Monday, July 16, 2018

Movies and then some...

As expected, I will feel better when the fall arrives. The heat and humidity has caused me both neck, and scalp pain most of the summer. I did have a good two weeks before the weather reached above 90. I'm still trying to figure out how to sleep without disrupting my cerebral shunt or the chiari malformation type I from my injuries. I can't sleep upside down, because I'm not a bat.  There are pillows for neck support which I'm looking into getting....

I went to see Incredibles 2 earlier this month with a friend. There was a strobe light warning before the movie and I don't have a history of seizures, prior or after my brain injuries. Just to be safe, I closed my eyes or looked away during the scenes which included flashing lights. After the film, I felt a little dizzy and when I sat down again while eating, (I was in one of those bar stool chairs ) my sense of space was off and I felt awkward being elevated. This feeling was only temporary, I attribute this to the strobe lighting during the movie. Even though there was a warning about a seizure triggers, it made me wonder why the studio who made the film, would even include this effect at all. Overall, I enjoyed the movie and had a chance to get out for a few hours.

Sometime in 2015, my phone's led light flickered for a second, it was about two feet away from where I was sitting.  I felt a throbbing sensation in the back of my head. This only happened once, although it made me wonder if this reaction was related to my brain injuries.