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Hospital visitOn Thursday morning I took a seizure and was taken to hospital where I spent most of the day. I have no memory of it but the nurses at the hospital were telling my parents & myself that at around 10:00 am someone saw me take the seizure down the street & rang the ambulance who took me to hospital. I was going to help at one of the local nursing homes on Thursday morning and I didn't worry about taking anything with me but my keys. I can't remember what happened from 8:50 am when I left to go to the nursing home to 12:10 pm which is when I woke up at the hospital. I was in hospital until about 3:00 pm. All the staff at the hospital told me what a good idea the medic alert bracelets are. The nurse looking after me said it was a good thing I had my medic alert bracelet on because they were able to ring the medic alert assoc to get my parents contact number. The Dr looking after me contacted my neurologist and my neurologist has increased my topamax. I have to go see my neurologist on 26 February. |
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| Sorry to hear about the seizure CQ.
__________________ "Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it will become your destiny." |
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| Thanks Skillefer My medic alert bracelet has a card that comes with it which says my personal details, parents details, neuros details & what meds I'm on. I usualy keep the card in my purse though & had my purse at home that day. I might have to start taking my i.d with me when I go to the nursing home from now on because it seems you just never know when you're going to have a seizure. |
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| I'm feeling alot better now thanks Brain. On Thursday after I woke up I had a huge headache which lasted the whole day & I wasn't very hungry all day so barely ate the whole day. I'm not sure how long it was until I was talking normaly or knew who I was. Yesterday I had a smaller headache & still wasn't too hungry. Today I was alot better & almost back to my normal self LOL. Last edited by CQ:); 02-16-2008 at 03:20 AM. |
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| Sorry to hear about your seizure/trip to the ER, but very glad they actually found and read your bracelet! For those of you reading who do not have one, there is some good info in this thread: Medic Alert Bracelets - Do you wear one?
__________________ Check out this chart of alternative epilepsy treatments and this page on EEG Neurofeedback |
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| I went and saw the neurologist today to let him know how I am going since the seizure that I took on Feb 14. When I was in the hospital on the 14 feb the dr who was looking after me had contacted my neurologist for advice on what he wanted to do about my meds & the neurologist had said to increase my Topamax to 200mg in the am & 200mg in the pm. When I saw the neurologist Today he asked me how the new doseage was going & I said it's going good. The neurologist wants to keep me on that doseage of Topamax & my current doseage of Tegretol which is 400mg in the am & 400mg in the pm. If I am still having seizures then I need to let the neurologist know and he is going to look at putting on keppra. The neurologist wants me to go have a MRI. I have booked the MRI for March 25th. |
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I sure hope so. |
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| Sorry to hear about the seizure. Hopefully the new anti-epileptic drug regimen works out for you.
__________________ Check out this chart of alternative epilepsy treatments and this page on EEG Neurofeedback |
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| Take care of yourself CQ and best of luck with your MRI. We need you feeling good to keep the rest of us laughing. ![]() |
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| Thanks everyone |
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