Epilepsy Diary

Well, Stacy had been doing pretty well, but she had a TC/grand mal seizure Friday morning. Thurseday night was the 3rd out of 4 nights that she went to sleep around midnight and only got ~6 hours of sleep. I believe that is what triggered the seizure as she had been jerking a bit in the days prior.

The good news is that she only had one seizure and I did not have to administer Diastat or call an ambulance. She recovered fairly quickly and had a headache for 2 days and is still a bit sore (muscles), but otherwise thinking pretty clearly and still taking her meds.

This marks the first time in quite a while that a TC/grand mal seizure came solo and not in a status cluster. I hope that is a good sign.

She has agreed to get to bed by 10pm whether I’m with her or not (sometimes I’m working or playing on the computer and lose track of time).

It’s been a while since the last update. Truth be told, I haven’t had much time or inclination to write anything.

Stacy has been doing well since last November. She’s only had a few jerks over the last two months.

She has started doing a little bit of Yoga in the mornings and is getting better about going to sleep by 10pm. She is taking 300mg Dilantin most days although she will take 400mg once in a while if she thinks she needs a little more to compensate for lack of sleep, stress or whatever.