my sister just found out she has epilepsy. i dont know how to react; she has 10 months old daughter!
is the disease controllable or not? can she have normal life? would she be able to live normal life.
how to behave with people who have this disease. i am lost. its such a shock.
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absolutely. there is medication to control it, and you have to be pretty deligent about it. stress can also bring about some seizures, so you do have to maintain it. other than that, it's just like any other problem. you deal with them like you deal with any other person. like there is absolutely nothing wrong with them. she will need support no doubt, and she might have to be careful about handling her daughter right now, in case a seizure comes about unexpectedly while the doctor is looking at medications and dosages.
she has appointments with neurosurgeons and at the moment she is totally resting.
we do need to observe her all the time?
she wont be looking after the baby now as she needs rest. is it possible to recover from it. she had a seizure long ago and it doctors said it was due to stress.
now after several years, she had it last night and we got it investigated and doctors told us about it.
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only the doctor can tell you if these seizures are just some random incidences, or they need to be monitored throughout her life. right now i think it would be best that there someone be with her all the time, before her doctor really tells her what is the best thing to do.vthe real concern is that she doesn't fall down and hit her head or injure herself somewhere else, and have some other problem that has to be dealt with. do a quick search on the internet about how to deal with a seizure, in case she has one in the meanwhile.
other than that, when she is on the medication and all, she can totally live a normal life, like there isnt't anything wrong.
Re: epilepsy
Like Khumar said, epilepsy management has become very advanced, and under the treatment of a good neurosurgeon, she will be able to control her condition quite well. Having worked at a neurocience institute for many years I have personally seen many people with epilepsy lead a normal and productive life, just like any of us.
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Most people, with minor safety precautions, live normal lives -- they eat, walk, go shopping, swim, raise children and even drive. However, medication is essential. Her doctor will put her on a regimen and she will have to take medication for the rest of her life. Epilepsy is not curable, but with proper treatment, people live normal lives. Please be advised that even with medication, more than 30% of patients still have occasional seizures. This does not mean they are not responding to medication, it merely means their condition is slightly advanced. Your sister will need regular doctor visits and tests but for the most part she should be fine.
Consider people with diabetes or children with juvenile diabetes. They have to take care of themselves, take daily medication, watch their diets and test with needles every single day for the rest of their lives. Epilepsy should not be considered an non-treatable monster either.
Inshallah, with care, emotional support and medication, she should be just fine.
Allah bless.