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Have you felt a seizure like this?
Mon, 11/11/2013 - 12:33Comments
Re: Have you felt a seizure like this?
Submitted by just_joe on Sun, 2013-11-17 - 19:12
I need to let you know that GP's today can and some do diagnose but they also have sepcialists they work with or get information from. My GP or PCP uses specialists but he can also tell me what is wrong in some cases. My problem is he works at one hospital and my neurologist works at another. It wasn't easy getting them to work with each other. But I have had the same neurologists since 1970 and the PCP since 1997.
Generally if the GP has questions he will deal with it or send him (your friend) to a speicialist near his (the GP's) office.
The diary can be printed out but then it can also be brought up by the doctor if you give him permission. The information you put in it can help when making the diagnosis and it can help determine procedures or medications that can be used.
Hope he gets the care he is needing and do post with hte information. Many of us in here are doing this to help others learn to deal and live with epilepsy. I know it isn't easy but if he had dreams and goals he should keep them. He may have to take another road to achieve his goal but it can be done. In high school I was not allowed to work in any shop. So I took drafting. By the time I was a junior I could take a motor apart on paper. I could also take one apart and put it back together in our garague.
Just use what some people do not even think of and that is COMMON SENSE
Later
Joe
I need to let you know that GP's today can and some do diagnose but they also have sepcialists they work with or get information from. My GP or PCP uses specialists but he can also tell me what is wrong in some cases. My problem is he works at one hospital and my neurologist works at another. It wasn't easy getting them to work with each other. But I have had the same neurologists since 1970 and the PCP since 1997.
Generally if the GP has questions he will deal with it or send him (your friend) to a speicialist near his (the GP's) office.
The diary can be printed out but then it can also be brought up by the doctor if you give him permission. The information you put in it can help when making the diagnosis and it can help determine procedures or medications that can be used.
Hope he gets the care he is needing and do post with hte information. Many of us in here are doing this to help others learn to deal and live with epilepsy. I know it isn't easy but if he had dreams and goals he should keep them. He may have to take another road to achieve his goal but it can be done. In high school I was not allowed to work in any shop. So I took drafting. By the time I was a junior I could take a motor apart on paper. I could also take one apart and put it back together in our garague.
Just use what some people do not even think of and that is COMMON SENSE
Later
Joe
Re: Have you felt a seizure like this?
Submitted by sillisent on Sun, 2013-11-17 - 12:32
Thanks for the response. He has been trying to contact a GP in this area who can try and work with him on a payment to get the tests done. He's trying to get Medicaid in order to get the testing done and get a job to at least afford that. I'm just glad someone else gets it. Thanks for the advice, I'll try to get the journal/diary started to bring that in. Thanks again!!