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Reporting Seizures
Thu, 09/13/2007 - 02:16Hello
I have been asked to track my seizures which I am happy to do but the problem is I am unaware that I am having them and on my own for the vast majority of the time.
Are any of you in a similar situation and if so what do you do in this situation
Comments
Re: Reporting Seizures
Submitted by suebear on Thu, 2007-09-13 - 07:42
Hi happy,
Do you feel any different after you have them? The reason I ask is that may be able to help you when it comes to logging. For example, if you are more tired or if you fall asleep afterwards. If you loose a lapse of time in between when they occur and when you can be fully focused again that might be another sign of a seize that had taken place.
Did you ask your doctor if he/she suggests anything regarding this?
Sue
Re: Reporting Seizures
Submitted by Seruzies on Thu, 2007-09-13 - 20:32
I live with my Father, and he has a date book that he keeps on a daily basis anyway. I have one of my own, but don't write down any of my seizures. I know my Father writes them down and if I really need to, I could copy them from his date book. I probably should start keeping a record of my own for when I go to Neuro appts. Weather or not I want to tell my Neuro about them, my Father always does because I live under his roof. I think not keeping better track and telling my Neuro about them is part of my denial that I'm having them. I just want this whole Epilepsy thing to go back to the he11 that it came from and leave me the he11 alone!
Re: Reporting Seizures
Submitted by justpounds on Thu, 2007-09-13 - 07:31
Hi Happy Girl A stated in your last post I'm in exactly the same situation, what made the doctors investigate for E in the first place?