Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Southern Il,
Harder to Recover From Seiz.? Posted: 03-12-07 23:03pm
Hello all, I am new here and was wondering
if anyone has the same problem I do. I am
38 yrs. old and had my first seizure
almost exactly 5 years ago, following a
surgery where a bleeder wasn't tied off
and bled internally for 36 hours and was
losing consiousness before I was taken
back to surgery.
Anyway my question is: I have both granmal
and petitmal. Week before last I had
petits 2 days in a row for a total of 6-8.
It took me several days (4-5) to really
get to feeling good again and get my
strength back and thoughts straight. The
intesity hasn't increased but I used to be
able to recover from a PM within a few
hours and a Gm in a day or so but now it
takes me a couple of days even to recover
from a PM. Does anyone else have this
problem or any ideas?
Thanks in advance, Clovis
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shorty1825
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 27
Recovering From Seizures Can Be Difficult Posted: 05-22-07 16:53pm
You're not alone in this. I have
Partial-Complex Seizures with an
occasional GranMal (also Simple Seizures).
When I do have the Partial Complex type
Seizures, it drains me completely.
What's worse is when I
have these type of Seizures, I have no
idea that it has happened (other than what
my family members tell me). Last year, I
had one during church (of all places). I
don't remember much of what happened.
From what family members told me, I
screamed (during the sermon!). The pastor
was scared and didn't know what to do.
The only thing I can remember of that day
is sitting in church, singing and then
having the urge to use the bathroom, so I
left for the ladies room. Once in the
ladies room I began to cry uncontrolably
(not understanding why). The pastor sent
one of the "Elder" ladies in to check on
my well-being. The only thing I could
think of is that I must of had a Seizure.
My family confirmed this for me. I was
exhausted the rest of the day. Ended up
nursing a major migraine headache. Wasn't
much fun.
Totally understand what your going
through. If you need the rest and are
able to do it, go for it. That's your
body telling you you need rest.
Take care. Keep in touch.
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clovis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Southern Il,
Posted: 05-22-07 20:57pm
I feel for you shorty. I've had 2 in
public places (wal-mart and a club).
Fortunately this is a very small area and
everyone we are in contact with regularly
knows my condition and is good about
helping. I've had them at friends houses
too and they've been great about
understanding.
After I put up this post I was able to
talk to my doc. and he said after you have
seiz. for a while or if you have them in
combination with migraines it's common to
take several days to fully recover.
Doesn't speed it up but at least lets you
know it's not just you.
I am very fortunate (if you can be in our
situation) that I have been able to get my
disability and my husband is able to be
with me most of the time. Between him and
our 17 yr. old son I am very well taken
care of and am worse about pushing myself
to do things than either one of them wants
me to be. Even tho it doesn't help
physically I've found the emotional supprt
you can gain on these boards helps a lot.
Take care, laura
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