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starting with seizures
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 08:57Topic: My Epilepsy Diary
This Is for my daughter Alyssa, that since she was 18 months old started with frebrial seizures. due to her DPT Shot when she was 18 months old and today is has grandmal seizures, with the help of the VNS, Vagas never stimulator, that nowwe find out that she needs another new one. this will be her 3rd . now being 18 yrs old. and is mentally delayed due to her seizure activaty. my question is is there anyone else out there with almost the same case as my daughter, I heard a lof on the news and that how we first found out about it when she was 2 years old, and found we were to late to file suit aganst the DPT shot. any help would be great. Thanks Hopeful dad
Re: starting with seizures
Submitted by Spike. on Sat, 2011-11-19 - 00:42
I cannot answer your question as for if there is anyone else out there with almost the same case as your daughter's, but would like to provide you with another resource that might be helpful in your search. And that is the VNS Message Board
Bruce (I'm not a doctor, but instead, an epilepsy support group leader, epilepsy advocate, who has epilepsy.)
I cannot answer your question as for if there is anyone else out there with almost the same case as your daughter's, but would like to provide you with another resource that might be helpful in your search. And that is the VNS Message Board
Bruce (I'm not a doctor, but instead, an epilepsy support group leader, epilepsy advocate, who has epilepsy.)