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8/31/2008 5:15:52 PM

prayers for a full recovery

8/31/2008 5:17:20 PM

I've heard of the aura-thing before, and he don't recall anything like that. I really hope this was a one-time deal.
He's starting to freak out about the MRI now.

[Edited on August 31, 2008 at 6:37 PM. Reason : ]

8/31/2008 6:36:40 PM

What's the deal with his shoulder? Does it naturally repair itself if immobilized for long enough? Will he be more prone to dislocating it in the future?

Tell him not to worry about the MRI, they aren't really a big deal. Also tell him that everyone on T-Dub is praying for him. That should make him feel better.

8/31/2008 7:49:50 PM

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"Also tell him that everyone on T-Dub is praying for him. That should make him feel better."

It may make him feel better, but it's a lie. I'm not praying to a non-existent, extra-dimensional entity for him, but I certainly hope he gets better.

If he has epilepsy it can be a major problem. Many epileptics do not respond to the available medications and the exact location of the seizure generally cannot be determined after the fact. They have to inject radioactive dye within about 30 seconds of onset to get a really good picture of where the seizure occurred. So unless he has more they're probably not going to be able to figure a whole lot out. They can probably determine some general things, like if a tumor or something caused the seizure, but from there it's going to be difficult.

[Edited on August 31, 2008 at 8:29 PM. Reason : ]

8/31/2008 8:09:27 PM

Don't listen to him. My son had as many as 7 seizures in an hour. All of his MRIs and CT scans were normal, but they were able to catch one of his seizures during an EEG and it gave them a good picture of what was going on. They had to put Silas on 3 different medications, but they stopped the seizures cold. He has even been weaned off of one and they are thinking about weaning him off of another one.

Sometimes the things that cause seizures are scary, like a tumor, but knowing about it so you can get treatment is better than not knowing about it. Sometimes the things that cause seizures are not so scary, like a metabolic imbalance, and that is definitely fixable and treatable. Sometimes people have seizures and we never really know why, like my son, but it is still treatable. . .just not fixable.

People who have really bad seizures that do not respond very well to medication are generally epileptic from childhood on.

8/31/2008 8:25:24 PM

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"Don't listen to him."

So what you're saying is the neurologists at UNC who I was in a video conference with last week are liars? Your son is lucky, but not everyone else is and a VERY high percentage of epileptics do not respond to medication.

8/31/2008 8:31:02 PM

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" People who have really bad seizures that do not respond very well to medication are generally epileptic from childhood on."

An adult who presents with their first seizure, is probably not epileptic, but has seizures that are induced by some other condition. ie hypocalcemia, sodium imbalance, tumor.

And what are you doing video conferencing with neuro at UNC?

[Edited on August 31, 2008 at 8:41 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2008 8:36:59 PM

schpexnel is waiting on me like a homo

8/31/2008 8:40:11 PM

and I wondered what stupid ass response you had to this thread

Go away

8/31/2008 8:41:55 PM

looks like i was right lol

8/31/2008 8:42:12 PM

Well, since you mentioned it, they did a CAT scan while he was in the ER and they said that they didn't see any tumors or anything... so that's good!

Also, about his shoulder: he's not allowed to lift it up, pretty much at all. Because the muscles are REALLY stretched, like almost detached (the way I understood it). If you've ever seen Lucky1, he's a pretty big guy, he has a lot of muscle mass in his shoulders especially. The doctor said that someone with his amount of muscle mass would have a lot of healing to do because that's how much muscle detached. And the tendons are all stretched out too.
Basically, the doctor told him to keep his arm in the sling all the time to keep him from lifting it. About a week and a half to three weeks from now, he can start doing low circles with his arm, but still no lifting what so ever. Its supposed to just heal on its own by being left alone and not lifting it up. I don't think he'll be anymore prone to messing it up in the future.


And he just asked me to tell everyone on here "Thank you" for praying for him, thinking about him, and wishing him well.

8/31/2008 11:40:20 PM

Lucky1 cat!


He saw the neurologist today. He has to have a sleep study and an MRI later, but just did an EEG today. They're looking at everything, and they'll diagnose it later. So, still no answers.

[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 4:42 PM. Reason : ]

9/4/2008 4:42:06 PM

you tell that dude to get well soon

9/4/2008 5:02:13 PM

ditto.

9/4/2008 5:13:08 PM

Thanks for the get well wishes, saw the neurologist and he thinks it might be narcolepsy. Starting to use my arm again. Im like a cat, but ive already used like 5 lives. LOL.

9/6/2008 6:27:51 PM

Did not see this until now but glad you are ok and i hope you have a speedy recovery!

9/6/2008 6:35:03 PM

dude

stop almost killing yourself

i mean it

9/6/2008 6:59:21 PM

was your white house story for real?

9/6/2008 8:56:55 PM