Understanding of family

Hi everyone. Have any of you had trouble with your family understanding that you have a physical disorder and not a psychological one? I feel my sisters think my problem is more of a psychological one instead of a physical one. In July of last year, I was diagnosed with Complex Partial seizures. Although I did not realize it at the time, my first CPS was in mid 2004. To my knowledge, I did not have another one until March of 2005. Since I have an uncle who has epilepsy, I suspected that was my problem. The doctors I consulted all said it was an anxiety problem. Before I saw the second doctor, I started keeping a seizure journal at the suggestion of a friend. The second doctor I saw did not read it. I knew there was too much correlation between my cycle and these events for it to be coincidence. These episodes seemed to have begun after I had surgery in late 2003 to remove an ovary and benign tumor attatched to it. I continued seeking medical help and was finally diagnosed last year. I told my family what the doctor had diagnosed me with. I still have trouble with getting my med level correct to stop the seizures. They almost entirely happen around the time of my period. I cannot seem to get through to my sisters that my main trigger seems to be hormonal. They also seem to have trouble beliving that it is epilepsy I have. In December, I had a seizure while cooking and burned myself badly in a couple of places. I was required to be hospitalized for 4 days. I had been asked to see my meurologist after discharge. While talking to both of my sisters about this, they both asked me if I was sure that it was epilepsy I had been diagnosed with. I was kind of offended that they asked me this. Of course, I told them yes, as it was what I had been diagnosed with. I sent them a link to the Epilepsy Foundation's website sections on partial seizures and CPS. I also told them while I know my symptoms are not the ones that are always portrayed as epilepsy, it is still epilepsy. Whether they look at the web site I do not know. I have tried for several months to get them to look at this site or the EF site. To my knowledge, neither have. I feel they should so they understand me a little better and because their children and grandchildren could develop this as well. Anyway, do amy of you have similar problems with your family? Thanks, Tlh64