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re: above
foxeyroxie
Thursday, September 04, 2008 at 07:17 AMre: re: above
Cleo Hutton
Friday, September 05, 2008 at 05:27 PMRoxanne:
Thank you for writing.
It sounds as if you've had a stroke with the side-effect of seizures as seizures do not lead to continuing numbness or constant confusion. Please ask your neurologist to explain your diagnosis more clearly. Of course, it could be due to the medication to prevent the seizures too, that is lading to your present symptoms. It is certainly difficult to know without the tests your physician has already performed.
Finding the correct medication and the correct dosage to control your seizures may be, at first, trial and error. But continue to take the medication ordered. If you find, after a month or so, the medication seems to be making you too tired or "sleepy" contact your physician and s/he may decrease the dosage.
It may be difficult to find people to drive you about during this time, but you have made the right choice by not driving yourself. You must be seizure free for six months before getting behind the wheel again. You may be taking anti-seizure medication but you must be at least six months without seizure activity.
Perhaps you can work on a part-time basis when the seizure issue is resolved. Until the, try to stay as active as possible with things you enjoy doing at home or with friends. The more you fret about things you may not have any control of the more we, as stroke survivors (heroes), have a tendency to become depressed about life changes we must face.
Again, thank you for your response and keep us posted of your progress.
Cleo Hutton
"The greatest strength comes from within."
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this is all so new to me... I just have had this happen to me about 4 months ago... I am 39 years old started to exsperience numbness and confussion while in the store with my friend. I am not sure how the whole day played out. I had then see the doctor and he had ran some test and I have learned that I have had been having several seizer for quiet some time with a spike of a stroke... This has change a lot about my life and the way I do things now. The hardest thing is depending on people to drive me. I just recently lost my job, because of the medication I was taking..I have a lot of confussion and it is hard for me to connect words... I just want to thank you for your words of upliftings...:>Roxanne