The Never Ending Thread

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by angryssg

I had mentioned it before on another thread somewhere, but I had a soldier that had a seizure on my honeymoon. I know its a scary thing and there is nothing that you can do except be there for your GF to comfort her. If nothing else just be there, listen, and provide a strong shoulder.

Yeah I've had a seizure before. It's damn freaky

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Yeah I've had a seizure before. It's damn freaky

What did you do? Or what did people say to you?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

What did you do? Or what did people say to you?

What do you mean What did people say to me?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What do you mean What did people say to me?

I meant you said you were freaked out. What did people say to calm you down.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

I meant you said you were freaked out. What did people say to calm you down.

Well, it started with me not feeling so well all day long. I sat down to have dinner with my family, I picked up my fork and it felt like I had just walked into the sun. My whole body felt like it was on fire. I started shaking like crazy. My eyes (supposedly) started to roll back. My brother grabbed me and pinned me down, while my dad called the hospital and rushed me over there. I kept shaking until they got these big buckets of ice and put my arms and legs in them.

It ended up being part of a bigger virus I had. I couldn't hold anything for over a month. I was 17 at the time. Kind of sucks needing your family to dress you, brush your teeth for you, cut your food for you, etc. when you're 17

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well, it started with me not feeling so well all day long. I sat down to have dinner with my family, I picked up my fork and it felt like I had just walked into the sun. My whole body felt like it was on fire. I started shaking like crazy. My eyes (supposedly) started to roll back. My brother grabbed me and pinned me down, while my dad called the hospital and rushed me over there. I kept shaking until they got these big buckets of ice and put my arms and legs in them.

It ended up being part of a bigger virus I had. I couldn't hold anything for over a month. I was 17 at the time. Kind of sucks needing your family to dress you, brush your teeth for you, cut your food for you, etc. when you're 17

Wow how long did that last?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Wow how long did that last?

The actual seizure? I don't remember exactly

I was sick for around 5 weeks then another 3-4 months until I got fully healthy again. It sucked, my fever hovered around 105 degrees for a week then it "dropped" to 103.5, I couldn't walk more than a few feet without help from someone, my eyes were bloodshot red half the time, I lost just about all my hair, a full layer of skin, and 45 pounds (which at the time meant I was under 100 lbs.).

They tested me for everything under the sun (TB, Lyme Disease, and so on) but couldn't ever pinpoint the problem. And they were reluctant to give me any medicine because they were afraid of the reaction my body and the virus would have to it (plus I'm allergic to aspirin so even that wouldn't help). Ultimately though it subsided thankfully.