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Ok....so my middle daughter Cassi (10 years old) had her 2nd episode of fainting and went into cunvulsion/siezure. First, no it wasn't Kaitlyne and her new meds (she doesn't even take the meds in the summer).
The 1st episode happened 2 years ago. She past out, fell on me and started into like a siezure like episode. Yep went to hospital....tested and they said it was probably blood sugar or something, cuz everything else came out ok.
Both episodes happened in the morning about 30 mintues after waking and not eating breakfast yet. THIS time, she was sitting down and fell off her chair and it lasted 2-3 minutes this time! It happened with her best friend, her best friend witnessed it and called for her mother and the mother witnessed it too and she works with handicapped and knows what a siezure/cunvulsion looks like. Her friend is very concerned and cried for some time....she keeps having her mother call and ask how she's doing and she wants to be with Cassi all the time now....it's sooooo sweet how much she cares!!!!
We went to the ER and had blood tests, a complete physical and made an appointment with a Nurological Center and had an EEG done Thursday (measures brain activities to check cunvulsion/siezures). That came back fine.
They tell me a cunvulsion/siezure is when the child is out of it for atleast 30 mintues AFTERwards (doesn't know where she is, who she is and so on). But this didnt' happen with Cassi. She got up after the episode, sat up and then complained of a tummy ache (both before and after). She doesn't remember what happened, but she knows it happened. So they are saying it was just a fainting. Well the why the heck did she cunvulse for 2-3 minutes? They say you can cunvulse with fainting.
We have another doctors appointment Monday for a recheck and to see what our next step is. I am asking for a juvenile diabeties glucose testing. I'm concerned about that, because there is history in both sides. Other than that.....and I PRAY TO GOD that it's not juvenile diabeties....I have no clue.
We've looked it over and over, it wasn't that she stood up too fast (she was sitting). Or over exhausted, or heat exhaustion....cuz it was morning and not hot and obviously not active for over exhaution.
She's a very healthy and athletic girl....so it's hard to believe it's puberty or hormones....but it could be. But she's only 68 pounds and 10 years old and NO SIGNS of developing whatsoever. BUT you never know. We have 2 cousins that this happened to right before puberty or during a growth spurt....but I'm not satisfied with that.
I'll keep ya updated and just wanted everyone to know, why I've been away and/or out of it (exhausted, worried, stressed) and not posting here too often lately. Man.....2 days in the hospital (appointments that last forever or are 2 hours away driving to....not fun. NOt that I'm looking for fun....but come on and tell me doctors what it was.
Heck we probably won't even know....but I'm not stopping until I'm satisfied with an answer....with the exception of putting my daughter through too much (unless necessary).
The 1st episode happened 2 years ago. She past out, fell on me and started into like a siezure like episode. Yep went to hospital....tested and they said it was probably blood sugar or something, cuz everything else came out ok.
Both episodes happened in the morning about 30 mintues after waking and not eating breakfast yet. THIS time, she was sitting down and fell off her chair and it lasted 2-3 minutes this time! It happened with her best friend, her best friend witnessed it and called for her mother and the mother witnessed it too and she works with handicapped and knows what a siezure/cunvulsion looks like. Her friend is very concerned and cried for some time....she keeps having her mother call and ask how she's doing and she wants to be with Cassi all the time now....it's sooooo sweet how much she cares!!!!
We went to the ER and had blood tests, a complete physical and made an appointment with a Nurological Center and had an EEG done Thursday (measures brain activities to check cunvulsion/siezures). That came back fine.
They tell me a cunvulsion/siezure is when the child is out of it for atleast 30 mintues AFTERwards (doesn't know where she is, who she is and so on). But this didnt' happen with Cassi. She got up after the episode, sat up and then complained of a tummy ache (both before and after). She doesn't remember what happened, but she knows it happened. So they are saying it was just a fainting. Well the why the heck did she cunvulse for 2-3 minutes? They say you can cunvulse with fainting.
We have another doctors appointment Monday for a recheck and to see what our next step is. I am asking for a juvenile diabeties glucose testing. I'm concerned about that, because there is history in both sides. Other than that.....and I PRAY TO GOD that it's not juvenile diabeties....I have no clue.
We've looked it over and over, it wasn't that she stood up too fast (she was sitting). Or over exhausted, or heat exhaustion....cuz it was morning and not hot and obviously not active for over exhaution.
She's a very healthy and athletic girl....so it's hard to believe it's puberty or hormones....but it could be. But she's only 68 pounds and 10 years old and NO SIGNS of developing whatsoever. BUT you never know. We have 2 cousins that this happened to right before puberty or during a growth spurt....but I'm not satisfied with that.
I'll keep ya updated and just wanted everyone to know, why I've been away and/or out of it (exhausted, worried, stressed) and not posting here too often lately. Man.....2 days in the hospital (appointments that last forever or are 2 hours away driving to....not fun. NOt that I'm looking for fun....but come on and tell me doctors what it was.
Heck we probably won't even know....but I'm not stopping until I'm satisfied with an answer....with the exception of putting my daughter through too much (unless necessary).