Nocturnal Screaming Siezures

Hi, I'm 34 years old and have been screaming in my sleep since I was aware of it personally around 16 y/o. It's gotten worse over the years as I find myself waken up by them screaming like something off of a scary movie then being half awake and half asleep, I'm like fighting to wake myself up. Once my body comes to, my throat hurts, and my gut feels like it's up in my chest. It only happens in my sleep, but since I've been married, it has made my spouse neurotic in his sleep. I feel for him. I was in denial for years. Actually up to four years ago about my screaming being siezures. I always went back to sleep and thought they were some sort of panic attack in my sleep, but I would never have a nightmare, or remember what happened. I started going to phscy doctors for years and they treated me for panic disorder. None of the medicine made the symptoms go away at night, and believe it or not, not one doctor questioned whether or not I have having nocturnal siezures. It amazes me how uneducated in healthcare workers on the various types of siezures there are. I knew something was different when I had a phsy dr put me on clonopam and then the screaming episodes were cut in half. Then I asked my doctor to appease me and run an MRI on my brain. It came back that I had a small tempral/parietal lesion on the left side of my brain. I just can't believe I spent 1/2 of my living years being undiagnosed and in denial because of my lack of understanding of siezures. I am even a healthcare worker. Most healthcare workers only know of Grand Mal and Petite Mal Siezures. When I went to have my back surgery, I had my doctor pre-order my ativan, because I knew the stress on my body was going to cause me to have a screaming spell. Sure enough, I did, and I had to explain the whole situation again to my nurses and remind them to look at the original upfront orders. Healthcare workers and EMS personnel really need to be more educated on Epilepsy. I actually had a rare one during the day and when EMS arrived, he outright told me that I did not have a siezure because I was able to talk to him. Man, maybe I could lobby in some way to promote first responders and nurses on the signs of other siezures than you "two" main ones. The screaming one I had at the hospital, I had no idea that I had one, but just found five nurses standing over me asking me if I was ok and did I have a nightmare. I take the time to explain everything upfront, but no one listens. I think I'm going to have to purchase one of those armbands, but I doubt anyone would read it. Sorry for the sarcasm, just frustrated with peoples lack of understanding with this disorder. Thanks for listening.