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Sons 1st seizure @ 10 years old---I'm Scared Too Death
Sat, 05/13/2006 - 15:20Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
My son had a seizure at my parents house. According to them he just woke up and his body stiffened and started twitching. Mom put him on the floor but he was making gurgling sounds as if he couldn't breath, he was turning blue and very confused and dazed after it was over. ER did a CAT scan wich came up negative and was released that morning. We Did an EEG test yesterday and are awaiting the results. What do we do next? Something had to have caused this. HELP!!
Re: Sons 1st seizure @ 10 years old---I'm Scared Too Death
Submitted by txrhb1 on Sun, 2006-05-14 - 22:25
As the mother of a 23 year old daughter who has had seizures since she was 9, I can certainly understand how scary this is for you ! I was finally diagnosed with epilepsy about 3 years ago, at the age of 47. What a shock that was ! There is a lot of great information at http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/main_epilepsy.html that may help you understand more about seizures. The information may also help you put together a good list of questions to ask the doctor. I hope you get the results of the EEG soon, and that things go well for your son. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them here on this site - it's a great place to find supportive and caring folks ! Keep us posted on how your son is, ok? ((( hugs ))), Barbie *************************************** "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other." -lucian de crescenzo