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Media Inquiry - seeking West Nile patients

wendystation
  • By wendystation · Posted November 21, 2008
  • Discussion in Diagnosis of encephalitis · 0 replies
  • Encephalitis Global has received the following media inquiry: Title: Mr. Name: Andy Montoya Organization: Atlas Media Corp. Address: 242 West 36th street, 11th Floor City: New York City State: NY Province ...

Medication Error

Joey_sMom
  • By Joey_sMom · Posted November 19, 2008
  • Discussion in Caregivers · 11 replies
  • My son spent the last 3 days in the critical care department at our local hospital. He was admitted for status epilepticus, a condition that has a 20% mortality rate, and that was brought on by a medication ...

Done the test and they can help !!

pialialotta
  • By pialialotta · Posted November 18, 2008
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hello again ! I haven�t written here for a while. Whent for a neuropsyco something evaluation ? I can�t remember the name of it, but it was a 2 week test of what my problems are and if there is anything ...

Ovarian teratoma encephalitis

wendystation
  • By wendystation · Posted November 13, 2008
  • Discussion in Diagnosis of encephalitis · 12 replies
  • I read for the first time today, about Ovarian teratoma encephalitis. Click http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/magazi ne/09wwln-diagnosis-t.html to view the article ...

Still employed...

maineicecube
  • By maineicecube · Posted November 13, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 6 replies
  • I know this is going to sound weird but I was denied my request for a voluntary lay-off... :( I had E in late September and just came back to work last week. While I was out the govneror announced major ...

Temperature control

Mac33
  • By Mac33 · Posted November 12, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 15 replies
  • Does anyone but me have problems with temperature control? I find that I can go from freezing cold to boiling hot and sweating in seconds, part of my body will feel far too hot and part far too warm ...

Welcome, lucymae!

wendystation
  • By wendystation · Posted November 11, 2008
  • Discussion in Introduce yourself · 4 replies
  • Hello and welcome, lucymae. Will you tell us a bit about yourself ...

thank you veterans!

Paulg
  • By Paulg · Posted November 11, 2008
  • Discussion in Relationships · 6 replies
  • just wanted to thank our Vets here at inspire. Paul ...

Back at Work Now...

maineicecube
  • By maineicecube · Posted November 7, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 4 replies
  • Hey all, It has been a little while... I started back to work full time on Monday... I think it was a mistake to just start back full time but I am looking to be laid off and will know next week... I ...

Welcome, case1992

wendystation
  • By wendystation · Posted November 7, 2008
  • Discussion in Introduce yourself · 1 reply
  • Welcome to Encephalitis Global, case1992. Will you tell us a bit about yourself ...

Surgery

Amazing
  • By Amazing · Posted November 7, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 6 replies
  • My life has been good when I gained my independence. It was a struggle most of my life until I became independent. Now I have to have surgery for the pouch in the upper part of my esophagus removed that ...

Welcome, BCYW...

wendystation

Make a homepage!

Knatte
  • By Knatte · Posted November 6, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 0 replies
  • Hi everybody! Now I am here again, the man from Sweden! Anybody remember me? If you want you can read the background to why I do this now: Posted June 12, 2008 http://www.inspire.com/groups/encephalit ...

History and current status

SSFR
  • By SSFR · Posted November 4, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 3 replies
  • I am slowly learning more, I should have written more about the issue. I had fainiting attack once in Oct 2005 and twice in May 2006. It was for a very very short time and was identified as 'epilepsy ...

Hiccups?

Mac33
  • By Mac33 · Posted November 3, 2008
  • Discussion in Diagnosis of encephalitis · 7 replies
  • When I was acutely ill, all my doctors kept asking (sometimes several times a day) if I had any hiccups. At the time I didn't - but does anyone know why they were asking? Just to see if my brain could ...

Should I stay or should I go?

Marmot
  • By Marmot · Posted November 3, 2008
  • Discussion in Relationships · 2 replies
  • Could someone give me some advice.. My boyfriend was was diagnosed with HSE around 6 weeks ago. He spent 4 weeks in a hospital and all that time he seemed to be himself. Ok, he didn't always know even ...

New Members

IngridGuerci

Heading Back to Work... For How Long?

maineicecube
  • By maineicecube · Posted November 2, 2008
  • Discussion in Life after encephalitis · 1 reply
  • Hey all... I start back to work tomorrow... First day since my week stint with E 9/22-9/28.... Of course, it will be short lived since I am getting laid off at the end of the month!!!! I'm sort of relieved ...

Does it get better in time?

Marmot
  • By Marmot · Posted November 2, 2008
  • Discussion in Introduce yourself · 12 replies
  • Hello from Italy. I'm a Finnish woman currently living in Italy with my boyfriend and our lovely baby daughter. My boyfriend is an Italian and the reason why I moved here. Our child was born in May and ...

Surprising test result?

countingsheep
  • By countingsheep · Posted November 1, 2008
  • Discussion in Diagnosis of encephalitis · 27 replies
  • A couple weeks ago, I went for a "SPECT" brain scan at Columbia. I had made a posting here, but no one responded that they ever had one. Anyhow, it's a nuclear scan where they watch the circulation in ...

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