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So I have adult onset epilepsy. It is complex partial epilepsy with secondary generalization.
I have had two TC episodes this month and Im nearly 9 months pregnant. Not good.
Im on 500mg of keppra twice a day for now. The last time I was on keppra it caused me to be suicidal but since I am pregnant they are forcing me back on it for tje safety of the baby. I get that.
Can I just say having seizures suck? How it feels, how it feels to come out of it, the recovery, the aura, the effect it has on the people around during. It stinks. I was sore for days after my last TC and I didnt even get hurt. Just muscle soreness that caused limping from how tense my body got. Yuck
And the feeling of trying to force myself awake when I heard my name being calledand how hard it was to snap out of it. It sucks. Ive had an episode where I was alone that lasted at least 30 minutes without consciousness and I almost burnt my house down.
The only thing that snapped me out of it was my dog. He was a good dog but sadly got lose on a busy street and got hit by a car. He wasnt a trained dog but naturally was an alert and even response dog. He was that attached to me. It breaks my heart that he is gone.
So now being a stay at home mom of a toddler and soon to be newborn Im desperate for another dog that can do the same. Snap me out of it when i go into an episode and hopefully alert me before hand (although i have an aura most of the time and can tell about 30 seconds before hanhand).
But i live in south carolina and I am not poor but we do struggle financially without me being able to work full time. We get by comfortably with no wiggle room basically. I cant afford 12000 that one trainer quoted me.
I need help. Advice on a service animal that can meet those two needs or at least the one to help me snap out when I go into a seizure. I dont know where to start. Ive seen wait lists 5-7 years or places in California or places that dont work in south carolina. Should I get a dog and have it professionally trained? Should i get a dog already trained? Whats the best orginanization and how soon is realistic to get a service animal?
Any advice or tips or anything? Im so scared to be left alone with a toddler and newborn after nearly burning my home down and my seizures are becomming more frequent. Thanks for any advice!
I have had two TC episodes this month and Im nearly 9 months pregnant. Not good.
Im on 500mg of keppra twice a day for now. The last time I was on keppra it caused me to be suicidal but since I am pregnant they are forcing me back on it for tje safety of the baby. I get that.
Can I just say having seizures suck? How it feels, how it feels to come out of it, the recovery, the aura, the effect it has on the people around during. It stinks. I was sore for days after my last TC and I didnt even get hurt. Just muscle soreness that caused limping from how tense my body got. Yuck
And the feeling of trying to force myself awake when I heard my name being calledand how hard it was to snap out of it. It sucks. Ive had an episode where I was alone that lasted at least 30 minutes without consciousness and I almost burnt my house down.
The only thing that snapped me out of it was my dog. He was a good dog but sadly got lose on a busy street and got hit by a car. He wasnt a trained dog but naturally was an alert and even response dog. He was that attached to me. It breaks my heart that he is gone.
So now being a stay at home mom of a toddler and soon to be newborn Im desperate for another dog that can do the same. Snap me out of it when i go into an episode and hopefully alert me before hand (although i have an aura most of the time and can tell about 30 seconds before hanhand).
But i live in south carolina and I am not poor but we do struggle financially without me being able to work full time. We get by comfortably with no wiggle room basically. I cant afford 12000 that one trainer quoted me.
I need help. Advice on a service animal that can meet those two needs or at least the one to help me snap out when I go into a seizure. I dont know where to start. Ive seen wait lists 5-7 years or places in California or places that dont work in south carolina. Should I get a dog and have it professionally trained? Should i get a dog already trained? Whats the best orginanization and how soon is realistic to get a service animal?
Any advice or tips or anything? Im so scared to be left alone with a toddler and newborn after nearly burning my home down and my seizures are becomming more frequent. Thanks for any advice!
