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Hi everyone,
I finally decided to join an epilepsy forum. I'm 20 years old, and it's been several years since my seizures disappeared. I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a toddler, and had petite mal epilepsy until about 13.
For a long time, I've had issues coming to grips with my past. On one hand, I don't remember very much, and my seizures were certainly not bad; so many people suffer from terrible, serious seizures. On the other hand, there are times when I feel that epilepsy has probably affected me more than I've acknowledged. I don't want to act like a hypochondriac, but I've always been curious as to which parts of my brain were affected, etc. My mother doesn't have a very good recollection. As a toddler, I forgot how to count after my first seizure, and lost some other knowledge; as I grew older, mild seizure activity continued to affect my writing (neat printing turned to chicken scratch) and consistency in school.
Have I grown out of my epilepsy? I really don't know. I seem to have a very difficult time following verbal instructions, and organizing thoughts. Is this just me? Maybe.
I'd love to meet someone who has "grown" out of their epilepsy. Do you feel the way I do?
I finally decided to join an epilepsy forum. I'm 20 years old, and it's been several years since my seizures disappeared. I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a toddler, and had petite mal epilepsy until about 13.
For a long time, I've had issues coming to grips with my past. On one hand, I don't remember very much, and my seizures were certainly not bad; so many people suffer from terrible, serious seizures. On the other hand, there are times when I feel that epilepsy has probably affected me more than I've acknowledged. I don't want to act like a hypochondriac, but I've always been curious as to which parts of my brain were affected, etc. My mother doesn't have a very good recollection. As a toddler, I forgot how to count after my first seizure, and lost some other knowledge; as I grew older, mild seizure activity continued to affect my writing (neat printing turned to chicken scratch) and consistency in school.
Have I grown out of my epilepsy? I really don't know. I seem to have a very difficult time following verbal instructions, and organizing thoughts. Is this just me? Maybe.
I'd love to meet someone who has "grown" out of their epilepsy. Do you feel the way I do?