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Worried I am experiencing silent seizures again

Aug 19, 2008 10:39PM - 5 comments

I have been experiencing some of the same symptoms that I had years ago when I was having silent seizures brought on as a result of Traumatic Brain Innjury from a car accident 40 years ago.  I have not had a seizure for about 10 years the doctors said I did not need the seizure med.. But for the last month I have had similar symptoms. All of a sudden I just blackout & wake up in seconds later feeling startled. I had it happen this morning, I just got a 2nd cup of coffee and was sitting in my recliner. I had taken a drink of my coffee and the next thing I knew I was out, & awake again & spilt the hot coffee on myself. This is what I have been going through and I am scared. The last seizure I had was while I was driving with my youngest son Daniel we would of gone over the edge onto the freeway if there had not been a gaurd rail. I lost my driving Lic. for 2 years. I don't want to go through that again.

I emailed my neurologlist this afternoon and replied. He is going to have a nurse call and schedule an EEG test to see what is going on.  I just told my husband about what was going on this afternoon.  I already know I have a lot of scar tissue on my brain, and the right temporal lobe is basically dead which was found out last year when I had an MRI.  It is so scary to have a seizure.  All I can do is put this in God's hands & wait for the EEG results.

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by lonewolf07, Aug 20, 2008 01:33AM
Did you have a "closed head injury" and do you have problems with short term memory loss - like you can remember what  happened years ago but not what you did five minutes ago?




by SharJ, Aug 20, 2008 01:43AM
Yes I had a closed head injury and short term memory loss. Sometimes I don't remember what someone said 5 minutes later.  I also have Fibromyalgia.

by lonewolf07, Aug 20, 2008 04:52AM
I've had two concussions and a skull fracture.  It's only now that I'm beginning to see that there might be a connection between that, depression/anxiety and my behavior.  I can remember what I was doing 20 yrs ago but not what I had for lunch a few hours ago  = (




by SharJ, Aug 20, 2008 02:58PM
I do understand. I had multiple skull fractures plus the concussion.  I was told if I get another concussion it could kill me. It ***** that we both are going through these health issues many years after our TBI.  I think that there is a connection to the anxiety/depression also my migraines and the osteoarthritis in my neck and back, Fibromyalgia, and the memory loss is getting worse because the Fibro. effects the memory also.  

Thanks for sharing you experience, I know it is not easy to do that with some people.
I have been really worried about you, I read that you were leaving the forum, that people don't understand you, I think I understand. I have not had any problems on the forums, but plenty with inlaws.  Please don't go, don't give up, you need to talk please send me a message. Promise?

Sharj

by lonewolf07, Aug 21, 2008 01:20AM
I haven't left yet.  The self-righteous idiots who find every word I write "offensive" or who decide they know what I'm thinking just drive me loony.  MH has changed and a lot of the people I used to "talk" to aren't here anymore.  I got your note - will reply asap.

Hugs

wolf




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