Devlog (5 Apr 24)
I was hospitalized on Tuesday

On Tuesday morning, I was working on my computer. The next second as far as I was concerned, I was tangled up with my chair, difficult to think, and after a minute or so, I passed out. I then woke up on a gurney in an emergency room finding it very difficult to think and talk coherently, even with the help of hospital staff.

I faded in and out of consciousness over the next few hours. By that evening, my brain finally began to recover from a massive seizure, and I could respond to a few of the queries.

Seizures are unfortunately not new to me. I have had two strokes at the ages of 8 and 13, as well as neurosurgery just after my second stroke. Seizures have been part of my life on and off since.

The strength of this seizure was immense when compared to others I've experienced over the past few years. Plus, for over two decades, all of these seizures have come with a bit of a warning giving me time to lay down. This one came out of the blue.

As I lay there in the hospital bed Wednesday, I could not think of any scenario to explain this dramatic instantaneous onset and the overall strength of the seizure itself.

The hospital neurologist dropped by to check me out to see if I was recovering well when I mentioned that my soon-to-be ex-primary doctor had injected 3 vaccines Monday. (I cannot recall why I brought that up since my brain was still foggy.) He told me that vaccines increase the likelihood of seizures. This was a surprise.

My doctor did mention that vaccines can cause problems, though he NEVER said anything about seizures, which he of course knew I suffered from since I am an epileptic. I understood the issues this may cause would be enhancing something similar to a strong cold or flu, or the like, nothing more.

Now, I have a STRONG immune system. I so rarely catch even the smallest of colds. I cannot remember how many years since I last had one. That, and my dad was in the military, every 3 years we moved to another base. He was stationed in Germany twice. I recall we had a list of vaccines we had to take before each trip to Europe.

So, with these in mind, I was confident in my ability to handle the 3 vaccines.

IF my doctor had mentioned this would enhance the likelihood of bringing on a seizure, I would have immediately changed my mind, taking only one.

I returned home last night, feeling a lot better, but still dealing with post-seizure symptoms, enough to be annoying, but otherwise not problematic. 

I have contacted the center where my doctor has his office, telling of what has happened. I was expecting a callback today, though I have an appointment for my bi-annual checkup on Monday when I will talk to them then.

I have bummed around on the net doing nothing today, not even gaming. I will be working on my game tomorrow.

By the way, I polled you all on whether I should release the seven scenes I have rendered so far or first finish the last two scenes of the prologue. One hundred percent of the voters want me to release the prologue as it is now. I'll release the final scenes later.

That about does it for me, so I'll see you later.