I just found this place tonight. I have had epilepsy since I was diagnosed at age 9 months, am 46 now. Years not months. LOL
Give details??? I was dx with complex partial, secondary generlized seizures. After having Viral Menigitis at 6 months, Viral Ensphilitis at 7months and one of the other or both at 8 months. I have been on numerous meds, study patients for several of them. I was the 17th person to have the VNS done at Tempel U. in Philly in 1990. I had the right hippocampus removed in 1999.
At the height of my med regime, I was taking: Dilantin, Phenobarb, Tegratol, Depakote, Valuim and Ativan. Now I only take Tegratol and Keppra. At the height of my seizures in the late 90's, I was having 600-1000 a yr. they would cluster to 4-5 every 2-3 days. Now I have 6-8 Grand Mal seizures in my sleep.
My family is very close knit, due to my dad had being listed as Missing In Action from Vietnam and I think my epil. I know it is weird, but looking back and growing up and seeing how much my older brothers were there to protect me from others that didn't understand or didn't want to understand. I have been discrimanted due to my seizures. My mother was told when I was 2yrs old to place me in a state school, much like a local one here in Augusta. Google Gracewood state school and hospital. She was told that at best I would pump gas for a living and would never be able to take care of my self.
It took me 6 yrs to get my BS in psych but since then I have been working in the Crisis Mental Health Field. It's a great place to work if you like 10 things going in 12 different ways at once. LOL If not, I hear that bookkeeping is a nice job. JK LOL
I'm not to sure what else you want to know. Feel free to ask, I'm not a shy person. LOL
Chris
Give details??? I was dx with complex partial, secondary generlized seizures. After having Viral Menigitis at 6 months, Viral Ensphilitis at 7months and one of the other or both at 8 months. I have been on numerous meds, study patients for several of them. I was the 17th person to have the VNS done at Tempel U. in Philly in 1990. I had the right hippocampus removed in 1999.
At the height of my med regime, I was taking: Dilantin, Phenobarb, Tegratol, Depakote, Valuim and Ativan. Now I only take Tegratol and Keppra. At the height of my seizures in the late 90's, I was having 600-1000 a yr. they would cluster to 4-5 every 2-3 days. Now I have 6-8 Grand Mal seizures in my sleep.
My family is very close knit, due to my dad had being listed as Missing In Action from Vietnam and I think my epil. I know it is weird, but looking back and growing up and seeing how much my older brothers were there to protect me from others that didn't understand or didn't want to understand. I have been discrimanted due to my seizures. My mother was told when I was 2yrs old to place me in a state school, much like a local one here in Augusta. Google Gracewood state school and hospital. She was told that at best I would pump gas for a living and would never be able to take care of my self.
It took me 6 yrs to get my BS in psych but since then I have been working in the Crisis Mental Health Field. It's a great place to work if you like 10 things going in 12 different ways at once. LOL If not, I hear that bookkeeping is a nice job. JK LOL
I'm not to sure what else you want to know. Feel free to ask, I'm not a shy person. LOL
Chris
