so apparently i've been having some transient global amnesia since my surgery. it's fucked up how little i remember since the 8th. at first i thought it was because of the oxy/perco and valium but i've been off of those for days. (that said, the oxy is apparently what was giving me nightmares, remind me to tell you the one about being in an afghani marketplace and having a woman swallow and regurgitate garden snakes - or not). here's what i found from a study that was actually pre-released the day of my surgery. ha!
Transient global amnesia is a neurological syndrome in which there is a sudden and brief inability to form new memories, as well as an intense retrograde amnesia. However, awareness, personal identity and attention remain intact. It is an uncommon condition seen after an anaesthetic procedure. There are several aetiopathogenic hypotheses (epileptic, migrainous or ischaemic origin) and triggering factors (pain, anxiety, temperature changes, exercise, Valsalva manoeuvres, diagnostic tests or certain drugs). We describe the case of a patient with a high level of pre-operative anxiety who suffered an episode of transient global amnesia after undergoing otolaryngology surgery. With an acute and continued amnesia after general anaesthesia, the first thing that must be done is to establish a suitable differencial diagnosis, which should include transient global amnesia, as this is mainly an exclusion diagnosis. Preoperative anxiety may be a triggering factor to take into account in this condition, with anxiolytic treatment prior to the surgery being important.
in other words, is that it's totally likely that if we talked or saw each other in the past few weeks i don't remember. oops. in that case, if you didn't bother to see me, just lie! :D at least they stay where i put them in a swimsuit. now if that damn fluid would go down in my pits...