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We had another one
Fri, 01/12/2007 - 16:06Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi,
Well here we go again. My 8 year old daughter that had had her first big seizure Nov 21 had one yesterday. It was strange because it happened about the same time as the first one. About 6:45am. This time she was getting dressed in her room and all of a sudden my 10 year old daughter comes running out of the bedroom screaming she is having a seizure. I got in the room and she had slid down and was squating down against the bed. So I got her and laid her on the bed on her side. It lasted about a minute maybe two. We got her awake and she came out of it just fine. I am scared that the seizures could kill her. Her breathing was not as bad this time. And she came out of it good, but I am still so scared. They have uped her meds to 4 in the morning and 5 at night. She is on Lamictal 25mg. But it is still scary.
Jeana
Comments
Re: We had another one
Submitted by jj.gitties on Wed, 2007-01-17 - 09:51
Jeana, don't think about SUDEP. It's a very VERY remote possibility. Try to put it in perspective and context and maybe that might help you deal with it.
Imagine if you had a teenager how developed snowboarding or mountain climbing as a hobby. Their risk of getting "killed" would increase 100 fold compared to being an epileptic and dying from SUDEP.
(hoping that this helps a little bit).
Re: Re: We had another one
Submitted by jh12918 on Fri, 2007-01-19 - 15:20
JJ.Gitties,
Thanks!!
Jeana
Re: Re: Re: Re: We had another one
Submitted by jh12918 on Wed, 2007-02-14 - 22:24
Hi, I am so sorry to hear that your son had a seizure. They are very scary. Is your son doing any better now? So far the last seizure that my daughter had was 1-11-2007. Take care, Jeana