Steve,
Thanks so much for your reply and for taking time to think it through with me.
And thanks for the offer to have my husband join. I think I'm the
official family email support grouper. No one else seems interested
(except my son, who is on a fishing group....but is that a "support group"?)
I'm also on one for stroke survivors, thyroid cancer, restless legs
syndrome, ovarian cancer, and tremors. Such fun!! I share responses
with others, but they don't seem to want to write.
I'm thinking you're right about the age factor with the soreness. He
was also exhausted from it. He actually took naps for the first time
in his life, and seemed to need them. But he's almost back to normal, now.
Your thoughts on whether the MRI possibilities could be significant
enough to cause the seizure are what's been on our minds. Could the
findings be important? All we know, so far, is that the ER doctor
saw the CT scan and said, "There's no brain tumor."
I immediately thought, "Maybe it's a small one and they just didn't see it."
It was as if he could read my mind, because he looked at me and said,
"If a tumor had caused this, it would have been a BIG tumor, and we
would be seeing it in a CT scan."
So, I'm hoping he's right about that. If not, then you might be
right, that we're onto something, with the MRI. Oh, one other reason
I was sorta discounting the serious possibilities of the MRI, was
that there was no differences in symmetry, no shift in position, and
no mass apparent. So, it's just a brighter area. But hey, who am I
to read a MRI report, right? :)
You were right about the details I know. I'm a stickler for being a
team player with the doctors. I always get my lab and diagnostic
reports. Several times it's saved us from taking a wrong medical step.
Thanks again, for all your thoughts. :)
Jill
Steve wrote:
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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