I dont know what to do.

[-bogart-]

Thanks nancy , I will. Chris and I was discussing this last night and I wonder if they weighed the risks against to reward and decided to go ahead anyway. Do they do that in the real world?

Again thanks all for the good thoughts and words. I do appreciate them so much.

[nancy2394]

if it's a MILD reaction.... we leave it up to the patient, but we never give a medication to the patient if they have an allergy to it. There is almost always an alternative medication to give rather than risk the allergic reaction. What can be an innocent rash one time can be something so much worse the next time. I'm so surprised they gave dilantin to him after u said he had an allergy to it... there's a ton of different seizure meds on the market.

[-bogart-]

Thats what I thought , but with it being at an hour in , I dont know . No use now second guessing it , I just have to make sure in the future. He is also allergic to Phenobarbital and Topamax. It was literally chaos in there for a minute. I counted 14 people around his bed at one point. I just wish I knew if his breathing problems was a direct result. If not then that means his seizures have taken a new dangerous turn. I just am at alose. I hate seizures.

[nancy2394]

you'll probably never know the truth. It's hard to pay attention to everything when a crisis is going on. No sense in second guessing anything. He's okay, he made it through the seizure. Hopefully he won't have another one like that. The drug therapy will be important. They will have to routinely check his levels to assure he is in a therapeutic range. Seizures can be very manageable with the right care. Now stop worrying for a little while and go enjoy some time with him

[-bogart-]

Ow yes , he has had seizures for 9 years now. They have been very well controlled with only having break-thru ones when his body weight changed.

He is on Keppra now , Down from the cocktail he was getting , but the reason I am so worried is he just had one a couple months ago and the doc upped his meds then , so we should have been good for at least a year , but no he had a bad one. I am just afraid that him starting puberty is effecting how his body process meds and he will have to be really drugged again. at one point my then 3 yr old was taking 15 pills a day. and you could see the look in his eyes that he was drugged.

ahh sorry just rambling again . have a good day , i am going to try to put it out of my head for a bit.

[~Tucker&Me~]

((((HUGS))))

That is horrible that they mixed something like that up. Unfortunately you probably should be pushier next time. It doesn't even have to be bitchy, just really, really firm about being told exactly what they plan to do and give to him in terms of medications.

[nancy2394]

it's hard to put it out of your mind.... it's your son. It's a mother's nature to worry about their children. I feel bad that you have so many worries to deal with. Seizures can be scary..... they are so unpredictable. Even though they are often manageable... they can be difficult to manage. You sound like you do a great job with it, I'm sure it can get stressful at times. (((((((hugs))))))))