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| Albert |
Hi, my name is Albert. I'm 35. I have read many stories posted, and my story is much of the same, and too different in some ways. Reading your stories has been inspirational, as I am still in a recovery from this terrible illness. Well, here goes. Like many of you, I was otherwise healthy, and happy before the illness struck. I am a family practitioner, and 2 years ago, finished residency, and opened up a private practice in Sacramento, CA. Needless to say, I was living out my childhood dream, and my dream was truly as fulfilling as I imagined when I was a kid looking ahead.
It was a Friday in June 2007 when I fell ill. My symptoms started abruptly, and included vertigo, nausea, fatigue, fevers, chills, weakness, anorexia, poor concentration, agitating feelings and electrical shock feelings in my brain (right side only), agitation, depression, and anxiety. It's been 6 months now, and some of my symptoms have resolved, but I still battle terrible fatigue, nausea, depression, and I have a strange sensation in the right side of my brain which feels like my brain is "water logged", and I get intermittent electrical shocks in the right side of my brain.
It took my months to realize that I am indeed grateful that I am alive. In the beginning, I struggled with my losses, and focused on them. And as I recover, I am focused on my progresses and the faculties that I do have. I will never be the same person I was.... this has been a long journey, that's end is not written yet. But again, I am grateful that I can get up every day out of bed and give it a fighting chance. My goals are to rest and heal, and when my strength is back, to reopen my office, and practice medicine again. I also intend to run a marathon, which was a goal of mine before getting ill. And I'm confident, that if I can get through this, I can get through anything!
I wish everyone good health, and steady recovery.
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Albert
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
Posted: December 25, 2007 |
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