Everything was going great until Friday the 13th this month. I was driving RJ to work that morning and he had a seizure. Out of nowhere. He had no warning. I took him home and he was ok the rest of the weekend. Then on Sunday the 22nd he had a similiar episode, but he felt it coming on, so I sat him down and kept telling him to breathe, just keep breathing. He pulled himself out of it before he started having the seizure. His recovery time was about 10 minutes and then he felt fine. Then it happend the next morning again on the way to work. Again, I talked him through it and he was able to stop the seizure. He seemed ok, so I dropped him off at work. He had to tell work what was going on, they knew something was wrong when he came into work. They said they were very glad he told them but that he couldn't be at work now until he is 100% ok.We met with his regular Dr. that afternoon. He thinks they might be severe anxiety attacks that turn into seizures, but he isn't so sure. He is having us see another specialist (neurologist) next Monday the 30th to find out for sure what is going on.
Dr. Acosta (neurologist) said that his seizures are not epileptic, but pseudoseizures. They occur in people who have been through a severe trauma. Treatment includes the involvement of a neurologist, psychiatrist, and your family doctor. Pseudoseizures are seizures of the subconcious. You have no control over them and they can happen at any time. They can be cureable in most cases, by getting to the root of the "being afraid" and dealing with it. I believe RJ is terrified of driving again, especially in bad weather. He hasn't had a seizure or anything in 6 months and now that we find out he is close to getting his liscense back and being 100% off restrictions at work he is having symphtoms again.
Hopefully we get great news at the neurologist on Monday and they can confirm that they are just pseudoseizures and with medication and therapy they can stop.
Send prayers and thoughts with us that day.......
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