Re: Help needed NOW/seizure?

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gldcst wrote:

>

> Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone. is 19 and woke up

> vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a birthdday party

> last night but ate nothing different. This AM after vomiting a second

> time she was laying down and her eyes rolled back in her head and she

> started shaking uncontrollably especially on the left side. She felt

> boiling hot but we can never get a good axillary(?) temp on her and

> it's always normally low anyway. Her whole body was burning. DH put he

> in a room temp, slightly cool bath and her temp came down (I later

> read on May website it wasn't necesary but it made us all feel

> better). She's cooler on her body, still hot forehead and vomited

> again after and now is sleeping, very glazed eyes when she wakes.

>

> The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile seizure at age 19

> (never had one before). If she has another we go to the ER and in any

> case we're to have her evaluated by neuro for brain activity asap. We

> KNOW for a fact she'll be more confortable and get better quicker in

> her own bed...she's also due for a period which often causes very

> weird reactions physically. I feel guilty cause I gave her melatonin

> last night about 200mg. She's taken it before with no problem but I

> have to blame myself for something.

>

> Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful we've

> not had to deal with this type of thing before. Thanks...I'll be

> online all day.

> Sherry

>

>

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Sherry from your note I am assuming you have already contacted her doctor?

I would follow your docs advice and set up an appointment with the neuro as

recommended and stop blaming yourself as you know that as parents we are not

gods and cannot control every aspect of our children's lives as much as we

think we can. There will be times regardless of what we do our children will

get sick or hurt or whatever and to blame ourselves because we aren't perfect

almost borders on arrogance. (now, I'm not saying you are I am just talking

in general which includes all of us parents who go on a guilt trip and start

blaming ourselves) Blaming yourself doesn't fix the problem so you waste a

lot of energy you might need for those all-nighters you may have to contend

with. :-)

Carol

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First - relax. Maybe she ate at the party, but didn't drink enough to stay

hydrated - fever might indicate that.

Shaking is not a seizure - repeat ten times - shaking is not a seizure!!!!

Don't you shake when you are too col, too hot (as in febrile but chilled? I

do. Feeling really ill can make one get the " shakes. " That doesn't mean

she can't have a seizure or may have had one, but usually, the " shakes " are

not seizures - even if the eyes roll baack.

So treat symptoms as you see them. Try some acetominophen when she has

drunk something and has not vomited for a few hours. Encourage fluids in

some form that she likes - maybe ices.slushies, pop, jello, whatever she

likes. (clear liquids today because she is vomiting.)

Get an appointment with a neuro as suggested. The " take her to the ER " is

because it is Sunday - but also if you go to ER, you MIGHT get a faster

appoint with the neuro.

This is not medical advice - just mothering. Check with your doctor is

anything more or different occurs.

> Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone. is 19 and woke up

> vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a birthdday party last

> night but ate nothing different. This AM after vomiting a second time she

> was laying down and her eyes rolled back in her head and she started shaking

> uncontrollably especially on the left side. She felt boiling hot but we can

> never get a good axillary(?) temp on her and it's always normally low

> anyway. Her whole body was burning. DH put he in a room temp, slightly cool

> bath and her temp came down (I later read on May website it wasn't necesary

> but it made us all feel better). She's cooler on her body, still hot

> forehead and vomited again after and now is sleeping, very glazed eyes when

> she wakes.

>

> The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile seizure at age 19 (never

> had one before). If she has another we go to the ER and in any case we're to

> have her evaluated by neuro for brain activity asap. We KNOW for a fact

> she'll be more confortable and get better quicker in her own bed...she's

> also due for a period which often causes very weird reactions physically. I

> feel guilty cause I gave her melatonin last night about 200mg. She's taken

> it before with no problem but I have to blame myself for something.

>

> Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful we've not

> had to deal with this type of thing before. Thanks...I'll be online all day.

> Sherry

>

>

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Sherry - sounds like you are doing everything that there is to do and

you have no reason to blame yourself for anything. I doubt that the

melatonin could have had anything to do with this, especially since

she has had it before. I havent started giving any to Mikayla but

believe that it is probably time to start. Seems like there is a

party in her room all night long and not real motivated to get up for

school

Thanks to Sara for the reassurance that shaking doesnt always mean

seizures - I know Mikayla doesnt get sick often but when she does a

round of the flu can be traumatic. My prayers are with you and again

I thing you are doing EVERYTHING you can so dont be so hard on

yourself

Amber

>

> > Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone. is 19 and

woke up

> > vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a birthdday

party last

> > night but ate nothing different. This AM after vomiting a second

time she

> > was laying down and her eyes rolled back in her head and she

started shaking

> > uncontrollably especially on the left side. She felt boiling hot

but we can

> > never get a good axillary(?) temp on her and it's always normally

low

> > anyway. Her whole body was burning. DH put he in a room temp,

slightly cool

> > bath and her temp came down (I later read on May website it

wasn't necesary

> > but it made us all feel better). She's cooler on her body, still

hot

> > forehead and vomited again after and now is sleeping, very glazed

eyes when

> > she wakes.

> >

> > The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile seizure at age 19

(never

> > had one before). If she has another we go to the ER and in any

case we're to

> > have her evaluated by neuro for brain activity asap. We KNOW for

a fact

> > she'll be more confortable and get better quicker in her own

bed...she's

> > also due for a period which often causes very weird reactions

physically. I

> > feel guilty cause I gave her melatonin last night about 200mg.

She's taken

> > it before with no problem but I have to blame myself for

something.

> >

> > Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful

we've not

> > had to deal with this type of thing before. Thanks...I'll be

online all day.

> > Sherry

> >

> >

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<<I havent started giving any to Mikayla but

believe that it is probably time to start. Seems like there is a

party in her room all night long and not real motivated to get up for

school >>

Thanks Amber...this is why we started melatonin and/or tryptophan recently.

has begun staying up till all hours again and getting up at the crack of

dawn. I thought we were thru with this. This was one of the upsides of the

anemia...she slept so good.

I forget how old mikayla is but Miss jamie used to jump upa and down on her bed

all frigging night going eeheeheeheeheeh...that droning sound. Shudder. Good

luck.

Sherry

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Hi Sherry,My son is 10 years old and has had several seizures. His eyes

always rolled back like you said and he had shaking but he never vomited with

them. I have talked to several other people on the epilepsy kids boards on Yahoo

and I do know that there is a seizure type related to their periods. I can't

remember the name but it would be easy to look up.Even though there is no such

thing as febrile seizures at age 19, a high fever does bring on seizures in

people who are prone them.My son is doing fine now on medication. We are lucky

that there are so many wonderful drugs now for seizures. So if that is what she

is experiencing the right medication should give her complete control.

Terry Help needed NOW/seizure?To:

> Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone.

is 19 and > woke up vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a >

birthdday party last night but ate nothing different. This AM > after vomiting a

second time she was laying down and her eyes > rolled back in her head and she

started shaking uncontrollably > especially on the left side. She felt boiling

hot but we can > never get a good axillary(?) temp on her and it's always >

normally low anyway. Her whole body was burning. DH put he in a > room temp,

slightly cool bath and her temp came down (I later > read on May website it

wasn't necesary but it made us all feel > better). She's cooler on her body,

still hot forehead and > vomited again after and now is sleeping, very glazed

eyes when > she wakes.> > The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile

seizure at age > 19 (never had one before). If she has another we go to the ER >

and in any case we're to have her evaluated by neuro for brain > activity asap.

We KNOW for a fact she'll be more confortable and > get better quicker in her

own bed...she's also due for a period > which often causes very weird reactions

physically. I feel > guilty cause I gave her melatonin last night about 200mg.

She's > taken it before with no problem but I have to blame myself for >

something.> Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful >

we've not had to deal with this type of thing before. > Thanks...I'll be online

all day.> Sherry> >

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Sherry,I just wanted to add that I didn't mean to alarm you about my son's

seizures. Hopefully that is not even what had. I just want to let you know

that if was seizure related like 's that he is fine and that is is

controllable.Terry Help needed NOW/seizure?To:

> Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone.

is 19 and > woke up vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a >

birthdday party last night but ate nothing different. This AM > after vomiting a

second time she was laying down and her eyes > rolled back in her head and she

started shaking uncontrollably > especially on the left side. She felt boiling

hot but we can > never get a good axillary(?) temp on her and it's always >

normally low anyway. Her whole body was burning. DH put he in a > room temp,

slightly cool bath and her temp came down (I later > read on May website it

wasn't necesary but it made us all feel > better). She's cooler on her body,

still hot forehead and > vomited again after and now is sleeping, very glazed

eyes when > she wakes.> > The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile

seizure at age > 19 (never had one before). If she has another we go to the ER >

and in any case we're to have her evaluated by neuro for brain > activity asap.

We KNOW for a fact she'll be more confortable and > get better quicker in her

own bed...she's also due for a period > which often causes very weird reactions

physically. I feel > guilty cause I gave her melatonin last night about 200mg.

She's > taken it before with no problem but I have to blame myself for >

something.> Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful >

we've not had to deal with this type of thing before. > Thanks...I'll be online

all day.> Sherry> >

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Carol, unfortunately my sick sense of humor doesn't come across online the same

way to everyone. (But I'm not blaming myself for that LOL) Here is a note I

received from someone else who must also have a wacky sense of humor.

<< Just wanted to send my best wishes, AND tell you how much I appreciate your

sense of humor in the face of such worry (you wrote " I have to blame myself

for something " or something like that).>>

I'm not blaming myself really...just being nervous and silly. I'm actually

pretty proud of the way we handled things this AM...especially my dh who usually

freezes during crises. He just stepped right up to the plate. I'm so glad he was

here.

woke up and started acting like her usual nutso self...now she's gone back

to sleep. She's definitely getting her period cause she keeps trying to pull off

her little boobs; they must hurt. I'll have to post later about the most

wonderful birthday party she had last night...best in years. She even started to

watch her new DURABRAND DVD player for a short while before going back to sleep.

Thanks again for the tip on that.

Sherry

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Sherry, If she had a fever that would cause to shake from

chills and could cause to do seizure like activity.Is

taken the same meds with the melatonin as before when got it? I

think that it is the fever giving off seizure activity.Once when I

had a real high fever I saw the Devil laughing at me on the ceiling,

was shaking and feeling really wrong.My husband had typhoid fever and

shook so badly the whole be was shaking and he did not even realize

this. He was burning up with fever.Fever can do strange things to our

bodies. used to never shake when he got out of the tub and at

about 6 yr old he was getting out of the tub shaking.At first I

thought what is wrong with him and then if it was cool outside he

would shake.Sometime our bodies change and do things they have never

done for no reason.But I really feel the fever is the culprit.The

neurologist will do and eeg and see if there is any seizure

activity.I have had this done on both my son and my daughter. I agree

you would get into a nero sooner if referred by the ER. Keep us

informed. Cyndi B

>

> Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone. is 19 and woke

up vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a birthdday

party last night but ate nothing different. This AM after vomiting a

second time she was laying down and her eyes rolled back in her head

and she started shaking uncontrollably especially on the left side.

She felt boiling hot but we can never get a good axillary(?) temp on

her and it's always normally low anyway. Her whole body was burning.

DH put he in a room temp, slightly cool bath and her temp came down

(I later read on May website it wasn't necesary but it made us all

feel better). She's cooler on her body, still hot forehead and

vomited again after and now is sleeping, very glazed eyes when she

wakes.

>

> The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile seizure at age 19

(never had one before). If she has another we go to the ER and in any

case we're to have her evaluated by neuro for brain activity asap. We

KNOW for a fact she'll be more confortable and get better quicker in

her own bed...she's also due for a period which often causes very

weird reactions physically. I feel guilty cause I gave her melatonin

last night about 200mg. She's taken it before with no problem but I

have to blame myself for something.

>

> Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful

we've not had to deal with this type of thing before. Thanks...I'll

be online all day.

> Sherry

>

>

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was this way on Friday. He just had the stomach flu and fever around

two weeks ago, the 28th of december. We barely made it home from his f/u

hearing test (he didn't pass the first one) did better on this one, back up to

mild loss bilat. Anyways he said " tired " and kept falling asleep, and then kept

yawning during test, and kinda gagged when yawned, I thought maybe his reflux

was bothering him. Then he refused his Mcdonalds (which is like winning the

lottery) said " not yet " (always gets mcd's after a doc appt when he is good)

Then we just made it in the door and he started vomiting on his way to the

bathroom, and had projectile vomiting. At first I thought maybe he's

constipated but then after aboutt he third projectile emesis (I have no idea

where all

this is coming from as he only ate two pb waffles for breakfast) He looked

flushed and felt buring up, his temp was 101.3 axillary. I called his doc and

she just stated " lots of flu going around " He just had the flu hmmmm, she gave

us a phenergan RX and that stopped the projectile vomiting, he has never

vomited like that, not even two weeks ago. And we did the usual fever routine,

alternated tylenol and ibuprofen and gave him a luke warm bath. Encouraged

sips of fluid every 15-30minutes. We stayed up until 3am after his fever broke,

then went to bed, he woke up famished and better than ever Saturday. Ofcourse

I only let him have tea and toast at first, gradually increasing his diet

throughout the day as I didn't want to have a reoccurance. Then last night he

said his penis hurt a few times, and showed me in the bathroom, couldn't see

anything, and no fever, urine clear to yellow, I asked him before he went to

bed and he stated " all better now " so am unsure about that, gave heads up to

school, just in case he has a UTI, denied any pain this morning, and peed just

fine, hmmm. shawna

In a message dated 1/13/2008 8:49:51 A.M. Central Standard Time,

gldcst@... writes:

Is anybody out there? Sara the nurse? anyone. is 19 and woke up

vomiting. We've all been sick but got beter. She had a birthdday party last

night

but ate nothing different. This AM after vomiting a second time she was laying

down and her eyes rolled back in her head and she started shaking

uncontrollably especially on the left side. She felt boiling hot but we can

never get a

good axillary(?) temp on her and it's always normally low anyway. Her whole

body was burning. DH put he in a room temp, slightly cool bath and her temp

came down (I later read on May website it wasn't necesary but it made us all

feel better). She's cooler on her body, still hot forehead and vomited again

after and now is sleeping, very glazed eyes when she wakes.

The doc said there's no such thing as a febrile seizure at age 19 (never had

one before). If she has another we go to the ER and in any case we're to

have her evaluated by neuro for brain activity asap. We KNOW for a fact she'll

be more confortable and get better quicker in her own bed...she's also due for

a period which often causes very weird reactions physically. I feel guilty

cause I gave her melatonin last night about 200mg. She's taken it before with

no problem but I have to blame myself for something.

Please...ANY suggestions or advice. I've always been so grateful we've not

had to deal with this type of thing before. Thanks...I'll be online all day.

Sherry

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shook quite a bit with his fever too. But It was just due to his

fever being so high. shawna

In a message dated 1/13/2008 9:55:30 A.M. Central Standard Time,

pastmidvale@... writes:

Don't you shake when you are too col, too hot

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