I am glad seem to be doing well, this is some frightening stuff. Good luck with your surgery.I can't speak to Casey's reported seizure directly since we do not have very much information to go on with it. However, I can share my own experiences and what I have learned in my research to understand myself. I had my first seizure when I was 34 and was out of town in the middle of a classroom at a business conference for financial specialists. I had never had a seizures, blackouts, etc. At the time I was on prescription Xanax for anxiety (due to too many deep reasons to go into here) and forgotten my prescription for this trip. Since I had no history of seizures all physicians involved decided it was caused by Xanax withdrawal. I was also told not to worry, as 30% of people who have a seizure never have another one. (I have also read this statistic in many other reputable medical sources.) However in my case the seizures started back up again about a year later and at that point were constant and a small brain tumor was discovered. I had many dangerous seizures before my the right combination of meds were found to control them, and I plan to have the tumor removed next year (long story-govt. red tape involved). Though I have no memory of my seizures themselves, nor of the minute or two before they happen, and I am usually "out of it" and don't remember the strange things I do right after a seizure, but after about 15 minutes I come back around. I have never been violent to anyone during these times - in fact I am incapable of harming anyone intentionally, though it is possible that since I have very violent grand mal seizures I could accidentally harm someone who tried to hold me down if I am thrashing too hard. So far that has not been the case. Anyway, I apologize for making this post so long. The seizure aspect of this case is just a little sensitive to me because I honestly believe that Casey falls into that first group I mentioned of the 30% who never have another seizure and very likely could have had it due to a Xanax withdrawal. If her seizure had been taken very seriously, they would have held her in the hospital for days and had numerous neurological tests ran on her, as they did with me once my second seizure proved Xanax withdrawal were not my problem. And while I have some memory loss, it is minimal and has not erased ANY of the traumatic events of my life. Only superficial ones such as movies I've seen - and those memory losses are likely caused by the concussions I have suffered during some of the seizures that have occurred after falling onto ceramic tile and concrete floors while originally standing. To be clear, I do not think Casey's seizure has any bearing on this case whatsoever, except perhaps in a superficial way if her medical records for that hospital visits confirmed drug use (which still does not defend anything she has done in connection to Caylee IMO). Should I move this to the rant thread?I'll be glad to since this is a sensitive subject for me, and therefore a VERY LONG POST! Please just PM me if you feel I need to move or delete it. Thanks!
My epileptic son is extrememly combative, violent, and argumentative before and after his seizures. So much so that I am scared to death that should he have one in the wrong public surroundings he will be harmed.
I don't think we have any additional information on Casey's follow up treatment or on the seizure itself. But it seems if they were going to use it we would have heard more by now. But who knows?
