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[niliwen]

A/N: Prompt: Patience. 211 words

Theta Wave

“Same dosage, as always.”

The young woman frowned at the prescription on the desk, and the electroencephalogram results on her lap. At least she could be thankful that the test results did not show anything worse. “At least it’s just theta waves. A minor disturbance,” she said lightly.

The doctor smiled

Comments

[keppiehed]

Ah, this is so poignant, especially for anyone who has had seizures disrupt their lives. This little snippet captured the feeling perfectly.

[niliwen]

Thanks! I was worried about the veracity of this (though I'm a seizure case too, I consider my story as a little unusual).

[keppiehed]

In my case, my sons both are the seizure sufferers, so I can't call you on the first-person veracity, but I do know that I always hover about and worry that any lights are going to send one off, and that very thought of the last line has occurred to me, so you have captured it well for everyone, regardless of how the condition affects their lives. And that is what makes you a success as a writer!

[niliwen]

Sorry to hear about your sons. I hope that things get better and they can manage their conditions. As for me it's more than lights, but other causes. The lights part is the frightening factor though as one cannot predict it.

Thanks again.

[bluegerl]

One always hopes, and waits.....

So sorry to hear about your condition Nili... I'm glad that at least in new reports they do warn about flashlights and so on. but it isn't nearly enough...for those that have migraines as well. Do hope you're pretty good with it tho?

LOVEs, and hugs.

[niliwen]

Actually I've had it for two years, nearly three. It's only now I'm willing to write about it.

I have migraines, and other weird issues. Let's just say that every day is an interesting mine field. But I've been getting better at it.

[bluegerl]

These days they at least have these wonderful IMR machines that can see right inside brains. In my day it was sheer guesswork. or Arteriograms which weren't all that useful for epilepsys and such misfirings.

My migraines were banished with a combination of allergy control, and acupuncture. I've a shambolic fore-brain after fractured skull and severe concussion, a right scrambled egg mess there is... but now I don't have migraines any more thank the great Acupuncturist in the Sky.

Wish you luck and a good prognosis... happy meds and all that. Brave girl!!!! HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[niliwen]

I had an MRI. One of the weirder experiences of my life, I guess.

Unfortunately my migraines are triggered by environment and hormones. I think they will go away with menopause, but in return I get our familial hypertension. Dang.

Prognosis so far is good: I could recover completely, really. But now and then something weird comes up, and it's another year of meds for me!

[fawatson]

Powerful punchline.

[niliwen]

Thanks. Can't think of a better way to describe epilepsy after all.

dodos rolling out the edit wagon,he pauses

[bardiphouka]

Hello from your constant reader and editor as it were. Poignant I think is the best word to describe this. Is it accurate? I have never had a seizure, but I have had migraines most of my adult life and I think there are similarities from what I have heard.

A point I have to bring up..your use of the word trudged. Given her position in life I can think of no word that could be more succinct in describing her in a one syllable vignette. Or two depending on the accent.

Poignant..and succinct.

Re: dodos rolling out the edit wagon,he pauses

[niliwen]

Thanks!

Well it is my own subjective experience of being a seizure patient (and yes with migraines. There are similarities, I agree).