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	New seizures and my Job? JRuner Yesterday 05:03 PM	Today 10:11 AM by JRuner	4	41	Padded Room
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	I have failed Birdbomb 03-08-2010 02:01 PM	Yesterday 12:33 PM by Birdbomb	15	133	Padded Room
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	Hello everyone... dw_haas 03-05-2010 01:35 PM	03-05-2010 01:56 PM by Nakamova	1	42	The Foyer
	Newbie Introduction Zoofemme 03-04-2010 01:33 PM	03-05-2010 01:28 PM by becks	7	69	The Foyer

» Most Recent Diary Posts

No seizures, but hormones apparently out of whack - It’s been 2 months since the last update. Stacy has been doing well. She has not had any tonic clonic seizures but she did have a couple of jerks here and there when she strayed too far from the diet and sleep regimen. Currently, she is having problems with an irregular period, a pinched [...]

Hanging tough - I’m happy to report that Stacy continues to do well with her diet, supplement and sleep regimen. She has not had any seizure events since my report of same on the blog. She has stopped the once weekly neurofeedback sessions for now, but may resume them again in the future as necessary.

Steady as she goes - It’s been a while since the last update and that’s mostly because there isn’t anything to report (w00t!). Stacy switched back from the extended release Dilantin to the regular brand name and she seems to be tolerating/metabolizing it much better. She hasn’t had any seizure activity since the last entry here. She still goes for neurofeedback [...]

Too many potholes in this road - Stacy had a single tonic clonic seizure today. This one was very unusual for her though – it occurred at noon while she was out in public (waiting in line at a restaurant) with friends. She fell and hit her head near the bridge of her nose – just under the right eyebrow – on [...]

Wouldn?t you like to go where everybody knows your name? - Stacy went status again last night. I administered Diastat, but it didn’t help, so I called 911 and back to the ER we went. I had been visiting with friends in the evening (rare night out for me), so I’m not sure if Stacy took her evening dose of Phenytek (300mg extended release Dilantin). [...]

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