Hi Mandy - thanks for writing. Interesting that you have to change meds every few years - or that seizures come back after being absent for many years. Kind of a bummer. Steve is on Keppra and Depakote and is tired and unfocused. He continues to have seizures - at least one and as many as 5 a day. He's learning what can cause one - going from dark to light, stress.
The Navy is finally sending him to an epilepsy specialist is Seattle. I think they are going to hook him up again for EEG and try to find out what's going on. Of course, I still worry about what this means for his future. He's so depressed - 21 years old and he can't have a beer (not the end of the world I know), can't drive (though he does), can't do the work he loved on the submarine, can't stay in the military.
Reading here has given me hope, but it also seems this may not be an easy fix. Will keep you posted. Steve comes home next week for a 2 week leave. Will be good to see him and see how he is. Thanks for your input!!
The Navy is finally sending him to an epilepsy specialist is Seattle. I think they are going to hook him up again for EEG and try to find out what's going on. Of course, I still worry about what this means for his future. He's so depressed - 21 years old and he can't have a beer (not the end of the world I know), can't drive (though he does), can't do the work he loved on the submarine, can't stay in the military.
Reading here has given me hope, but it also seems this may not be an easy fix. Will keep you posted. Steve comes home next week for a 2 week leave. Will be good to see him and see how he is. Thanks for your input!!