Re: [epilepsy] Strange statement from elderly parent

 

Christopher:

The standard way of weighing people has been with clothes and shoes on for atleast 10 years. The weight standards take that into account.

What shunt is this? Were you seeing him for your epilepsy? Maybe only the names of the medication you are on is relevant.

I wasn't there. I'd expect a neurologist to be treating your epilepsy. If you are too rigid about the ridiculous, it would be easy to think a developmental disability was why.

Dora

From: Christopher Range
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:00 AM
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [epilepsy] Strange statement from elderly parent

I am fuming mad. I saw my neurologist about two weeks ago. Whoever
transcribed his notes, for the report of the outcome of the appointment,
referred to me as "developmentally delayed", when I am an adult. That
phrase is used in reference to growing children, not adults.

Also, When they weighed me, they did it completely wrong. They weighed
me, fully clothed, with my sneakers on. My weight on the scale, ended
up being ten pounds more than what I have been weighing. While I did go
in there for a bi-yearly checkup of my shunt, I would have thought, when
they wondered what medication(anti-convulsant only) I was on, they would
have mentioned my epilepsy in the final report of the appointment.

This is very unnerving.

Christopher

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