Re: Anyone with Endo AND epilepsy?
From: Brenda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 23 08:01:33 2004
Hello:
I don't have both, I only have endo. I found your post very interesting
because my mom has epilepsy and she also had focal seizures, a few times
she has had the convulsing ones. She ended up having brain surgery to
remove scar tissue, and she has been seizure free for over 5 years. If
any of my family members had endo they aren't aware of it, so in my case
I don't know if you can say it is inherited or not. What makes me
wonder now by your post is if epilepsy and endo are related? Do you know
what I mean? Maybe my mom did/does have endo but doesn't realize it. Do
you have any other information on this? If so you can email me at
bldavis1972@yahoo.com or post it on here.
Thanks and good luck!
At Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Kerrilynn wrote:
>
>I know this may be a stretch of a question. but I am 22 and recently
>diagnosed with Partial Epilepsy. Meaning, I have focal seizures rather
>than the tonic-clonic (convulsing) ones. Focal seizures come in all
>shapes and sizes, can last anywhere from seconds to minutes and involve
>anything from twitching to smacking lipis to loss of vision and mental
>confusion. Sometimes its really hard to differentiate what is and isnt
>a seizure. Granted there are signs and symptoms to look out for that
>are tell-tale, I just havent been able to recognize them yet.
>
>I also have been diagnosed with Endo for a little over a year and had a
>lap last november. I guess they called it stage one. The doctor never
>really said. Just cut out a few peices and lazered what she could of
>the rest (she said it was deep and on a blood vessel). Tried the
>deop-provera, continuous Ovcon-35, and now I am on ortho-evra. Since
>the Depo, I havent had a normal period and have been in the ER 3 times
>with a ruptured cyst, and severe pain, morphine didnt even kill it. I've
>been experiencing much GI distress as well. I see a new dr in two
>weeks.
>
>My main question is if anyone else deals with both disorders/diseases. I
>did some research and learned that Endo can exacerbate epilepsy because
>of the pain and high estrogen levels. I was wondering what anyone was
>able to do to help alleviate and/or treat the two.
>
>Feeling lost.
>K
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Brenda
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