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I tried posting in a different epilepsy forum but all they gave me were facts I already knew, instead of giving me their personal opinions which is what I need and want. Thank you for reading this (it's going to be pretty long)!
About four years ago, I was 13, I had a "fit". My head became fuzzy, my hearing went from fuzzy to completely going out, and I went in and out of consciousness. I didn't think anything of it, even after I had my first seizure, so no doctors were told of it. About 5 to 6 months later, I was turning 14, I had a complete seizure. My head became fuzzy, my hearing went from fuzzy to going out, and I completely lost consciousness. I was told that my body went completely stiff and woke up to my mother and trainer (I was riding a horse at the time) trying to pull me off the horse but my grip on the saddle was too firm. I went to a neurologist and had many tests done. The EEG was not sleep deprived and the results were normal. I also had an MRI which showed that the veins in my brain tangled to make a web when I was being formed in the womb. The doctor said this wouldn't cause any issues, so the seizure had no apparent cause. My doctor told me it would only be a one time thing so I was put on some medication for a week then sent on my way.
Now I just had a seizure about two days ago. This one was slightly different, it began the same but instead of going stiff I went completely limp and my left side went limp before I completely lost consciousness. A few hours before that happened my right leg started twitching enough to really bother me, my muscles never twitch. I went to my normal doctor and he gave me an urgent referral to a neurologist so I have an appointment in 20 days and I will have a sleep deprived EEG done. 20 days seems like forever to wait, so I would like some opinions as to if you guys think I will get diagnosed with epilepsy or just get sent away again. I half want to be diagnosed just so I will know what's wrong with me, not knowing is the worst part of all of this. Thank you so much for reading this! I'm sorry if it isn't really in the right place or is too long, I just want some personal opinions and to know I'm not crazy! Thanks!
About four years ago, I was 13, I had a "fit". My head became fuzzy, my hearing went from fuzzy to completely going out, and I went in and out of consciousness. I didn't think anything of it, even after I had my first seizure, so no doctors were told of it. About 5 to 6 months later, I was turning 14, I had a complete seizure. My head became fuzzy, my hearing went from fuzzy to going out, and I completely lost consciousness. I was told that my body went completely stiff and woke up to my mother and trainer (I was riding a horse at the time) trying to pull me off the horse but my grip on the saddle was too firm. I went to a neurologist and had many tests done. The EEG was not sleep deprived and the results were normal. I also had an MRI which showed that the veins in my brain tangled to make a web when I was being formed in the womb. The doctor said this wouldn't cause any issues, so the seizure had no apparent cause. My doctor told me it would only be a one time thing so I was put on some medication for a week then sent on my way.
Now I just had a seizure about two days ago. This one was slightly different, it began the same but instead of going stiff I went completely limp and my left side went limp before I completely lost consciousness. A few hours before that happened my right leg started twitching enough to really bother me, my muscles never twitch. I went to my normal doctor and he gave me an urgent referral to a neurologist so I have an appointment in 20 days and I will have a sleep deprived EEG done. 20 days seems like forever to wait, so I would like some opinions as to if you guys think I will get diagnosed with epilepsy or just get sent away again. I half want to be diagnosed just so I will know what's wrong with me, not knowing is the worst part of all of this. Thank you so much for reading this! I'm sorry if it isn't really in the right place or is too long, I just want some personal opinions and to know I'm not crazy! Thanks!