Also, this is totally random, but I remember you saying your head hurt horribly after your accident a few weeks ago. Could that have had anything to do with it?
yes make sure you mention this just in case it's related.
Seizure disorders are highly treatable once they figure out what's going on. You will be ok.
Let your dh be in charge of googling if he thinks he's up to it, but it's ok to just ask a bunch of questions and leave dr google in the computer box.
If you need it, I bet someone here can read up on stuff you want answered and give you one or two sentence simpler explanations. So you don't have to try to translate the stuff yourself.
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Post by yogini kiki on Aug 24, 2016 20:10:27 GMT -5
@jboogie, big hugs. It is going to be okay.
I had a seizure at work at 25, during that incident I also experienced post-ictal bradychardia (dropped heart rate post seizure). After quite a bit of time I was diagnosed with epilepsy mostly because they had no clue what was going on and it would seem it had been happening for quite awhile without my knowledge based on some other experiences.
My ability to speak language did come back (my seizure strange reaction was uncontrollable laughter) but I do have Broca's aphasia which is triggered by hormones as well as extreme stress (as are my seizures). People don't necessarily think anything is wrong with me...I notice it more than others.
I have been prescribed both Trileptal and Lamictal (due to my age and associated fertility risks). They all have symptoms and I can talk about them if you like. Again, pm me anytime.
I can't drive either and I have become a super master of public transit!! And Uber!!
I know this all sounds doom and gloom, but I can tell you that even though I have not had a "positive" outcome I have a great life and it interferes relatively little in my day to day. It took awhile to learn my new life, but really it is okay. It will be okay.
PM me anytime and I hope this wasn't a scary response.
Thinking of you! I had a friend who had a random seizure out of nowhere in her 20s. She hasn't had another since and could never get a reason why it happened.
Post by yogini kiki on Aug 24, 2016 20:32:26 GMT -5
also @jboogie , I know you don't know me, but I know from here that you are really smart and very eloquent....but I want you to know that if you do pm me....don't worry about it "making sense."
Type whatever you can think of in the moment and send it. I will ask for clarification if I need it....don't try and be all proper and grammatically correct. Word vomit/bullet point/sentence fragment away.
Jboogie, how frightening. Thinking of you, and sending positive vibes and prayers. I hope they can figure out what happened and get you on the road to recovery soon.
---- 39 years old, MH is 43 TTC since 2010; Dx Unexplained Infertility; possible male factor 6 IUIs, 1 IVF, 2 FETs, 1 mmc, 1 CP Started Adoption process Feb 2015, officially waiting July 2015
I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. Seizures are scary business. G's & P's to your sanity without a license. I know that pain so well. Hopefully you can slowdown and take it easy for a little while.
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