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Hello
Mon, 03/26/2018 - 19:00Topic: Share Your Story
New to the site and decided to introduce myself. My name is James and my first seizure was due to severe head trauma during high school. After that event occurred I would have episodes where I'd space out and come to after a bit. They would happen every couple months or so at first, but over the years they started happening more often. Soon after happening more frequently they started intensifying. Due to not having health insurance during this time is mostly why I believe it worsened. I'm now 25 and take medication to control my seizures. Sometimes I forget to take my medication for a few days and it leads to full on convulsions that drain my energy. I've been to a neurologist who told me after an EEG and MRI that my brain is healthy. Even with insurance seeing a specialist and having these test done are very expensive for me. Any ideas or suggestions on people to see or places I could possibly go?
very nice story
Submitted by joshap on Fri, 2018-03-30 - 20:09
very nice story