Hi Jill,
Welcome to the group! Sorry to hear your husband had his first seizure this month! First off, get your husband into the group (smile). Allot of what might be running through both your minds we call all relate to!, big time! You posted about specifics in great detail which a majority of us wouldn't have a clue about (smile)! As far as relating the details to basics as far as your husband goes I would think the following as far as what you described. As far as being sore for 3 weeks now. Might it be that when he had a grand mal, might it be adding his age, the stressful body movement together might be nothing more than pulling a muscle? I'm 51 and am pulling muscles allot more than when I was younger (smile)! As far as vein infections from the dye for an MRI. That would have nothing to do with a seizure or epilepsy. And as far as the fun test (smile) called a colonoscopy! I was put on meds. for a year after the results where found. But in a year was taken off it. That had nothing to do with a seizure or epilepsy either. And as far as the MRI results, might it be that what you described what might become a nasty tumor might be a possible cause for the seizure? Where the smaller piece found might be located in an area of the brain which caused electrical activity to be affected? Brain tumors can cause a seizure or seizures. Also, you said he had his seizure was in front of the computer. Seizures can be caused by a person who is more light sensitive. Such as flashing police car lights, constantly changing channels on TV or screens on the computer, oncoming traffic at night, the lights in a disco (ect). Those changing flashing lights is a common cause for seizures for a person with epilepsy. Also, stress is an easy way to bring on seizures for a person with epilepsy! You add all these different things together and just maybe, bits or a couple of different things might be what brought on his seizure, who knows? Just some thoughts. Get your husband in here if he could use support by friends as far as seizures, life, the meds side affects ect... Hey, we are nothing more than a group of people on this planet who can relate to each other so much (smile)! Take care, keep a smile on your face!
Steve
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>
> Dear Group,
> It was so interesting to read someone's post about EEG results not
> really showing anything (unless something happened to be going on
> during the test).
> I'm new to the group. My husband (57 yrs old, otherwise extremely
> healthy)) had a first time seizure, March 10. So far, the CT scan
> was clear, the blood test showed a definite tonic/clonic seizure
> (high CO2), he's been sore for almost 3 weeks (back xray showed no
> break), MRI showed a bright signal in the T2 area (so we'll retake it
> in April), and the EEG is next week. His blood tests showed kidney
> functions were way off a few days after the seizure. And he managed
> to get two vein infections from the IV's (from the ambulance and also
> from the dye with the MRI...he had an infection last year from the IV
> for a colonoscopy. Not sure why he's so prone to those.)
>
> The MRI report was slightly scary, because they gave those
> speculations on why there was a bright signal. I wish I hadn't
> looked up the terms they used (demylinating process, which is MS, and
> low grade neoplasm...which could be an early stage of a nasty
> tumor). But it was only "possibilities"
> comment was, "They don't have a clue!" And I figure neither of those
> possibilities were big enough to have caused the seizure....so I"m
> trying to convince myself it was either always that way, or a result
> of the seizure, which was listed as another less likely possibility.
>
> The morning of the seizure, he was sitting at his computer and just
> keeled over onto the floor with the seizure. He'd been extremely
> constipate (like for a week), had taken 2 Exlax the night before and
> 2 that morning, and had just had a major dump. He was also taking
> cold meds for a nasty cold, and he'd had a lot of coffee. So, if
> electrolyte imbalance and/or viruses can be the cause....I'd like to
> think that was enough to be the case.
>
> For now, we're waiting for the EEG, the next MRI, the bloodtests to
> confirm kidneys are back....and an okay to start driving again. If
> any of you have a different take on this, I'd be very interested in
> hearing from you.
> Best wishes to all,
> Jill
>
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