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Thanks for the thoughtful response. There isn't a world in which I touch psychedelics voluntarily. Like is it possible if I existed in a vacuum? Maybe. But I couldn't take that ris…

Thank you for that link! That was an interesting read. My own PCP gave me a GAD diagnosis initially. I don't even know what he should have done to be honest, or to the extent that …

These are the best comments. Hearing from someone else with AE is really wonderful. I've heard from only a few. And I'm really happy to hear about your mostly smooth recovery. I ho…

Prying is great. Ask away. > I noticed you said in another comment that you were treated with antipsychotics in the psych ward. Would you say they had any effect in lessening the s…

Your profile seems empty. I'd be happy to reach out privately if you can provide a way to do it. :-)

So lucky.

Thank you. :-) And yes, at one point, the doctors said I almost certainly had MS. For exactly the reasons you stated: my symptoms were consistent with it. It was only when the anti…

During the thick of it, I could barely write at all. Physically as well. It was physically difficult to make the letters and others had a lot of trouble reading what I wrote. (Whic…

Yes! I just took my son there for the first time a few months ago (before the encephalitis hit).

After my abnormal brain MRIs, my understanding is that the diagnosis came down to either some kind of encephalitis or multiple sclerosis. But test results have to come back first. …

<3

> What have your experiences been with using AI for medical advice? I had been trying to use Gemini during my bout of encephalitis before treatment. I wasn't really trying to diagn…

I went to my doctor an entire month before that. It took a fall and a hit to the head to go to the emergency room.

The interesting bit here is that getting to talk to a psychiatrist was one of the main things that "excited" me about getting checked into a psychiatric hospital. My understanding,…

A thousand times over. I feel really lucky to work for Charlie. :-)

> My wife was able to substantiate this claim with my detailed timeline. Sorry, my bad here. The timeline wasn't mine. It was Kait who had built it and took on the burden of sharin…

It is also worth pointing out that I have had (somewhat mild) psoriasis on my scalp since I was a kid. It is also an autoimmune disorder. My understanding is that having one increa…

I asked my wife about it since she has more context on the chance encounter with a neurosurgeon who was ultimately responsible for the transfer into Brigham and Women's. She said t…

Thank you for the kind words. :-) <3

Oh my, I'm so sorry to hear that. She'll be in my thoughts.

Yes! As I understand it, each dose I received (I got 3 of them) came from ~1,000 different donors. It was more expensive than my room and board at the hospital, and my room and boa…

We did at least have a health care proxy and a power of attorney in hand. Funny story (that I didn't include in the blog) is that I actually wound up in a psychiatric facility for …

Thank you for the kind words. Trouble swallowing, jaw pain, dizziness, double vision (and more) were all things I experienced as well. At one point, my left eye was dropping signif…

Yes! No tumor. I've had a PET scan and a testicular ultrasound. I think that puts me in the idiopathic category for this particular case.

Wow, nfldb. Old school. Good times. I had so much fun with that project and the community of users.