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16 years old and all of them with seizures.

Fri, 03/25/2011 - 21:53

Allright, so, I don't really know how this works since I just made this account like ten minutes ago and I am really just going to go with this.

I've had what my many doctors like to call "incontinence" seizures ever since I can remember, although my mom used to think I was just too lazy to go to the bathroom.  Sometimes my doctors would give me a medication that would work for awhile,  then half a year later go back to giving me seizures.

I've had about six different doctors try to "diagnose" me in my lifetime. All they can come up with is that i am simply epileptic.

I have only ever had Tonic seizures in which I can remember everything that happened during them. The only symptoms I can ever recall having are twitching on my face, urinary incontinence, and staring. They have always occured at night, as well, but they never woke me up -- recently my daytime seizures stopped.

I've had what seems like thousands of EEGs and other tests to assure my mother that I am indeed epileptic, not that I just have a bladder problem.

So, what's wrong with me?
I know it's not as extreme of a problem as the Grand Mal seizures but I still can't take driver's ed until I'm clean for six month but I have a wet bed every single night. Not only that who wants to marry someone who cant hold their bladder in?

Ugh. Sorry. I guess this is more of a vent than anything else, but I really hope someone on here will at least sort of understand what I'm going through. @___@ I've never really told anyone besides my family about this before.

If you actually read this, I appreciate it. I probably sound like a whiney brat. >__>;

Comments

Re: 16 years old and all of them with seizures.

Submitted by Fam on Sat, 2011-03-26 - 13:50

You guys are all amazing. Everything you've said makes me feel so much better and I appreciate it immensely.

 My mom is going to call my neurologist and get me an appointment soon so lets hope we can figure something out. *crosses fingers*

You guys are all amazing. Everything you've said makes me feel so much better and I appreciate it immensely.

 My mom is going to call my neurologist and get me an appointment soon so lets hope we can figure something out. *crosses fingers*

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