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[Capt. Serious]

A doctor who suspects that you have a seizure disorder will order a test called an EEG (electroencephalogram). They glue little wires over your head and connect them to a machine that measures electrical activity in your brain. Each of the wires measures little tiny bits of electricity generated by the brain. If you look at an EEG while it's recording, there'll be a bunch of needles jumping up and down over a long piece of paper. Remember all those billions of neurons? They all generate a little bit of electricity. Put a few billion together and you start to get some voltage (estimated to equal a 60 watt light bulb).

Getting an EEG is not a lot of fun. It's not painful, but it's basically annoying. Why is it annoying? Many doctors want you to stay up the entire night before. They won't let you sleep or they let you sleep for just a few hours before you go in for the test. Why do they want you to do that? Ever bring your car into a mechanic when it’s been making a really nasty noise, only to have it not make the noise when the mechanic is looking at it? The EEG has the same problem. The abnormal activity may not be going on when it is recording. So if you’re really tired, you're more likely to have some abnormal electrical activity. One of the problems in detecting a seizure with an EEG is that the brain may be behaving itself while the recording is going on. An EEG is really a device that only tells us something if the brain is being abnormal during the test. A normal EEG does not eliminate the possibility of a seizure disorder. Another annoying part of the EEG is the glue used to attach wires to the head during the test. In order to get a good contact between the wire and your head, they use a glue that holds the wire in place. Many complain that the EEG glue takes a couple of days to wash out of their hair.

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If you want, read the entire article.

Just wanted to post a part I spotted that I went through.

There may be more but I wanted to keep it short.

 

[DewsSox79]

i wish you all the best in recovering from all of this.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Just got my GED results & i failed again. 0-2.

I'm going nowhere with my life.

This shit hurts me as i busted my ass with 2 classes beforehand.

 

[nickofypres]

Don't give up JoeHawks. You'll get it the third time around.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Just got my GED results & i failed again. 0-2.

I'm going nowhere with my life.

This shit hurts me as i busted my ass with 2 classes beforehand.

I give you shit about sports.. but if you ever need somebody to talk to about life.. feel free to give me a buzz.

 

[Jntg4]

Just got my GED results & i failed again. 0-2.

I'm going nowhere with my life.

This shit hurts me as i busted my ass with 2 classes beforehand.

That sucks, sorry bro.

Don't give up though.

 

[AddisonStation]

Just got my GED results & i failed again. 0-2.

I'm going nowhere with my life.

This shit hurts me as i busted my ass with 2 classes beforehand.

Keep your head up and you'll get it done next time.

 

[Capt. Serious]

I study my ass off & take 2 classes and have nothing to show for.

I've been going at this shit for 5 years.

Sooner or later, it's taking its toll on me.

 

[nickofypres]

I know it can be tough guy, I took my GED test in April of 2009 and I'm currently in my second semester at College. Just keep trying guy, you'll get there, It'll all be worth it.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

sorry to hear about what's happening man just keep on trying to work at it.....don't give up

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Just got my GED results & i failed again. 0-2.

I'm going nowhere with my life.

This shit hurts me as i busted my ass with 2 classes beforehand.

Do you have an IEP?

 

[Captain Iago]

Do you have an IEP?

A valid question. If you did at any point, Joe, it's worth a shot to try to receive some accommodations, if you ever used them...there are a lot available even for the GED that might help you get over the hump. When you receive your score/certificate, no one ever knows that you requested accommodations.

You have to have a copy of your most recent evaluation...or go to the high school you dropped from, they might still have your records (depending on how long ago you dropped).

I know you are over 18...are you over 21/22?

 

[Jntg4]

A valid question. If you did at any point, Joe, it's worth a shot to try to receive some accommodations, if you ever used them...there are a lot available even for the GED that might help you get over the hump. When you receive your score/certificate, no one ever knows that you requested accommodations.

You have to have a copy of your most recent evaluation...or go to the high school you dropped from, they might still have your records (depending on how long ago you dropped).

I know you are over 18...are you over 21/22?

Think he said 24... he wrote it somewhere here

 

[Jntg4]

It says 23 on his profile.

 

[Anytime23]

I study my ass off & take 2 classes and have nothing to show for.

I've been going at this shit for 5 years.

Sooner or later, it's taking its toll on me.

Maybe you don't have a sheet of paper that shows what you've done but in actuality, you've shown the willingness and dedication to study hard and work for your GED. Nothing good in life comes easy. You made the mistake of dropping out all of those years back and now you're being tested. Don't give up. Keep your head in the books, repetition, pound the knowledge into your brain. Even if you fail, keep at it. You must be learning some new stuff every time you take the test. Eventually you'll pass and you'll feel great about it.

As far as asking if its normal to not drive at your age, it all really depends. There's middle aged people who have never had a car. Many people dont drive because of geographical reasoning.

Good luck bro. Keep us posted on your progress.

 

[Gator29]

I shared my learning disability on the CCS Forum before. I can understand it was hard to express your personal problems online. You have excellent support from CCS Family.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

It says 23 on his profile.

Yeah, that is going to make a difference in terms of any IEP he has had in the past.

(The least of which to say my understanding of special education law is limited and tailored to those already in high school. I would have no idea how it would relate to somebody getting their GED - Captain Iago might, but that would be out my scope.)

 

[Crystallas]

Wow, I missed this thread.

Sorry Joe. I know I bst your balls, but I never really meant anything personal. Sports forums are all about the smack talking sometimes, and I agree with many here that it does take a lot to admit your personal hurdles.

I dropped out of HS too. I had to work to support my family. It sucked because I had a 4.4GPA, and had perfect ACT scores with a lot of decent scholarships heading my way. Even with the track to success, making $6 an hour for 90 hours a week meant everything to keeping my family in tact.

I ended up getting my GED 1 week after I turned 18. I went to Daley College and they made it clear that I would have to attend the 9 week course to pass because the test was designed so only 30% of High School grads could pass it. I blew the whole course off(because I still needed to work) and showed up for the test and passed without a hiccup on my first try.

Now how does my lame story(what comes off as a douche, and I don't mean it that way) help you? Even though I missed the last 8 months of high school, and I knew that I gave up everything to merely get a GED, the one thing that stuck with me were the people who had the balls to get their GED in the first place. I really didn't know a lot of people at the time that had gotten a GED, but had dropped out. It almost seemed like people looked down on the GED so much, that even if they did drop out of HS, they were afraid to get it. I don't know why, but I did know people who thought this way.

I wasn't going to let anyone stand in my way. I didn't care about the statistics that proved how difficult an actual GED test really was. I didn't care if I had to scrounge up extra money to cover the test fees. At that point and time in my life, I became some kind of martyr. I wanted anyone and anything to try and knock me down, so I could show how fast I could get back up. Joe man, you NEED to have this kind of mentality in some form. If you have to work twice as hard to get somewhere, then dammit, work twice as hard. That's something to be proud of and the haters can **** themselves.

Don't give up.

 

[Capt. Serious]

I just found out I passed Social Studies & Reading.

All i have to do is pass Math & Science..ugh.

I suck at both.

 

[Jntg4]

I just found out I passed Social Studies & Reading.

All i have to do is pass Math & Science..ugh.

I suck at both.

See, you made progress.