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#1 Post by melleon » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:10 am

Hey all,


Well our move to Germany on the 15th went pretty smoothly and we managed to move into our house within days, get our van and have our first shipment of household items delivered. Our house in GA went on the market last sunday and had 2 offers by tuesday but both fell through.

On sunday we were called from the hospital near my son's college that he had been admitted with a seizure that occured in his dorm room. He was asleep when it happened but fortunately his roomates were awake and called the ambulance. My parents drove up from FL and arrived in 6 hours to be with him. I managed to get a flight out of munich on Monday and arrived at the hospital late that night. They kept him for tests and observations until Tuesday. He went back to class and had 2 appointments. VEry weird, no history of seizures, nothing in the family, no substances involved, normal MRI, CAT, EEG. Low phosphorus levels which may have caused it or may be caused by it.

Needless to say all very scary for us, especially being so far away now. A very helpless feeling knowing that you can't get to your kid immediately. He had never even been in a hospital since his birth 19 years ago! I am still in GA waiting to fly out tomorrow. Tough leaving him. he is coming for spring break in March.

Well anyway, besides all this, Germany is great and the open invitation to all the BBs still stands. the coolest /strangest thing in our house is the stuff mounted marter (like a big weasel) in the foyer. Its been freaking out the dogs!

Auf Wieder sehn. Melanie

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#2 Post by ulysses5019 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:23 am

Sorry to hear about your son. It sounds like it was just a freak thing. I'm sure he'll be fine. Take care and have a Lowenbrau at the Hofbrau Haus for me.
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#3 Post by melleon » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:29 am

Hey Uly,

thanks for the post. I think Sam will b e fine. Positive thinking. He had been playing Halo 3 for a while before the incident and both the ER and neurologist asked him about that.

Is that a Marter on your post?! It looks just like "Kaiser " except ours has beared evil looking teeth! I guess they are notorious for chewing through car wires.

Mel

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#4 Post by ulysses5019 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:35 am

...you mean like this?
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#5 Post by silvercamaro » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:07 am

Hurray for the smooth move, and I hope your Georgia house sells quickly.

That is scary about your son, however! I hope he -- and you -- never have to face this situation again. If playing Halo turns out to be the trigger, I expect we'll start hearing more and more similar reports from around the world.

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#6 Post by peacock2121 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:02 pm

Mel,

My heart goes out to you for what you must have been going through before you knew that your son would be fine. Given you are flying back to Germany, I am resting assured he is fine. Whew!

Two offers in such a short time - great news. You will have one soon that goes right on through.

Great seeing you - thanks for stopping by.

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#7 Post by Ritterskoop » Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:47 pm

Melanie, I know a couple of people with epilepsy, and they say flashing lights or strobe lights can trigger seizures. Might be worth avoiding certain parts of the game, or all of it, if it happens again.

The good news is, they've never had a problem except the one time one of them had a seizure while driving. A little Dilantin goes a long way.
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#8 Post by gsn309 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:21 pm

Melleon!
I had no idea you moved!
I am so sorry to hear about your son. Sounds like he's doing fine now.
Do you have email?
If so, please let me know and I'll send you one -- lots of catching up to do!

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#9 Post by Bob Juch » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:38 pm

Ritterskoop wrote:Melanie, I know a couple of people with epilepsy, and they say flashing lights or strobe lights can trigger seizures. Might be worth avoiding certain parts of the game, or all of it, if it happens again.

The good news is, they've never had a problem except the one time one of them had a seizure while driving. A little Dilantin goes a long way.
Yes, but he was asleep. I hope that all works out fine.
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#10 Post by Ritterskoop » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:53 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Ritterskoop wrote:Melanie, I know a couple of people with epilepsy, and they say flashing lights or strobe lights can trigger seizures. Might be worth avoiding certain parts of the game, or all of it, if it happens again.

The good news is, they've never had a problem except the one time one of them had a seizure while driving. A little Dilantin goes a long way.
Yes, but he was asleep. I hope that all works out fine.
That was my point. Most of the time, the patient is asleep or falling asleep, and little harm comes to them.

My family member was sleepy while driving, and it did not turn out well. If treatment is available, it's a good idea.
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#11 Post by Bob78164 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:45 pm

melleon wrote:On sunday we were called from the hospital near my son's college that he had been admitted with a seizure that occured in his dorm room. He was asleep when it happened but fortunately his roomates were awake and called the ambulance. My parents drove up from FL and arrived in 6 hours to be with him. I managed to get a flight out of munich on Monday and arrived at the hospital late that night. They kept him for tests and observations until Tuesday. He went back to class and had 2 appointments. VEry weird, no history of seizures, nothing in the family, no substances involved, normal MRI, CAT, EEG. Low phosphorus levels which may have caused it or may be caused by it.

Needless to say all very scary for us, especially being so far away now. A very helpless feeling knowing that you can't get to your kid immediately. He had never even been in a hospital since his birth 19 years ago! I am still in GA waiting to fly out tomorrow. Tough leaving him. he is coming for spring break in March.
Yikes! I know this is scary, but I'm sure all will be well.

I've been there. I had a seizure more or less out of the blue when I was 20. They did all the appropriate tests, of course (and had my second seizure during a sleep EEG), but kept it under complete control with no noticeable side effects using a daily dose of Dilantin. I eventually stopped taking the Dilantin a few years ago, but that was simply because I finally got too lazy/busy to get my prescription refilled. I could have kept taking it the rest of my life without a problem. --Bob
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#12 Post by mellytu74 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:01 pm

good thoughts heading your way, mel.

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#13 Post by kayrharris » Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:27 pm

Mel, good luck with selling your house. I am so sorry to hear about your son and I know it was quite stressful trying to get home under those circumstances.

It sounds like he's doing better. I hope he continues to progress. Let me know if I can do anything for you.

Glad you're liking your new home, but I knew you would. :shock:

Tell your family I said hello.

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#14 Post by tlynn78 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:31 pm

Congrats on the smooth move; good luck on the house sale, and a big ole hug for the son scare. I truly know how it feels, and it doesn't feel good, I know. I'm glad you were able to get to him, though, that had to be a comfort for you. It's hard to worry from far away. Here's hoping it turns out to be a freak, one-of-a kind, no harm done thing.

Where in Germany are you living? Hub was born and raised in Bad Kissingen - I visited for the first time almost two years ago, it's beautiful.

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#15 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:47 am

Melanie, I am so sorry about your son's seizure. I can't even imagine what you went through mentally on that flight from Germany. I am very glad that he is doing well now.

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#16 Post by MarleysGh0st » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:58 pm

Whoa! What a way to disrupt a long-distance move.

I hope your son continues to do well and that you enjoy your new home in Germany!

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