Posted 6/26/2005 8:17 PM (GMT 0)
I write this on behalf of my deaf- aided daughter[18 yrs old]... our life and routine as we know it has now changed.
BACKGROUND: She has NEVER had a seizure before this event.
Monday June 13 she was seen by Dr due to runny nose and ear ache. She was scheduled to receive 'travel immuizations' for a mission trip with church youth group - leaving for Boquette Panama June 29.
She had Hep A[ first in sersies] Typhoid and menacatra[ required in our state for rising colleg freshman to live in dorms on campus against mengitis] plus given maleria pils[ she has never had oneof these pills]
The days following brought her sore arms, major headaches, low grade fevers, and general tiredness.
She is very active, healthy entergetic and determined. Wednesday JUne 15 we accompained her boy friend tot eh state capitol to where al service academy appointees were honored before going of to school. She was thrilled to meet the Governor, but the whole event left her tired. The next day she rehearsed her talen routine for the state Miss Deaf pageant. Friday we did errands together - still having head aches and tired but knowing she had to work that night just kept going.
Saturday June 18 we ate breafast at a local fast food place and headed to the rehearsal for the pageant. She had so much fun with the girls- except for having to wear my boots for the western number. We leaf around 1:00. She asked me t drive becasue her feet hurt. She was very hungry and her head was starting to hurt.
As we headed on the interstate towards home - she was talking about where to go for lunch - and that's when my world changed....
Here head was flailing in different directions as were the arms and legs. She was non responsive. My other daughter called 911 and we pulled offf the side of the road and waited for help. She was taken to teh local ER and had another 'seisure' in the er and was given Attavan and dilantin.
She continued to have these episodes wit black out periods, cofussion, unable to move certain body parts and the CT scan and bloof work showed normal. She was seen by a neurologist and admittend to observation unit as no rooms were available.
After 24 hrs in hospital she was hallucinating, hearin voices, seeing things... [some of her episodes were just like the movie without the green pea soup vomit]
Sunday afternoon she declined any more attavane. She was switched to Xanax and th smae type of episodes happened. It took time to come out of them but then she was lucid, clear and still having horrid headaches. Her MRI and EEG showed normal by Tuesday she was transfer to the childrens hosital[ approved by our insurance] and was taken off teh dilaintin, attavan and xanax and put on Keppra. She was brieftly seen by 3 neurologist, psychologist team - we were interviewed separetely-
and a neurophysicology team and 2 peditricians. Her blood pressure conitues to be low nineties over forties... slight fever. She can have advil [ 6 hrs] and tyonal every 4,
She remained hospitalized until June 24 at 4:00 pm when she was released with a perscription of Keppra and told to rest but resume normal activities.
That sounds well and good but the reality is she is NOT the same girl. She continues to have focal or blank outs, memory loss, inability to speak, lightheadedness, childlike moments, fear of people seeing her and agressive moments.
She is to see her doctor's tomorrow... in the mean time we sit and watch her and I continue to document whsat happens just so I can remember if it ever asked "how is she doing"..
Thaks for etting me post here.. it helps to write it all down as my heart is greatly burden for her.. yet I remain grounded in prayer and waiting for my precious one to return to us.