One Year Procedure Free!!!

Today is the one year anniversary since I had the gamma knife procedure which means it has been one whole year since anything has been done to my brain! Whew! I made it a whole year! It was tough, and a few times I was afraid I wasn't going to make it but I did! To celebrate I am going out tonight with some friends! I wish I could have a drink, but when I saw saw my N last week he let me go back up to 20mg of Lexapro with the promise that if I had another seizure I would go back down to 10mg. Well, I had 2 in the short few days that I was back up to 20mg so I went back down to 10mg. If that drug has that effect on me and alcohol is known to lower the seizure threshold I don't want to chance it, not yet anyway! I am just hoping that I don't go back into depression. On the one hand I was under a great deal of stress with money, which is now hopefully taken care of. On the other hand I am on a med that has a side effect of depression, although I have been on it long enough that maybe that side effect has worn off, though I will be upping the dosage soon. I just don't want to be depressed over Christmas. Hopefully being around my family will help, I won't be all alone, which adds to the depression!

My follow up MRI is coming up in a couple weeks and should be another reason to be happy over the holidays. I am hoping for another report of no new growth! My thyroid problems explain all the problems I've been having so no reason to think otherwise! I'll keep you posted!