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Topic: New to Epilepsy.com

Introducing myself and my story

02/2006 | 4 Comments

Hey everyone! I would just like to do a little bit of an introduction to myself. I'll make it known, I'm only 14 (15 in March!), but I'm very...
im new

02/2006 | 7 Comments

I'm very new and scared
new to epilepsy

02/2006 | 4 Comments

Im 36 years old with a great family my wife of 15 years my 4 year old son and my 2 year old daughter. I had my first seizure about 1 1/2 years ago we...
Seizures when something bd happens

02/2006 | 4 Comments

Although I did not have any seizures for a year or 2 now living wity my brother, I have had alot before. They olny happen when something very bad...
New with son having seizures

02/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi: My son is 6yrs old and mentally challenged and we thought that he was having night terrors as his terrors were only while he slept and yet he had...
Super Bowl

02/2006 | 1 Comments

Super Bowl your question? This is really epilepsy business. Alan Faneca, #66, is a starting guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has worked with our...
Has Someone Robbed Me of My Life?

02/2006 | 26 Comments

Let me start by saying that I'm very thankful for a resource in which I can discuss issues with those share the same problems. My story's long, but I...
Can cousins both get inherit epilepsy?

02/2006 | 3 Comments

I am wondering if cousins can both inherit epilepsy. I have a cousin who has epilepsy. I am 38 years old. I have recently started having problems with...
My son has EPILEPSY

02/2006 | 3 Comments

My 3 year old son was diagnosed with primary generalized epilepsy today, we see his neurologist tommorow. I am wondering if there is any one that...
diagnosis problem

01/2006 | 1 Comments

I'm writing this with a diagnosis but no confirmation at this stage--I'm to have an EEG followed by a CT sometime I supppose next week. My experiences...
Hi

01/2006 | 1 Comments

I just thought I say Hi to everyone. I only chatted with a couple people, and everyone seems to be going through and feelling the same things I am! Is...
infant with partial seizures

01/2006 | 2 Comments

My four month old son was recently diagnosed with benign infantile epilepsy. Since he was born he had little body jerks in his sleep (only in his...
1st seizure

01/2006 | 5 Comments

My first seizure was 1/27/06. I had just gotten to work standing in the kitchen talking to co-workers when I started to feel very nervous (couple...
HI I AM NEW

01/2006 | 2 Comments

GLAD TO MEET YOU ALL. I AM A FEMALE AND I AM 39. I STARTED HAVING SEIZURES 8 MONTHS AGO. I AM GLAD THEIR IS A PLACE TO TALK TO OTHERS ABOUT IT...
Hi, I'm new here

01/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi everyone. I'm new to this site, and new to epilepsy, so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm 22 years old and Wednesday last week (Jan. 18th) I had...
new to this

01/2006 | 5 Comments

Hi I am new to this site. Have so many questions

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