Dawn, From looking at my seizure diary since last September, I've had the following types of seizures: tonic, myoclonic, absence, simple partial and complex...
Lee, My daughter had many more seizures on Trileptal and she had them often in stores so I suggest that you think about maybe changing to something else to see...
Kathy... Thank you ! I know that each of our little ones are different. My son has been throwing up for the past three days and we took him to the ER and...
Lee, I've never heard pf the tears being an odd color, but I have had gran-mal seizures( or at least it seemed like it) where I was consious. Did it feel like...
Yvonne, one over the counter med that work awesome for kids throwing up is suppository children's graval, it is a bit uncomfy for a moment but works...
Hi Yvonne, I ma sorry to hear he has been sick. How is he doing today? Better I hope. Keep me posted and let me know how the little guy is doing. Kathy ...
If you want honest answers when it comes to whether or not you or a loved one is a candidate for surgery, be advised. most hospitals including mayo brothers...
So what you are saying is that my 5 year old son who back in Sept and Nov. went through extensive testing could be a candidate for brain surgery? I was told...
Kathy, We too were told that Emily was not a candidate for surgery due to her having bilateral seizures. Jan [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Jan, I'm sorry to hear the news about Emily. I'm kinda new here, can you tell me what are bilateral seizures, the symptoms. Lee jankevd@... wrote: Kathy, ...
Hi Lee, Bilateral seizures means they are coming from all over the brain. As far as symptoms he has grand mal and partial complex. He goes into the grand mal...
Hi Jan I was really devastated when they told me that about Benjamin. As you know he has the VNS. What about the VNS for your daughter? I wonder what is after ...
Sometimes they might have to do several eeg's to pinpoint the location from where the seizures are originating. Do you have a neurologit or an epitologist( I...
Ashley, Thanks for the web site. I read over right away . It was very informative. Thanks again. Dawn H. Ashley Joffrion <charmedbrown_eyes@...> wrote: ...
Grace, I had seizures prior to that. I can't stop my meds. I've had epilepsy since I was 2 yrs. old. The catamenials have been a "new thing" for me. I am going...
Hi Kow-gurl ! Catamenials can be any type of seizure. The key is timing ! They need to be a couple days prior to your cycle, during your cycle, or a couple...
Hi Lee, No apology necessary! I'm so glad you have good doctors working with you....that is such a good thing !!!! My surgery will be in my left temporal lobe...
Lee, With bilateral if I am correct in saying this, is seizures on both sides of the brain. Actually to this date they have not been able to pin point the ...
Hi Jan, Are Emily and Benjamin related. Benjamin started having seizures at the age of 10 months and whenever he gets sick he starts to cluster and when he...
I am a 45 old adult. I have had partial seizures triggered for since nine years whenever I have a virus last for more than three days. I've had four...
Kathy, Its quite possible, LOL... Emily had RSV and a major ear infection going on at the time of her 1st seizure. And I was by myself. It ended up that...
After vaccuming my room I decided to put down a carpet deoderizer (Arm & Hammer) cause we have animals. Not long after I got a headache. Has anyone ever...
Tons of times. Heck there are times when I'll walk into a room where someboady had been hours ago and still I smell there perfume/cologne and get massive...
Kathy, Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but how do you know Benjamin's seizures are coming from either his left or his right side brain, did a test...
