Consequence of Injury

Treatment continues for the consequences of my head injury. As a result of the nerve damage I have inside my brain I take anticonvulsant medication. This medication was specifically chosen for my case to control the amount of pain I suffer on a daily basis by reducing the effect of nerve activity inside my head. This reduces the pain and therefore the amount of seizures I have. It worked for a long time. Unfortunately anticonvulsants can wipe the body's ability to absorb two vital vitamins and despite eating a healthy, balanced diet I'm now facing new challenges. My Vitamin D level has been wiped and I now take 40,000 IU weekly (shocking) yet Betrayal was written outside in the heatwave last summer! Worse still, my Vitamin B12 level is rock bottom too. I'm not producing enough red blood cells so don't have enough oxygen in my body. Not only does this cause extreme fatigue but its caused nerve damage in my right hand and looking back I've found it extremely difficult to hold a pen and write for a long time. When I type I never look at the keyboard, I now know I use all of my left hand and only two fingers on my right. After I returned from USA last year I had what was my worse seizure on my kitchen floor and damaged a tendon in my left hip which affected my thigh. Three weeks ago I had a cortisone injection which has helped. However, the leg feels so very different to the other so only time will tell how permanent the damage is but it's been six months already. This week and next I get a course of six injections to boost my B12 level and then I'm on injections for life. A side effect of these injections, you guessed it... severe headaches! In truth I didn't expect to still be facing challenges to my health five years post my injury - to all the people who give me support you're worth your weight in gold! THANK YOU.