Carolyn Burby,
None of the complex partial seizures since '74, have an aura of any type. In around 95%, I'm almost instantly unconscious and I loose muscle controll, if standing I'd fall, if sitting I drop anything I'm holding onto my lap. If I'm at home where I live alone and there's nobody to witness it and if I'm not injured in the fall or if not holding a drink or food to have been spilled all over me I won't ever recall that it happened. I wish I had auras so I'd be able to count them into my list of seizures that month, but I can only count the ones that I'm aware of. If out in public, alot of times I've been standing at a bus stop (I quit driving in '98, I wrecked too many cars), I'd just drop down onto the ground, and a driver would see and call for an ambulance, either police or paramedic would be there as I become conscious and if its a cop he just ask a few questions, too see if its alcohol or drug indused if not it's OK. If paramedic much
worst, only once did one notice my Medic Alert. They always say, " You had a seizure, Get in the ambulance" almost never do they never ask, Do you have Diabetes?, and if I said Yes then it is an emergency. Since I'd answer, No, next they should ask, Do you have epilepsy? and after a Yes is answered, it's not very likely to be an emergeny. But since intantly after being unconscious and in the post-ictal period where using memory is very hard, where I'm able to say yes or no, it's not very likely that I'd be able to tell them anything that would prevent me from being taken to a hospital only to be sent bills from the hospital, the physician and the fire department (for ambo. service). There is no cost for the ambulance unless they take you to the hospital, its of no cost to you to you with a seizure, but; don't take you to hospital.
Tim Baldwin < tbb1@prodigy.
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, Carolyn Burby <cjbkunzie@yahoo.
From: Carolyn Burby <cjbkunzie@yahoo.
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Regarding auras
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 10:57 PM
Millie,
I have never had a seizure after I feel this way. I It is just the strange nervousness and then it is finished, unless I don't remember. But I do feel normal again.
Any other ideas let me know.
Thanks,
Carolyn
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, mylmy@bnin.net <mylmy@bnin.net> wrote:
From: mylmy@bnin.net <mylmy@bnin.net>
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Regarding auras
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 4:58 AM
Carolyn,
Do you have a sz after this? What kind?
Millie
> I was writing to find out about the auras. A type I have sounds strange. I
> sometimes get afraid of things and can't look at them. I have to cover my
> eyes because everything scares me. Is this an aura. I never thought it
> would be considered one.
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> I know this sounds crazy
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