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Published: 2012-04-04 08:07:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 153; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 14
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Took a picture of myself while I was in all my gear at the epilepsy center. Figured if anyone wanted to know how all the EEG gear during a five day stay looks.Info:
- It itches like crazy within hours. Most people, including me, go a little mad as they go for the fork.
- There is an EEG monitor in the room within sight.
- There is also a camera that follows your every move in front of your bed.
- Generally all the wires are covered by the cloth leading into a small bag to hold the main conector.
- You get to use your own button up cloths (unless you op for the hospital gown.)
- The point is to induce seizures.
~ Hope the information helps, Parize. If you have any other questions or want other pictures, ask me.
Edit (4/15): It's been a long time and many tests since this picture. Apparently, my seizures are both organic and non-organic which is difficult to treat except it's being done. I'm alright.
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It looks terrible, glad its "only" a EEG. But its also connected to epilepsy which is not nice. I hope you at least dont have grand mal seizures 
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Glad I don't have that either, it would make life so much harder. It was more generalized tonic clonic until I grew out of it at thirteen. When I was twenty I had a big seizure, we're still trying to find out what's wrong now.
It's not a movement disorder (they think), not epilepsy (they think), and not psychological (they're sure). It looks like epilepsy though despite the clean tests, they're thinking it has an organic cause right now. The medication is working though.
Calling up for to schedule more testing tomorrow.
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why do they want to enduce seizures?
Is it to see how you react?
(First aider who has never seen this before
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It's to see your artifact on the EEG if it's epilepsy or not. And, as you said, to see how my seizures happened when they occurred. The test was inconclusive though. There was too much artifact to see. There was scaring from my past seizures that showed up though.
How it works is that they wanted me to have a seizure. As soon as it would happen they would would require me to mark it on the EEG. Since there is actually a button near me to press. After that I would have to call the nurses. If I didn't call them, they would come to check on me fairly quickly. If it doesn't stop then they have to knock me out. Which did happen once, nearly twice.
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Sounds stressful to the mind and body, your strong to do it
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Thanks? .___.;; (Not offended just always wondering how it makes you strong.)
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Well you have to deal with things that other people have not had to do, and the fact your calm makes you strong.
I've lived with sick people and disabled people for years and it always amazes me how the people who have to live with conditions and illnesses can endure things that 'normal' (and i say that sarcastically) people would whine about and be dramatic
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I think we all just get used to it, and things stop phasing you. It amazes me how people can complain about the smallest annoyance.
I know what you mean there in a way. You're also the first to explain it properly because a lot people say that. Then after they never tell me what they mean. Always leaves me confused.
You said you are a first aider? Color me curious, but what is that? Is it a nickname for a profession?
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Yeah, i used to hate walking, after i had my feet numbed for the removal of some defective nails, i wqas temporaily in a wheelchair and the looks and difficulty getting round... that taught me how these people must feel
That anoys me to, i ask for people to exsplain but mostly people think i'm takieng the micky
I volunteer for St.John's ambulanc i go to a group where they teach me various first aid techniques e.g.
CPR
recovery position
how to deal with a casualty/multiple injuries e.t.c
imagine a basic paramedic who works for free
if someone is hurt i will go and help them, sometimes we go 'on call' which means groups of us go ti big events like football matches and offer help to the ambulance services :3
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That sounds awful... I can see why you would hate walking. Can relate to that, funny enough, in another way. The wheelchair though, hate the wheelchairs. That would really teach you how everyone else feels.
Weird, must be something everyone assumes everyone else should understand then...
You volunteer? You're so lucky to be able to do that! To learn all that. It would be really helpful to know in life, or even if you ever wanted to go into a medical profession. Except volunteering seems much more rewarding.
You're one of the few people who actually goes to help when their hurt? You're amazing. Not those many people do that... Sounds so exciting though.
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Yeah...
The problem now a days is nobody seems to care about anyone else
Thanks :3
i heard a crash once a girl had passed out from on top of the table and hit the floor, the teacher told everyone to stay and ran off, nobody out of the 30 in my class moved, i did
i wasn't even trained then, and out of the 60 (30 in the next room) nobody touched her, if that happened now i would know how to help
she was ok but it wasn't very good :S
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I can never understand why no one goes to help. It's so scary and painful when everyone stares and watches. Plus, if it's life threatening you could actually die without immediate care.
It's suppose to be the mob mentality, if I remember correctly that causes most people to act like that. Assuming that someone else will help, and no one or very few ever go to help.
Good to hear that she was okay in the end. At least you were there for her.
You're a very kind person.
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Same here 
we also get taught how to care for someone e.g. in our first aid books it shows how to treat someone who has had a fit with dignity, someone who has been raped, someone who whos suffering hypo/hyperglycemia - diabetes related issues e.t.c
yeah wish i could have done more than move when told to :S
Thank you :3
So are you
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That's true, a tad scary, but true... I have heard so many stories about that window of time.
It's good to be taught how to do that. I wish more people out there were like you.
Always a wish.
Thank you!
If you ever want a free art request, just ask.
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Yeah, i learnt to be a first aider because of that and my mum, dad and uncle, they were all getting bad health wise and all i could do was plasters from experience
so i learnt and now god forbid if anything happened i could help :3
Welcome :3
Thank you thats a great gift, i'd offer the same to you if you liked but my art isn't very good
Oh yeah i'm Jay (thats my online name anyway :3)
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Sorry to hear that, you have gone really far from just going with basic knowledge at the start.
It's great you can help now.
Art doesn't have to be good. That only works best to attract attention. What's better is when it's meaningful. Which your art achieves in that aspect. I expect you to get much better, if the number of deviations you have submitted say anything.
I see, Jay. I would never know though, in the idea of real or online name.
For that name you get my nickname, Gabe.
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I agree about the art i always preferred the hand drawn images of friends than high quality digital renders more time spent
Gabe, short for Gabriel or just Gabe? :3
i don't understand what you mean about my online name?
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Oh! Sorry, sorry. You said: "that's my online name anyway". I was saying I would never know if it was your online or real name. Those things are never known.
My real name is Gabriella.
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Mine is Georgia, but i prefer Jay :3
Nice to meet you
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:3
Somewhat random but want to be friends? :3
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Sure, it's fun talking with you.
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Thank you and it's fun talking to you
It helps you speak english some of my friends speak english as a second or even third language, my girlfriend speaks swedish as her first but she is very good with english ^.^
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Where are you from? You don't have to tell me. Slightly curious because of all the language barriers.
Experienced those too though. Except it was either with chinese, korean, or spanish. The world is a fun and interesting place with that.
That helps that she is good with english, but it's so cool that she can speak swedish.
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England, UK :3
Yes it is :3
Yeah, i'm trying to learn, but all i've tried to learn is how to say short sentences
all i wanted to be able to say was i love you
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Nothing wrong with that, it's sweet.
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Yeah in this day and age, especially where i live [people are only together for sex and popularity it's sad
my girlfriend lives in nsweden several hundred mabe thousand miles away but i wouldn't trade her or her love for anye of the people here
in fact i met her on this website and many of my good friends :3
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That sounds crazy to me, it's depressing because I can actually see that happening in this day and age.
Deviant Art is a good place to meet all sort of people. It can be a double edged sword, but it seems mostly helpful for the years I have been on here.
My boyfriend thinks 30-40 miles is bad. You must really love her if you still together despite the miles between the two of you.
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Agreed, and i know the feeling well
Indeed it is, when you meet on a place you both like you have similar likes and dislikes which is better than dateing sites when they're mostly all about sex/control
is that how far you and he are?
I do, i belive she is very special, i'd go so far as to say she may even be the one but it is a bit early to say, we've been together since the 4th of january this year and all is well :3
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True.
Yeah, I can't drive currently. iIt's hard for me to get a ride a lot of the time too. He usually has drives over to see me. The thing is the highway over is very dangerous. Leaves me worried he might not make it over or back one day.
It is a tad early, you'll see with time. If you think that now, it could be true. At least that is what I believe. I have seen some of my friends get together with that belief, or small belief and they have been together for years. Although with the bumps on the road here and there.
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yes, we knew each other for several years before, my mum and dad knew each other for yrars but only a week into their 'couple' days they were engaged :3
and together today
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You can always hope it helps.
It reminds me how it seems really good friends usually end up becoming a great couple. Though I think it was because it's already like they are a couple.
That's great about your parents.
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Yes and thank you
I belive that you marry your BEST friend, the person who you'd want with you if you were stranded, someone to watch your back and help you
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Same here.
(School, school, school! Argh!)
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Hello again
I'm sorry about school
And now my usual question for friends
How are you? 
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Happy and bothered, yourself? How's life?
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Eh alright
My dad's mum is calling, she'd disown me in a second if she knew i was gay so it's a bit strange....
but alls good :3
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At least all is good despite that hanging over your head. Don't know how you can stand that...
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