| Nathan Kibler ( @ 2009-02-13 16:24:00 |
| Entry tags: | eeg, facebook, medical, neurology |
EEG Update
I received notice from Swedish Medical Access program that I am approved to schedule my anticipated EEG procedure. I have an appointment for February 24th.
In other news, I attended a psychiatric evaluation for my DSHS application on Monday. What an ordeal. My assigned psychiatrist was a very pleasant man and knowing from my years of working for a psychiatric clinic that professionals often complain about giving these evaluations, he was quite accommodating of my tendency to drift to tangential subjects. He merely reminded me of what we were attempting to accomplish and moved onto his next question. Afterward I felt physically exhausted as I walked home (no, I can't drive or work for six months on doctors orders).
I realized now that the anticipation of the evaluation and worry about not being able to pay medical bills have brought back some of my delusions of the New Year's events. While I continue to observe them as clearly delusional, I confessed one primary delusion to the psychiatrist that I have avoided sharing before. In doing this I think I may have cracked through to a key subconscious reasoning although I am still having some difficulty assembling my thoughts together into a comprehensive report. When I do, I suspect there will either be fodder for some short stories or perhaps an Indiana Jones discovers a National Treasure using The Davinci Code type novel.
I still remain well and conscious, despite the stress in my life. I've been reconnecting to old friends through FaceBook's interface and perhaps spending too much time in other social networks I've joined, but I believe it is a helpful distraction and allowing me a sense of connection that I feel has been missing in my recent life. Perhaps by the time I take my EEG, my doctors will have shared the information they have and come up with a more concrete diagnosis, until then I continue to meditate and do my best to remain calm.