husbands first seizure - Epilepsy Message Board

sweetangelbaby · 11-16-2004, 03:11 PM

i am only sixteen and married. my husband had his first seizure a few days ago. i have never experienced anything like this before. can anybody give me advice

rocket56 · 11-16-2004, 05:38 PM

Oh my sweet angel baby, My daughters husband has been with her since she started to have seizures.(11 years) He is very caring. At times the road will be hard. Just hang in there and support him. He will need it. Finding a good doctor that understands Epilepsy has been the hardest. My daughter has 3 children and times get hard. She is severly depressed and lots of other problems, but with family support you will all get through it. It can be real scary,And depressing, but try to not let it get you down, Dont wait to long for help. I think you said you were married. Its for better or worse. In sickness or health. I hope and pray for you and your husband. I hope your experience will be easy to deal with. I dont know what advice you need Just ask, On this message board, or I am not sure of the rules for giving email addys on here. But your welcome to email me directly. God Bless, Rocket 56

rocket56 · 11-16-2004, 05:47 PM

Ok I read the rules and there are no off board contacts. Because of spamming and such so Just come here, I have found out quick it is a great place to find information and support. I cant wait to get home everyday and check my healthboard. Thankyou you all!!!

Shane. G · 11-17-2004, 04:39 AM

Hi
I to experienced my husbands first seizure only a few years ago,He has TLE, only he suprised me by having it in the front seat of his celica hatchback with a broken leg. He had metal pieces petruding out of his leg that were holding his bones together, so besides not having any room and not knowing what was happening,the experience was scary.
With every seizure things get slightly easier, and you learn what to do, but i believe that it does not stop scaring the hell out of you every time it happens. I just keep remembering that everything I am seeing is involuntary, and he does not remember anything that happens and that I am thankful for.
I do not know about you, but I get,how is your husband? but who cares about the person standing on the outside watching all this. For your sake I hope you get to hear I hope you are ok. And believe me I hope you are. From one heart to another I know what you went through. Hang in there,Give and receive lots of cuddles and you both will get through.

mnt89 · 11-17-2004, 07:33 AM

My wife and I had not been married long when she saw me have my first one. It scared her pretty bad. I woke up to the paramedics banging on my chest and putting that smelly stuff under my nose. Anyway, it freaked her out. She knew it was a possibility, but there was that initial shock and all. I felt kind of odd afterward, wondering what she was thinking about me. Kind of wondered if she was afraid to be around me anymore, or afraid to go out in public together - things like that; but - she was very supportive and always walked arm and arm with me & made me feel like she was proud to be with me. We're celebrating our 15th anniversary this December!! So, as you can see, a good support system is the key to getting through it. That and lots of prayer, laughter and good ole' communication. He needs to feel that he can talk to you about it whenever he needs to. Well, I could go on and on, so I guess I'll cut this off now. It's good that you are concerned, but the more "normal" you can keep things, the better it will be - at least that's the way I see it. Others here certainly have the right to disagree if they like.
Good luck & God bless!
-Mike