Thanks Maraika. Yes,I would appreciate it if you could share what
you did in regards to your your son's seizures.
Melanie

--- In Cent_Wa_Epilepsy_Support@yahoogroups.com, "Epilepsy and your
Health" <maraika@...> wrote:
>
> For Melanie.
>
>
>
> Sounds very much like the situation we went through with Grant, at
similar
> age. I can't help with any Doctors in your area as I live across
the other
> side of the world but maybe I can share with you what we did and
how Grant
> is now (yes he is still driving) as well as discuss Triggers with
you.
> Regards
>
>
>
> Maraika
>
>
>
>
>
> Mon Feb 2, 2009 9:50 pm (PST)
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a question and am wondering if anyone can help?
> My son (who is now 25 years old), had a grand mal epileptic seizure
6 years
> ago and was fully tested with a battery of tests costing $6,000,
without
> finding any problems. He did not begin seizure medication at that
point and
> was not advised to. Six months later he began driving again.
> A few years later he has had several more seizures all occurring
while
> watching television, not all of them were grand mal, some were
petite mal.
> All the seizures were spaced years apart so none of them were close
> together..
>
> He is reluctant to go to a physician because he can't afford
further and
> possible fruitless testing, as he doesn't have medical insurance.
He is
> also afraid he might be reported by the doctor to the DMV, even
though he
> hasn't had a seizure for over a year. Without a drivers license,
he'd be
> unable to drive to work, as we don't have bus service where we live.
> Without a driver's license, he'd be unable to drive to work and
might lose
> his job.
>
> Is there a sympathetic physician in the greater Seattle area who
might be
> willing to prescribe anti-seizure medication for him without at all
the
> complications?
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> Melanie
>