Hi there,
I was diagnosed with epilepsy last year. They have always been in my sleep. Bitten tongue etc.
I had convinced myself that I would never have another one now that I quit my super stressful job and I'm more aware of sleep and not sitting in front of the computer for extended periods plus taking meds...
Anyway...
I live in Australia and went to New Zealand last week for a holiday with family - cousins and their kids and my three year old son (single mother). I went skydiving with my cousin's husband. 15,000 feet with one minute freefall. I had a headache all day after and I have funny ears so my ears were weird for a few days after as well.
The day after flying home (very early flight and little sleep) I had three seizures in the morning at my mum's house. She called an ambulance and I ended up in hospital overnight. My mother is super conservative and she is giving me such a hard time for skydiving. She is blaming this on the seizures.
Do you know anyone who has been badly affected by skydiving?
Also I am supposed to be flying to Phuket (Thailand) in the morning with three girlfriends and their children for a week. I have been looking forward to it for months. Have had no travel adventures since before my son was born and happen to have organised two in a row. My mother is making me feel very bad for still wanting to go. She thinks that I am crazy to still be flying and going away just after a seizure. This is only my fifth ever seizure and I'm still getting my head around it all.
Do we still go away? Do you think skydiving and flying in general can contribute to seizures?
I was diagnosed with epilepsy last year. They have always been in my sleep. Bitten tongue etc.
I had convinced myself that I would never have another one now that I quit my super stressful job and I'm more aware of sleep and not sitting in front of the computer for extended periods plus taking meds...
Anyway...
I live in Australia and went to New Zealand last week for a holiday with family - cousins and their kids and my three year old son (single mother). I went skydiving with my cousin's husband. 15,000 feet with one minute freefall. I had a headache all day after and I have funny ears so my ears were weird for a few days after as well.
The day after flying home (very early flight and little sleep) I had three seizures in the morning at my mum's house. She called an ambulance and I ended up in hospital overnight. My mother is super conservative and she is giving me such a hard time for skydiving. She is blaming this on the seizures.
Do you know anyone who has been badly affected by skydiving?
Also I am supposed to be flying to Phuket (Thailand) in the morning with three girlfriends and their children for a week. I have been looking forward to it for months. Have had no travel adventures since before my son was born and happen to have organised two in a row. My mother is making me feel very bad for still wanting to go. She thinks that I am crazy to still be flying and going away just after a seizure. This is only my fifth ever seizure and I'm still getting my head around it all.
Do we still go away? Do you think skydiving and flying in general can contribute to seizures?