Hi all,

last week I had a tonic-clonic seizure. I was taken to the hospital where they performed a ct scan and blood tests and were not able to find any immediate problems.

So, I have an appointment with a neurologist in two weeks, and I was wondering if maybe ya'll might be able to help me out with some questions that are just driving my crazy!!!

The week I had my seizure, my hands would tingle/feel numb for a couple of minutes. Right before my seizure, my hands started doing this really bad. Has anyone else felt this?

Since then, I have felt the tingle/numb thing again, but I have not had another seizure. Sometimes, the tingling/numb thing comes across my head, and my front neck muscles feel really tight for a couple of minutes.

The er doc told me that a lot of times they never find the reason why a seizure happened, so I am getting excited that I have not had another seizure since then; however, the tingling/numb thing continues on a daily basis and concerns me.

The neurologist is going to perform an eeg. Will it be able to sense abnormal activity such as that found in epilepsy even though the seizure was three weeks ago?

My dad has epilepsy. He had his first seizure at 21, and I am 26. My regular doc who referred me to the neurologist is thinking I may have it too, but I read that you are not diagnosed with epilepsy after just one seizure. Has anyone else heard this?

I am sorry this is so long. I am not a patient person, and this is certainly trying what little patience I have.

I appreciate any and all responses.

Thanks so much,

beth