Hi
I have had two eeg's in the past and on both occasions, the
eeg didn't show anything up, they were not convinced that I
had ep.
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From: epilepsy@yahoogroup
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mylmy@bnin.net
Sent: 20 June 2009 20:17
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] new with questions
Hi Veronica,
Welcome to our group. Yes, a lot of things sound familiar
but not for me-- so I will let whoever experience them tell
you.
I've had EP for 47 years but have learned so much in this
group.
I also want to say in case the EEG comes out negative --
that doesn't mean he doesn't have EP. That has happened to
quite a few.
Millie
>
> Hi everyone!! Thanks for letting me join your group.
>
>
>
> I have a few questions and I hope you can all help me out
here.
>
>
>
> First i want to say that this is to do with our 18 year
old son...
> soon to be 19. Wed. night we got a call from his friends
that he had a
> seizure and we had to come get him. My husband and i
jumped out of bed
> and rushed over to get him. HIs friends mother is a
retired RN and his
> friend is currently and RN. They told me that our son had
felt a bit
> dizzy so they told him to sit down. He sat down, body went
stiff and
> his eyes rolled back in his head. THey said he made some
weird
> gergling noises with his mouth and they tried to wake him
up. They
> told me he was out for about 1 to 2 minutes tops. When he
came around
> he was slurring his speach and didn't know what happened.
. HE was
> also very tired and staggering around.
>
>
>
> We took him right to the ER where he told the ER dr. that
he was
> seeing sparkling lights in his vision for awhile and he
kept asking
> for something to drink and wanted to go to sleep. He was
also very hungry. THe ER dr.
> checked blood and urine for anything that shouldn't be
there, meaning
> drugs and alcohol, as well as checking for infection, high
blood
> sugar, and electrolytes. They did a CT scan to see if he
had a tumor
> or brain bleed but everything checked out fine. THe ER dr.
was
> convinced that he did indeed have a seizure and thought it
could have
> been brought on by his medication Abilify since that was
just increased to 30mg's.
>
>
>
> The ER thought that our son was not in any danger so sent
him home
> wiht us telling us to keep an eye on him, get him to a
neurologist and
> get an EEG done.
>
>
>
> This was all wed. night so thrusday morning I had our son
call his
> psychiatrist and tell her that he had a seizure and she
told him to
> stop his meds ASAP. I then got him an appointment with a
neurologist
> who squeezed him in for Friday.
>
> THe neurologist is convinced that our son simply fainted.
BUt wants to
> get an EEG done to make sure. I'm not all that convinced
that he
> simply fainted. Dr. said that since our son stood up and
then felt
> faint it was most likely that his BP was low and the
sudden standing
> up made him faint, blood rush etc. Our son feels now that
he did simply faint.
>
>
>
> The day after this insident is what gets me. YOu don't
have a full day
> or more after a faiting spelll where your so tired you can
barely
> function and you sleep all day. He also was extremely
hungry and
> thirsty the next day. Reminded me of our german shepard
which had
> seizure disorders and would drink execessively the day
after a
> seizure. Found him face down in the toilet drinking all
the time... not that our son has done this lol...
> But he drank quite a bit on thursday and did nothing but
eat, drink
> and sleep.
>
>
>
> I myself have had mild electrical brain surges which
showed up on an
> EEG many years ago. This was before i was diagnosed with
MS. In my
> case i would be allert but unable to distinguish what was
being said
> to me. I felt disconnected from my body and when people
spoke to me it
> was as if there was a plate glass window between us. I
could see the
> person talk to me but didn't know what was being said.
Almost like
> being under water in a pool filled with screaming kids.
>
>
>
>
>
> Anyway, i was wondering if anyone had a similar experience
as my son did.
> I'm certainly going to take him for an EEG. I just want to
know if
> anything he experienced would sound familiar and if so how
do you know
> what to look for in the future?
>
> Veronica Davidson
> http://www.veronica
> <http://www.veronica
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