drugged and sedated by an overzealous (non-Mayo) neurologist, that I would wake myself up at 4:50 a.m., lace up my running shoes, and run two miles, I would have said they were crazy. Today, that is precisely what I did. Granted, I'm having multiple seizures a week, but this image should remind each of us that we can achieve far greater than we ever thought possible. It absolutely does not remove our diagnosis or difficult days, but it shows there is a champion within each of us.

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tonyde | @tonyde | Jun 12 1:12pm

Thank you for reminding us that we are not epilepsy and everything in us is still possible.

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kb2014 | @kb2014 | Jun 12 5:04pm

Amen. Polypharmacy is terrible. In January my lamotrigine dosage was reduced. I was having GI issues. The reduction.went from 200 mg daily to lamotrigine ER generic
100mg daily. I am seizure free. Still. 11 plus years. I live in NM. On August 1 I can legally drive here again. In AZ I could legally drive again may 1. And I did. I walk 3000 steps daily. Walk my 3 dogs. Read. Laugh. Listen to inspiring music.

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kb2014 | @kb2014 | Jun 12 5:06pm
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Amen. Polypharmacy is terrible. In January my lamotrigine dosage was reduced. I was having GI issues. The reduction.went from 200 mg daily to lamotrigine ER generic
100mg daily. I am seizure free. Still. 11 plus years. I live in NM. On August 1 I can legally drive here again. In AZ I could legally drive again may 1. And I did. I walk 3000 steps daily. Walk my 3 dogs. Read. Laugh. Listen to inspiring music.

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And yes. My GI issues are better. I am working on that too. Lots of water. Pulled the caffeine. Reduced NSAID dosage. Drink green tea. Will be seeing gastroenterologist on November 6

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