Hi All,
My name is Kate, I am 23 years and currently live in Florida with my boyfriend. We moved here almost a year ago because of a job promotion I was offered. I have had seizures most of my life, however between 14 and 19 I was seizure free.
When I was 3, I had E.coli from a raw hamburger at Mcdonalds and the strain was one that doctors had never seen before. From the E.coli I also had HUS (your red blood cell count depletes and your white blood cells take over), Kidney, Liver, Heart and Lung failure. From this I now have epilepsy. I was always on tegretol up until I was 10 when my neurologist put me on tegretol XR which was like a miracle drug for me. At the age of 14 I no longer had seizures and was off the tegretol. At the age of 19 I was driving down main st in my home town when I had a seizure and hit a truck. From that I was put on Keppra which was not working for me and I was not comfortable with. I am now back on Tegretol XR which is working, however I still have breakthrough seizures every now and then. I am back to driving, working and living a normal life.
A few things I love are going to the beach, spending time with my family and friends, along with cooking and baking.
My name is Kate, I am 23 years and currently live in Florida with my boyfriend. We moved here almost a year ago because of a job promotion I was offered. I have had seizures most of my life, however between 14 and 19 I was seizure free.
When I was 3, I had E.coli from a raw hamburger at Mcdonalds and the strain was one that doctors had never seen before. From the E.coli I also had HUS (your red blood cell count depletes and your white blood cells take over), Kidney, Liver, Heart and Lung failure. From this I now have epilepsy. I was always on tegretol up until I was 10 when my neurologist put me on tegretol XR which was like a miracle drug for me. At the age of 14 I no longer had seizures and was off the tegretol. At the age of 19 I was driving down main st in my home town when I had a seizure and hit a truck. From that I was put on Keppra which was not working for me and I was not comfortable with. I am now back on Tegretol XR which is working, however I still have breakthrough seizures every now and then. I am back to driving, working and living a normal life.
A few things I love are going to the beach, spending time with my family and friends, along with cooking and baking.
